My car manned the F*ck Up today! New PB!
09-19-2008 | 07:41 PM
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My car manned the F*ck Up today! New PB! Intro:
First off I want to thank TheChef, with out his parts this would not have happend, as well as his excellent ability to line a car up! Also JLws6 for letting me learn from his car and helping me shave some needed weight to get this thing to liven up!
Past History:
To give you all a quick review of the past.....
Car did a best of 12.8 @ 107.9 with making 326 rwhp. Lid, Stock drive line, untuned 3.42's. Dead clutch (stock)
Many, Many, mods later and making 380ish on Nittos I couldnt better a 13.1 @ 108 w/ a 2.1 60' with all in the sig. Now it has a high rpm drag issue, new Tick Perf. unit shipped today.
Race Weight:
Race weight with me in it is 3950 during both these races.
First off, anyone out there saying that a Camaro and a Trans Am weigh the same doesnt know what the **** they are talkin about. So thats one knock against me and I am not the lightest guy out there. So there is room to improve there. A Similarly modded 02 z28, actually 2 of them, minus drivers are 120 pounds lighter then my car, not to mention I do not have the 12 disk changer NOR SFC's (which are in my bedroom, in a box)
JL and I did some lightening of the car.
!Rear Seat w/ Seat belts (leather)
!Spare tire and Jack
!Carpeting Insulation/Backing
!Trunk Matting (rubber matting)
!Front Sway Bar and brackets
!Heat Sheilds #6
Swapped a Stock LS1 hood for a Fiberglass WS.9 by US exotics
Drained the washer fluid
5 Gallons of Fuel
** I had planned to get the AIR pump out, as well as the side seat but i just didnt have time.
Swapped 4- 2001 WS.6 rims for Convo Pro's 15 X 4 and 15 X 8's on M/T ET drags, w/ tubes, 26" tall. The smallest they make! Thanks CHEF!
I re Weighed the car and with me it was 3720!! I knocked 230 pounds with out doing much. This car is as light as my old LT1 Camaro!
The seats go back in as well as sway bar but for track purpouses, it was worth every minute spent!
Results:
I started and pretty much left the rears @ 16 psi. Fronts were hard. I had Chef guide me in, do a lil spin in the water, come forward, then 2nd gear burnout, powered to the line, while getting in the groove.
I got 4 runs, and I spent the 1st learning to drive on slicks and skinnes. I have NEVER, EVER driven with that wheel set up. It used to be stock tires and drag radials. Also this is the 2nd time ive been there with the car w/ the cam set up.
1st Run
12.5 @ 113.XX w/ a 1.8X 60 foot, I got a lil suprised how the car jumped. I was told a wheel got pulled!!
2nd Run
this was my best!! Pretty much my best 60' EVER and for this car, all new PB's
12.388 @112.08 w/ 1.737 60'
7.959 @ 88.8 for the 1/8th
I have video, it solidly pulled a wheel and left like a monster. No power shifting.
3rd Run
blown, I tried powershifting, no go.
4th Run
just to see if I can do well again.
12.4 @112.5 w 1.747 60'
Pretty much backed up my best.
The air quality was great, for LVD, not much wind.
Other then the Ford GT wrecking out, it was a smooth day!!
Future Plans:
Getting myself that same wheel and tire setup.
Retune the car
Set of adjustible rear shocks
Heavier then stock duty sway bar
Make sure no clutch drag.
Weld in SFC's
Take a lil extra weight out.
Vids and Pics
**The car normally looks amazing, our raceway has a dirt/clay dust ridden driveway and ever car looks like this unless its brought in on an enclosed trailer.
Again I wanted to thanks SubieBill for coming with us, it was great seeing you again, Alex, Derek, Rob, Jay, and everyone else who supported in the effort to go ***** TO THE WALL!!
First off I want to thank TheChef, with out his parts this would not have happend, as well as his excellent ability to line a car up! Also JLws6 for letting me learn from his car and helping me shave some needed weight to get this thing to liven up!
Past History:
To give you all a quick review of the past.....
Car did a best of 12.8 @ 107.9 with making 326 rwhp. Lid, Stock drive line, untuned 3.42's. Dead clutch (stock)
Many, Many, mods later and making 380ish on Nittos I couldnt better a 13.1 @ 108 w/ a 2.1 60' with all in the sig. Now it has a high rpm drag issue, new Tick Perf. unit shipped today.
Race Weight:
Race weight with me in it is 3950 during both these races.
First off, anyone out there saying that a Camaro and a Trans Am weigh the same doesnt know what the **** they are talkin about. So thats one knock against me and I am not the lightest guy out there. So there is room to improve there. A Similarly modded 02 z28, actually 2 of them, minus drivers are 120 pounds lighter then my car, not to mention I do not have the 12 disk changer NOR SFC's (which are in my bedroom, in a box)
JL and I did some lightening of the car.
!Rear Seat w/ Seat belts (leather)
!Spare tire and Jack
!Carpeting Insulation/Backing
!Trunk Matting (rubber matting)
!Front Sway Bar and brackets
!Heat Sheilds #6
Swapped a Stock LS1 hood for a Fiberglass WS.9 by US exotics
Drained the washer fluid
5 Gallons of Fuel
** I had planned to get the AIR pump out, as well as the side seat but i just didnt have time.
Swapped 4- 2001 WS.6 rims for Convo Pro's 15 X 4 and 15 X 8's on M/T ET drags, w/ tubes, 26" tall. The smallest they make! Thanks CHEF!
I re Weighed the car and with me it was 3720!! I knocked 230 pounds with out doing much. This car is as light as my old LT1 Camaro!
The seats go back in as well as sway bar but for track purpouses, it was worth every minute spent!
Results:
I started and pretty much left the rears @ 16 psi. Fronts were hard. I had Chef guide me in, do a lil spin in the water, come forward, then 2nd gear burnout, powered to the line, while getting in the groove.
I got 4 runs, and I spent the 1st learning to drive on slicks and skinnes. I have NEVER, EVER driven with that wheel set up. It used to be stock tires and drag radials. Also this is the 2nd time ive been there with the car w/ the cam set up.
1st Run
12.5 @ 113.XX w/ a 1.8X 60 foot, I got a lil suprised how the car jumped. I was told a wheel got pulled!!
2nd Run
this was my best!! Pretty much my best 60' EVER and for this car, all new PB's
12.388 @112.08 w/ 1.737 60'
7.959 @ 88.8 for the 1/8th
I have video, it solidly pulled a wheel and left like a monster. No power shifting.
3rd Run
blown, I tried powershifting, no go.
4th Run
just to see if I can do well again.
12.4 @112.5 w 1.747 60'
Pretty much backed up my best.
The air quality was great, for LVD, not much wind.
Other then the Ford GT wrecking out, it was a smooth day!!
Future Plans:
Getting myself that same wheel and tire setup.
Retune the car
Set of adjustible rear shocks
Heavier then stock duty sway bar
Make sure no clutch drag.
Weld in SFC's
Take a lil extra weight out.
Vids and Pics
**The car normally looks amazing, our raceway has a dirt/clay dust ridden driveway and ever car looks like this unless its brought in on an enclosed trailer.
Again I wanted to thanks SubieBill for coming with us, it was great seeing you again, Alex, Derek, Rob, Jay, and everyone else who supported in the effort to go ***** TO THE WALL!!
Last edited by BlackScreaminMachine; 09-20-2008 at 06:06 AM.
09-20-2008 | 07:22 AM
#6
That's a great looking car, good to see everything clicked together and nice times.
On a sad note I was really eager to hear the car running down the track with the Corsa, but that damn fart canned drowned out EVERYTHING
-J
On a sad note I was really eager to hear the car running down the track with the Corsa, but that damn fart canned drowned out EVERYTHING
-J
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09-20-2008 | 12:03 PM
#11
Yup, saw it happen. I think one of my buddies got it on video, so I'll keep an eye out for it. He was fine all the way down the track (squirrely a bit but not terrible) and then all of a sudden at the end of the track we saw a bunch of smoke and he nails one wall, then disappears in the smoke, then comes back across the track backwards into the other wall.
That's what happens when some idiot goes to the track with 500+ hp to the wheels on STREET TIRES. Freakin moron.
That's what happens when some idiot goes to the track with 500+ hp to the wheels on STREET TIRES. Freakin moron.
09-20-2008 | 12:16 PM
#12
Yup, saw it happen. I think one of my buddies got it on video, so I'll keep an eye out for it. He was fine all the way down the track (squirrely a bit but not terrible) and then all of a sudden at the end of the track we saw a bunch of smoke and he nails one wall, then disappears in the smoke, then comes back across the track backwards into the other wall.
That's what happens when some idiot goes to the track with 500+ hp to the wheels on STREET TIRES. Freakin moron.
That's what happens when some idiot goes to the track with 500+ hp to the wheels on STREET TIRES. Freakin moron.
09-20-2008 | 05:15 PM
#13
I always miss everything that happens
I would have liked to get a couple more runs then I did, but by the time they got done sweeping that heap off the track it was almost 2 hours later. They were trying to be all nice to that chunk of scrap getting it back on the trailer and whatnot... at that point there was so little left, it wasn't even worth it, it's not like they could have done any more damage then what was already done. Car was in so many pieces it's not even funny.
I would have liked to get a couple more runs then I did, but by the time they got done sweeping that heap off the track it was almost 2 hours later. They were trying to be all nice to that chunk of scrap getting it back on the trailer and whatnot... at that point there was so little left, it wasn't even worth it, it's not like they could have done any more damage then what was already done. Car was in so many pieces it's not even funny.
09-22-2008 | 09:04 AM
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