1st & only pass
1st & only pass Didn't have a helmet , so I was told to slow down or leave 
. Before the pas I was sitting in the staging lane waiting with the a/c blowing , had on my normal rain tires , didnt even check the pressure. Run the way it drove there and back 200miles .Also made the pass instantly after entering the facility from the drive there after teching in . no cool down, Heres how the slip looks
Houston Raceway Park
Fri , 8/24/07 , 8:30pm
Left lane
R/T ... .653
60' ... 2.337
330 .. 5.911
1/8 ... 8.758
MPH .. 87.68
1000 .. 11.199
1/4 ... 13.233
MPH .. 111.16
I thought it would 60' better than that , I went around the water , tried a quick cleanup spin, tires didnt even spin so I rolled up , prestage,stage .
Held rpm at around 3500-4000 , quick slip of the clutch and it left decent with no tire spin I just matted it after the 60' . Belive I was shifting around 6,000. [shifting by ear ] .
Not to impressive considering my old 5.0 I pulled a 2.00 60' but it only went 14.8 / 97mph
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I need a helmet so I can try a few more times , I also weighed it . With me in the car it was 3,650lbs .. little bit above a 1/4 tank of gas . It weighed 3,490lbs without me in it . Sounds right cause I weigh 160lbs . full weight , jack, spare , etc was in the car . still has the front metal bumper , washer bottle .
Dont know what the DA was , car dynoed 345rwhp/347rwtq
Mods were lid , ls6intake,headers,dual exhaust. moser9'' 4.11 , pro 5.0 . Tires were 285/40/17 non dr , never spun though
. Before the pas I was sitting in the staging lane waiting with the a/c blowing , had on my normal rain tires , didnt even check the pressure. Run the way it drove there and back 200miles .Also made the pass instantly after entering the facility from the drive there after teching in . no cool down, Heres how the slip looks Houston Raceway Park
Fri , 8/24/07 , 8:30pm
Left lane
R/T ... .653
60' ... 2.337
330 .. 5.911
1/8 ... 8.758
MPH .. 87.68
1000 .. 11.199
1/4 ... 13.233
MPH .. 111.16
I thought it would 60' better than that , I went around the water , tried a quick cleanup spin, tires didnt even spin so I rolled up , prestage,stage .
Held rpm at around 3500-4000 , quick slip of the clutch and it left decent with no tire spin I just matted it after the 60' . Belive I was shifting around 6,000. [shifting by ear ] .
Not to impressive considering my old 5.0 I pulled a 2.00 60' but it only went 14.8 / 97mph
. I need a helmet so I can try a few more times , I also weighed it . With me in the car it was 3,650lbs .. little bit above a 1/4 tank of gas . It weighed 3,490lbs without me in it . Sounds right cause I weigh 160lbs . full weight , jack, spare , etc was in the car . still has the front metal bumper , washer bottle .
Dont know what the DA was , car dynoed 345rwhp/347rwtq
Mods were lid , ls6intake,headers,dual exhaust. moser9'' 4.11 , pro 5.0 . Tires were 285/40/17 non dr , never spun though
Last edited by cws T/A; Aug 25, 2007 at 06:56 PM.
You REALLY need to read this
https://ls1tech.com/forums/removed-locked-thread-graveyard/699837-going-track-first-time.html
Your fault for not knowing what your track requires for safety equipment.
Why would you run your A/C in the staging lanes? Not only do you leave the water all over the staging lanes, but you still have some water in the lines during your entire staging process. Turn it off once you enter the drag strip until you get ready to leave.
By the way -- nice MPH.
David
https://ls1tech.com/forums/removed-locked-thread-graveyard/699837-going-track-first-time.html
Your fault for not knowing what your track requires for safety equipment.
Why would you run your A/C in the staging lanes? Not only do you leave the water all over the staging lanes, but you still have some water in the lines during your entire staging process. Turn it off once you enter the drag strip until you get ready to leave.
By the way -- nice MPH.
David
I would say if your lauching at 4000rpm and not spinning on street tires you may have some clutch slipping issues I think with that kind of 60ft. When I was at your mods I was cutting a 1.8 60ft lauching at 2500-3000 rpm with a little spinning on nittos and running low low 12s at 114
+1 with Navy David on the your fault for not knowing the rules at the track. And calling it BS is stupid because the rules are there for your safety. I think a helmet should be on no matter what.
+1 with Navy David on the your fault for not knowing the rules at the track. And calling it BS is stupid because the rules are there for your safety. I think a helmet should be on no matter what.
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Not bad for the heat and considering you didn't really help the cause by allowing the car to cool down, check tire pressure or a few other small things that could have dropped the e.t.s down some more. More practice and laps (with a helmet) will get you better e.t.s as you get used to the car.
I'll withhold comment on the "Calling BS on the helmet deal" b/c I'm in a good mood....
Derek
I'll withhold comment on the "Calling BS on the helmet deal" b/c I'm in a good mood....
Derek
