Updated Pictures of My new Car !!
#126
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RACING JUNKIE
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Coldwater, MI
Posts: 2,998
Got it on the scales yesterday
1890lb with me in it and everything on it.
1710lb without me
1687 without the full nitrous bottle on it.
front half of the car was 440lbs 25.7% of the weight
back half of car was 1270lbs 74.3% of the weight
front left was 224
front right was 217
left rear was 628
right rear 641
This includes everything but a few fittings for the vacuum pump. Complete NX system, air compressor, horn,12v fan, napa gel battery, all chrome, body panels, paint, everything you can think of is on the car. Fuel cell 3/4 full also.
Not to bad for everything on there I thought, @ 960hp it still should run 4.7's
1890lb with me in it and everything on it.
1710lb without me
1687 without the full nitrous bottle on it.
front half of the car was 440lbs 25.7% of the weight
back half of car was 1270lbs 74.3% of the weight
front left was 224
front right was 217
left rear was 628
right rear 641
This includes everything but a few fittings for the vacuum pump. Complete NX system, air compressor, horn,12v fan, napa gel battery, all chrome, body panels, paint, everything you can think of is on the car. Fuel cell 3/4 full also.
Not to bad for everything on there I thought, @ 960hp it still should run 4.7's
#128
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RACING JUNKIE
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Coldwater, MI
Posts: 2,998
I sure did, drove a friend of mines car. I did ok 1st day then had a silly light not sure where it came from. Ended up being a broken t-brake solenoid plunger but it took us 2 days and about 20 passes to figure it out. I had a good time though, car was fast 4.60@151 sure was a good ride. I should be able to get mine out this saturday down @ bunkerhill for some testing, hope to see some parts that havent showed yet.
#130
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Alright guys here is the info on the car. More info at the bottom
1st pass, 4200 launch, 15 idle on vacuum gauge, 6lbs on fuel pressure on t-brake, 30 degrees timing, I got out of it a bit around 300ft track was very cold.
60ft 1.1151
594-4.6890
1/8th-5.0171
MPH-137.15
1/4-7.9170
mph-166.11 again I lifted before 1/4
2nd pass same setup as before
60- 1.1151
594-4.6767
1/8-5.0051
mph-137.04
I left off at 1/8th mile
3rd pass, I changed the chip from 4200 to 5200
60-1.0941
594-4.6251
1/8-4.9502
mph-138.43
1/4-7.8192
mph-169.11
4th pass, I put it on the spray, 100 hp, taking out 4 degrees timing, turned on at 00.20 off at 00.80, this was a test to make sure everything was working.
60ft-1.0687
594-4.5761
1/8-4.8999
mph-138.97
I again lifted at 1/8th
5th pass- same as above but nitrous on @ 00.50 off at 03.50
60-1.0860
594-4.5218
1/8-4.8378
mph-142.41
again lifted at 1/8th
6th pass, I took the fuel pressure up to 9 lbs on t-brake, and vacuum was 11 at idle. I switched lanes on this pass
60-1.1090
594-4.6732
1/8-4.990
mph-138.09
1/4-7.8541
mph-169.83
Now onto the problems. I thought it was driving through the convertor all day and I thought the car was not making any power through the middle.
I also thought I could hear what seemed to be a header gasket leaking making what sounded to be a miss. After further inspection after I got it home the # 2 plug was not firing at all causing the miss I was hearing.. I took my convertor out and put my spare in, the sprag is likely out of the one that was in there.
I put new plugs, wires, cap, rotor and coil on along with the conv change.
New conv is a 5800 stall and the old one was 6200. Both are 9" convs.
I also have another spare to try if I feel this is no better, its a TSI super 8 9" spragless 6000 stall. I feel the power I was losing was from the spark plug bug no way to tell untill I go to the track. This weekend was a freeze out, 25 and snow here. Hopefully next weekend I can get it back out and find out if what I changed helps.
Plus side, the car drives awesome, my lights were very good and consistent. If you notice the 60ft's on the first 2 passes on brand new tires on a cold cold track were identical, these were the only 2 passes I wasnt changing anything.
1st pass, 4200 launch, 15 idle on vacuum gauge, 6lbs on fuel pressure on t-brake, 30 degrees timing, I got out of it a bit around 300ft track was very cold.
60ft 1.1151
594-4.6890
1/8th-5.0171
MPH-137.15
1/4-7.9170
mph-166.11 again I lifted before 1/4
2nd pass same setup as before
60- 1.1151
594-4.6767
1/8-5.0051
mph-137.04
I left off at 1/8th mile
3rd pass, I changed the chip from 4200 to 5200
60-1.0941
594-4.6251
1/8-4.9502
mph-138.43
1/4-7.8192
mph-169.11
4th pass, I put it on the spray, 100 hp, taking out 4 degrees timing, turned on at 00.20 off at 00.80, this was a test to make sure everything was working.
60ft-1.0687
594-4.5761
1/8-4.8999
mph-138.97
I again lifted at 1/8th
5th pass- same as above but nitrous on @ 00.50 off at 03.50
60-1.0860
594-4.5218
1/8-4.8378
mph-142.41
again lifted at 1/8th
6th pass, I took the fuel pressure up to 9 lbs on t-brake, and vacuum was 11 at idle. I switched lanes on this pass
60-1.1090
594-4.6732
1/8-4.990
mph-138.09
1/4-7.8541
mph-169.83
Now onto the problems. I thought it was driving through the convertor all day and I thought the car was not making any power through the middle.
I also thought I could hear what seemed to be a header gasket leaking making what sounded to be a miss. After further inspection after I got it home the # 2 plug was not firing at all causing the miss I was hearing.. I took my convertor out and put my spare in, the sprag is likely out of the one that was in there.
I put new plugs, wires, cap, rotor and coil on along with the conv change.
New conv is a 5800 stall and the old one was 6200. Both are 9" convs.
I also have another spare to try if I feel this is no better, its a TSI super 8 9" spragless 6000 stall. I feel the power I was losing was from the spark plug bug no way to tell untill I go to the track. This weekend was a freeze out, 25 and snow here. Hopefully next weekend I can get it back out and find out if what I changed helps.
Plus side, the car drives awesome, my lights were very good and consistent. If you notice the 60ft's on the first 2 passes on brand new tires on a cold cold track were identical, these were the only 2 passes I wasnt changing anything.