I went to Byron today (11-9-'03) to improve my previous best of a 12.77 @ 110 mph. Got there around 11:30. Watched a little bit of racing. Then went and got in the staging lanes. Made my first pass at 12:24. Came off the line at 3000 rpm. 1.98 60 FT. Missed 2nd
and missed 4th. End result is a 13.31 @ 99 mph.
Now I'm loosened up. Got back in the lanes for another pass. Made the 2nd pass at 12:32. Did the same thing. Came off the line at 3000 rpm. My 60 FT. was a 1.961. 1/8th was a 8.179 @ 88.37. End result was a 12.58 @ 112. I was happy. The car weighed 3805 lbs. with me in it.
3rd run. Made this pass at 1:02. Came off the line again at 3000 rpm. 60 FT. was a 1.976. 1/8th mi. time was 8.128 @ 88.82. End result was a 12.524 @ 111.79 mph. I was happy with the improvment.
4th run. Made this pass at 1:09. This time I took out the spare tire and jack out of the car. The car now weighed 3745 lbs. with me. Got back in the lanes. Did the same routine. Came off the line at 3000 rpm. The 60 FT. was a 1.983. 1/8th mi. time was a 8.148 @ 88.85 mph. End result was a 12.528 @ 112.59 mph.
I was happy with that 4th pass, so I went back to the pits and parked the car to let it cool down.
5th run. Made this pass at 3:23. I decided to change my launching technique, so I upped my launch RPM to 3400 rpm. This resulted in some wheel hop. Let out of it a bit. 60 FT. was a 2.035. 1/8th mi. was 8.249 @ 88.84 mph. End result was a 12.62 @ 112.98 mph. That was my best MPH of the day.
Last run. Made this pass at 3:47. Since I had wheel hopped a bit on the last pass I lowered the launch rpm back to 3000 rpm. The car came off the line good. 60 FT. was 1.965. 1/8th mi. was a 8.123 @ 88.92 mph. End result was a 12.511 @ 112.09 mph.
Since my previous best of a 12.77 @ 110.57 I have added the 12" K&N filter and uploaded the Predator Performance Tune. I am quite please with the performance of this basically stock car.
Here's my best timeslip:
and missed 4th. End result is a 13.31 @ 99 mph. Now I'm loosened up. Got back in the lanes for another pass. Made the 2nd pass at 12:32. Did the same thing. Came off the line at 3000 rpm. My 60 FT. was a 1.961. 1/8th was a 8.179 @ 88.37. End result was a 12.58 @ 112. I was happy. The car weighed 3805 lbs. with me in it.
3rd run. Made this pass at 1:02. Came off the line again at 3000 rpm. 60 FT. was a 1.976. 1/8th mi. time was 8.128 @ 88.82. End result was a 12.524 @ 111.79 mph. I was happy with the improvment.
4th run. Made this pass at 1:09. This time I took out the spare tire and jack out of the car. The car now weighed 3745 lbs. with me. Got back in the lanes. Did the same routine. Came off the line at 3000 rpm. The 60 FT. was a 1.983. 1/8th mi. time was a 8.148 @ 88.85 mph. End result was a 12.528 @ 112.59 mph.
I was happy with that 4th pass, so I went back to the pits and parked the car to let it cool down.
5th run. Made this pass at 3:23. I decided to change my launching technique, so I upped my launch RPM to 3400 rpm. This resulted in some wheel hop. Let out of it a bit. 60 FT. was a 2.035. 1/8th mi. was 8.249 @ 88.84 mph. End result was a 12.62 @ 112.98 mph. That was my best MPH of the day.
Last run. Made this pass at 3:47. Since I had wheel hopped a bit on the last pass I lowered the launch rpm back to 3000 rpm. The car came off the line good. 60 FT. was 1.965. 1/8th mi. was a 8.123 @ 88.92 mph. End result was a 12.511 @ 112.09 mph.
Since my previous best of a 12.77 @ 110.57 I have added the 12" K&N filter and uploaded the Predator Performance Tune. I am quite please with the performance of this basically stock car.
Here's my best timeslip:
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