Mike Hoffpauir

I've recently made my car legal with the addition of a 5-point cromoly roll bar and 5-point harness.
With these additions I've added somewhere around 50-70 pounds; a number which I will nail down this week when I get to a scale. Nonetheless I had a raceweight of somewhere around 3370-3390.
I ran the car just like I drive it save the passenger seat, slicks, and a clean K&N filter.

I made two passes (At No Problem Raceway) before I decided to come home for some brew.
1.50 11.34@118
1.49 11.32@118

Well, the weight has definatley slowed the car down. But I want to race the Thunder race in november and start going to the track too so this was a necessary step.
I have a BMR k-member sitting at Futral motorsports waiting to be installed so that should help get the weight back down to the 3350 range. Overall I'm happy though and am still anticipating a 10 second timeslip come fall. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

** can anyone tell me how to figure out the DA tonight with the resources available online?

GTS SS

Mike go here this should caculate your DA for ya.
http://rshelq.home.sprynet.com/calc_da.htm

Pretty decent times considering the weather and your raceweight.
You'll get that 10 sec slip, it's just a matter of time!
How'd that line lock work for ya?

BTW, nice avatar you got there buddy! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Gordon

<small>[ August 30, 2002, 10:23 PM: Message edited by: GTS SS ]</small>

Futral

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Sweet Mike,did the car feel any different off the line with the roll bar?

Mike Hoffpauir

Gordon, the SLP linelock worked just fine. Thanks again for your help.

Alan, the car stayed really flat and felt very controllable. Otherwise I didnt feel any difference.

Trevor @ Texas Speed & Perf.

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Those are excellent timeslips for the summer heat Mike! It just goes to show what a nice raceweight will do for you. My piggish 3,520# raceweight last weekend got me 11.7's. Are you going to run in the street stock automatic class for the Thunder Shootout? If so, that will kick ***! That's the class I'm registered in. You have a ways to go still on the raceweight, though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> When are ya gonna toss a set of heads on the car?

XAntivenomX

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That is just sick, for a car with stock heads!! Congrats man. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

ALLBORENOSTROKE

<img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" /> Nice hot weather times Mike even with the extra weight.I am probably not goin to be able to race at the shootout but I am looking forward to seeing your car lay down the law on some North Louisiana boys.Give me a call I am at home now, and all afternoon S unday for the LSU game.

Mike Hoffpauir

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Trevor D:
<strong> Are you going to run in the street stock automatic class for the Thunder Shootout? If so, that will kick ***! That's the class I'm registered in. When are ya gonna toss a set of heads on the car?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah Trevor that looks as if it will be the class I'm going to run in November. I'm not too excited about the drag radial limit, nor the minimum weight, nor the cubic inch rule though. <img border="0" alt="[bullshit]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_bs.gif" />
BTW is open Borla exhaust considered an "open cutout" like the rules say is not allowed?

I'll be getting a new set of drag radials and start racing the car like it will be set up in November sometime in early october.

I have no plans for heads on this car...atleast not until I'm in the 10's with just the cam.

Otherwise thanks for the positive replies guys.

Loco

Congrats! Wow on stock heads? Damn nice! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />