Finally braught my shelby to the strip but could only get , 11.23 ,11.25, 11.28 @ 126 . whipple 2.9 , 3;73 , #72 injectors stock exhaust with off road pipe,M&H 325/45-17 . 696rwhp 60 foot 1.8 I think the tires are too big ?theire 28"
disapointed in drag results :(
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Those tires should be perfect with those gears. Your 60' to times are killing you. What launch RPM? How much tire psi? Your trap speeds seem a lot low. Stock heat exchanger? If so, you're probably heat soaking very quickly.
He may also be suffering from too little side wall flex with the 17" drag radial. A 15" setup may decrease his 60' times.
Try a lower launch RPM, you are probably spinning off the line.
Dual fan afco?
Who tuned the car?
Try a lower launch RPM, you are probably spinning off the line.
Dual fan afco?
Who tuned the car?
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That's your problem. Heat Soak! You are seriously down on power before even leave the line.
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You need to do some logging. Looking at your times. Its consistent so I'd guess your just low on HP. Was this car Dyno tuned. How many pounds of boost ? What did it Dyno at ? What mods do you have. yOUR 60 is high. Just take off three tenths. So your running 10.80's to 10.90's @ 126 MPH. If it was hooked up. Then its right on the money for 126 MPH. My guess is, its low on HP for some reason.
Man,this year I baught an alum.drive shaft and told the wife that was it...then I baught M&H tires and said that was it ...needed rims 4 tires so I said that was it ,,,,,, then clutch let go 1300$+167$ shipping .....if I put another part on it She said I'm gonna have to sleep in the car and she's gonna take the reste .... 
( and she wasen't joking !! Don't get me wrong I'd love an revanracing unit !!
( and she wasen't joking !! Don't get me wrong I'd love an revanracing unit !!I would look into your suspension if your not hooking off the line. Heat soak should not impact your 60s much, as that is more launch technique and suspension. You still need good power off the line, but doubt you were heat soaked to a 1.8 being the best. The LCA relocation brackets can help launches if you do not have already.
Just buy one of those aftermarket fans and install on existing blower to save money and maintenance of wife happiness......
Man,this year I baught an alum.drive shaft and told the wife that was it...then I baught M&H tires and said that was it ...needed rims 4 tires so I said that was it ,,,,,, then clutch let go 1300$+167$ shipping .....if I put another part on it She said I'm gonna have to sleep in the car and she's gonna take the reste ....
You don't want it to get to the point where she says, "THAT IS IT!", and she is not talking about the car, or anything to do with the car.
That "That is it" can get ugly, fast........
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Experience talking?
op:I understand our toys are expensive, but women always shop too. Shoes, purses, clothing, etc....
I understand what he means when always having to buy something else to compete. It sucks, and the words, "This is the last thing I have to buy hunny" is always a lie, never say it. :lol1:
If you're heat soaked before you even launch the car then the car didn't have enough cool down time. I take my heat exchanger off when I drag race. If the car is cold and you have a larger IC resevoir then a heat exchanger will only heat the fluid up that's ice cold. Why push it somewhere else that it doesn't have to go? Then on the street I run mine IC system in reverse. That way if I race the ice water still goes through the intercooler first.
How long between runs, did you let it idle in the staging lanes, what IC resevoir, and what temperature was it outside? Got a video? How fast do you shift?
How long between runs, did you let it idle in the staging lanes, what IC resevoir, and what temperature was it outside? Got a video? How fast do you shift?
Some items that I have figured out. It never works just to keep throwing money/parts at a problem. Always figure out how to do more with less for a much happier result.
As for the personal stuff here is how it works at my house. I use an envelope system. Every paycheck we withhold a certain amount for food, cloths, Xmas, entertainment, gas, car repairs and doctor visits. X amount is invested each month for ESAs and retirement and X amount is set back for a car fund and X amount for the things she likes to do. It has been agreed to before hand. Guess what no one can get mad about buying cloths if it came out of the "clothing" envelope. No one can get mad if a new part is bought for the car if it came out of the "car" fund. It solves pretty much all arguments before they can even happen.
As for the personal stuff here is how it works at my house. I use an envelope system. Every paycheck we withhold a certain amount for food, cloths, Xmas, entertainment, gas, car repairs and doctor visits. X amount is invested each month for ESAs and retirement and X amount is set back for a car fund and X amount for the things she likes to do. It has been agreed to before hand. Guess what no one can get mad about buying cloths if it came out of the "clothing" envelope. No one can get mad if a new part is bought for the car if it came out of the "car" fund. It solves pretty much all arguments before they can even happen.
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I'd vote for heatsoak too with an H/E without fans. Before I installed my Afco (with dual fans), in back to back runs at the track I'd drop 4-5mph in trapspeed. Would have to give it at least half an hour cool down before the mph would come up again. What were the trackside temps?
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