Only made one half decent pass. Track couldnt hold power. Ramped boost slow to save first gear. 21-22 ish psi here. Lots left in it! Oh and it was over 3700 lbs with me in it. Pig

 

way to go man!!!!!!

 

congrats , that thing moves out
hopefully my car will be running right around that range
what gear do u have in it, rpm in the traps? ? ive also put a th400 and brake in mine i just cant decide on a rear gear yet

 

AWESOME run man. MPH out the back door!

 

lookin really good!

 

3.42 with a 28" tire. Dyno says 155-157 mph is near 6800-7000. I didnt look at tach crossing the line. But its near peak

I need 3.23's when i turn it up, or else i hope valvetrain is stable to 7500 lol

It went 123 1/8. I thought it be closer to 130 but i couldnt lay all power into yet so maybe it will come up.

I left on 7 pounds, 6 psi per second ramp. It would take more hit but not more ramp

 

3.23s eh? thats what im running in my camaro......

 

i was thinking 3:23's with my setup , looks like its going t have to be 3.08's 6,500 -6,800 will be the upper limit on my stuff

 

I only got 3.42's cuz i was in a rush to get car running with 12 bolt. Summit didnt seem to have 3.08-3.23 in stock. Oh well live and learn

Calcs say 3.42 is good to 165-170 by 6800-7000 but when factor in converter slip it appears to be closer to 157-160. Thats if slip is 5%. If 8% its 152-156 by 6800-7000

 

NICE ..... keep up the good work an get that thing in the 8's

 

"wow, I didn't see that coming, 155 MPH."

Yep, Orr, that is one moving 3rd gen... but we saw it coming...

RBob.

 

Goodness thats fast! Nice set up man!

 

Holy crap Orr! Nice run!

 

congrats! thats a hell of a street car and a thirdgen!

 

God that's fast.. 3700lbs too..

-- Joe

 

Congrats

 

Wow movin out! Runs good! Congrats man!

Jay

 

looks like im going to go with either a 2:73 or 3.08 for the dragstrip
and a 2.29 for boneville this year as it the lowest numerical gear i can get my hands on

ideally id like to go with a 4l80 and 3:42 setup but its just not in the cards right now

 

SA-WEET!!!!!!!!!!!!! run and Congrats!!!!! and the announcer WOW didn't see that coming lmao!!!!!!

 

Damn impressive! So other than getting better times do you feel satisfied with your current setup?

 

Eh can you ever be satisfied? Lol. Didnt datalog it so not sure what the iat's were. Tune was alittle conservative. Was hoping for 160 mph that night but couldnt get a clean run.

Doing a 3rd pump next few weeks getting ready for Next street street night june 20. Up the boost add race gas and really see what it can trap!

 

Haha I guess not no

 

Car drives absolutely great tho. Only thing this car needs to be perfect is a cup holder and lockup overdrive trans! So streetable even tho its not as quiet as it used to be

 

Nice orr. That car moves.

 

Wow Orr, thats fast. Congratulations. What are you looking at for et's? What are you shooting for?

 

Well i just wanted an 8 to be considered 8 sec street car. It has that easily on same power just need better traction.
Local supra went 8.4's shooting for 7's. 1220's whp. I'd now like to match or exceed that power even tho i am heavier and shoot for bottom 8's. i can get down to 3600 with me in it with skinnies and drop exhaust. Love to see a mid high 160's trap maybe even a 170. It should be doable. I should have enough turbo and injector

 

love the car!!!
what efi system are you using?
what about boost control...ams?

 

Ls1 pcm controlled, with victor e efi single plane and elbow. Ams-500 controller. I like it, will add co2 some day and really make it fun

 

put a chute on that thing..lol

 

Nice pass.
On a side note...
I went out last Friday and my new motto is "Put an 11 second driver in a 10 second car and you will still run 11's."

 

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Congrats man, that's freaking awesome!!!

 

Hit track other night again and improved the launch. I only ran thru most of 1/8 letting off early lol. 1.39 60' pickin up driver tire, 255/40/18 lol. Not to shabby. It should hang em good on more boost but trans fried on the tbrake. Think it was slipping and welded clutches together. I only have 3rd gear now. Trans is coming out this week

 

what do u have for front suspension?

 

Eibach pro kit, stock 36mm sway bar, tds wonder bar, riding around umi tube k and a-arms, with adjustable tokico illuminas set to 1/5. Lightest setting. May try 2 or 3 next time to limit front end rise to give rear suspension chance to work more. Had a slight squat

 

Now THAT's a street car.
Ever thought about Drag Week?

 

not what i expected , she launches good on that setup though

making me rethink my drag strut and springs

 

I dont believe you need fancy drag stuff to make things work. I think adjustable shocks make the biggest difference. Its a street car at heart so it has to ride on stiff handling suspension

Rear is same shocks set 4/5 stiff i think and prokit springs. 24mm sway

Time will tell tho. Still aint hooking well with more aggressive settings on boost controller. I think its still in need of suspension tuning but also drag radial issues. Its harder to hook these in heavy cars i guess. Track prep needs to be better than a bias ply or slick i hear

No drag week for me lol no interest or time in that. Too expensive

 

Maybe it's time for a full fledged slick? I know guys can make the radials work but it seems like a lot of work. Stuffing as wide and tall a slick that'll fit may be the answer to what ails ya (so to speak).
As for the squat, while there's no comparison between yours and mine other than they're both lowered 3rd gens, despite having my LCAs in the lowest hole of the Spohn LCRBs, the arm is well past horizontal on the launch. I've thought of modifying the brackets to allow for further relocation of the LCAs in attempt to get the rear suspension to work a little better and help push the rear axle down at the hit.
Long live your street suspension and the big tires up front. There's something about that picture with air under the 255/40/18s that says "really?!".

 

I think it may have lifted both a split second after this pic was taken. Sure felt like it came up the whole way out. Lol

I will try more rear shock setting and more front to control rate of the rise. Should help along with rampin in even slower. Needs slow ramp, more initial boost hit.

 

Even if it didnt lift both up thats still an awesome launch! Orr I love your car man! Though Ill admit, I did like it a little more with the turbos poking through the hood

 

Ever thought of air bags? I found them to be nice tuning aid. A little pre-load on the right side helped my 60' on a marginally prepped track.

 

Yup. May get one depending on how things go. Tires rub fender lip when it squats like that amd i want to avoid that. Will try shock settings and if that dont work will try a bag

 

before u buy air bag try this

and try not to laugh cause it really works
have an old football laying around? deflate it and stuff it in the coil spring then pump it back up to ur desired amount

if it helps then go out and get an air bag

 

Lmao i dont doubt that works but i do not have a fooseball anymore lol

 

12$'s at walmart lol much cheaper then buying an airbag

 

Yeah the football build quality might be better than an airbag too... jk

 

Nice Orr!! What was the 1/8 mile ET? I would also try stiffening the rear some, I would try 2 clicks stiffer on drivers rear and 3 clicks stiffer on passenger rear....leave the fronts set to lightest setting.....

 

I'm only 5.96 at 123 on that pass.

Last outing i got a 1.39 60' and went 5.93 at 103 letting out early before the 1/8

 

lifting stock style wheels nice.. looks like a lil body roll. hopefully not chassis flex