nice what do you run and what are your mods if you dont mind telling me. i just have a rebuilt lt1 about 5-10,000 on her now with a cc306 valve train to go with it and 1.6rr thin body then i have it dyno tuned. so il see what that runs then i have some stock heads but had them worked over and then some 30lbs injectors and some 373 and a 2800-3200 stall then il tune it again and then run it and see if i get any better
Hey man let's see some results!! Sorry I couldn't make it, my car wouldn't stay running. Think I have a fix though so I am going to try and make it out next week.
I think she's down on power...that's why I want to go. Plus I need some seat time. Last time I took a car out to the drags to race, I was 17 and in my 89 350 S-10, so I'm inexperienced to say the least.
Oh well i need to find out how to make it not shift into 2nd on its own. Bc it shifts at 5500 and i need it to go to 6500 at least but it won't let me bc its a safety thing effed that
I was slower when i left it in drive. But it shifts on its own so messed me up. Anddddd i can't get to high of rpms at the start bc my front tires just slide so i get really ****y starts
This is what is happening to me at the start. If I keep it in drive and hit the gas, the tires spin and send it into second gear but when it catches, the rpms are low enough and it will usually kick down to 1st.
When I massage the gas pedal so as not to spin so much, it shifts to second too early (4k rpm or less). Shifting manually allows me to get my first gear power and massage it up to 6k.
Not sure if this is normal with a 3200 stall or if my shift points are just off.
With a stock converter, and street tires, I would pull around the water, spin the tires just to clean them off (no big smokey burnout), and leave off idle, and in drive.
Your goal isn't to lay down a super fast pass, but to be able to run 15.1x as consistently as possible. And go Rounds.
Stage, Launch, and drive the same way every time.
Shifting manually defeats the purpose of having an automatic (consistency) at this level.
Anyone can throw money at a car and make a fast pass. You have to be able to drive it to win rounds.
I first raced a 30 year old 6000 pound station wagon which ran mid 16's, and later got it down to 15.8's.
Got ya. I didnt do any burn outs bc they are street tires but that makes sense maybe il try to come to ur race and have some fun out there and learn some more with you
So on a last minute whim, I headed out to the track last night for my first run with the new setup as the weatherman was wrong about rain (shocking). Didn't text you, Keith cause I didn't want to embarrass myself as it was the first time in a long time.
Bottom line, I need some DRs or Slicks and am leaning toward the slicks. After some searching on this forum, some people have claimed that DRs will spin under sub-perfect track conditions. Barbarossa, you may have a different experience at Sac Raceway.
I'm hoping that if I shed 100lbs and throw some slicks on the car, I might be able to touch the 12's. That's the goal.
That would be amazing! But high 12's would make me pretty happy.
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