Who's going next Thursday(12-22-04)?

 

Hi Vincent

I'll be there. Not sure what time as I have an appointment at the DMV to renew my drivers license at 2:00pm. Should be there by five for sure if not earlier. Seeing how things go I may go the next Thursday also.

I have to get a lot of practice in. There's this red Camaro that runs around 110MPH and mid 12's in the quarter I have to catch. :hail:

Hopefully others can make it. I would like to see how Brandon's car will do. Dave Fisher's car is running better than ever with another tune up from Don. Kevin and Don are getting their cars dialed in. Allen

 

That would be cool.. I have not emailed Don yet since I been back.. To see if we have a working 7730 yet.. I should be ready..

 

If I go I'm just going to watch. The best time to get there is around 4:00. After 2 hours you will get at least 4 runs.

 

So you are renting out the track? Irwindale Dragway won't be open until January 6th, they have two weeks vacation now. No more drag racing around So-Cal until after January, except for the Hangovers.

 

Good heads up Gpl.. We would have went there and just laughed..

Next year is better..

 

RATS! Oh well. Hey Brandon any leads on place to dyno tune our 3rd gens? Allen

 

How nice! They must have heard I wasn't ready yet...

 

Hey Allen.. I just called Gene tonight.. it's kinda hard to get in touch with him as he is a swing shift.. I just got off the phone with him, we will talk tonight.. He was asking how is my car coming along.. I have no info yet.. But it's pretty sure we can set up a dyno day and for most the one interested in further tuning there cars..

I really want the car to be running at it's best.. I do want to make this car as another Rocket aka Mike P.. His car inspired me.. I seen it in action many times.. And I thought if I could get some more power and good derivability. And Now is the time to start building the suspension more than I have.. Then The Red Roc could perform just as good but in both worlds hopefully.. I drove to Bakersfield in The Roc a few weeks ago and it pulled the grape vine very strong..

 

Let's hope Gene has some ideas. Thank's Brandon for the follow up. Allen

 

Ok Allen I have the info on the Dyno place.. But I still need to contact them.. I have some other info I'll email to you.. The place is Bds in Whittier..

 

Hey Bradon, you don't need a dyno to tune your car. It is much better to tune it either at the track or on the street (which ever you do the most). You want to use an envirment that is as much as real world as possible. Dyno tuning is only for peak numbers and dyno queens. Just get a wide band O2 and start logging data, this will net you the best results throughout your power band! JFYI.

 

True. However I would like to get another bench mark with a dyno pull. I have one before I started the lastest rounds of modifications. I feel we are pretty close to the right tune at this point. It will also give me an idea what my shift points should be with the new combo.

Then there is this red Camaro that I'm trying to catch. Allen

 

True, that is why I would use a dyno ... to see where I need to shift optimally. Or to see what I have gained from said mods, but to tune it ... :nono: (JMHO).

 

Thanks Branden, I really appreciate the recognition. I find myself craving the excitement and exhilaration once experienced within something as simple as a daily commute. I truly miss the RR to the extent that I am currently in the process of building another (my 4th) third gen. I can only hope that this one is half of what the RR once was.

 

I knew we couldnt keep a good man down. What are you building, and how many hand-me-down parts from the blue bunny does it have?

 

I fully understand what you mean Gpl.. The car is a every day driver.. And it needs to operate good in the City..

But with this Dfi.. I can fully tune it out for when I want the car to be running fully tuned for like the track..

I can easily swap the 7730 tuned ecm in and have that for everyday use.. because the dfi is plug N play..