Ran the 1/8th mile for the 1st time

[Captain Mark]

Still basically stock setup.

60 ft. 1.85

ET 8.31

MPH 85

Reaction time .55

I was happy with that in the car's current state. Spanked a 2002 Camaro SS.

Muscle car challenge coming up next weekend. I think I 'll go ahead and crank that boost up a little.

 

[Razor]

Dang..thats great. Nothing wrong with 8.30's..

Just to assume the obvious..your locking the converter,your running it with the motor under 160 degrees at the starting line, your monitoring knock like a hawk, and 1.85 on street tires is good..all you need is to get that MPH to 90-92 with a 1.6-1.7 and low 12's are yours...drop a couple gallons of xylene in the tank while its low with some marvel mystery oil and up the boost 3-4 lbs..your there..problem is when you crank up the boost a little..there goes the 60 foot.

So we'll see what kind of a driver you are

Remember..watch the knock..you can always make another pass..

 

[Captain Mark]

You mentioned temperature. I noticed that as the car got hotter, the slower it ran. I made a couple of passes where the car did not cool off adequately between runs, and it sure made it slower.

 

[Razor]

Nahh it cant be..

I usually wait 30-45 minutes at least between runs and do what I can to get it to the line as cool as possible.I have a switch wired to my high temp sensor that I switch on and runs the fan for like 10-15 minutes. Helps tremendously cooling the car of. Thats the little sender on the front of the intake torwards the drivers side..believe its a green/yellow wire..if you ground its connection..the high speed fan turns on.

Icing the intake doesnt work. I'll save you the trouble. All it does is create a mess. Nothing beats good old waiting.

I'll leave ya with these crumbs

 

[Razor]

Almost forgot..that 85 mph run translates to 110 in the 1/4 assuming everything is running normal/in tune..

TIA

 

[Captain Mark]

Thanks for the info. Hey....... I'm learning!