Ross
10-30-2005, 07:46 PM
Let me thank Wes Chain for getting some of us together at Houston Raceway Park on Sunday night. Wes, me, Sam (Rauder) and Brian (Dead Vic) met and had a great time.
This was my very first time ever racing on a track, and it was a fun and "learning" experience. There is a lot to learn in a short time when you first drive onto a track, and I found out quickly that experience plays a big part in how well you do.
To begin with, my car is running well after the new torque converter install, but I don't have a chip or tune right now, so I'm shifting really slowly. I wasn't sure how the combination of gaining the new TC and losing the chip would affect me, but I was about to find out.
My first run, I started from a dead punch, and I was horrified that I ran 15.3. I thought my car would be faster than that.
My next run I did a power brake at about 2000 RPM's, and ran 14.8. Big improvement, but I still wasn't happy.
I made three more runs, all of them in between the 15.3 and 14.8.
I can tell that the car is shifting very slowly and smoothly, like it did when it was stock, and I don't know how much of an improvement in time a chip or tune would make with crisper shifts. Gotta do something about that, though. Maybe Santa Claus will bring me a tuner. Who knows, after all of this time, I may break down and go for 4.10's, too.
A lot to learn in one night, and a strong desire to get a lot lower in times, but I had a great time with some great guys.
This was my very first time ever racing on a track, and it was a fun and "learning" experience. There is a lot to learn in a short time when you first drive onto a track, and I found out quickly that experience plays a big part in how well you do.
To begin with, my car is running well after the new torque converter install, but I don't have a chip or tune right now, so I'm shifting really slowly. I wasn't sure how the combination of gaining the new TC and losing the chip would affect me, but I was about to find out.
My first run, I started from a dead punch, and I was horrified that I ran 15.3. I thought my car would be faster than that.
My next run I did a power brake at about 2000 RPM's, and ran 14.8. Big improvement, but I still wasn't happy.
I made three more runs, all of them in between the 15.3 and 14.8.
I can tell that the car is shifting very slowly and smoothly, like it did when it was stock, and I don't know how much of an improvement in time a chip or tune would make with crisper shifts. Gotta do something about that, though. Maybe Santa Claus will bring me a tuner. Who knows, after all of this time, I may break down and go for 4.10's, too.
A lot to learn in one night, and a strong desire to get a lot lower in times, but I had a great time with some great guys.