First time out with the 408 results
09-15-2005, 11:34 PM
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First time out with the 408 results Well.... I had to race it in street mode. My wheel spacers were too thin and my Pro Stars would not clear my calipers. So I ran the 17" MT ET Street Drag Radials instead. Here is how the night went.
1st pass - tires at 20psi, I heated them up real good. 12.2@119 with a 2.17 60'. It spun well over 100'
2nd Pass - Tom the Roofer suggested a quick burnout just enough to clean the water off. I also lowered them to 17psi. It went 11.17@122 with a 1.62 60'. I was petty happy considering. My A/F was at 12:1 from 5600rpm and up.
3rd Pass - I leaned out the top end on my fueling. Left the tires alone. Did a quick burnout again since it worked so well the time before. I launched to another 1.62 60' and boom went my 10 bolt. Couldn't believe I broke my rear on drag radials.
I knew I was on borrowed time with it. The weather really sucked. Warm and muggy, the DA was in the 3000' range give or take a couple hundred feet. Over all I was very pleased. I know I could have ran a 10.9x before the night was over. That may not sound fast but I was running 17" rims with Bilstein Shocks, full leather interior and a BMR lowering kit... Wait until I get this puppy sorted out and in race trim with some fall weather.
1st pass - tires at 20psi, I heated them up real good. 12.2@119 with a 2.17 60'. It spun well over 100'
2nd Pass - Tom the Roofer suggested a quick burnout just enough to clean the water off. I also lowered them to 17psi. It went 11.17@122 with a 1.62 60'. I was petty happy considering. My A/F was at 12:1 from 5600rpm and up.
3rd Pass - I leaned out the top end on my fueling. Left the tires alone. Did a quick burnout again since it worked so well the time before. I launched to another 1.62 60' and boom went my 10 bolt. Couldn't believe I broke my rear on drag radials.
I knew I was on borrowed time with it. The weather really sucked. Warm and muggy, the DA was in the 3000' range give or take a couple hundred feet. Over all I was very pleased. I know I could have ran a 10.9x before the night was over. That may not sound fast but I was running 17" rims with Bilstein Shocks, full leather interior and a BMR lowering kit... Wait until I get this puppy sorted out and in race trim with some fall weather.
09-16-2005, 05:44 AM
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Sorry about the rear, but AWESOME RUN! 
FWIW, more rears are broken when drag radials really stick than with ET Streets because there's no give in DR sidewalls, so your rear takes the whole load/shock of the launch.
FWIW, more rears are broken when drag radials really stick than with ET Streets because there's no give in DR sidewalls, so your rear takes the whole load/shock of the launch.
09-16-2005, 06:45 AM
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Tom, I really appreciate all of your help last night and your AAA Plus card 
XTrooper - A broken rear on Drag Radial was the last thing I was expecting. I think the car wheel hopped because it broke 60' out.
XTrooper - A broken rear on Drag Radial was the last thing I was expecting. I think the car wheel hopped because it broke 60' out.
09-16-2005, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by imslow
i wish i had a fast car. congrats man! good runnin... the car should 60' 1.5's in race mode, and you should easily hit high 10's.
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09-16-2005, 09:13 AM
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Tom, I really appreciate all of your help last night and your AAA Plus card
Sorry about the video's. I guess I'm better at driving than taking video's. I really screwed that up.
I had a good time last night.
I couldn't believe how HOT and HUMID it was. All you need is better weather to break into the 10's. I got the chills when they called the slick cars to the staging lanes
I gotta get my car back together.
09-16-2005, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by XTrooper
Sorry about the rear, but AWESOME RUN!
FWIW, more rears are broken when drag radials really stick than with ET Streets because there's no give in DR sidewalls, so your rear takes the whole load/shock of the launch.
FWIW, more rears are broken when drag radials really stick than with ET Streets because there's no give in DR sidewalls, so your rear takes the whole load/shock of the launch.
BTW really impressive #'s man & 10's comin after 12bolts
good luck !!
peace
09-16-2005, 11:15 AM
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Damn, that sucks. Well at least I know what I got to look forward to. Ill prolly buy an extra 10bolt just so I can race at least once then I swap them & take it easy on the rear till I save for my 9in. Once all is dialed in, on a set of welds or etc with sticky tires you have an easily mid 10 sec car. After reading this I cant wait to get mine to the track. It want be much longer. Congrats on the times (street tires) thats crazy. I went 11.002 on a full set of welds, et streets cam only on the jug. Now Ill be running faster all motor. Plus I still have the bottle.
09-16-2005, 11:19 AM
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Sorry about the video's. I guess I'm better at driving than taking video's. I really screwed that up.
09-16-2005, 11:30 AM
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I think wheel hop killed it. Like a fool I didn't change my torque arm and ran the stocker with the Random Tech sitting in the corner of my garage...
09-16-2005, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by kp
Congrats man, I thought you gave up trying to go fast 
Didnt even notice you were doing a 408..
Didnt even notice you were doing a 408..Maybe I will use Tom's rear since he isn't using it
09-16-2005, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TondSS
wow man great job good numbers sorry about your rear i wish i had a 408 stroker and i bet you wish you had a 9 inch want to tradr J/K haha
09-16-2005, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001 Pewter WS6
At that point of time I was forced to liquidate. I have since slowly built the car back up pretty inexpensively. I learned from the first time around. Give me a week or two and I will be back at it trying to get some solid numbers with a 12 bolt.. I will try the 17" route again just to see if I can lay down a 10.9x in street trim N/A. I am still impressed how well they hooked.
Maybe I will use Tom's rear since he isn't using it
Maybe I will use Tom's rear since he isn't using it
09-16-2005, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by kp
I understand, thats why I did this car, started from scratch with the idea of making it a 10.0x car right off the bat that I could drive and skipped all the in-between BS, way cheaper that way. I'm sure with a good rear/tires you will be well in the 10's. I am heading to the track tomorrow to see how I can do on some DOT 11.5x28 QTP Hoosiers that I use for street tires for the heck of it. I'm in the minority around here and I am actually happy with how this thing runs