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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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I made it back to the track last night. Last time I went I had a shifting issue that I got fixed along with some other updates on my tune. Track prep was terrible so I spun every run. Even the slick cars were spinning pretty bad.

The best run of the night.
.0231---RT
1.7183---60 FT
4.9799---330 FT
7.7699---1/8 ET
87.43---1/8 MPH
10.2001---1000 ET
12.2492---1/4 ET
110.65---1/4 MPH
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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nice runs dude! I feel like your my tci 3500 brother

I went to the track tonight, track prep sucked hard core, last time i barely spun, this time all i did was spin! 13.94 @ 98.77
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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congrats

little traction and tweaking looks like an 11 sec combo
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:24 AM
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Thanks guys. I'm going back every week until I get in the 11's. Track prep 2 weeks ago was great and this last time was terrible. Hopefully this is a pattern and next week is good again. 2 weeks ago I was cutting a 1.6 60'.
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What heads? Its trapping pretty low
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:29 AM
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by gregrob
What heads? Its trapping pretty low
Ported stock heads. I thought it was kinda low too but my et is close to where it should be so I'm not too worried.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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What is the elevation of the track?
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Congrats on the new best!

It does seem to be trapping low, IMO. How far are you twisting that motor? Do you have any weight reduction? I would also be willing to bet that TCI converter is slipping some. I know mine was... both times it was replaced/repaired by TCI.

I run the same cam in a 355 with stock heads, injectors, TB, TQ arm and LCA's. My best is in my sig. I expect to go .40/.50's with more suspension, good air and a better tune. I'm also running a mail order by Brain @ pcmforless.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SS RRR
What is the elevation of the track?
Not sure. It was at Pittsburgh Raceway Park. It might say on their site.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Matts94Z28
Congrats on the new best!

It does seem to be trapping low, IMO. How far are you twisting that motor? Do you have any weight reduction? I would also be willing to bet that TCI converter is slipping some. I know mine was... both times it was replaced/repaired by TCI.

I run the same cam in a 355 with stock heads, injectors, TB, TQ arm and LCA's. My best is in my sig. I expect to go .40/.50's with more suspension, good air and a better tune. I'm also running a mail order by Brain @ pcmforless.
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I believe it's shifting at 6700 or 6800. I have no weight reduction other than not having a spare tire. I don't believe in weight reduction unless it's a full blown drag car and I still daily drive mine. The converter is my guess on the low trap speed but mph means nothing. Mph will change depending on weight, gear ratio, type and size of converter, traction, ect. I'm looking into other brand converters for when I build my spare tranny next year.
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http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...2010&time=7:50 PM

You can use this as a good estimate. At 7:50 the elevation was at 1650. Just input your info and that will give you an idea of what you should run in near perfect weather conditions at sea level.
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http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...2010&time=7:50 PM

You can use this as a good estimate. At 7:50 the elevation was at 1650. Just input your info and that will give you an idea of what you should run in near perfect weather conditions at sea level.
It's funny that you picked 7:50. This run was at 7:40. lol. Good guess.

It's saying I would have run a 12.1 @ 111. Not much better.
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Originally Posted by Slowmaro95Z28
Ported stock heads. I thought it was kinda low too but my et is close to where it should be so I'm not too worried.
A heads/cam lt1 that hooks should be running mid-low 11's. You're running about what an average cam only stalled auto lt1 would run. So yeah you are definitely missing quite a bit power somewhere.
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A heads/cam lt1 that hooks should be running mid-low 11's. You're running about what an average cam only stalled auto lt1 would run. So yeah you are definitely missing quite a bit power somewhere.
I was spinning a lot on my launches. Track prep was pretty bad. With that being said I feel I should be faster but there are also a lot of 383 cars on here that are running high 12's. I'm going to try a few more things and see where it all puts me. I'll be back at the track Thursday to see if anything works. Any ideas that may help are welcome.
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Originally Posted by Slowmaro95Z28
I was spinning a lot on my launches. Track prep was pretty bad. With that being said I feel I should be faster but there are also a lot of 383 cars on here that are running high 12's. I'm going to try a few more things and see where it all puts me. I'll be back at the track Thursday to see if anything works. Any ideas that may help are welcome.
Throw it on a dyno. Judging by your trap you have 50-75rwhp missing somewhere.
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The tune could be holding you back some, mail orders get more unreliable the more modded you get
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WHO PORTED THE HEADS?

"Stock ported" tells us nothing.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
Throw it on a dyno. Judging by your trap you have 50-75rwhp missing somewhere.
My car isn't going to see the dyno until next year. I've spent too much this year already. I don't know about 50 - 75 hp missing. That almost made me fall out of my chair laughing. Even if my tune was off pretty bad the most I can see gaining out of a dyno tune is 20 - 25 hp.

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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by gregrob
WHO PORTED THE HEADS?

"Stock ported" tells us nothing.
They were ported by a local shop that is not a sponsor. I've learned the hard way how serious things can get if you mention a non-sponsor on here. I don't see how it would matter who ported them anyway. What is done to them is what matters. The heads were gasket matched along with the intake and lightly ported. Nothing special.
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