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- Dec 17, 2004
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East Hampton,
Connecticut
Meh, I hesitate to post this up because of the crappy time (and the way I did it), but figured i'd share a little for the 420a crowd.
Last minute chance to get out of my job and go to a rental at our local track (LVD). Cold as witches titties and no sun. Still got a little hook but lots of track wet downs (pet peeve; guys if you go to the track ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A TRACK CAR put water in your cooling system. It works better than coolant and it doesn't shut down the track for an hour each time you blow a hose /end peeve). Maybe 2 1/2 hours of actual racing time.
Worked up to full race because of the cold. Second run (first lost intercooler t-bolt), warm up drive train 14.6. Third run, warm up drivetrain again (coolant on track) 13.1. Fourth run hit it a little harder 12.6. Fifth run, change shift points to stay in boost 11.4 @ 119.62 (with a 1.845 launch).
BUT, I stoopidly forgot to hit my switch to turn the water to air intercooler on. So I basically went down the track with no "intercooling" on a BW366 @29lbs. Not the best of ideas.
Just before the end of the track, I had an explosion of water and steam come up out of my hood vent. Lost the upper radiator hose. Figured I popped the HG because I didn't hit the switch, but when I got home I checked it out and it seems like the clamp just broke.
Eh, crib notes I was stupid and tried to blow up my car. Car as it sits is good for 10's, if only the driver would do it!! Dummy
MB
Last minute chance to get out of my job and go to a rental at our local track (LVD). Cold as witches titties and no sun. Still got a little hook but lots of track wet downs (pet peeve; guys if you go to the track ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A TRACK CAR put water in your cooling system. It works better than coolant and it doesn't shut down the track for an hour each time you blow a hose /end peeve). Maybe 2 1/2 hours of actual racing time.
Worked up to full race because of the cold. Second run (first lost intercooler t-bolt), warm up drive train 14.6. Third run, warm up drivetrain again (coolant on track) 13.1. Fourth run hit it a little harder 12.6. Fifth run, change shift points to stay in boost 11.4 @ 119.62 (with a 1.845 launch).
BUT, I stoopidly forgot to hit my switch to turn the water to air intercooler on. So I basically went down the track with no "intercooling" on a BW366 @29lbs. Not the best of ideas.
Just before the end of the track, I had an explosion of water and steam come up out of my hood vent. Lost the upper radiator hose. Figured I popped the HG because I didn't hit the switch, but when I got home I checked it out and it seems like the clamp just broke.
Eh, crib notes I was stupid and tried to blow up my car. Car as it sits is good for 10's, if only the driver would do it!! Dummy
MB
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