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![]() Moderator ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) ![]() |
made it out to New England Dragway today, and got a good handfull of runs in, and managed 2 good runs.
the first good run i bogged a tiny bit off the line, cut a crappy 2.2 60ft time, and ran 13.8 @ 106. my next run, i reved a little more at the line, and still cut a crappy 2.2 60ft time. i got thru the shifts pretty cleanly, and managed to run 13.6 @ 108MPH! that crappy 60ft time, and the 108MPH trap tells me there is still ALOT left in the setup as it is, we just need to dial the car in a little more, and REALLY work on the driving. feeling great, i was psyched for my next run, hit it alittle harder at the line, but totally missed the shift to 2nd. when i finally did get it into 2nd, at the top of the gear i felt/heard somthing a little odd, that i had felt from time to time since the last dyno when i got on it really hard occasionally. by the time i got to the end of the track, i realized the battery light was on, so i pulled off, and poped the hood. to my amazement, i popped the alternator belt! so, we decided to chance it and try and make it as close to home as we could. (its a 2hr ride each way) we got about 1/2 way, ended up getting stuck in boston traffic, and i stalled the car trying to pedal it in traffic. we had AAA tow us the rest of the way, and had my cousin pick us up a new alternator belt, and drop it off at the garage. WOOT, what a day. i am on the right, #885 ![]() ![]() -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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NICE runs Manny! If you can cut that short time down, that trap speed should get you into the lower 13's easily. 108 is actually good for around a mid 12 but needs a HARD launch that I don't think the 6G can get.
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![]() Moderator ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) ![]() |
NICE runs Manny! If you can cut that short time down, that trap speed should get you into the lower 13's easily. 108 is actually good for around a mid 12 but needs a HARD launch that I don't think the 6G can get. yea, the 60ft time needs ALOT of work man, i think prolly 60% of that is driver, the other 40 is car setup. doing a bit of poking around, mid to low 12's is 100% doable with a 108mph trap speed, if i can get down to a 1.8 or 9 60ft, it should run mid 12's easy. the mr2 guys who can drive run 11's with 108mph traps. ![]() mk7, it was ~18 or so psi. 808,D,dan, thanks. we REALLY need to get to the track more often. if we spent a little more time there, we'd really be running good times. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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