Just got back from the track a bit ago with a new best ET. Freakin cooold up there at 52 degrees. Car ran a best of 11.83 @ 114.12 mph, 1.64 60 foot. Didn't beat my old best time by much but I did it twice tonight Also got a .003 light, nearly had my second .000 light Ran a friend of mine 3 times and of those 2, he was on the center line. The tires he's running just couldn't handle it anymore and the back end was all over the place. Neither of us broke so it was another good night. One guy however shut down the track for a good hour, he blew his engine up good and he drove it to the track. Saw him hooked up to a tow strap later on being pulled home.

Also finally got a chance to take an updated picture while at the track. Someone was taking pictures of the cars at the line so I'm hoping they'll be posted on the track website soon.

 

Nice times for the 350! Car is looking good! What kind of 60fts?

 

Congradulations on the new best time. I wanted to go race again in the cool weather but it rained the last few test n' tune sessions here so I never made it and now the track is closed for the year...the cool weather can make a big difference. I like the new color combination, looks great!

 

Good runs. And that is a DAMN GOOD LOOKING '82. I love the those '82's. That was my first camaro...Second car when I was 16.

 

love the car now that it's not primer grey Congrats on the new times, you've been working hard at it.

 

Thanks guys Still need to finish wet sanding and buffing the doors and front fenders but haven't had the time. xpndbl3, I'm with you. Really happy that it's shiny again and not that dull gray color

It's been in the 1.6x range for the past few times out now. The tires are unloading though so there's a lower time in there somewhere. There's one more street night scheduled for the 17th so if the weather is good, I might go up again.

 

Congrats on the new best. I am jealous that you guys are still racing in November!

 

very nice man! good air is always a great thing.

 

holy smokes, that car looks smokin' bro! excellent times too. i'm now building a 6" rod 350 as well.

 

Very nice. Congrats.

-Schultzy

 

Yes, very good times. Hope to see you at Bakersfield next year for the Norcal SoCal meet.

 

if the car is unloading a few feet out, see if it is extending the shocks and that is causing the car to unload when the shock runs out of travel. That was a problem I had a few years ago.

 

Nice times. Tires probably didnt like that cold weather a whole lot.

Now you can upgrade your avatar (I was bored)

 

Here's a video of an 11.85 pass, can't really see much since it's dark and behind the car but what you can see is it bouncing around. Keep in mind, it's still the same struts, shocks and springs that were on the car when I bought it back in 99. Going to change that all out probably in Feburary of next year before the season starts back up. I'll have my friend get closer to the car next time out to focus on getting video of the launch.

Eh, it's kinda been doing the same thing all year. The track prep is never really good since all the street cars go out there and basicly take the VHT off. Guess I could play with tire pressures too, been setting them at 13 psi.

 

Thats a bit too much of a drive for me, almost 400 miles I'll stick to Sac and Redding

 

nice video but your car is sooo small in the shot and it's dark out, doesn't really help. Sometimes the front comes down too hard and the rear unloads, could be a bunch of different things.

 

congrats on the new best.. love the new paint..

 

Yeah I wish the video was better. Couple of months ago a friend was watching how my car left and he said it would launch good but soon after it would start spinning a bit. I'll have to break out the tripod and get a video at the line in a couple weeks.



5678TA thanks