Well I finally got the "Tomato" to the track last night and the best part was that I was able to drive it home

First pass:
It left pretty good and I actually got a C/H of air on the left front tire as the guy who took pictures got a pretty good launch picture.
cut a 1.587 sixty ft and up to 6,000 rpm it went and then it shifted from first to third and then a few seconds later the torque converter locked up and it still cut a 10.962 @ 127.33

Next pass:
Disconnected the t/c wire so it will not lock up and changed the shift points in an effort to actually use second gear......didn't work...left hard again and cut a 1.590 sixty ft and up to 6,000 it goes only to again go to third and I ended up running 10.929 @ 128.21. At end of the track my boost gauge died as I blew apart the vacuum hose that goes to the gauge (easy fix).

Third pass:
Lined up against a yellow Cobra (the real ones - most likely a kit car version but the old style not a Mustang) and I spanked him
Cut a .535 light to his .830 and cut a 1.667 sixty ft to his 2.181 and I finally sorted out my transmission issues by letting the computer do the 1/2 shift and manually shifting 2/3 but a new issues (well recently occuring) reared it's head and it was breaking down at high rpm at the top of second and third but it still managed to run 10.800 @ 128.01 to the Cobras 12.417 @ 122.40

Fourth pass:
Kiss of death occured when I found someone to video tape me
I worked on a wiring issue to solve my high rpm breakdown issues and got distracted by yapping away with my big pie hole and forgot to tighten up the clamps on my intake tubing......

Left decent and cut a 1.680 sixty ft and at the top of first the intake tubing blew apart so I just cruised it out and still get a pos S-10 with a stellar 14.5 @ 85

Decided to give it one last pass and by 9 the track was dead so I left soft and cut a 1.778 sixty ft and ended up running 10.910 @ 128.84 but again had the high rpm breakdown issue rear up again.

But hey I did have fun, won every race and drove it home and to top it off I used a raincheck from one of my LS-1 race days so it was FREE

Not bad for pump gass passes with 17#'s of boost as I put a larger pulley on the blower to spin it a little slower as I went through a few sets of head gaskets.

Same bat time....

Same bat channel.....

Uncle Marc

 

nice times man, so i see my old d1 setup was going 127ish on pump as well but I never got your 60...thanks for reminding me how bad my 60' sucks

 

Nothing but love

 

wow, thats not even close to as fast as me!!!!















































JK Marc, nice runs esp for pump gas on a shitty street night.
congrats. little problems can add up, once that thing is 100% it should realy fly!

 

Brad,
I think it will run 10.50's on pump gas on a good track with cool weather once I get the few little gremlins sorted out.

Hell, it's running better than I expected especially after I "detuned" it.
10.800 with a poor sixty ft, not spinning it past 6K and breaking down at high rpm

It will be interesting to see what it's made of on race gas and a little more timing but my days of throwing 30* at it are over.

If the spirit moves me I might try and make a few passes tonight after I fix my ignition issue.

Marc

 

I'll be there tonight!! see you there.

 

If you're going then I'm not going....

The track isn't big enough for the two of us

 

I think it is safe to say you ran 10 second quarter mile's.No need for the drama of 10.8

 

What happend? The only run i saw last night was a 11.0??? hhmmmm, thats no 10. lol
Car sounded great tho. looks good to with the skinnys on it!!!

 

first , Congrats man

DAMN !!! 129mph on pump gas thats way to impressive man

keep us updated with some VIDS

peace

 

Nice.

 

Thanks guys, I'm working on it but I'm back on "Two week" status till I get my ignition issues worked out.

I got three passes in.
1.718 sixty ft, 10.935 @ 127.80
1.652 sixty ft, 10.873 @ 128.43

Last pass the line me up against some peckerhead in a Mustang w/ parachute and he runs right up and lights both stage beams and fires up the trans brake to 5K (or whatever it was at) and I barely got both of my stage beams lit and the lights started down. I was not ready at all, cut a 1.540 sixty ft and let off it at the 1000' mark as it was breaking down at high rpm and coasted to a 11.094 @ 107.02. On a positive note, I again drove it home and to top it off got a better sixty ft than the mustang on the transbrake

Marc