1SC stripper build
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From: Woodinville, WA.
Have been working away getting the little things done.
Switched the passenger LS1 valve cover to LY6 valve cover, which only has 1breather tube. LS1 has 2 breather tubes.
Front control arm shock mount. Prep for limiters.
Front limiters.
Moved instant center.
Car now wants to lift and go forward like a frog. I need to get to the track where I can get some real traction.
Switched the passenger LS1 valve cover to LY6 valve cover, which only has 1breather tube. LS1 has 2 breather tubes.
Front control arm shock mount. Prep for limiters.
Front limiters.
Moved instant center.
Car now wants to lift and go forward like a frog. I need to get to the track where I can get some real traction.
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From: Woodinville, WA.
Ran the car at Bremerton, was a test and tune night. Made adjustments on the car and was able to see how it reacted. Last pass was my best the car has done. 11.905.
Think I am going to have to go to a 15x28 tire. Need more side wall so I can soften the hit on the tires.
I have put 1500 miles on the car. You could drive this thing cross country comfortably, freeway gas mileage, 24mpg!
Think I am going to have to go to a 15x28 tire. Need more side wall so I can soften the hit on the tires.
I have put 1500 miles on the car. You could drive this thing cross country comfortably, freeway gas mileage, 24mpg!
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Heading to the track tonight.
Checked to see if my oil was low. Before the PCV upgrade, I was approximatly 1/2 qt low after a night at the strip. After up grade, oil still on the full mark and no oil drained out of the catch cans.
Made some chassis adjustments, hoping to get my 60' down.
Checked to see if my oil was low. Before the PCV upgrade, I was approximatly 1/2 qt low after a night at the strip. After up grade, oil still on the full mark and no oil drained out of the catch cans.
Made some chassis adjustments, hoping to get my 60' down.
everything looks so clean.
On the front LCA new lower mount points you made, why couldn't you raise the rear location? Looks like you still have holes, and you have been just using the lowest hole. Was the shock or something else it and way I bet?
Same thing for me on the catch can. I remember before taking to hood off in the morning after a track night or alot of street pulls. It would be down oil, I used to have a bunch of 1/4 and half qts at the apartment for after street racing on weekends. Now I don't notice it low, or have to add oil. On the dyno was I was revin it to 7100 a few weeks ago I noticed I had some milk water in the clear fuel filter I run. If you want to check out how the dual cans are try one. It shows what the air is going in the intake.
On the front LCA new lower mount points you made, why couldn't you raise the rear location? Looks like you still have holes, and you have been just using the lowest hole. Was the shock or something else it and way I bet?
Same thing for me on the catch can. I remember before taking to hood off in the morning after a track night or alot of street pulls. It would be down oil, I used to have a bunch of 1/4 and half qts at the apartment for after street racing on weekends. Now I don't notice it low, or have to add oil. On the dyno was I was revin it to 7100 a few weeks ago I noticed I had some milk water in the clear fuel filter I run. If you want to check out how the dual cans are try one. It shows what the air is going in the intake.
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Spent the night at the track tuning for low traction conditions. Every pass, a change was made to see how the car reacted.
60' were all over.
Here are the R/T using the left lane the entire night, in order.
.305
.077
-.015
-.069
.280
.064
.064
.091
.140
-.072
.037
The next pass.
It happened.
Tuning with short side wall tires is a real eye opener.
Looking forward to 275/60/15 tires. Time to start saving.
60' were all over.
Here are the R/T using the left lane the entire night, in order.
.305
.077
-.015
-.069
.280
.064
.064
.091
.140
-.072
.037
The next pass.
It happened.
Tuning with short side wall tires is a real eye opener.
Looking forward to 275/60/15 tires. Time to start saving.
Last edited by Heyfred; Oct 1, 2011 at 02:22 PM.
Wow!! You sure did luck out. Makes me glad I went to the trouble to put in some ARP studs in this 10 bolt, even if it's just a 10 bolt. What studs were in that one that got sheared?
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Breakin It Thank you Heidi and Shawn (wws699) for the Breakin It vidieo. Heidi was in the stands filming.
In the video, the starter helped me stage. I was searching all night for traction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkz1Q...layer_embedded
The one thing I noticed in the video, was how level the car left. The front limiters set with 3" of travel and the rear with 75% anti-squat. From my calculations, from a drawing I created in Solidworks (3d modeling program), I needed 2" of rise in the front. I didn't hit the limiters.
Afterwards, the starter came up to me and said, the previous weekend the same thing happen to one other car.
Heidi and Shawn, thank you again for the video.
In the video, the starter helped me stage. I was searching all night for traction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkz1Q...layer_embedded
The one thing I noticed in the video, was how level the car left. The front limiters set with 3" of travel and the rear with 75% anti-squat. From my calculations, from a drawing I created in Solidworks (3d modeling program), I needed 2" of rise in the front. I didn't hit the limiters.
Afterwards, the starter came up to me and said, the previous weekend the same thing happen to one other car.
Heidi and Shawn, thank you again for the video.
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studderin: On the front LCA new lower mount points you made, why couldn't you raise the rear location? Looks like you still have holes, and you have been just using the lowest hole. Was the shock or something else it and way I bet?
studderin: If you want to check out how the dual cans are try one.
Wondering if maybe the acorn lugs aided in the breakage, may consider investing in an acorn with some kind of shank to it, kinda like so if you can find some that'll fit those wheels...
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...NEoHuGWcw-NjYm
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...NEoHuGWcw-NjYm
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Photochop: Wondering if maybe the acorn lugs aided in the breakage.
I will be upgrading to a hub centric type rim, shank style lug nuts and a taller side wall tire.