WILWAXU

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After all my issues with torque management ( Read about it here.. ), I finally got the car to a 1/4 mile track in some good weather on Saturday.. Maryland International Raceway (MIR).

I ran a mind boggling 20 passes! 18 of which were 11.75 or better <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> with a new best of:

60ft 1.592 <-- spinning
330 4.729
1/8 7.409
MPH 91.73
1000 9.725
1/4 11.692
MPH 114.25

Race weight was: 3405 (verified on Sunday)

The car still has some suspension issues.. But I can work on those; thankfully the dreaded TM demon is finally behind me! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Total list of mods:

Whisper - Carbon Fibre Lid, Ported MAF Ends, Cat-Back, Ram-Air
Whisper - 1" 7/8 Headers & OR Y-pipe
Ed Wright Tuning
ASP Pulley
Ported Throttle Body
BMR Throttle Body coolant by-pass (!TB)
Hypertech 160° Power Stat
Summit 3" Cut-out
15" Welds, ET Streets (26x10.5/15) and Skinnies
Kenny Brown Double Diamond sub frame connectors
BMR Lower Control Arms & Panhard
Energy Suspension Poly Torque Arm Mount
Pro Yank 4l60e Tranny
Yank Ultra Thruster 4600, Torque Converter
Strange 12 bolt w/3.73's
B&M Super Trans Cooler, 24,000gvw
GM WS6 Hood and lower airbox (baffles out)

Weight Reduction:
!Front Bumper support
!Rear seat & belts
!Passengers seat
!Rear Speaker panels & trunk divider
!Front Sway Bar
!Spare & jack

That's about it!

Plans for the future? I'm debating chasing the stock internals route further.. No doubt the car would get much faster with a real weight reduction effort (I have a tubular K & Arms ready to go in)

Or I may go ahead and start shopping for a H/C setup <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Only time & $$$ will tell <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

BIGBOS

That car would FLY with a heads/cam setup... <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

Nine Ball

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20 passes, and no racing videos? You suck! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

Better hurry up and drop some weight on that car before the cool weather is gone. Congrats on the new best!

Tony <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

98TAauto

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yeah yeah, im coming for ya.. you might have to hook a rope to me and yank me down the track, but ill get ya <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

congrats on the times Bud, i know you were very happy to see them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

im gonna look into thet tq management also... LS1 EDIT in da house tomorrow <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Top Fuel

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sweet! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Steve

Loco

Congrats! Your car has so much more in it if you can get a decent 60ft time. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

Joe99SS

Congrats on the new best John, I know you've been waiting for this for quite some time now... <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />

CHRISPY

Congrats!!
Dem is big headers and a big converter for a stock motor <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I think heads and cam would rock on your car. A good set of 11:1 heads and big cam and your car will fly!!!
Chris

<small>[ March 26, 2002, 11:45 AM: Message edited by: Chris ARE 360 ]</small>

mmiller

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Congrats on the new best John. Sounds like you have a plan to do nothing but go faster.

<img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Chevrolet]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />

SuperZ28

Great times!
One more for the AUTO guys
lol

<img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />

Lane

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Awesome! I realized this weekend TM is killing me too... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />

EvilLS1

Nice ET! Congrats!

Damian

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You have already accomplished very respectable ET's. Why keep fighting for a couple of inch's, when you can get heads/cam and leap a mile <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> . Nice ET's!

josh

Loco

I give up on my quest for 11s with bolt ons. I was going to get programming to remove TM but I'll wait till after my cam goes in to remove it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

WILWAXU, you have a PM.

Raging Motorsports

Awesome John! Go for some 11.5's!

Mark

Ragtop 99

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Nice runs. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

20 passes at MIR...that's amazing.

Skelton

Awesome! I know what your saying about the TM demon. My car falls on its face on every shift, then feels like a Mack truck rearends it. Good job! I bet you find 11.40's if you keep at it.

FASTR A4

Congrats John!

Raughammer

Whoo Hooo! Way to go!

John, if you had the comp reprogramed, i hope he raised the rev limiter. If he did, with that converter and those big headers: I think you will need to spin the heck out of that stock set up to get your best times. (just a thought)

I would be curious as to hat RPM your combo os putting down the best power with the mods you have.

So... what cam/heads are you looking at? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

WILWAXU

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Thanks everyone, it's been a rough winter!

Tony: yeah.. it was a ghosttown! Most of the EFA guys missed a great day <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

I'm pretty sure the weather in about gone for this "season" at least around here.

Damian: Because I love the look of disbelief in the eye of everyone I tell it's a stock motor! I had one guy crawl all over my car looking for N20 (with a flashlight). I was LMAO!

John C: Yeah, I've always ringed it tight <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> . The limiter is set at 6600, normally shifts right about 6400. If it spins, it just touches the limiter on the 1-2 shift.

You think there is a sponsor out there looking for another poster child? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />