Re: FINALLY....................
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Re: FINALLY....................
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Looks like T&T are Thursdays. Dom, hope you get that new best, be safe.
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Re: FINALLY....................
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Everybody says go early and make passes, before the radial tires mess up the starting line, I've never been there myself, good luck on the new best!
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Re: FINALLY....................
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I`m just going to do a few 60 ft hits, then 330`s then let er rip but would at least like the cool night air........How`s the tuning going for ya, noticed you didn't make the drag weekend deal...........
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Last I saw at Irwindale showed a high of 76 and a low of 57 so the evenings really come around down there. Good luck Al...........
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Thankxxx for the chart and if we get below 1000 feet we are overjoyed out here.............
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Thankxxx............Been a long time comin and am hoping for a 6.10 which may be a stretch but go big or go home right.............
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Only goin 1/8th this time and went 6.20 @ 111.7 w/a 1.46 60 2 years ago in the heat..........
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Re: FINALLY....................
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Growing up my home track was Atco...regularly sea level DA or below...definitely produced some hero numbers there.
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Re: FINALLY....................
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That is why you are taking the baby steps out of the hole and seeing how it behaves leading up to an all out charge on the 1/4. Just make it a habit to go under and above to point check stuff.
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IF I go 6.10 I`ll freak but anything under that would be amazing for sure at least in my mind.............
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6.02 is my guess, 5.99 by nights end I highly doubt it but DAYUUM if it does I`ll be for a couple of dayzz...........
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Re: FINALLY....................
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Since you still have not hit that 9.59 in the quarter i estimated years ago,im going to say that you will do a 6.09 this time at the track,have fun and keep the shiny side up:)
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I really think my original 3200+ lb 9.79 would of been a 69 based on the super lean carb at wfo and other issues but we`ll never know. Again, this roller motor has never seen a slick so that alone MAY help and my friend went 1.24 on these compared to a 1.34 on QTP`s so who knows but now I need to run well just so I don`t let you guys down..........
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Re: FINALLY....................
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What rear-end gear did you end up going with?
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Stayed w/4.10`s but now have a shorter 28" tire............
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Stayed w/4.10`s but now have a shorter 28" tire............ That's what I thought but wasn't sure. That should work out very nice for you and I hope all goes well for you. We are in a weekend rain pattern around here lately and it's getting old real fast. Goodluck, be safe, have fun, and go fast.
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Thankxxxx................been raining at this track damn near every week I was able to go so tomorrow looks promising w/no rain in sight but maybe a bit of fog in the evening when I plan to let it all hang out........
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Re: FINALLY....................
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6.05 then the rear ends gonna blow,,,LOl just kidding Have someone video tape the run!!
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At 3200+ lbs. it went 6.21 in the 1/8th on my 9.79 pass. Now maybe I didn't make myself clear but my 6.20 111.7 in the summer heat 2 years ago was w/the car lighter and w/out the 2nd battery I ran on my 9.79 but not the shock change to a more vertical position.........
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Re: FINALLY....................
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My experience with the Shocks got way more aggressive straight up and down..
In the 8s N/A.with Brett miller W8's 5.07 at 133 at 2700lb
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I was three or four clicks Less to get the car to plant the tire after relocating the shocks.. and everybody should keep in mind this is basically a no prep test and tune street legal truck.. they put VHT on it one time at 4:30 in the afternoon. And that's it
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I`ll keep that in mind...........thankxxx
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... they put VHT on it one time at 4:30 in the afternoon. And that's it OUCH..... so much for my dreams of running that lil strip some Thursday night.
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So is it 11:00 PST yet? The suspense is killing us EST guys?! He lost his brakes so its a no go for tonight Brakes are for quitters! LOL Ray
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He lost his brakes so its a no go for tonight [/quote] Brakes are for quitters! LOL I lost my brakes once..thank GOD it was on a 1/8 mile pass but even then I rolled the last turn off at about 30 MPH and ran off into the weeds... there were people on the return road that thought I was some A$$ hole being STUPID.. they had a few words to say..until I told them... sorry.. lost my brakes.. that was the only time that I didnt pull the safety pin on my chute... I hit the chute lever and NOTHING... but that was a scary ride for a bit.. I was racing a young lady in the other lane and when I started going back and forth to scrub off speed she figured there was a problem and she got out of my way and I used both lanes to scrub off speed.. thanks to her for getting out of the way... I was doing over 120 when I hit the brakes for the first time Ray [/quote]
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P-body. Smart move. We often talk, yack and complain on many boards about why people do not pull over to the wall when things break and or leak, but no one talks about the Amen corner tactics to do when some thing goes wrong. That in itself would be a good productive thread.
Thanks for sharing because I never thought about scrubbing off speed by zig zagging and of course when permitting within reason. You were lucky to have a savvy Gal next to you. I only have lifted when my car has gotten drunk and nothing more.
I'm one of those, "lift now and give your self a gift" LOL... I tried to make that track as long as possible before I hit that last turn off.. and it was a TIGHT 180 turn... yes she was a savvy lady(and good looking)..I went and thanked her after I got back to my pit spot... she said she didnt understand why I was going back and forth but she figured she would get the hell out of the way... when I told what happened she understood why I was zig-zagging
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Better to see, plan and prevent the Whoa, then to concentrate too much on the go-a.
Glad he caught the brake issue before the catch net caught him.
I tend to remember, that as these things go fast and faster, so does Murphy's Law on your perimeter. This 1/8 th mile track is in a shared parking lot w/a NASCAR track and has a very short shut down w/no grass but a concrete barrier so if you cant stop your car is junk. Next time I post will be AFTER I get back not a before post and hopefully SOON if not, then at the end of the year after the heat spell. Sixpackgut and I were talking last night about how Eddy(Elvis)Miller kept posting on here about getting his 7-second pass at Drag Week and that it took 3 years to finally happen so hey, I`ve still got almost a year.............
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Re: FINALLY....................
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The track was freshly scraped lot of guys got a new best unfortunately. You couldn't have made it next week should be outstanding as well
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The track was freshly scraped lot of guys got a new best unfortunately. You couldn't have made it next week should be outstanding as well DAMN, That`s not what I wanted to hear but promising for next week at least...........
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Mum is the word....for now.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Dom, We're standing by for your report. Waiting on new ft. calipers then road test then track this thursday..............Damn, I just jinxed it........
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