Made my first 10 second pass

I went to Darlington Saturday with the intention on making a 10sec. pass on my stock bottom half motor 350c.i.

My first pass didnt go to well. It was more or less a N/A shake down pass to make sure it was going to hook. It bit hard, picked up the front, then bogged.

Second pass, I waited till 2nd gear to spray it, and the car wanted to dance on every shift. I never lifted (other than shifting) and it went 11.81@120mph.

I didnt even want to make a third pass, but I had a feeling with that 120mph it should have been a 10. especially since the car has run an 11.68@117mph on motor.

So I let the car run in the lanes for a while to make sure the motor oil was hot and the coolant was cold (170*F in the pump). I kept the bottle heater till the the gauge showed 1,100psi. After a good purge it dropped to 1,050psi and I was ready to go. Turned it up to 4,500RPM and dropped it.

1.49 60ft.
6.96 @ 96 mph (1/8th)
10.95 @ 122.88 mph (1/4 mi.)


I have to say thanks to a couple of people:

Thanks to the guys who organized the event. I have done this on three occasions in Rockingham and I know it can be difficult to accomplish.

Thanks to Terry Weaver for being able to bring my SPARCO race seat in the back of his T/A. I wouldnt have trusted my factory seat on a launch that hard. I might have ended up in the back hatch;)

Thanks to Chad Butler and his friend for giving me a hand in the pits changing tires, loading and un-loading the car. Sometimes that is the hardest part of the whole day and you guys made it easy. Especially with my chronically bad back. Thumbs up to you guys:bow:

Hey man I was there and got to see it! It was AWSOME!!! I didn't get a chance to stop and talk but I did get the chance to take a look at it. It sounded great and I thought it was a stroker motor...I never knew it was a STOCK bottom end:eek: :bow: Just curious what shot are you using?....150? I have just finished my 355 build and can't wait to see what it'll run:D Once again....many props to you bro.!

Congrads Jeff, I know you were stoked with that run. Bob call me sunday and told me what you ran. I think my car would run similar times on the 125 shot I was spraying since I ran a 7.16 @96 in july and spinning. Again, way to go and see you in the spring.

Randy

Originally posted by QIKZLVR-97
Hey man I was there and got to see it! It was AWSOME!!! I didn't get a chance to stop and talk but I did get the chance to take a look at it. It sounded great and I thought it was a stroker motor...I never knew it was a STOCK bottom end:eek: :bow: Just curious what shot are you using?....150? I have just finished my 355 build and can't wait to see what it'll run:D Once again....many props to you bro.!


Thanks, I sure appreciate it guys:). I was so happy to end the season with such a good pass. I guess its time to really start picking out a roll cage now. Actually, I would like to pick up a BMR rear sway bar, and short torque arm in the off season.

I also just picked up my car from the dyno in Raleigh a few days before Darlington. I had it wide band tuned and the car is MUCH improved. I was very happy to see over 400RWHP out of my 350 c.i. motor.

I wish I would have gotten to meet more people while I was at the track.


Jeff
www.street-legal.cz28.com

Hey nice pass. I was the guy that exploded my rearend. Im also the one that thought of the idea for this event., And with neil,larry adn a few others off of scfyb.com we got it together. We are going to put another one together in the spring. That car is very impressive for a stock bottom end. I was hoping to get some tens also. My last time at the track I ran a 11.16 and blew a head gasket and broke my flywheel that run. There is always next time.

Hey Jeff, what does your car weigh?

Randy

I weighed the old goat at Rockingham last month and with a 1/2 tank of gas and the full bottle, and full interior it weighed 3,350lbs. Then if you add my butt, that is another 225lbs. So I guess 3,575lbs with driver included; would be a fair guess.

I would like to put her on a heavy diet and drop a couple hundred more!

Originally posted by zeeya
Hey nice pass. I was the guy that exploded my rearend. Im also the one that thought of the idea for this event., And with neil,larry adn a few others off of scfyb.com we got it together. We are going to put another one together in the spring. That car is very impressive for a stock bottom end. I was hoping to get some tens also. My last time at the track I ran a 11.16 and blew a head gasket and broke my flywheel that run. There is always next time.

What size tire are you running; and what gears? Was yours the Black LS1 T/A?

Jeff

Originally posted by FRDnemesis
What size tire are you running; and what gears? Was yours the Black LS1 T/A?

Jeff
I have a black 94 Z28 it was parked between the towers after it broke. Im running 26x22.5 ET streets the gear is 373. I did drive a freinds black TA down the track a few times ran 12.26 in a cbout stock LS1. It only has a lid, 373. 3600 stall, pedator, asp pulley and loudmouth no headers or anything else. well and ET streets. Im trying to fab a 9 inch for my Z28. I will let everyone know how it goes.

Nice run jeff, I see you around the air base everyonce in awhile but never had the chance to say hi, I drive a blue 96 TA. I couldn't make it up to darlington due to work but ill try to make the next one. I hope to see you there. Good luck.

Jeff, man I am glad to see you going 10's. I am on the same mission myself. Man it has been a long time we need to get up and hang man. Oh and btw what shot were you running?? Last weekend I went and ran the 1/8 with a NX 100 shot. Turned a 7.3 @ 93 with a 1.61 60' getting the wheel off the ground pretty well. Bottle pressure was only like 950 so with some 1100 psi we ought to se some 7.0-1's and a 150 should set me closer to the 6's .Well email and let me no how everything has been going.

Jason