What a great day! Jenny got to race for the first time in her life. She made 3 passes (this is her 3rd). She was screaming all the way down the track. Don't believe that slowed her down though. What great fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2elSRhtF0Bg

I just updated this after out 3rd time racing it. Vid.s and pictures. Look below

 

 

I think this made my day. Awesome to see your wife whooping some ***!

 

LOL nice

 

The other guy needs more than a posi - she tree'd his butt good...

Surprised the passenger window is open. We have to have windows closed, or run a net.

 

Is that in case your arm flings out the window if you crash?

 

That, and to keep things from coming into the car.

 

Sounds like she had some serious fun man....you might have created a monster lol.

 

Awesome to see it's not my *** she's whooping

 

You may be right but I can deal with a monster that wants me to make my car faster.

 

and to protect bystanders ears from her piercing screams!

 

He needs posi, reactions, and about a 250 shot of nitrous to stand a chance once the wife is rolling on slicks.
As far as the passenger window goes... I think she had both windows down. She did for her first run for sure. This was her 3rd run so she knew better because I mentioned it to her. The track officials never said a word. Must be nice to be pretty.

 

My wife ain't ever driving my car.

 

Sharing has its rewards Brother.

 

^^ Truth. Now a manual with a hard hitting clutch....not so much lol

 

no comment.

 

FWIW, last year our local "Stick Shift" class champion was a she...

 

and that makes sense.

 

Actually, I've just got too much car for my wife's skill level. She would panic and crash. Glad you two can share the fun.

 

dont forget courtney and ashley force. they seem to drive clutch just fine

 

We had a great day at the track. Dad barely pulled a wheel (Hey, it counts!), Jenny did a NHRA style burnout, Dad lit em up real good too, and all of us were running mid to high 11's. Dad went 11.64 and 11.63 back to back. Check it out.

 

a few more, of Ashley Force's future replacement
1. That's my girl.
2. I have no clue why she looks like she's carrying 2 cases.
3. Yes, she is laughing big time as she launches the car! I race like I'm mad but she does it like she's on a roller coaster. Gotta love her.

 

Awesome runs all around.Whats really cool is 1 car made a fun family outing.Can also create some competitive runs since you all use it.Test to see who can knock the best times out of the bird.

 

Thanks for sharing the videos. Car is looking good and running good.

A change of torque converter would make that car explode off the line. I think if you listen real careful the car is saying it wants one for Christmas.

 

awesome story bro! my family also races together...can't get the wife or my mom in a car though. my mom daily drives an 84 firebird se, and my wife is helping me build her a 71 chevelle, but still can't quite get her in the car down the track.

 

Thanks and I agree. We compete. Dad's got the lead with his 11.63, then my 11.73 and my wife is just behind me with an 11.75

 

It's funny you should say that because we've decided on a 4,200 or 4,400 stall, 90/10 Qa1's to replace out 70/30's, and a S60 rearend with 3.73's to replace the stock 9 bolt with 3.90's. Saturday it was crossing the line at 6,700 rpm and I think the change of converter will put us near the limiter with 3.90's. Peak hp was made at 6,400. Might as well throw on a fast 90 or 92 while we're at it. Merry Christmas to my wife

 

show her this thread for inspiration.

 

An S60 is pretty heavy, bulky, inefficient, and expensive. You'd be hard pressed to need anything more than a 12 bolt or Ford 9" axle.

The drag shocks are going to really change the characteristics of handling (negatively) more than any other change you can make. It's not going to be a nice handling car any longer. I'd do everything else first and see what you think before putting drag shocks on it.

 

Thanks for the advice. I will definitely consider that, especially since putting a bigger stall in and skinnies up front should be plenty enough to get the front end to lift plenty far enough. As far as the S60 opinion...I wonder why my mechanic recommends it so highly. He's been building cars for 25 years or more and specializes in F bodies (very fast F bodies). Anybody else have input?

 

S60 is just the latest craze. Kind of like 40" tires on trucks. Whatever did people do before that?

 

nice

 

and kinda like LSx swaps? Seems like there must be some good and some bad. Just wondering what they are, specifically.

 

thanks neeb_usmc

 

Over designing isn't always useful. It's one of those things you buy if you make gobs and gobs of power and you need it. I'm not a person that's a good example of how to make every dollar count, but even I think the S60 is throwing away money.

 

I'm trying not to throw money away. I put the 9 bolt back together with 3.90 gears and a rebuilt carrier with all new parts. 250 miles later and 1 trip to the track and she's howling on decel. That was 1,500 bucks down the drain.
That's from getting hit by only a 3,200 stall and on drag radials. When I do the rear-end she is also getting a Fast 90 combo and re-stalled to 4,200 or 4,400. I only want to pay for 1 more rear-end and it's my understanding the S60 is only a few pounds more than a 9 inch and easier to spin.
Another consideration is that a supercharger may find it's way under the hood in the near future.
If a typical 9 inch is stronger then that's the way I should go as she could be somewhere between 8 and 900 horsepower by the time I'm done. Safety and reliability are more important than usual too, as my wife makes passes in the car.
I'm not arguing with you as much as I'm just trying to understand what the best decision is with all things factored in.