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Bad 1st day at the track

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  • Start date Start date Oct 27, 2004
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I went to Atco Dragway in NJ this past Sunday. It was my first time running a car at a dragstrip. I drove badly. I paired up with the same year Cobra.

R/T .695
60' 2.556
330 6.523
1/8 9.547
mph 80.81
990 12.047
1/4 14.283
MPH 102.07

The Cobra did a 13.406 107.52

I blew a head gasket at high revs in third gear. I was most likely at 12 lbs of boost then. White smoke was all behind me as water and anti-freeze blew out my pipes. I had my car towed home not to do anymore damage.

I'm going to change the pulley on my blower and just won a ebay auction for a Proform shift light. I'm thinking about reusing the head bolts, they look fine and only been used for about 250 miles. Am I ok doing so?

Here's a pic of the HG blown out on #2 cylinder.
 

RIO5.0

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Tough break... When your out flogging on it, ya never know whats gonna break...I was at a TT 2 wks ago flogging mine... came home in one pc, but you never can tell....least a headgasket is somewhat cheap...
 
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I'm pretty sure when you torque down head bolts, they will never hold the same again.
 
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