Gooberlog
20+ Year Contributor
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- Dec 30, 2002
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Westminster,
Maryland
Caution- 14b drag racing discussion ahead
This was my first time back at the track since November or so. Over the winter some changes i did were, Manual Steering, Intrax 2" drop springs, rear AGXs, front eccentric bolts, Ingals rear upper adj. camber arms (I still haven't done my alignment yet though, which i think could be hurting my 60' times)DSMlink V2, finally put my rear engine polly mount in (only had the side ones in) and put a new headliner back in
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Granted i hadn't been to the track n some time and i was testing out a new suspension and launching at the track for the first time with the 2step on dsmlink, but my 60' times were struggling. Shocks were set at 8 and then down to 6. Tires were around 22 and then down to 20psi. Started with the 2 step set at my normal 5500 rpm launch, but the tach would bounce above that and seemed to be reved really high.
At first i was spinning bad through first gear. So i lowered tire pressures and my 2 step to 5250, then 5000, then 4750, and i was trying to let the clutch out a little slower every time too. Not until i lowered it down to 4500 (which was a great 2step rpm to launch on the street) was i able to hook up and not spin like crazy. But still my best 60' of about 6-7 passes was a half decent 1.75
My first pass i spun bad but kept in it, but i couldn't get in to fourth on my fist try, got it in and then ran a 12.91 @ 109 with a 1.94 60'
The next couple passes i let off since i had trouble spinning and getting it in to gear.
I had a couple passes with 1.8* 60' times that got me 12.7 runs at 110 mph. I was still shifting like i was driving quickly on the street though, since my first few passes i couldn't get it in to second or fourth gear at times. I had one more pass at the end of the day i would have tried one more time to rape that gear box and hope it got in each gear. My slower shifting accounted for a loss of e/t but the 60' times speak for them selves.
My second to last pass of the day i had my best 60' of 1.75 i ran 12.67 @ 109. This was a new best for my laser beating my 12.69 by 0.02
. With the suspension done, some weight out and now the tuning benefits i was hoping for a 12.3 on my first trip back. But my 60's need some work and possibly dialing in my alignment at the shop. As for the car, it was running great at about 19 psi on C-16 leaned out with no nock-up to 2 counts at times though, and timing around 24 but climbing up to 40 at times??? Timing in the mid rpm range was usually between 20-24*. Was pulling good once i got her going off the line. Next trip if i can't get the 60' down i'm going to try launching the old fashion way.
This was my first time back at the track since November or so. Over the winter some changes i did were, Manual Steering, Intrax 2" drop springs, rear AGXs, front eccentric bolts, Ingals rear upper adj. camber arms (I still haven't done my alignment yet though, which i think could be hurting my 60' times)DSMlink V2, finally put my rear engine polly mount in (only had the side ones in) and put a new headliner back in
. Granted i hadn't been to the track n some time and i was testing out a new suspension and launching at the track for the first time with the 2step on dsmlink, but my 60' times were struggling. Shocks were set at 8 and then down to 6. Tires were around 22 and then down to 20psi. Started with the 2 step set at my normal 5500 rpm launch, but the tach would bounce above that and seemed to be reved really high.
At first i was spinning bad through first gear. So i lowered tire pressures and my 2 step to 5250, then 5000, then 4750, and i was trying to let the clutch out a little slower every time too. Not until i lowered it down to 4500 (which was a great 2step rpm to launch on the street) was i able to hook up and not spin like crazy. But still my best 60' of about 6-7 passes was a half decent 1.75
My first pass i spun bad but kept in it, but i couldn't get in to fourth on my fist try, got it in and then ran a 12.91 @ 109 with a 1.94 60'
The next couple passes i let off since i had trouble spinning and getting it in to gear.
I had a couple passes with 1.8* 60' times that got me 12.7 runs at 110 mph. I was still shifting like i was driving quickly on the street though, since my first few passes i couldn't get it in to second or fourth gear at times. I had one more pass at the end of the day i would have tried one more time to rape that gear box and hope it got in each gear. My slower shifting accounted for a loss of e/t but the 60' times speak for them selves.
My second to last pass of the day i had my best 60' of 1.75 i ran 12.67 @ 109. This was a new best for my laser beating my 12.69 by 0.02
. With the suspension done, some weight out and now the tuning benefits i was hoping for a 12.3 on my first trip back. But my 60's need some work and possibly dialing in my alignment at the shop. As for the car, it was running great at about 19 psi on C-16 leaned out with no nock-up to 2 counts at times though, and timing around 24 but climbing up to 40 at times??? Timing in the mid rpm range was usually between 20-24*. Was pulling good once i got her going off the line. Next trip if i can't get the 60' down i'm going to try launching the old fashion way.
