I bought the D-60 out of the site classifieds and the seller had it loaded with 5.13s. I intended to replace 'em with 4.33s, but the guys at the shop talked me to just mounting it up as is… it was all brand new gear, had never been mounted, so WTH… I bolted it up as is, thinking I'd have some fun with 'em and take'em off in short order.

What I didn't know, was that 5.13s are WICKED.

It's one of those rare things which SHOULD come with an Asterisk… and a warning:

"Once you use these, you can't go back!"

 

Except when you have to hit fifth gear at the 1000 ft mark....

 

Try rubbing a bar of soap on the belt when its running. It works surprisingly well.

 

LOL! No question about it… and that is a tough thing to do with a four speed.

But the runnin' over here are short and IF you gotta get it done in a hurry… those mothuhs GET IT DONE QUICK!

 

Or 4th before the 1/8th...

 

Yeah, It's up toward the top of third in the 1/8th.

 

You said 4th in another thread .....

You run that 7.2 with 5.13s?

 

I up shifted to 4th to see how it effected the trap. As I said, it is at the top of third...

Nope. 4:10s bolted up to an eaton locker. Which detonated shortly thereafter.

 

Customer of ours with a 383 LT1, STOCK CNC ported Advanced Induction castings, Advanced Induction ported intake, what I believe is a 238/246 108lsa cam and 11.5:1 compression, 4L60e with a 5000 stall and 4.11's goes 6.90's-7.0's@97-99mph like clock work. 275/60 M/T Drag Radial as well driven to and from the track. 3500lb. car.

I'd be looking into the set-up more for some extra power if it only is trapping 89-90mph on motor.

 

Ahh, the old bar of soap trick...

 

haha YES!!!

 

So your set up is completely changed....

Just making sure that 200 shot is gonna love those 5.13s

 

Yeah, the tune is a mess... It's running heavy rich. Workin' on that now.

 

My set up is exactly as my sig describes it. It's in writing, in plain English.

 

I'm talking from your 7.2 everyone keeps bringing up as if your cars ran that with the new set up

Just making sure

 

I know what you're talking about.

What you're talking about, is conflating two issues... this in hopes of equating my old build, having been changed to my new build, all of which happened LONG before you sidled in here and smack talked yourself into this race... After which; despite having stated, in no uncertain terms that my car was pig slow... You dramatically upgraded your setup... Significantly increasing your cars horsepower.

The point in referencing the old build is simply to note how silly you were when you went SO far beyond the bounds of good taste to denigrate the current setup's posted times and general performance.

Now, I say that because NO ONE... Has said ANYTHING that could reasonably be inferred as an implication, that this build has run 7.2s.

So... Well, you see how it is.

I am still unsure why you took that tact... Beyond a defect in character. But as far as I'm concerned we have our own speed...

BUT! With regard character, which as a young'ne, such is under development... the only mitigating factor is you have stood up, claimed your words and accepted the race in taking responsibility for 'em. Which is after all, that which sustains one right to speak freely.

So... You show promise and may very well come out of this better than ya went into it.

 

I still find it comical you think I went out and got these "upgraded" parts just for this race

And now you're upset I'm bringing my set up I've had planned for a month now all the threads are excess able go find them

 

Enough with the pedantic point that your were in the process of upgrading.

Fine... I hereby stipulate for all time that you have made it clear that you were in the process of upgrading. Super!

That in no way changes the fact that you came in here... Relentlessly dogged THE PERFORMANCE OF A CAR THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING.

Which now leaves you set up to race that car... While you're in the process of upgrading.

Which falls under sweet irony... I adore the sweeter ironies, so brother... As I've told you many times, I'm good with the whole thang.

 

*suspense builds*

 

You got a lot more things to figure out than me in a month

Better get to gettin!