well all u guys were prolly waiting for me to run at the track. i finnally did and came out with not good results. it was my first time ever and i was pretty nervous. i only got one run in and i red lighted it. i hit the gas and let off when i seeen the red light then floored it again so that hurt me. here is the run down. dont laugh guys i know for a fact i can do BETTER.
r/t- .411
60'- 2.592
330- 7.417
1/8- 11.406 mph- 61.89
1000- 14.818
1/4- 17.732 mph- 76.88

im gonna go back over next week and try again guys. i nkow i can get low 16's

 

need more input:
Launch technique, final rpm & what gear. track temp, any cool down..........

to give you a little rub, , my goal w/thr bird is to go faster than the old Bonnie, which did 17.1 @78.

 

launch was about a 100rpm stall. i just shifted manually from 1st to drive. my first to second shift was nice but my second to drive was slower than hell and legged. what can i do to make my 2nd to D shift faster. it had about an hour cool down so that was ok. temp was 77* and the humidity was 100%. tire psi was 40 in the fronts and 33 in the rears. my right rear was also bald really bad. im gonna put a new set of rear tires on and a fiberglass hood off from and 88 bird anto it and run it again next wen.

 

what are you holding the rpms too durring the 1-2 shift & 2-D shift?

 

Wow, your motor should do so much more than that! I'm not worried about the ET...it's that trap speed. Only 75? What happened?? My automatic 3.1 with exhaust and intake trapped at 85....yours should do at least that, and probably more.... Sounds like either something's wrong or you're shifting way before or after your powerband... Cause not that much can affect the trap speed. For example, if you have a horrific tire squealing launch and only pull a 19 second ET...your trap speed will still be very close to the same. I dunno...it's hard for me to believe that your car would only trap at 75, with ALL your mods, EVEN IF your shift technique is poor. Confuses the hell out of me!

 

camaroman! A little off the subject, curious as to your HP #'s on that little 2.8

Brandon