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09-21-2007, 08:52 PM
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What a long day, up at 4:30 drive 3 hours have fun for 6 hours use about 1/2 tank of 93 octane, then drive 3 hours back home.
I did conquer my fear of the driving over the damn bridge on 301 with my dually and trailer. Could have they made it any more narrow?
I did conquer my fear of the driving over the damn bridge on 301 with my dually and trailer. Could have they made it any more narrow?
09-21-2007, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by I1ULUZ
What a long day, up at 4:30 drive 3 hours have fun for 6 hours use about 1/2 tank of 93 octane, then drive 3 hours back home.
I did conquer my fear of the driving over the damn bridge on 301 with my dually and trailer. Could have they made it any more narrow?
I did conquer my fear of the driving over the damn bridge on 301 with my dually and trailer. Could have they made it any more narrow?
Its even worse passing a tractor trailer going the opposite direction. It will blow you around. Im surprised our rig doesn't move around as bad as I thought it would.Shawn. I see you got a turbo 400 on racing junk. Going to a different trans? I'm trying to find a good deal on a bruno.
09-21-2007, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gyrene2003
Yeah, when i was at the track, that was all the computer doing the shifting. Brian suggested that i dont go from a dig but from a 40 MPH roll and let the car kick down on its own from 2nd and then get on it. On the way home from meeting him last night i couldnt get the car to bang off the limiter, but like i said, it never really happens on the street. He told me that the gears could be the coulpret because for my car to shift into 3rd from 2nd, i have to be doing a certain mph(cant remeber) AND the car wont shift even when it does reach that mph until it hits 6000 rpms, but with the 3.90s my car reaches the rpm well before it reaches the mph so thier is a delay between mph and rpm where the car bangs on the 2-3 shift. what he did yesterday was set the mph to 0 so thier is no set mph to shift at and then he dropped my rpm shift point from 6000 to 5900 so it would shift alittle sooner! I tell u what, it pays to have freinds like Brian around! I think if i throw the M/Ts back on the car and go from a light, that will be about as close as i get to re-creating the track scenario.
Thats what I said before and no one believed me. GM/HighTech had the same problem with a camaro that a high school shop class was modding. They were using 4.10 gears though. This is an old, old issue but as soon as he started talking about this problem it reminded me of this.
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09-21-2007, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by promod1955
Its even worse passing a tractor trailer going the opposite direction. It will blow you around.
Maybe that was what moved the truck around, couldn't tell I had my eyes shut.
Originally Posted by StangAddict
hmmm...turn any good times?
Originally Posted by NVR KNO
^^^^ +1
Slowest ET car there
I was the fastest manual trans car there
Slowest manual trans car there
Fastest 93 octane car
Slowest 93 octane car
Fastest DR car
Slowest DR car
There were 8 other cars there, a funny car along with a another full race car from NY and the rest were from around here.
09-22-2007, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by KONG
Thats what I said before and no one believed me. GM/HighTech had the same problem with a camaro that a high school shop class was modding. They were using 4.10 gears though. This is an old, old issue but as soon as he started talking about this problem it reminded me of this.
09-22-2007, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by I1ULUZ
Maybe that was what moved the truck around, couldn't tell I had my eyes shut.
It's all relative.
Slowest ET car there
I was the fastest manual trans car there
Slowest manual trans car there
Fastest 93 octane car
Slowest 93 octane car
Fastest DR car
Slowest DR car
There were 8 other cars there, a funny car along with a another full race car from NY and the rest were from around here.
It's all relative.
Slowest ET car there
I was the fastest manual trans car there
Slowest manual trans car there
Fastest 93 octane car
Slowest 93 octane car
Fastest DR car
Slowest DR car
There were 8 other cars there, a funny car along with a another full race car from NY and the rest were from around here.
Well, I'm sure whatever you ran is going to make alot of people be silent now. You know who I'm talking about Chris
Congrats on doing it all on pump gas 
09-22-2007, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by StangAddict
Lmao!!!
Atleast you had fun!
Atleast you had fun!
Originally Posted by KONG
Well, I'm sure whatever you ran is going to make alot of people be silent now. You know who I'm talking about Chris Congrats on doing it all on pump gas
Congrats on doing it all on pump gas Less than 10 seconds a couple of times. Took a little while to set the car up right with the shocks, tire pressure and launch RPM.
1.481 1.516
6.473 6.422
108.86 109.57
9.934 9.857
144.94 145.96
It's sad that my best ET was the slowest ET of everyone's best, but I wasn't the slowest MPH
I never thought my car would ever 60 with a 1.481
Had to leave the 18's street wheels/tires up front cause the big brakes, no way to put a skinny on there now. But they do help take the speed off rapidly.
Here's a question, has anyone used the scales at MIR? If so how accurate are they?
09-22-2007, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by I1ULUZ
Less than 10 seconds a couple of times. Took a little while to set the car up right with the shocks, tire pressure and launch RPM.
1.481 1.516
6.473 6.422
108.86 109.57
9.934 9.857
144.94 145.96
It's sad that my best ET was the slowest ET of everyone's best, but I wasn't the slowest MPH
I never thought my car would ever 60 with a 1.481
Had to leave the 18's street wheels/tires up front cause the big brakes, no way to put a skinny on there now. But they do help take the speed off rapidly.
Here's a question, has anyone used the scales at MIR? If so how accurate are they?
1.481 1.516
6.473 6.422
108.86 109.57
9.934 9.857
144.94 145.96
It's sad that my best ET was the slowest ET of everyone's best, but I wasn't the slowest MPH
I never thought my car would ever 60 with a 1.481
Had to leave the 18's street wheels/tires up front cause the big brakes, no way to put a skinny on there now. But they do help take the speed off rapidly.
Here's a question, has anyone used the scales at MIR? If so how accurate are they?
1.48 60ft is sick!!! That car is trapping hard as ****. I'm sure you will get even more out of it with more seat time. That's faster than MightyMouse ever went with a six-speed. Congrats man
You da 
09-22-2007, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by I1ULUZ
Less than 10 seconds a couple of times. Took a little while to set the car up right with the shocks, tire pressure and launch RPM.
1.481 1.516
6.473 6.422
108.86 109.57
9.934 9.857
144.94 145.96
It's sad that my best ET was the slowest ET of everyone's best, but I wasn't the slowest MPH
I never thought my car would ever 60 with a 1.481
1.481 1.516
6.473 6.422
108.86 109.57
9.934 9.857
144.94 145.96
It's sad that my best ET was the slowest ET of everyone's best, but I wasn't the slowest MPH
I never thought my car would ever 60 with a 1.481
09-22-2007, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by KONG
You bringing the vette out 2day????
the car is being a little funny with wanting to start and idle....but if i get stranded in hampton there is always AAA! lol
09-22-2007, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by joe c
Holy freakin crap Chris. And what a 60' time! Congrats!!
Could not have done it without help and good advice from friends like you, RJ, Ford Dr, Twist 2 Go, Jeff (hellva tune on it), JDM, and I few I am sure I am missing. I didn't do it on my own, everyone added something to the pot.
Ford Dr yesterday did all the work and adjustments to get me where I was able to run the time. All I did was grab a few gears while holding the fun pedal down for a 1/2 mile round trip.
Coming out to BPS this evening? If so I have the data log from the 9.8 pass. Interesting to see what is going on while you are driving.
09-22-2007, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by I1ULUZ
Thanks Joe!! It all started that time we had lunch at Hooters, took your advice and this is where the path lead me to.
Coming out to BPS this evening? If so I have the data log from the 9.8 pass. Interesting to see what is going on while you are driving.
09-22-2007, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by I1ULUZ
Less than 10 seconds a couple of times. Took a little while to set the car up right with the shocks, tire pressure and launch RPM.
1.481 1.516
6.473 6.422
108.86 109.57
9.934 9.857
144.94 145.96
It's sad that my best ET was the slowest ET of everyone's best, but I wasn't the slowest MPH
I never thought my car would ever 60 with a 1.481
Had to leave the 18's street wheels/tires up front cause the big brakes, no way to put a skinny on there now. But they do help take the speed off rapidly.
Here's a question, has anyone used the scales at MIR? If so how accurate are they?
1.481 1.516
6.473 6.422
108.86 109.57
9.934 9.857
144.94 145.96
It's sad that my best ET was the slowest ET of everyone's best, but I wasn't the slowest MPH
I never thought my car would ever 60 with a 1.481
Had to leave the 18's street wheels/tires up front cause the big brakes, no way to put a skinny on there now. But they do help take the speed off rapidly.
Here's a question, has anyone used the scales at MIR? If so how accurate are they?
Ive used the scales before at MIR and from what Ive seen they are pretty accurate. My srt weighed in at 3165 w/ and full tank of gas and w/ me in and I weigh 190.... Thats 2975 which they say the Srts weigh 2900. I can remember what it said the Camaro weighed in at, but I remembering it being pretty accurate. A couple of my friends weighed there too and had pretty accurate numbers as well....