98TADRIVER

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how do you like the mn12 trans? a friend of mine had it in his car, rolled out pretty quick, but it sounded like it fell out of the powerband a lil after going into 4th gear

LS1LT1

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I know Ron ('98TADRIVER') pretty well and I think some of you might've misinterpreted/misunderstood some of his postings a little bit.

Chasing the stock internals/bolt ons only 6 speed record (and automatics for that matter) was fairly hotly contested years ago but then it seemed to 'stall' and lose it's momentum for a while.
I remember when two of the people that were in the top 5 or 6 (of the manuals only that is) for a while, my friends Durien and Ali, ran their 11.7s back in like 2005 or 2006, lots of fun times chasing the numbers at the track back then.
I was just happy to fall right outside of the 'overall top 50' with my 11.8s back then LOL.

nmass399

I really like the 1st gear in it, keeps my car in its power band on the launch but i have not had the stock trans in there enough to compare the two for 60ft purposes. It might not even help the 60ft being 2.97 vs 2.66. It does feel like it falls a little too low going into 4th which is from 5700 shift to 4400 where it falls to. I have wanted for a while to get some back to back data with both transmissions when i was running really fast to see if there was a real difference in 60ft with the 2.97 vs 2.66 and maybe even test et and mph.
I might try and do that this winter.

98TADRIVER

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oh cool, let us know how you do with going back to the MN6. hopefullly mine will be ready before the end of this season. if not, i have a few more months to tinker with it until early 2013

nmass399

Getting the MWC bolt in drag bar here very very soon. Very eager to see if it makes any difference, my shocks have been doing most of the work of keeping this rearend from getting out of whack on the launch but its not quite enough. The stock sway bar has to be bending alot on the launch but don't really have any close up video of it.

Hope you can get your car together soon, i like to see what other people can do with their's. I am still waiting for nssane to make some runs in his. I think he will easily run right around the record if not better.

I will hopefully be able to do the test with each transmission. The mn6 i have has a slightly bent input shaft. Its not very bad at all, hard to tell and should not mess anything up but it still might. I am pretty sure it was bent for a long time while running in my car but i have no way to tell. The stock pilot was fine when i pulled it so might not be anything to worry about.

11SECSS

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I remember chasing that record back in 2001/2002 in my 01 SS but then got another roller in 2004 and put a 98 shortblock with 02 241's and most siad its not SI anymore but I got my 2000 SS running 11.25 with stock parts so far and its still running the same tune from back then.

98TADRIVER

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yeah i could see that, since the 98's didnt come with the 241 heads. Thats a pretty good time youre running, but this thread is about the manual guys who are record chasing lol

98TADRIVER

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Thanks man, i hope we all can bc i want to see some 6spd times. Nssane def has a great shot, based on his 11.5 @ 119 mph pass on a 1.64 60' in +1500' DA (if i remember correctly)

Magnet

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Hey fellas!! Its been while

nmass399

Man, have not seen you post in forever. Any progress on your car?

98TADRIVER

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lol yeah what the heck have ya been up to?

zed28camaro

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I've been very interested in chasing you guys down in this record, it'll just be very slowly due to being in college and all. Going to see how close I can get to you guys i guess would be the better way to put it. I'm interested in some info on what you guys are doing because it'd be fun to hurt some feelings back home with a bolt on car even if I don't hold the record!

98TADRIVER

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Good luck and if you need any pointers, feel free to ask Be prepared to shed some weight and spend some $$! lol

spook99maro

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The thing I'm most curious about is how the guys with 4.10 and 26 tall tires are cutting 1.5 60's. Best i have done so far is a 1.70 launching at 5500. Anything over 5500 and it wants to blow the tires off and I only have 10 lbs of air in them.

zed28camaro

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yeah im going to see if i can figure out the rear end situation, still on a ten bolt and very hesitant about a drag radial still. I blew one up shifting to 2nd last season, the worm gears ate themselves up pretty good.

98TADRIVER

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I believe its possible to cut 1.5's. A buddy of mine dipped into the 1.5's on drag radials and 4.10s. A good suspension setup and a sticky track are 2 big factors, the other big factor is seat time. I'll be attempting 1.5's with a 4.10 and a 26" slick myself

BAIN

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What's the difference in m6 record and auto record? There isn't one.
You guys with m6's are always talking about it's harder to drag a m6 than an auto..that's true, but it's your choice not to own an automatic. Quit whining about it and man up like Rodney did cam-only and go for the overall SI record. Are you going to brag about being the fastest SI m6? I don't see anyone bragging about being the fastest SI auto

Sorry if I offended you with this post, but it my opinion. Hell I could be the fastest SI & Cam-only with the most weight and least amount of HP

zed28camaro

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I swapped my auto out for an m6, still having more fun than i ever did with a stalled auto. That's all it is about for me, and the challenge. Automatics make it too easy. To each his own I guess

98TADRIVER

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No offense taken. Who's whining though? I own an bolt on/stalled automatic C5 and have gone 11.0 with it(current record holder), soon to be 10's with bolt ons. Going fast is fairly easy to do with an automatic. I'm in this 6speed f-body bolt on record chase because it's a fun and challenging goal that I set for myself. I'm not out for blood here lol

nmass399

I think its great for anyone with bolt ons and a 6 speed ls1 f-body trying to beat 11.42. From my experience i think i can build a car that would run very low 11's or even run in the 10's with a 6 speed. Maybe i might do that in the future but not with this car. My car is sitting around 3600 lbs raceweight right now and will be down to hopefully 3350 after the shootout. As fast as i got it to go last weekend was 11.88 at 114 at this weight and on 93 in 2000 + da.

One might say i am really far from 11.42 but lets add it up, 250lbs at least .15, better fuel at least .1, 2000 to 0 da around .2, optimize tune a little who knows. 11.88 - .45 = 11.43. Considering i ran 11.47 and two 11.48's at 3200 to 3250 lbs at 1500 + da. What you guys think lol. I am excited!!!