Even though I came down with food poisoning I sucked it up and hit the track

Met up with a friend in the club and headed out to St. Thomas where they had the Grand national race and TNT.

I ran in street trim today. Sway bar (1LE) was on the car (I was too sick to take it off but it'll be off before the next trip) and I ran the M&H Musclecar drag street tires.

For comparision here is what I ran typically with the 360ci combo and street trim with 3.73 gears and DRs: 12.30@119-121 granny shifting 1.9-2.0 sixty

Today I was spinning in first lifting off the gas, hitting it again and then spinning in second)

Best Time: 11.43@123.79 with a 1.789 sixty

Shiftlight was at 6200rpm and I was grannyshifting

It was alot of fun even though I felt like puking and shitting my pants in between runs LOL!

My shifting was half decent but it'll improve alot when I adjust the master and get some more runs in. (First passes of the year are always a bit rough)

I was really happy with the runs. I drove to the track, uncapped the cutout, ran 11.43@123.79, capped up the cutout and drove home

I am thinking about stepping up to 3.91 gears.

My projection for "street trim" times after I remove the swaybar, setup the torque arm, adjust the clutch and reinstall the airbag is 11.1@127mph powershifting (I always pick up about 3mph powershifting vs granny shifting

I think 10.8X's will be possible on a 1.4 sixty and traction in all four gears will be possible on full slicks.

Raceweight was ~3525 pounds, I'll calculate the DA later. (BMR extreme and subs added some weight to the car)

Thanks ARE for building me a SOLID and FAST combo!

 

Nicely done Chris, great start for you, now you have the advantage on me as you've had some practice

Good first out, I hope I'll be ready for you

 

hehe Thanks man It was a lot of fun even though I was DYING out there.

Can't wait to see your combo together!!

 

i'm glad you didnt **** in your pants in your car, that would have sucked.

 

I'd rather **** my pants in the car than puke everywhere all over the interior! LOL!

 

Awesome for street trim Chris. 10's for sure..

 

Super nice times for a car in street trim. The MPH was very good. Cheers.

 

Damn dude you are hard core going to the track being that sick. Shake down times look great. Glad to see your combo is running so strong. Im thinking of switching to an m6 now too.

 

never thought i would hear "**** my pants" in a drag racing post. lol. great times, looks like that flat tq curve really shows off! i assume you are happy with the tires?

 

hehe The tires are working pretty well. I think I can get in the low 1.6 range with some more suspension/chassis work. (setting up the torque arm, airbag in the right rear tire, a different gear, and removing the front swaybar)

It is SO NICE to drive to the track and uncork a cutout, race and go home. The tires are PERFECT on the highway. Makes ET streets seem like blubbery ***** of fat on your wheels in comparision LOL!

 

Congrats on the new set up.

Chris, you are alright with me, Brother. Going to the track, feeling like sh*t, and busting out some sweet times. Man, thats cool.

ZGet to feeling better and go bust out some 10 second times.

Coach

 

Not bad Chris. Thats almost identical to what I ran with my 346 with the exact same 60 foot

Just f'in with ya. Congrats on the new setup, that TQ curve is friggin beautiful..

 

hehe I bet you weren't shifting at 6200rpm though

Give me a bit of time and I'll have 10.7-10.8@127mph

 

Very nice Chris...I remember the days when you where living in the DC area and runnin around with a Powerdyne SC..hahahaa....the old LS1.com days. Wow, where did that memory come from?! I feel like Jim from "Taxi" sometimes..hee

 

thanks guys

Coach, it was funny, even though I felt like ***** I wa DYING to get to the track (almost literally LOL!)

Dustin, those were fun times hehe!!

 

Awesome first time out Chris! What are your exhaust spec's? Why are you having to run a cutout? Be nice to just stroll onto the track without any changes.

Again, very nice times!!!

 

thanks

I actually only gained 7RWHP through the cutout. I have a single 3 inch exhaust with dynomax ultraflo muffler and single cutout in the int pipe. Headers are Edelbrock 1 3/4 to 1 7/8 with merge collectors and reducers

 

Nice job Chris, thats impressive. Now put that pig on a diet.
BTW would you have really told us if you did **** yourself

 

hehe thanks

Yeah I think I probably would have told everyone if that happened

 

Now that's a true hardcore racer! Good times man, get her dialed in and you'll see some more kick-*** runs! Just wait for better air to come around

Derek