First time out with the new setup

[NJ346]

Just got in...but I made my goal of 11's and pretty much my goal of trapping 120mph all in the first pass. 11.98@119.4mph. Gotta work on the launch still(no spin, just lots of bog).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfTDlyRb5DM

[HW72]

that's a solid start man, making it into the 11's has to be an awesome feeling. launches can be a pain with a stick car.. there's no doubt that you'll pick up easily two tenths when you find the sweet spot. 119.4 is no joke.

[LS1ow]

i just watched the vid in the other thread. good job man!

[LTb1ow]

I almost had you mannnn.


LOL

[sweetbmxrider]

what rpm you launchin at?

oh and sweet **** btw!

[ib4200]

I almost had you mannnn.


You never had your car!

[LTb1ow]

what rpm you launchin at?

oh and sweet **** btw!

He didn't listen and went all panzy like. 8-)

[baddest434]

nice job vinnie! first pass out and you reach your goal not bad at all 8-)
good luck

[NJ346]

that's a solid start man, making it into the 11's has to be an awesome feeling. .

Yea. That pass I didn't think was going to be an 11 second pass at all. The 60' sucked and matt(LTslow) was pretty far ahead of me because of r/t. That excitement quickly ended when I got to the pits and had to wait another 2 hours to get a pass.

[LTb1ow]

Yea. That pass I didn't think was going to be an 11 second pass at all. The 60' sucked and matt(LTslow) was pretty far ahead of me because of r/t. That excitement quickly ended when I got to the pits and had to wait another 2 hours to get a pass.

Yea sucka!

I should have sprayed and ruined your day. :mrgreen:

[Blackbirdws6]

Did you get any other runs in? Never a bad feeling to hit a goal the first time out.

[NJ346]

Did you get any other runs in? Never a bad feeling to hit a goal the first time out.

I got one other run in. Better 60' and 1/8. I trapped over 1 mph faster in the 1/8th and then missed 4th gear. Would have been a faster pass and I would have solidly trapped 120...maybe even cracked 121. Oh well...next week I should be out there.

[HW72]

I got one other run in. Better 60' and 1/8. I trapped over 1 mph faster in the 1/8th and then missed 4th gear. Would have been a faster pass and I would have solidly trapped 120...maybe even cracked 121. Oh well...next week I should be out there.

word. I hope next week provides more runs with less downtime. I'll probably be there next Sat with a fellow etown bracket racer.

[BigRocsFirebird]

Congrats on the new best pass. sounds good

[sweetbmxrider]

damn 120/121, thats flyin!

[DadsZ28]

Congrats Vin, next week will be even better!:nod:

[JerzLT1]

good runs, now drop the Kmember, put ARP rod bolts in, up the limiter and take the cam where you know it wants to go. i spin my LT1 as high as you

[NJ346]

good runs, now drop the Kmember, put ARP rod bolts in, up the limiter and take the cam where you know it wants to go. i spin my LT1 as high as you

maybe. The hp curve is flat from 5800-6600:nod: Torque starts falling off at a descent rate by 6400. My motor is an 02 and came with the "best" bottom end of the 4th gen ls1 era. People have spun a purely stock bottom end like my car has( 01-02 ls1) to over 7K and they usually hold up. ARP bolts are probably a must with the way I like to drive though. A little more seat time and fix a few little bugs, then ARP bolts and start spraying it.

[NJ Torque]

What kind of tires are those 10.5 QTPs?

[JerzLT1]

how would you know its not flat farther then that? you have the limiter at 6700

[NJ346]

how would you know its not flat farther then that? you have the limiter at 6700

very true, but I'm satisfied with how it's running right now. If I start getting discouraged with the Et's it puts up, then I'll look into it. To trap almost 120 in a pretty much full weight car first time out is good enough for me right now. Btw, on the second run, I took your advice and shifted above what the shift light was set at so I was probably shifting at about 6500, and the mph in the 1/8th went up 1.4 mph to a flat 95 mph. And on the first run my car picked up 27mph on the back stretch, so I think a 121 trap speed is do-able.

[Mike]

damn i wish i was able to get out there

[NJ346]

damn i wish i was able to get out there

I know most of us plan on being there next sunday

[Mike]

ill be in dc next weekend

[69BirdX]

Congrats. I need a cam now! Sundays are a work day for me damn

[98tadriver]

good run dude. youll definately be faster as u run that thing more and more. 6k launch and hold on! as for the hp/tq curve thing, you can definately get away with shifting a above that. the extra rpm will only help carry you into the next gear!

[NJ346]

good run dude. youll definately be faster as u run that thing more and more. 6k launch and hold on! as for the hp/tq curve thing, you can definately get away with shifting a above that. the extra rpm will only help carry you into the next gear!

yea, on the last run I launched at 6K and still bogged. I think I may try running a little more psi in the tires and see if I can get a little more spin out of them. Not sure yet, still got plenty of time to figure out the new setup....probably going with QA1's for next season.

[LTb1ow]

Just ordered new shocks for out back, and gotta adjust rockers this Saturday... then its round two Vinny.

No N20 mistakes this time.

:twisted:

[01blackz28]

Congrats on the new best. I might come down sunday depending on how I run Thursday. Are you running the hoosier radial slick c06 compound? If you're bogging with a 6k launch try raising the tire pressure (whats it at?).