Finally Got Her To The Track..

srtthis · May 30, 2015

the good...
nothing broke... drove it back onto the trailer under its own power drove it into the garage again this morning under its own power

now... the bad...
i have 1 of 3 issues...
to much gear... to loose of a converter... 3rd gear slipping
im thinking its 3rd gear slipping. when i tried to use the transbrake it held for about a second and pushed forward. if i run it past somewhere between 800 and 900 feet its on the limiter. so the plan is to adjust the bands and make sure i didnt screw that up when i put the trans together. change trans fluid and see if i can tighten up the converter a bit. and lastly i need to pick up a PMS to get past the rev limiter

so the results
7.55@90 to the 1/8 on 10* of base timing which results to around 11.7@113 ish out the back. 1.62 60'
got a few tricks still up my sleeve to pick up some ET still...

Sharad · May 31, 2015

I'd call that outing a success. You're making passes, and you have something to work with!

TOOLOW91 · May 31, 2015

talk to @MY 85 GT he may have a pms ...

RangerJoe · May 31, 2015

Ok, remind me of your setup right now. I remember something about some BIG heads.

Nice numbers too, makes me hopeful that I will get an 11 second pass once I get it to hook.

Joe

liljoe07 · May 31, 2015

RangerJoe said:
Ok, remind me of your setup right now. I remember something about some BIG heads.

Nice numbers too, makes me hopeful that I will get an 11 second pass once I get it to hook.

Joe

I was at Paradise last week with my coupe. That track needs some help! LoL

A5literMan · May 31, 2015

RangerJoe said:
Ok, remind me of your setup right now. I remember something about some BIG heads.

Nice numbers too, makes me hopeful that I will get an 11 second pass once I get it to hook.

Joe

I think he is still running the gt40 stuff still. Not sure though.

RangerJoe · May 31, 2015

liljoe07 said:
I was at Paradise last week with my coupe. That track needs some help! LoL

No joke man! It is the closest, most convienent track for me, but it is rough. The "we don't care" attitude makes it hard too.

Joe

srtthis · Jun 1, 2015

yea this is still the GT40 motor...

the highport stuff is in the garage sitting on top the 9.5 block

already worked a deal with a friend of mine for a PMS just gotta go pick it up

srtthis · Jun 1, 2015

after talking with bob over the weekend we have a few tricks to throw at the car for the next time i can get it out.

i still think i can get this car to go 10.90s how it sits

liljoe07 · Jun 1, 2015

RangerJoe said:
No joke man! It is the closest, most convienent track for me, but it is rough. The "we don't care" attitude makes it hard too.

Joe

The right lane was the worst for me. I had to ride the clutch or use the e brake to keep from rolling out of the beams. LoL! My times were crappy. But it did run about 97mph. I had street tires on, so I wasn't expecting a decent ET. Im going to get some slicks and see what it will do. I feel it will do 100mph, but thats about it.

srtthis · Jun 1, 2015

needs more power!!!

liljoe07 · Jun 1, 2015

Looks like a little air under the tire!

RangerJoe · Jun 1, 2015

I use my line lock to keep from rolling out. FYI, the rumor is that that track is a couple of feet short to help make up times for the track being uphill. My MPH have always been about 3 miles an hour faster at paradise because of the last beam being closer than normal.

Joe

srtthis · Jun 1, 2015

RangerJoe said:
I use my line lock to keep from rolling out. FYI, the rumor is that that track is a couple of feet short to help make up times for the track being uphill. My MPH have always been about 3 miles an hour faster at paradise because of the last beam being closer than normal.

Joe

after talking to a few guys... my front band needs to be a 1/4 turn tighter.

yea had a little air... that was a 1.62 60' which i think we can get down to a 1.45 or so

RangerJoe · Jun 1, 2015

srtthis said:
after talking to a few guys... my front band needs to be a 1/4 turn tighter.

yea had a little air... that was a 1.62 60' which i think we can get down to a 1.45 or so

Are you still gt40 and b cam?

Joe

srtthis · Jun 1, 2015

Sharad · Jun 1, 2015

Bruh, those JPC boys have been 10s on E7s... you can get there.

Bullitt347 · Jun 1, 2015

srtthis said:
im thinking its 3rd gear slipping. when i tried to use the transbrake it held for about a second and pushed forward. ..

This makes no sense at all. The transbrake engages first and reverse at the same time. 3rd gear has nothing to do with it.

bentley429isBAC · Jun 1, 2015

Long as nothing broke I'd say thats a good first outting.

RangerJoe · Jun 1, 2015

Yeah, 7.50's on gt40's is respectable for sure!

Joe

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ALWAYS choose the V over the P!!! Wait... what?

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