New bracket/index/pro test and tune car for 2009 almost done
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Yea, I was shooting for 6.2x-6.3x the first time out so I'm very happy. DA was 2400' and that was on some 2 year old hoosier DOT QTPs. I'm just going over everything making sure I didnt forget to tighten something and hit a 1/4 mile track this weekend if the weather is decent.
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From: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?
Congrats on the first outing Kevin, she looks to have the 6.50 index down (if you guys run that at all, as we do a lot of it down south). Keep us posted, good luck hitting the 1/4 this weekend.
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I just built this car more for just fooling around at some events and some limited street driving, if I wanted to index race and win around here I'd buy a 1900lb chassis car
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Not a bad start that's for sure. Hell you're not leaning on it at all and if I know you, there's a good bit left by tweaking the chassis
Nice looking car, and it's already running some good #'s to boot. It's a win-win in my book!
Nice looking car, and it's already running some good #'s to boot. It's a win-win in my book!
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Its the same basic combo I had in the other car so I could easily get it in the 5s/low 9s changing a couple things around. Its running through a single 3" muffler with a Y-pipe and I'm running a whopping 14 degrees of timing so it has a lot more left. In an all new car I didnt want get too crazy the first time out..
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Understandable. Hell ya probably can put another 4 degrees to it with pump gas and have no problems.
The exhaust I'm sure isn't helping. Might be able to cheat with that and put a couple cutout's at the headers though.
Excellent results regardless, car is show quality as always and in the performance department it's a winner as well.
The exhaust I'm sure isn't helping. Might be able to cheat with that and put a couple cutout's at the headers though.
Excellent results regardless, car is show quality as always and in the performance department it's a winner as well.
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Understandable. Hell ya probably can put another 4 degrees to it with pump gas and have no problems.
The exhaust I'm sure isn't helping. Might be able to cheat with that and put a couple cutout's at the headers though.
Excellent results regardless, car is show quality as always and in the performance department it's a winner as well.
The exhaust I'm sure isn't helping. Might be able to cheat with that and put a couple cutout's at the headers though.
Excellent results regardless, car is show quality as always and in the performance department it's a winner as well.
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We'll see how long I stick to the plan, this thing still has the door bars, bumper supports, heavy carpeting, all the stock wiring, power steering/brakes etc. Although for the most part its a dedicated track car the main reason I'm keeping it like this is if I get bored with taking it to the track I can pull out the roll bar, put the stock seats back in and have a really nice street car. Once you cross into that 10pt cage/chute, cuttng the wiring up and gutting thing its hard to go back.
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I'll bring this back up one last time, hit a 1/4 mile track for the first time last weekend and ran a 9.55 @ 141 best with a 1.33 60 foot. DA was around 1500 feet, thats about as far as I'm going to take this car with a 6pt roll bar. A blower pulley change, bigger injectors and some weight removal and a more aggressive tune would put in the low 9s but I'll leave it for now and just have some fun with it for a while, it runs and drives so nice I dont want to screw it up
Some video, first pass I left a plug wire loose..
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/B...209_680308.htm
Nice launch pic from there as well..
Some video, first pass I left a plug wire loose..
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/B...209_680308.htm
Nice launch pic from there as well..