I got 7 runs in tonite. It was my second time ever at the dragstrip (racing), so I am still very much a novice.
First run - Some ricer - Win (annihilated him)
Second Run - '00 Kenne Bell 500rwhp GT - Loss (got served
Third Run - '01 SVT Lightning - Win (destroyed him)
Fourth Run - '01 GT 5spd - Win (spanked him decently)
Fifth Run - Same GT - Win (decent spanking again)
Sixth Run - No idea what the hell it was, but it was very loud - Win (served his @ss)
Seventh Run - SRT-4 - Got a 3.5 '60, got frustrated and coasted down the track. Ran a 24.4@45mph He ran a mid 14 though, I would have beaten him.
So all in all, as far as the racing goes, I kicked @ss. The only loss was against that monster GT. I ran a 14.1@102.5 that run and he ran a 12.6@120mph. He said he is making 623rwtq.
Anyways, I got a new best today. This was against the run with the n/a GT:
R/T --- 1.363
'60 --- 2.290
330 --- 6.168
1/8 --- 9.223
MPH --- 81.40
1000 --- 11.837
1/4 --- 14.032
MPH --- 103.48
Mods, same as last time:
Offroad X-pipe
Welded in Flowmaster mufflers
T/A @13*
Anderson Racing Powerpipe
Ford Racing 4.10 gears
So, 14.0@103.5 with a 2.3 '60. I figure if I perfected my launch to a 1.8 '60 I would be running ~13.4@105mph. Also, what really sucks is that I am shifting into 4th gear RIGHT at the traps. I mean I probably have 2 seconds worth of gear....4.10's are not the best track gear, i'll tell you that much. I'd probably get a better ET and trap higher with 3.73's or 4.30's.
Heres the thing: After almost EVERY shift on every run, my brother told me my car backfired. On the third run, after I passed the 1/4th and put the car in nuetral to brake, the car all of a sudden died on me. So I came to a stop, and it luckily restarted. I drove back to the lanes, popped the hood, and everything was still hooked up. I am convienced it is becuase of my intake. It relocates the MAF into the fenderwell, which is probably why the car died on me that one time. I had another Cobra owner get behind my car while I revved and he said it smelled very rich. It was soo rich, that after a couple of revvs to ~2700rpm, his hood was soaking wet. (his car was right behind mine). Probably the offroad exhaust and all the newfound airflow from the intake. I'm afraid the only way to solve this would be to do a chip & tune, which would render my timing adjuster a waste of money....so I don't know what to do now.
Questions/Comments please. I set up a dyno session for friday morning, can't wait to see how rich i'm running. A cobra friend said he thinks i'll dyno around 300rwhp...I don't think it will be that high, but we'll see.
First run - Some ricer - Win (annihilated him)
Second Run - '00 Kenne Bell 500rwhp GT - Loss (got served
Third Run - '01 SVT Lightning - Win (destroyed him)
Fourth Run - '01 GT 5spd - Win (spanked him decently)
Fifth Run - Same GT - Win (decent spanking again)
Sixth Run - No idea what the hell it was, but it was very loud - Win (served his @ss)
Seventh Run - SRT-4 - Got a 3.5 '60, got frustrated and coasted down the track. Ran a 24.4@45mph He ran a mid 14 though, I would have beaten him.
So all in all, as far as the racing goes, I kicked @ss. The only loss was against that monster GT. I ran a 14.1@102.5 that run and he ran a 12.6@120mph. He said he is making 623rwtq.
Anyways, I got a new best today. This was against the run with the n/a GT:
R/T --- 1.363
'60 --- 2.290
330 --- 6.168
1/8 --- 9.223
MPH --- 81.40
1000 --- 11.837
1/4 --- 14.032
MPH --- 103.48
Mods, same as last time:
Offroad X-pipe
Welded in Flowmaster mufflers
T/A @13*
Anderson Racing Powerpipe
Ford Racing 4.10 gears
So, 14.0@103.5 with a 2.3 '60. I figure if I perfected my launch to a 1.8 '60 I would be running ~13.4@105mph. Also, what really sucks is that I am shifting into 4th gear RIGHT at the traps. I mean I probably have 2 seconds worth of gear....4.10's are not the best track gear, i'll tell you that much. I'd probably get a better ET and trap higher with 3.73's or 4.30's.
Heres the thing: After almost EVERY shift on every run, my brother told me my car backfired. On the third run, after I passed the 1/4th and put the car in nuetral to brake, the car all of a sudden died on me. So I came to a stop, and it luckily restarted. I drove back to the lanes, popped the hood, and everything was still hooked up. I am convienced it is becuase of my intake. It relocates the MAF into the fenderwell, which is probably why the car died on me that one time. I had another Cobra owner get behind my car while I revved and he said it smelled very rich. It was soo rich, that after a couple of revvs to ~2700rpm, his hood was soaking wet. (his car was right behind mine). Probably the offroad exhaust and all the newfound airflow from the intake. I'm afraid the only way to solve this would be to do a chip & tune, which would render my timing adjuster a waste of money....so I don't know what to do now.
Questions/Comments please. I set up a dyno session for friday morning, can't wait to see how rich i'm running. A cobra friend said he thinks i'll dyno around 300rwhp...I don't think it will be that high, but we'll see.