Thanks man, its at a much lower altitude and Ill make runs at night in the 60 degree weather vs. 95+, so should be good as long as the prep is good.

 

My buddy ran his FBO 335 on E85 there. At Irwindale he ran an 8.3 sec. 1/8 mile at 85mph. At Fontana he ran an 8.7 @ 83. Huge difference primarily due to not traveling uphill or at altitude. I may go if I get my exhaust situated in time.

 

Thats good to hear, they need to build a 1/4 mile track at sea level in socal.

 

Agreed. If only Irwindale was 1/4 mile, it would never be taken down.

 

Anyone know how the prep at Irwindale is compared to street legal drags at Fontana?

 

Phenomenal. More or less like Test & Tune day at Fontana, which I might add is considerably more expensive.

 

I made it out to Irwindale last night and gained a lot of time. Ran a 8.12 @ 88 mph with a 1800ft DA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UJ3...ature=youtu.be

 

Nice man! Congrats!

 

Thanks, I knew the car had more in it. The only change that was made was the K&N FIPK was replaced with the stock airbox.

 

Congrats. Car definitely has the mph. Dang you launched at 5k rpms.

 

Ya, the car has a 9" rear and I just bought a steel aftermarket driveshaft so it should handle it hopefully. I need a stickier tire so I can do a even more aggressive launch.

 

Well I'm impressed. What was your 1/8 at Fontana and mph. I'm seeing others have a disparity of 2-3 tenths of a sec. and 2 mph, and am curious if your results are the same?

 

I ran about a 8.6 @ Fontana, will have to check the time slip to be sure, but it was a lot slower. Im beginning to think that going back to ram air had a huge difference.

 

My next mods are going to be long tubes, battery relocation, and a 15" wheel setup with 26x10.5 ET Drags to get the 60' down, hopefully it will run a 7.7 or so with those mods, especially in the colder winter air.

 

Well I just ran at Irwindale, and in negative density altitude. I was expecting a higher mph. First gear went well, as on street tires I was cutting a 2.1 sec. 60'. Once I hit second gear though, everything went downhill. Second was basically useless. It never grabbed on the 3 passes that I made. Interestingly I even spun 3rd on my first run. That's something I can't even do on the street. My best pass was a 8.8 @ 86 mph. I'm positive I'd tap a lot higher if I had grip, but I think they only prepped the first 100 feet of the track.