willys srt8

Yeah, I took it easy and stayed in the 8.2-.3 range. Left off idle and rolled into the shifts to try to keep from spinning. I thought they would be closer than that. Only the one was in the 8s. The rest were an embarrassment to the 5.0 community. Friday before last, I was trying the launch control. No buenos. I was an embarrassment the the GM camp. lol

Prototype007

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You're not too far from where I do some scuba training!

I go to Hopkinsville (by Ft. Campbell) at least once a year.

willys srt8

I actually live in Hopkinsville but most people wouldn't know where that was if I said it.

I work on Ft Campbell.

NateLS1Mustang

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Yeah man, everyone's car there is just slow except yours of course.

willys srt8

No. Mine is slow too. Maybe they just don't have the right set up or drive worse than I do. Like I said, something isn't right. There are definitely faster cars that were running. They just weren't 5.0s.

Prototype007

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Small world!

Ever go to Beech Bend?

willys srt8

Nope. I have only run at the crap track in Clarksville. There is supposed to be an event in Paducha on the 23rd of April but IDK the name of the track.

You could look it up on FB. West Ky Streetcar Madness

Prototype007

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I'm not on FB and never been to Paducah.

marc97taws6

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Your track have a horrid DA or what?

willys srt8

I think Bowling Green is closer to me than Paducha. I may have to try to get there if I can get the chance. I do have friends that go there. I just didn't know the name of the track.

willys srt8

IDK the Altitude if the track. I don't even know if it is listed on Dragtimes. I do know there is little to no track prep. It was also pretty cold Friday.

Prototype007

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Beech Bend is a badass track. I always run at least .2 quicker at BG than at London.

Its Stock

Beech Bend is good ****. I'm ready to see how the SCT event is there.

Poppacapp

I can drive my car and know where it makes power.. but I dont know how much drivermods is involved with it being an Auto lol.. I DID practice quite a bit on launching on street tires though.. maybe thats what got me my 12.4-12.6 runs.

Wow.. the modded ones running 8.8s? One thing I do notice is that the manual 5.0 drivers usually lack drivermod. Yhey spin on launch etc

You can check www.airdensityonline.com for your track too. It may be on there. If not, I use an app called Density Altitude. not sure its on the play store anymore if on android.. but you may can find it with google search. It uses gps location and finds the nearest airport to where you are and gets weather data for DA.

My local 1/8th track DA varies.. Last Thursday when I went to do some datalogs, I only managed 7.9s @ 92mph in 2200ft DA. This past Saturday at the 1/4 mile track I was seeing 800-1000ft DA and went 7.7s @ 94. The car is still pulling timing so I have to get that sorted out. Running the timing it should be, I could probably shave another 1.5-2 tenths off.. maybe ankther mph or so.

I have no idea what power it makes..it has never been on a dyno. but race weight it around 3830ish. I have to reweigh with the drag pak...

corysmach1

Poppa 94mph is very good in the 1/8 with very minimal mods

willys srt8

I haven't seen any E85 around here but, then again I can't use it so I'm not really searching. But I'm pretty sure the guys here aren't running it. IDK if that would make that much of a difference.

I'm running street tires so I completely understand the spinning issues. That's why I have been easing it out of the hole and rolling into it on the shifts. Otherwise it just comes unglued. Without a tire, launch control and no-lift shifts aren't going to happen.

Poppacapp

I am happy with it too. The only power mods on the car are the Flex tune with e85, and catback. Still running stock airbox and filter. It does a much better job at keeping the IATs lower in the staging lanes. I am OCD about keeping my IATs below 100 degrees.

Ill see how it does on 93 next trip out there.

Gt4urass

Willly is silly. He'd get smacked up like Fappins.

willys srt8

It hasn't happened yet... But there's always someone faster. Just not any of the 5bros around here.

Poppacapp

8.8 is still way slow though imo. I was running on average 8.20 with just the catback on my car on stock tune(93 octane) with the street tires. my hero 1/8th was 8.05 @ 89.6.

Get you some drag radials on your car and I promise you will enjoy your car 100% more. If you daily drive it i. the rain etc., I would suggest the 555r radials.. not great for laumches but work just as good as street tires in the rain