How slow is my ARE 422?
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Launching!
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How slow is my ARE 422? I was at TMP on Saturday, but arrived too late to witness Wade's 9.04-second pass. I knew that this day would show me what this car is made of, and I knew mid-11s were guaranteed.
The weather was clear and cool (est. 65 degrees), with a slight headwind. I made 2 passes all day. Whereas my previous best with this new motor was a measly 11.849 in poor track conditions, today was a different story:
Pass No. 1
I did a burnout and launched off idle.
60' 1.624
330' 4.664
1/8 7.252
MPH 95.05
1000' 9.493
1/4 11.387
MPH 118.81
Pass No. 2
Five hours and two crashes later, I got my second run. This time I removed the air filter and preloaded the converter to about 1200-1500 RPM:
60' 1.565
330' 4.589
1/8 7.158
MPH 95.81
1000' 9.376
1/4 11.244
MPH 121.16
Wade swears he saw my front driver's side wheel lift a few inches. In any case, the car hooked like a bastard and propelled me to boyracer nirvana. SShe may be hiding 10s from me. We shall see. I am on cloud 9 (err...cloud 11?).
(Afterwards an 8-second car broke an axle on launch and, front wheels in the air, bolted to the right and leaped over the wall just before the tree and came to rest in the other [left] lane.)
Details: '98 Camaro SS, ARE 422, Yank PT3900, shift kit, Grotyohann 1-3/4 longtubes, SLP MAF, LS6 intake, airlid, ORY, 3.73:1 gears, torque arm, adj. shocks, front k frame, 454 rwhp, 500+ rw lb.ft. torque
The weather was clear and cool (est. 65 degrees), with a slight headwind. I made 2 passes all day. Whereas my previous best with this new motor was a measly 11.849 in poor track conditions, today was a different story:
Pass No. 1
I did a burnout and launched off idle.
60' 1.624
330' 4.664
1/8 7.252
MPH 95.05
1000' 9.493
1/4 11.387
MPH 118.81
Pass No. 2
Five hours and two crashes later, I got my second run. This time I removed the air filter and preloaded the converter to about 1200-1500 RPM:
60' 1.565
330' 4.589
1/8 7.158
MPH 95.81
1000' 9.376
1/4 11.244
MPH 121.16
Wade swears he saw my front driver's side wheel lift a few inches. In any case, the car hooked like a bastard and propelled me to boyracer nirvana. SShe may be hiding 10s from me. We shall see. I am on cloud 9 (err...cloud 11?).
(Afterwards an 8-second car broke an axle on launch and, front wheels in the air, bolted to the right and leaped over the wall just before the tree and came to rest in the other [left] lane.)
Details: '98 Camaro SS, ARE 422, Yank PT3900, shift kit, Grotyohann 1-3/4 longtubes, SLP MAF, LS6 intake, airlid, ORY, 3.73:1 gears, torque arm, adj. shocks, front k frame, 454 rwhp, 500+ rw lb.ft. torque
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Re: How slow is my ARE 422? I'm sorry I missed your second run, but it was a blast to see the first and the video looks great. Your car left hard and straight <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Well done Steve
Well done Steve
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Re: How slow is my ARE 422? Congrats! your car is full weight besides the KMember isnt it? I've got some work to do to catch up to you now hehehe <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Cheers,
Chris
<small>[ September 29, 2002, 09:54 AM: Message edited by: Chris ARE 360 ]</small>
Cheers,
Chris
<small>[ September 29, 2002, 09:54 AM: Message edited by: Chris ARE 360 ]</small>
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Re: How slow is my ARE 422? Nice new time Steve!!!
Keep working on it, you might just need to adjust some things to get into the 10's... I went 11.02@122.6mph at 3500 raceweight on a 1.50, so my car is going good up to the 1/8 (97.5mph) but falls off so we are going to look at the injector offsets in the tuning among other things.
We met at ARE once and maybe at the track?
I'm adding your lazy azz to the NA top 50!!!
Keep working on it, you might just need to adjust some things to get into the 10's... I went 11.02@122.6mph at 3500 raceweight on a 1.50, so my car is going good up to the 1/8 (97.5mph) but falls off so we are going to look at the injector offsets in the tuning among other things.
We met at ARE once and maybe at the track?
I'm adding your lazy azz to the NA top 50!!!
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Re: How slow is my ARE 422? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nice new time Steve!!!</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks, John. I am very happy.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Keep working on it, you might just need to adjust some things to get into the 10's... I went 11.02@122.6mph at 3500 raceweight on a 1.50, so my car is going good up to the 1/8 (97.5mph) but falls off so we are going to look at the injector offsets in the tuning among other things.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Stock injectors?
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">We met at ARE once and maybe at the track?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, I remember.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm adding your lazy azz to the NA top 50!!! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks. Do you need more info?
P.S. Was at TMP today (witnessed Wade's 8.97 run); best was only 11.42 (track didn't hook too well) but mph (without locking tranny) increased to 120.7X.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Keep working on it, you might just need to adjust some things to get into the 10's... I went 11.02@122.6mph at 3500 raceweight on a 1.50, so my car is going good up to the 1/8 (97.5mph) but falls off so we are going to look at the injector offsets in the tuning among other things.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Stock injectors?
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">We met at ARE once and maybe at the track?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, I remember.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm adding your lazy azz to the NA top 50!!! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks. Do you need more info?
P.S. Was at TMP today (witnessed Wade's 8.97 run); best was only 11.42 (track didn't hook too well) but mph (without locking tranny) increased to 120.7X.