Fun at the track!

[blackhueys]

My baby was glad to come back home and gave me a 13.61 at 103 mph at the track later that night. Here is a link to the you tube video of my run, enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSKOL9NVdss

[Paul T. Casey]

Nicely done!!!

[Ms. Denmark]

She looks great!!;)

[LANDY]

looking good, now get some good tires and you will be in the 12's for sure

[blackhueys]

Yep thats next. going back to alt auto on moday for 4.10 gears. then when I get back home going to send 2 of my spare rims of to be widened. anybody here have there rims widened do you have the specs? the guys at trilogy suggested this place as that was who the used saw the work looked good not sure how to fill out the spec sheet the want though.
http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/

[ImpalaSlayer]

Yep thats next. going back to alt auto on moday for 4.10 gears. then when I get back home going to send 2 of my spare rims of to be widened. anybody here have there rims widened do you have the specs? the guys at trilogy suggested this place as that was who the used saw the work looked good not sure how to fill out the spec sheet the want though.
http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/

those are the guys you want to do it for you. i think most guys add 1.5 inches.

[jflave]

Give them a call, tell them it's for your MM, they know what to do. :)

[musclemerc]

Somethings missing here. You should be in the low 12's with a SC, that was a high 13. It did'nt seem like you lost traction, what were the ambient temps? What do you have for a rear gear, tire, and control arms? Did you preload the TC?

[blackhueys]

it was about 88 degrees out plus the fact I never really let the car cool down between runs. I have metco bars and watts bars. it would spin for about 40 50 feet till it really hooked up. tried lite burn out, no burn out and a really good burn out. kept the O/D off of course. got stock 3.55 gears right now going 4.10 monday. if by preload you mean get to the line stage and double foot the pedals left foot brake right foot about 1/3 throttle. I think I was staging early always forget to roll past the light then back up to stage can pick up a couple of inches that way plus helps with reaction times if i remember right? running goodyear f-1s and no I did not lower the psi why would I? I sure am not going to run 15 20 psi on the street and this is what I want to see what my car can do in normal street able trim. I am sure it might have helped but again I want to go down the track with my car running like it does on the street did have about 60 or so pounds of crap in the trunk as well. Pretty sure if I got all of my junk in the trunk out and staged a bit different work on my reaction times it would be better yes? no? open to learn new things teach me.

[LANDY]

i agree with you, but your reaction time has nothing to do with your 1320 time.
what were your 60' foot?
were you hamering it all the way as soon green came on?
how many feet above sea level is the track?

[musclemerc]

Well with the 4:10's it will spin more, you might want to rethink that one. 40~50 ft with Metco's, a watts, and F1's????
Your car is well equipped! Other's will chime in but I think you need some help with the stall.

[blackhueys]

lideo says to stick with stock T/C. Pedal to the metal till the end of run. as I stated above I am going to be getting widened rims to help with traction. elevation not sure about that. it is the track up near Sparta Ont Canada about 10 miles? from STAP. I did notice about a 1/4 to 1/3 down the track it would really start to take off as can be seen in the vid you can also here my tires squealing on take off and chirping into second gear. again i did have alot of stuff in my trunk rethinking it closer to maybe 100 plus pounds as I forgot the stereo gear I have back there and tools was not about to go on a long trip with no spare parts and my tools. when I get back home I can drop all that stuff and drive up brainerd international raceway (BRI) and do some practicing on take off and try other things out after i guess I buy a helmet man that track is weird they say ya need a helmet Las vegas never needed one LA county nope but there with STREET CARS (ya right!) you need one oh well wonder if my old army helmet would work? lol It is the rules so I can understand just odd. course where I just ran the tech inspections was giving your address to the tech guy that was it wow that surprised me no underhood look no under car or trunk look I could have a set of shoe strings holding my car together and they would never know till someones dead and the cars all over the track and up in the stands. I always remind my self that not everyone who goes to the track actually has a clue to what they are doing. I saw a supposed street car at vegas lose his front tire right at take off went up and into the stands found out later he had some cool lug nuts that where not the right thread but fit good enough well see above it didnt work out. If it was up to me a STREET test and tune night should start with the cars wanting to run doing like a 45 mile road trip first then a 10 or 15 minute idle period if the car makes it then it is a street car just cause it has plates DOES NOT make it a street car just my opinion hope no one is offened just get mad when i go to some tracks for a street night and get there pay 20 or so bucks to get in and then pass a car with full cage slicks wheel bar running straight alcohol then see the #$%^& run like a 6 second pass wow really fully street legal huh? BS Again not trying to be an ass and make anyone mad. just my feelings