Went to Atco last night...

69mach1-409

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The 3 runs I got in took over 6 hours! ..man I'm slow!

Some pics:

Couldn't hook for St Even with the CHE LCA's she was wheel hopping bad!

The best I could muster was a pair of 13.6s @ 103-104mph and a 13.7 @ 105. <---Why the hell would the slowest run have the fastest mph?

 

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stanmckinney

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I like the strut tower brace. It's good to know it will fit over the engine cover. Which one do you have? And modifications needed to the hood blanket or any problems?

 

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The Fang

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stanmckinney said:

And modifications needed to the hood blanket or any problems?

Click to expand...

That was the first thing I noticed is the imprint on the blanket.

 

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stanmckinney

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Any problems, though? And which brace do you have, the bullitt or the V6. I have heard the one for the V6 actually fits better.

 

69mach1-409

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It's the Bullitt STB and the Hoodblanket came that way from the factory. It doesn't rub anywhere.

 

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Couldn't hook for St Even with the CHE LCA's she was wheel hopping bad!

The best I could muster was a pair of 13.6s @ 103-104mph and a 13.7 @ 105. <---Why the hell would the slowest run have the fastest mph? [/QUOTE]


The reason why you get more MPH on a slower ET is because of traction. Some where between the starting line and finish line your tires spun a little bit. Compare your 60ft times and that's usually where you will find you had tire spin. The wheel hop will cause traction issues.

Any way when your tires spin it seems to give you more mph in the end. Thats what I have figured out at least.

 

xtweakerx

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im guessing your not on a drag radial of some sort...

get some sort of sticky tire, do a burn out and launch hard.

 

69mach1-409

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Did a burn out, but the GY F1's just don't stick.

 

69mach1-409

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Knocked off two more 13.4's @ 105 & 106mph!

I swear my last run should of been alot lower... I nailed the launch and hit every gear just right, but Atco was having issues with their tree / timing equipment all night so I'll never know...


*I'll post up the time slips after lunch.

 

autumn_again

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nice, i've never been to atco. have you ever been to englishtown? how would you compare the 2?

best color by the way

 

69mach1-409

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I cannot really say how good the track is at Etown. The only vehicle I've ever ran there was my old F150 FX4 with 33's! ...so needless to say, traction was not an issue.



Timeslips:

 

Notchbck93

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Go get yourself a stock rear rim, get some real drag slicks require tubing and screwing them to the rims and go knock down a mid 12 second pass. NO BS.

You're wasting time on those rim/tire combo. They maybe great for carving corners, but obviously they are severely handicapping your 1/4 mile time.


I ran that exact same as you did spinning tires on my notch and only netting a mid 13 at 105.90. This was with a 3.08 gear and shorty headers.

Next season I came out on a 3.55 gear, 27 inch boot, and long tubes and ran a 12.501 @ 109mph with what I considered to be a lousy 1.771 60ft. I too was previously only getting a very boring 2.2 60 ft.

Seriously, take the big SVT street rims off the back and run a boot. Getting down to business means no excuses allowed.

 

Five Oh Brian

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Run drag radials (at least) on some lighter wheels (17 X 8's or 9's) then go out and hammer it off the line and that 106 mph trap speed will be good for high 12's every run.

 

69mach1-409

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So I take it you guys think I should get some DR's huh?

J/K I still have the factory 17's, I'll have to get some DR's to toss on them.

Thanks!
~j

 

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Atco is prepped pretty well. I like it, i've only been there on hot days really. The best ET on street tires I could pull was a 13.7@101 with a ****ty tune for an automatic (shifts too late). Cut a 2.04 60' on street tires though.

Drag radials FTW.

 

NastyStang113

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I'd get some drag radials for your wheels ...

 

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Those 60 fts are killing you. Def. a 12 sec car

 

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traps are good for 12.8s worst a 12.9