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Back from Houston Raceway Park.. impressed

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  • Start date Start date May 20, 2007

BigHairyMonkey

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  • May 20, 2007
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The cars been running like **** lately (part throttle) so i didnt even want to run but my friend convinced me. Went out there, conditions were alright 80* and 50% humidity. My T-lok has pretty much said bye bye and i literally have the ****tiest tires you can buy (discount tire specials 'roadhuggers' 245/50/16). I really wasnt expecting much as i spin through 2nd on the street but HRP's track prep was amazing like usual. I got it to hook up and ran pretty good for the first time out and pretty much no go-fast mods except gears, cai, and exhaust. All my runs i shifted around 5200-5300 (according to the extra accurate stock tach )

1st run - Really didnt know what to expect so i went off a 1300rpm slip and it bogged, still ran a pretty decent time. As soon as i saw that slip i knew i wouldn't leave without 13s.

2nd run - launched from 2500 but slipped it too fast broke loose in first but still ran ok as i quickened up my shifts.

3rd run - Launched from 2000 and slipped it perfect. nothing but a few chirps and off she went. Powershifted 3-4 (car really didnt like that my tranny sounded like it was gonna explode, i hate powershifting). Hit a 14.001 and i was like COMON!!

4th run - Another good launch from 2k, powershift 3-4, and i finally got my 13 sec pass

Runs 5-8 - Later on in the night i tried for some better times and it actually got cooler outside so i figured a 13.8 wasnt far off. However the morons in front of me decided for massive burnouts on street tires and through the waterbox dragging water everwhere My last 3 runs i spun till 3rd everytime due to some idiot in front of me Ran mid 14s w/ like 2.4 60s


All in all i was happy, i think with a T-Lok rebuild and some new tires (nitto 555r's) ill go a good 13.6

 

BigHairyMonkey

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  • May 20, 2007
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heres a vid of my best run. long stage because they thought someone blew it up, but let us go after a few sec. oh and yes, the s197 on slicks hole shotted the hell outa me. He went 13.1 w/ a 1.8 60' to my 13.9 w/ a 2.0 60' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhQKcdupAMM
 
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Caminsky

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  • May 20, 2007
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Meh...not that fast.
 

BigHairyMonkey

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May 21, 2007
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  • May 21, 2007
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Caminsky said:
Meh...not that fast.
Click to expand...

i could drag your car behind mine and we'd go as fast as your car would on its own Next time your bringing your POS out and fill up that bottle, you gonna need it.
 
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Caminsky

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Well if I can pull off a miracle, next time my juiced 3.8 will be a blown 5.4.
 
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