This may turn out to be a long story but it is well worth the read...

Since running 11.02@117 on a 1.45 short I have changed the following:

GM 10 bolt 3.42 -> Strange 12bolt spool 4.10
Rear Drums -> Strage drag brakes
Stock rear shocks -> QA1's
Stock V6 rear sway -> Spohn cmoly drag bar
Stock V6 panhard -> Alston Panhard
Removed door bars
Removed excess wiring
Added lightweight steering wheel.
Went to bogart P2's all around
Steel belted fronts -> Moroso DS2's
27x9 ET Drags -> 28x10.5 ET Drags
Better HP Tuners custom tune (www.hptuners.com) <-- well worth it!

I picked up the last of my parts on Friday from Speed Inc (www.ls1speed.com), Tom ordered some parts expadited for me so I could race on sunday. Thanks Tom!

Worked on the car all friday.. Pro Stock John came by Saturday morning to help and then Horist came by saturday afternoon to assist.. Thanks guys!!!

Finished about 10pm saturday (thats kinda early.. usually I work till 1am)... Car is loaded and ready to go.

Go home, get to bed around 11pm.. This is very early for me.. Usually HP Tuners has me up late...

Wake up at 5:30.. wash up, eat a few bowls of kellogs corn flakes.. The box was low so I got a lot of the crumbs.. wasn't the greatest but oh well. I could have gone for an omlette or something with more subtance but I told John we roll out at 7am and I didn't want to be late.

Got to the methlab (where I store the car and the tow RV) around 6:30 and fired up the carburated 460 big block.. damn RV runs like ***.. 30 degress outside and it was not too happy with me. After a few minutes of horrible choke operation it kicks into its normal late 80's big block carburated mode of gas hogination... so I go and fill her up.. Can you believe the thing only holds like 30 gallons of gas?? and thats with 2 tanks.. damn ford.

So I get back, pick up john and take off... Car is covered in frost..

1.5 hours and several evasive maneuvers avoiding people who are ignorant to the stopping force required to stop a vehicle of such mass, we arrive at the track...

Fire up the bitch and let it run for about 20 minutes while we unload it.. race elec water pump with no thermo and it takes a while to warm up. It was about 40 at this time...

Throw on the fire jacket and tech.. guy writes the dial in and I go up to the lines..

Tires are at 17psi cold with front QA1 R's at 1 and rear QA1's at 7.. huge burnout and stall it up to 3K.. launch it, spin and get massive air..
1.64 11.29@118.8

Come back, lower the tires to 15psi'ish. Change the tune.
1.58 11.25@119.0

Come back lower the tires to 13psi'ish and set the rear QA1's to 1. Change the tune.
1.45 11.06@119

I let the car cool some... lower the tires to 12psi'ish.. Change the tune.
1.40 11.002@118.9 <- NEW WORLD RECORD

Let the car cool some, change the tune
1.40 11.008@119.0

Say a small prayer and change the tune and set the front shocks to 3.
1.41 11.01@118

Let it cool off
1.41 11.03@118

More cool off and change the tune..
1.40 11.000@118.75 <-- NEW WORLD RECORD!!!

Tweak the tune.
1.41 11.01@118

tried to launch harder.. some runs that I just let off after the 60.. after the 1.40 60's the tranny wanted some rest.. so I let it rest.
1.48 11.09@118

Let it cool some mroe
1.43 11.03@119

1.48 11.09@118

1.41 11.02@118

1.42 11.02@119

Few bi runs.. car is taking a real abuse today, mainly the transmission.

1.42 11.01@119

At this point I said screw it.. 30 minutes left (We've been racing for 5.5 hours so far) so I pulled the car behind the trailer and went up to the crew and threw in the towel.. after 15 minutes John was egging me on to make another pass and joked how it would be an 11.02 pass.. he kept egging me on so I said f it.. I set the front shocks back to 1 and lowered the tire to 12psi hot..

Got up there and did a good burnout.. I tried not to leave as hard since the harder I stalled it, it seems to spin a pinch and didn't 60' like it did originally..

I stall to around 3250 and flashed the bitch.. Felt good..
1.42 11.001@119.3 .. why?.. what did I do to deserve such torture..

So I said what the hell.. at this point I am on FUMES.. I've added several gallons of gas a few times already.. but I was at E and did'nt feel like going to the pits to add a gallon and raced on extreme E.

I get up there and they said it was the last pass of the day..
1.422 10.987@119.31 <-- yes... on video too...

24mb Video (Right click save as!)

HUGE thanks to:
Speed INC. That is one HELL of a tough transmission you guys put together.
US 41.. Man, they VHT'd the track every other run of mine. THey wanted me to run 10's more than I did.
Pro stock John and Horist for helping me through the weekend with the car.
John, Tim, Mark and Elmer for supporting me the ENTIRE 6 hours.. I REALLY appreciate it guys.. Thanks a TON!



As far as the tuning goes.. While I do have a slight unfair advantage, I used no tuning methods that are currently not available in our verion 1.5 of software. I truely had to tune the car to this point.. For all you speed density guys, just log your IAT's and note how they change from the start of your pass to the end and note how it affects your AFR.. Accurate IAT is VERY critical for SD users. With my 90mm setup I added a 10" extension tube and put my IAT in it right near the TB opening. It helped my IAT readings 10x...

Boy.. am I tired.. what a day what a day.

Thanks!

 

Congrats again.

Man I am tired.

Should read "Alston Panhard Bar" (mild steel)

 

Congrats Magnus! That is amazing! An excellent write up too BTW!

 

wow...simply amazing keith, congrats, you have most certainly earned it

 

AWESOME man! I knew you could do it!! I'm just trying for 1.4x's 60'. Thats freaking haulin! You've got that car dialed in to the T to say the least. Again, congrats on breaking the 11 sec barrier!!!

 

Corn flakes.. hrm.. interesting story.. If you had eaten a meal.. you might not have made it.. literally that close.. lol.

Grats,
Josh

 

AWESOME!

One comment and one question: Comment: Thanks for getting in the 10's...saves me my idea of sticking my spare stock motor in to go bulb a 10 SI, and I mean that seriously. I was toying with doing that if someone did not get there before spring. Question: Raceweight? Take care. Dave

 

Bitch'n!!

Knew it was coming!

Congrats!

Good work, Now it's time for some single digit H/C times

 

Congrats Magnus! thats very impressive!

 

Thanks Guys.

Dave, I Think race weight is low 29xx's but I haven't had the car on a scale in a very very long time..

I could save about 15lbs going to a drag seat.. and then I could start cutting holes.. not sure what else is left.

 

congrats on the record! You sure had to add alot of **** to get 3 hundredths of a second..

 

Yea no kidding.. but the car leaves a LOT straighter now and launches much harder.. feels very safe..

 

Congrats, thats awesome.........

Now put a stout motor setup in that setup

 

Magnus, congrats on getting into the 10s. After running that 11.000 i knew if you just kept making a few more passes that you could break into the 10s.Im glad too have been there and too have helped out a fellow LS1 car, any time.Thanks too Sean at US41 for spraying VHT every other pass for you ,he is a personal friend of mine!

 

NHRAFORMULA00, Thanks a TON!

Next time you talk to Sean please thank him for me!

 

incredible.

 

that is just plain friggin wrong to go 11.000, 11.001, and 11.002 all in one day I think i woulda packed up and gone home

Chris

 

I will have the video up tomorrow, it was a killer run!

 

congrats!! no surprise, you had your v6 flyin' and knew it would motor so much better as well with a v8!

low 2900 #'s.. damn! that is incredible!

too bad they didn't prep the track like that for the N vs S event lol!!!!

 

Congrats on 10s Keith!!! But I feel like you left out some details.

- Was the food shack open at 41?

- What did you have for lunch?