Going to the track for the first time this year.

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Going to the track for the first time this year.

May 04, 2007, 05:37:41 PM

First time for the bird ever being down the 1320 too. Hoping for at least a low 14 and still making it home under its own power.

I know the bearings are starting to rattle, but I pounded my white stang with a weak bottom end and it never broke so this one should be the same.:hick: I will just keep the shift points at 5,500rpm and hope for the best.

lets see who can guess closest to the time it will run, and I will update when I get back tonight.

I am guessing a 14.2 @ 99mph

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #1 – May 04, 2007, 08:52:03 PM

Dam ron you blew the bottom end already????
You just put that thing in there not long ago.

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #2 – May 04, 2007, 11:05:45 PM

haven't blown it yet, but yeah it was a weak motor to begin with Had 240kms on it when I dropped it in. still runs great though, and doesn't use any fluid.

there is one problem I am having though, it seems to fall on its face when you stand on the gas. almost actuing like it is starving for fuel.

Managed a best of 14.79 @ 93mph, which was my first pass of the night. on the second run I hit something on the track and blew a tire. got four runs in, and only lost once. plus I drove home, so that is a good start. once I figure out this problem I know it will run a 14.0 or better. got some cool videos of the runs from the back seat too.

Here is all the runs:
R/T....... .450.......... .196............ .409............ .456
60'....... 2.212......... 2.394......... 2.285........... 2.357
330...... 6.200......... 6.447......... 6.000........... 6.432
1/8....... 9.530.......... 9.918......... 9.614.......... 9.882
MPH...... 74.60.......... 70.21......... 72.61........... 70.57
1000'.... 12.368......... 12.827........ 12.453.......... 12.793
1/4....... 14.794....... 15.304......... 14.878.......... 15.260
MPH...... 92.98......... 91.08......... 93.02.......... 91.47

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #3 – May 04, 2007, 11:48:59 PM

I think you're being a little optimistic with what you think it will run...a 14.2@99??? I could have told you that it would have been mid-14's at best...and once you find your problem, I still say it runs mid-14's. I had a similar problem at one point but only came on at 4k rpm like a real nasty miss.....plugs, wires, cap+rotor, coil didn't fix it....strangely enough an MSD coil remedied the problem...shortly after my fuel pump failed and when I pulled it out, the strainer(aka-sock) was laying at the bottom of the tank....I'm assuming that was the problem...possibly causing a lean miss at higher rpm...since a lean mixture takes more voltage to fire, I'm thinking that's why the MSD coil "fixed"(read: band-aided) the problem.

BTW, what gears do you have in the car?

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #4 – May 05, 2007, 02:22:03 PM

I think I might drop the tank (again) tomorrow and check the sock. As for what it'll run, we'll see. I know it is faster then my stang and it ran 14.3's.

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #5 – May 05, 2007, 04:10:10 PM

Nice what tires were you running size?

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #6 – May 05, 2007, 09:14:19 PM

Added you to the Top 25 List :D

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #7 – May 05, 2007, 10:14:45 PM

Thanks Aerobird.

For the first two runs I was running 225/60/15's, then after a tire blew during the second run, (hit something at the end of the track) I switched back to the stock 215/70/14's.

This was against a brand new Jetta, with a fart cannon.:flip:

Going to the track for the first time this year.

Reply #8 – May 06, 2007, 12:15:07 AM

Even my truck could beat him! :hick:

Work on them reaction times son! Nearly a half second, you are SLEEPING.