Had some fun friday night, despite possible problems.
08-07-2006, 01:44 AM
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Had some fun friday night, despite possible problems. Well despite the oil issues with my car and possibly risking hurting my car more I made the decision to head up to the track, I might possibly be the worst off the line driver ever, mods/power in the sig. I really need some tires..... Oh and the car idled fine and seemed great, drove there fine drove home fine no stupid idle problem around a 1hr 30 minute drive there and same back, however oil pressure at idle is around 30 at 900rpms ehhhhh.....
1st run I got a solo run that was cool.
R/T ... .650
60' ... 2.587
330 ... 6.277
1/8 ... 9.144
mph ... 86.41
1000 ... 11.564
1/4 ... 13.571
mph ... 111.91
2nd run against a chevelle 396 lost
ME /Chevelle
R/T ... 1.088 /1.027
60' ... 2.717 /1.701
330 ... 6.414 /5.040
1/8 ... 9.236 /7.803
mph ... 87.45 /89.04
1000 ... 11.613 / 10.192
1/4 ... 13.598 /12.193
mph ... 113.63 /113.22
Right First 1.4664
Go ahead start poking fun. This was my first time out with the new set-up though, keep that in mind. I havnt found that happy medium yet with the clutch and gas as result I was spinning like a ****. Breakdown in 1st spinning peddled it got traction threw it in second got squirly straightened out both times same thing and I was not power shifting.
1st run I got a solo run that was cool.
R/T ... .650
60' ... 2.587
330 ... 6.277
1/8 ... 9.144
mph ... 86.41
1000 ... 11.564
1/4 ... 13.571
mph ... 111.91
2nd run against a chevelle 396 lost
ME /Chevelle
R/T ... 1.088 /1.027
60' ... 2.717 /1.701
330 ... 6.414 /5.040
1/8 ... 9.236 /7.803
mph ... 87.45 /89.04
1000 ... 11.613 / 10.192
1/4 ... 13.598 /12.193
mph ... 113.63 /113.22
Right First 1.4664
Go ahead start poking fun. This was my first time out with the new set-up though, keep that in mind. I havnt found that happy medium yet with the clutch and gas as result I was spinning like a ****. Breakdown in 1st spinning peddled it got traction threw it in second got squirly straightened out both times same thing and I was not power shifting.
08-07-2006, 06:56 AM
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I I saw you up there. I was in red vette. The track was typical friday night.... not that great and it was warmer than I thought it would be. Did you get a chance to see that Jet car go?
08-07-2006, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by BrentC5
I I saw you up there. I was in red vette. The track was typical friday night.... not that great and it was warmer than I thought it would be. Did you get a chance to see that Jet car go?
08-07-2006, 07:47 AM
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yeah the jet cars are sick I seen them last year at the Night of Thrills and again just a month ago at Jet Cars under the Stars or something got to love those things loud as all hell....
Yeah but still doesnt say much regardless of how the track is my 60' still sux
Yeah but still doesnt say much regardless of how the track is my 60' still sux
08-07-2006, 02:21 PM
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Plus it rained early in the am.
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08-07-2006, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
???? Your Vette's back up and running? How did you do?
08-07-2006, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slowls1
yeah the jet cars are sick I seen them last year at the Night of Thrills and again just a month ago at Jet Cars under the Stars or something got to love those things loud as all hell....
Yeah but still doesnt say much regardless of how the track is my 60' still sux
Yeah but still doesnt say much regardless of how the track is my 60' still sux
08-07-2006, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slowls1
Regular street tires, 275/40/17 bfgoodrich
08-07-2006, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by BrentC5
Did you get a chance to see that Jet car go?
08-07-2006, 05:46 PM
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Thinking about heading up this friday... anyone else?
Your MPH seems about right - maybe one or two more. I am trapping 114 with stock gearing / mods in sig. I will be trying out the new 4:11's now though and a better tune than I had with my old best (12.4@114) - I also blew up my rear on that run.
It always takes some time to get used to a new setup - especially if you never raced it before and on street tires.
Your MPH seems about right - maybe one or two more. I am trapping 114 with stock gearing / mods in sig. I will be trying out the new 4:11's now though and a better tune than I had with my old best (12.4@114) - I also blew up my rear on that run.
It always takes some time to get used to a new setup - especially if you never raced it before and on street tires.
08-07-2006, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by BTLFEDSS
Saw you guys up there 1slowls1 car looks real nice and Brent car looked killer with the CCW's and the new hood
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Oh so your the one I see at Colonial Candies on Thursday nights, also nice car.
08-07-2006, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by BrentC5
It's going to hard to run a 2.0 with those esp. with a manual.. They'll cost you at least 5/10's. When I switched out my street tires to BFG drag radials i saved 5/10's easy
Also im kinda afraid to hook right now I dont wanna blow the 10bolt yet dont have enough saved up.
08-07-2006, 07:13 PM
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You just need alot of practise.Everybody starts way off. It's worse when someone tries to run with a modified car. I would suggest running the stock tires for another 30-40runs till you master your driving.It WILL help you in the future when you run real tires because it looks like your shifting needs help too
A few of us use to go to the track every weekend a few years ago and always ran our street tires.I went from 2.4+60's to consistant 1.8's with street tires from just alot of practise.Racing a 6sp car is not easy.
A few of us use to go to the track every weekend a few years ago and always ran our street tires.I went from 2.4+60's to consistant 1.8's with street tires from just alot of practise.Racing a 6sp car is not easy.
08-07-2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
You just need alot of practise.Everybody starts way off. It's worse when someone tries to run with a modified car. I would suggest running the stock tires for another 30-40runs till you master your driving.It WILL help you in the future when you run real tires because it looks like your shifting needs help too
A few of us use to go to the track every weekend a few years ago and always ran our street tires.I went from 2.4+60's to consistant 1.8's with street tires from just alot of practise.Racing a 6sp car is not easy.
A few of us use to go to the track every weekend a few years ago and always ran our street tires.I went from 2.4+60's to consistant 1.8's with street tires from just alot of practise.Racing a 6sp car is not easy.
yeah as far as my shifting goes i shift normal no power shifting and this was my first time out only got 2 runs in time and practice is ahead of me. I still wanna learn how to power shift though any pointers.
