Congrats Kurt. 
Took "Casper" out again with trans trouble...
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Took "Casper" out again with trans trouble... When we got the car running today at 131 dragway we realized we had no 3rd gear, so we did some launch testing with the tighter converter.
First try: Used a .060 jet in a plate system on top of the intake to "get it up on the brake". When the brake came off we had 13psi on a 5000rpm two step and it lugged the engine and bogged.
Second try we re-wired the nitrous system to stay on down the track and raised the two step to 5500rpm. Car still bogged, seems our wiring was messed up somewhere in the system.
Last try we fixed nitrous wiring and raised two step to 6000rpm. This was best run, made it too the 1/8 mile at 8900rpm(32psi) in 2nd gear then coasted thru the lights at the 1/4. Slip looked like this.
60 ft 1.1170
330 ft 3.0867
1/8 et 4.6268
1/8 mph 161.29 then coasted
1/4 et 7.4399
1/4 mph 150.49
This eclipses the Australians 7.47 run by just a tiny bit, so the quickest LS powered car is back in the USA for now.
We think a low 7.1X or high 7.0X is sure to come with all 3 gears.
Kurt
First try: Used a .060 jet in a plate system on top of the intake to "get it up on the brake". When the brake came off we had 13psi on a 5000rpm two step and it lugged the engine and bogged.
Second try we re-wired the nitrous system to stay on down the track and raised the two step to 5500rpm. Car still bogged, seems our wiring was messed up somewhere in the system.
Last try we fixed nitrous wiring and raised two step to 6000rpm. This was best run, made it too the 1/8 mile at 8900rpm(32psi) in 2nd gear then coasted thru the lights at the 1/4. Slip looked like this.
60 ft 1.1170
330 ft 3.0867
1/8 et 4.6268
1/8 mph 161.29 then coasted
1/4 et 7.4399
1/4 mph 150.49
This eclipses the Australians 7.47 run by just a tiny bit, so the quickest LS powered car is back in the USA for now.
We think a low 7.1X or high 7.0X is sure to come with all 3 gears.
Kurt
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We think its between 2850 and 3000 raceweight. I will try and scale it with all the liquids in it soon.
Kurt
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Originally Posted by XLR8NSS
Holy Crap, that is awesome!!! 
What does that car weigh Kurt?
What does that car weigh Kurt?
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Im confused, You say that you ran a 7.4399 and that jsut beats the austrailians 7.47 yet you only did the 1/8 mile and coasted the rest of the way. Wouldnt that mean that you will run low 6's when you are on teh gas the whole length of the track? Maybe there is something that i am missing. It doesnt seem that you are putting the 7.4399 as a projected ET as you pu teh MPH lower then the 1/8th mph meaning that that is what you ran. lol confusing to me and prolly to you lol. GJ man
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4.62 @ 161 in the 1/8.....at US131. lol
How the hell did you guys get that kind of hook there!? Their track prep is ****. Was this a private rental?
Wish I had known you guys were going to be there, I'd have come and watched.
How the hell did you guys get that kind of hook there!? Their track prep is ****. Was this a private rental?
Wish I had known you guys were going to be there, I'd have come and watched.
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Originally Posted by Kev@WheeltoWheel
BAD *** so ahhhhh whens the tranny going to be fixed and we can see the US be the first in the 6's?????
First CONGRATS that is absolutely flyin.
Second who is the nut job standing oh about 3 feet from the side of the car? Wow he is BRAVE.
Last looked like a track rental to me. Car left hard but didnt look like it was "working to hard"
Second who is the nut job standing oh about 3 feet from the side of the car? Wow he is BRAVE.
Last looked like a track rental to me. Car left hard but didnt look like it was "working to hard"