Another new best!
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Another new best!
The night started out really crappy with a 12.91 at 99 mph
the engine was poppin and banging through the exhaust really bad. Next run was cleaner and ran a 12.29 @ 111. Did a jet change and ran 11.98 @ 114.72, a new best mph! Did another jet change and the car ran a new best ET of 11.87 @ 114.65 with a 1.68 60'
I was really hoping for 11.80's tonight and I got there
Going to start on getting a roll bar in the car Sunday afternoon since I want to use my nitrous again.
Edit: here's a video of the 11.87 run
the engine was poppin and banging through the exhaust really bad. Next run was cleaner and ran a 12.29 @ 111. Did a jet change and ran 11.98 @ 114.72, a new best mph! Did another jet change and the car ran a new best ET of 11.87 @ 114.65 with a 1.68 60'
I was really hoping for 11.80's tonight and I got there
Going to start on getting a roll bar in the car Sunday afternoon since I want to use my nitrous again.Edit: here's a video of the 11.87 run
Last edited by EvilCartman; May 13, 2007 at 05:09 AM.
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Re: Another new best!
You did a jet change and lost MPH. Your ET gain wasn't from the jet change since you lost HP.
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Re: Another new best!
Between the last two runs the jet change did help for the better because the engine ran smoother. There was a nasty little dip in RPMs at the gear changes on the 11.98 run which were pretty much gone on the 11.87 run. But yeah, I do realize that it slowed down in mph. Didn't have time to do another jet change back the other way to get that mph back.
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Car: '82 Z28
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Transmission: TH400 4,000 stall
Axle/Gears: Currie 9", 4.56 gears
Re: Another new best!
Thanks all mighty baddest
btw, there was a 60's Nova wagon at the track running a 434. Think it was running 10.40's and he got escorted off the track! or that's how it looked. He didn't seem very pleased leaving the gate.
btw, there was a 60's Nova wagon at the track running a 434. Think it was running 10.40's and he got escorted off the track! or that's how it looked. He didn't seem very pleased leaving the gate. 



