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GNJeremy
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A friend of mine has a 2001 Lightning (red) and he has been the guy to beat all summer. Well, I finally got all my mods put on, and tuned pretty good, so I decided to see if he would run his truck.
After some prodding (he was reluctant) he finally agreed to give it a try.
Anyways, we head out of town a ways to find a suitable country road. We get lined up next to each other, and both of us are giving each other the "sucker!" looks, so my heart was just racing.
I let him count down, since we didn't have a starter. Well, we left identical, except my 60ft was all smoke. The BFG's just don't like 21 lbs of boost. So I am fighting to keep the car straight, and thinking the whole time that I blew the race because I was roasting my tires. But he didn't pull away, either. I stayed nose and nose until the top of 2nd gear. That's when I started to pull him by half a length, and kept it there till about 120, when he blew by me. I expected as much.
The second time we went, I let him count again, but this time I left with NO boost, instead of 5lbs like the first time, just to make sure I didn't smoke the tires. He definately got the jump this time, and since I left with NO boost, he quickly pulled a 2 lengths on me. But I was smiling as the buick reeled him in like he was in a farm truck hauling hay, and blew by him, putting a length and a half on him, once again to around 120 (those trucks have GOBS of top end)
We stop in a field approach, and have a talk about the races. He was cool, and agreed that I would have had him through the traps the second time. I gave him the nod for having the top end.
This was my first real race with the buick, and I was shaking the whole way home!
Here is a list of mods I'm running.
3" MAF pipe w/ 9"filter
hooker headers, no cats, dual hooker muffs, 3" DP
adj. wastegate at 21lbs and 110 race gas
adj fuel pressure reg.
upgraded and hot wired fuel pump
Poston's thumwheel chip @ 26deg of timing
volt booster
scanmaster 2
I had no knock the whole time, cause I got her running rich just to be a little safe.
I was glad that he didn't get to see everything my car has, since when i get my slicks on, and do a little more tuning, I will really be able to put the horsepower to the pavement.
After some prodding (he was reluctant) he finally agreed to give it a try.
Anyways, we head out of town a ways to find a suitable country road. We get lined up next to each other, and both of us are giving each other the "sucker!" looks, so my heart was just racing.
I let him count down, since we didn't have a starter. Well, we left identical, except my 60ft was all smoke. The BFG's just don't like 21 lbs of boost. So I am fighting to keep the car straight, and thinking the whole time that I blew the race because I was roasting my tires. But he didn't pull away, either. I stayed nose and nose until the top of 2nd gear. That's when I started to pull him by half a length, and kept it there till about 120, when he blew by me. I expected as much.
The second time we went, I let him count again, but this time I left with NO boost, instead of 5lbs like the first time, just to make sure I didn't smoke the tires. He definately got the jump this time, and since I left with NO boost, he quickly pulled a 2 lengths on me. But I was smiling as the buick reeled him in like he was in a farm truck hauling hay, and blew by him, putting a length and a half on him, once again to around 120 (those trucks have GOBS of top end)
We stop in a field approach, and have a talk about the races. He was cool, and agreed that I would have had him through the traps the second time. I gave him the nod for having the top end.
This was my first real race with the buick, and I was shaking the whole way home!
Here is a list of mods I'm running.
3" MAF pipe w/ 9"filter
hooker headers, no cats, dual hooker muffs, 3" DP
adj. wastegate at 21lbs and 110 race gas
adj fuel pressure reg.
upgraded and hot wired fuel pump
Poston's thumwheel chip @ 26deg of timing
volt booster
scanmaster 2
I had no knock the whole time, cause I got her running rich just to be a little safe.
I was glad that he didn't get to see everything my car has, since when i get my slicks on, and do a little more tuning, I will really be able to put the horsepower to the pavement.