Bolt on A4 in the 12's
Bolt on A4 in the 12's Finally got to take my car and make some runs. We loaded up the ET streets and floor jack and drove 4 hours to Thunder Valley in Noble, Oklahoma. I was hoping to run in the 12's with bolt ons, exhaust and convertor with stock engine and stock suspension. There were a ton of cars and bikes at the track so only got to make 3 runs.
1st run:
60' 1.776
1/8 8.003
1/8 mph 85.94
1/4 12.549
mph 108.44
2nd run:
60' 1.788
1/8 8.007
1/8 mph 85.93
1/4 12.549
mph 108.64
3rd run:
60' 1.793
1/8 7.969
1/8 mph 86.50
1/4 12.477
mph 109.47
Overall, I was happy with how the car ran and how consistent the runs were for the first time out. Hoping to go back to Noble in November and run in the 11's with a 100 shot. It was kinda cool taking a road trip in the car and I'm looking forward to next time but those 8 hour roundtrips make for a LONG day! Could I get a title change?
1st run:
60' 1.776
1/8 8.003
1/8 mph 85.94
1/4 12.549
mph 108.44
2nd run:
60' 1.788
1/8 8.007
1/8 mph 85.93
1/4 12.549
mph 108.64
3rd run:
60' 1.793
1/8 7.969
1/8 mph 86.50
1/4 12.477
mph 109.47
Overall, I was happy with how the car ran and how consistent the runs were for the first time out. Hoping to go back to Noble in November and run in the 11's with a 100 shot. It was kinda cool taking a road trip in the car and I'm looking forward to next time but those 8 hour roundtrips make for a LONG day! Could I get a title change?
Yes, the car is stock weight and it is a nice 25K mile car so I don't want to get too crazy with the weight reduction stuff. Thinking about a tubular k member, front skinnies and taking off the sway bar to see if it would help the times some. I don't know how my times compare to other similar cars but it was really better than I expected. Have you ran your car at the track?
Very nice runs man, especially at that **** hole track! It's almost never prepped right,people constantly break, spraying fluid all over it, and making for a long night in the staging lanes. There is a MUCH nicer track in Tulsa and for you it would only tack another hour, maybe an hour and a half onto your drive.
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Thanks, I agree, maple red is a great color on the TA. I looked for a long time and finally found the car in Houston. I hope to get to the track one more time before winter and see what it will run with the 100 shot,hoping for 11's. May go with a cam, 5.3 heads and a Fast 90 over the winter and build up the 4L60e!!
We went back to Thunder Valley on Sunday 11/18 and with the same setup my car ran a best of: 60ft: 1.768
1/8: 7.935
1/8 mph: 86.38
1/4: 12.456
mph: 109.17
Also, I made one run with NX 100 shot and ran pretty good!
60ft: 1.681
1/8: 7.466
1/8 mph: 92.69
1/4: 11.645
mph: 118.23
Accomplished my goals of 12's all motor,full weight, stock suspension with bolt ons and convertor and 11's with a 100 shot. I have had a blast with this car and can't wait 'til next season, can't decide about which mods to do next. Any ideas?
1/8: 7.935
1/8 mph: 86.38
1/4: 12.456
mph: 109.17
Also, I made one run with NX 100 shot and ran pretty good!
60ft: 1.681
1/8: 7.466
1/8 mph: 92.69
1/4: 11.645
mph: 118.23
Accomplished my goals of 12's all motor,full weight, stock suspension with bolt ons and convertor and 11's with a 100 shot. I have had a blast with this car and can't wait 'til next season, can't decide about which mods to do next. Any ideas?
No complaints about Thunder Valley from me. The track prep was good and my car dead hooked on every run. The track crew always treats us very well. The only bad part is driving 8 hours roundtrip from Amarillo!
Finally got to take my car and make some runs. We loaded up the ET streets and floor jack and drove 4 hours to Thunder Valley in Noble, Oklahoma. I was hoping to run in the 12's with bolt ons, exhaust and convertor with stock engine and stock suspension. There were a ton of cars and bikes at the track so only got to make 3 runs.
1st run:
60' 1.776
1/8 8.003
1/8 mph 85.94
1/4 12.549
mph 108.44
2nd run:
60' 1.788
1/8 8.007
1/8 mph 85.93
1/4 12.549
mph 108.64
3rd run:
60' 1.793
1/8 7.969
1/8 mph 86.50
1/4 12.477
mph 109.47
Overall, I was happy with how the car ran and how consistent the runs were for the first time out. Hoping to go back to Noble in November and run in the 11's with a 100 shot. It was kinda cool taking a road trip in the car and I'm looking forward to next time but those 8 hour roundtrips make for a LONG day! Could I get a title change?
1st run:
60' 1.776
1/8 8.003
1/8 mph 85.94
1/4 12.549
mph 108.44
2nd run:
60' 1.788
1/8 8.007
1/8 mph 85.93
1/4 12.549
mph 108.64
3rd run:
60' 1.793
1/8 7.969
1/8 mph 86.50
1/4 12.477
mph 109.47
Overall, I was happy with how the car ran and how consistent the runs were for the first time out. Hoping to go back to Noble in November and run in the 11's with a 100 shot. It was kinda cool taking a road trip in the car and I'm looking forward to next time but those 8 hour roundtrips make for a LONG day! Could I get a title change?
I started with a little weight reduction here and there with my bolton car, and now I am at 2925 
