so i took my car out tonight for the first time... mods are in sig..... apparently at the high end of the track i was smoking like crazy... (they say it looked ike i blew my motor)... car was running fine i had no idea until i returned... the car has been sitting for like 6 months and i avent really got on it like i do at the track at all.... do u think the smoking was just from built up junk in the engine plus im running straight pipes or do u think its a bigger badder problem??

btw heres my slip 1 run

-.059
2.153
6.017
9.145
79.42
11.794
14.027
101.07


wat do u think abvout my problem and my run??

 

Looks weak to me for your mods. Maybe there's something wrong with your PCV system allowing it to suck in oil. Oil reduces octane causing knock and slows you down.

 

what's the elevation up there in MA, temps u were running in, etc.

 

Your gears will hurt you a couple of tenths... The air conditions are everything at NED. You should be in the 1.9 range, generally on a street night and if you can get there you may find 2-3 tenths waiting for you at the other end..., which would put you maybe 13.7... Which is about right for your gears...

On my TAG system, I have seen the DA calculated between -400 and +3,000 depending on the day and time of year so weather is really a crap shoot. ET is about DA more than temp so you really can't technically "feel" whether or not it is good or not... BP of 30 is much better than a BP of 28.5 for example, and unless you are a weatherman with a bum kneee that acts up when the BP drops, you need to look at a weather station to get an idea of what is actually going on.

 

well i did let off when the car was about to shift into 2nd... i felt like she wasnt gonna shift and i got scared... plus i got a ****ty launch... tires broke loose while loading her up at the line so i just took off... that explains the red light...

I believe the oil is coming from the dipstick tube after removing and reinstalling it during the header install i think i may have broken it....and when i get the car at WOT some oil may shoot out of the break in it...im gonna try replacing it and see where that gets me... i am also going to have a tranny fush done and fuel injector cleaner service done b4 i go back up

btw ted i remember when i was like 12 i talked to u about ur car...i distictly remember saying u drove it to the track and everything....i am now 18... and am driving an LT1... u are a great influence!!

 

Wow. What a great thing to say. Thank you.

One more word of advice then...

Get triple A.

It is great to do things "old school" and drive to the track but sooner or later the drive to the track will turn into the ride home from the track. My home is 95 miles from Epping and the Triple A Plus package is good for 100 miles.

I broke down in MA a couple of weeks ago in my Sebring and my Triple A had lapsed... $150 to get me towed to a service center, plus $120.00 for a cab ride to Wells Beach, then my wife had to come get me, and two days later we had to drive back to Georgetown, MA to get the Sebring and bring it back to Brunswick. Lets just say that was a painful reminder for me to renew my membership...

 

I thought AAA onlt towed to their sponsored shops? depending on what broke, you may be taken for another ride there. i wish there was a membership program that would just tow you to your damn house, so i could fix things myself... lol

 

geeze ted u shoulda called me im in haverhill... i coulda gave u a ride... lol and yes my moher has triple A lol i am actually int he market for a cheap trailor if u know of any plz gimme the heads up.... i just went up to Dobles chevrolet in manchester and got a brand new oil dipstick tube...im gonna install it and see if it stopped the leaking... ttyl ted

btw watwere u doing in georgetow lol thought that is kinda random its such a small town

 

I bet Ted hasn't aged a day either in all those years!

WD

 

I get younger by the minute.

Actually I was performing a wedding in Salem, and had another one in Wells beach later that day. I was only 20 minutes late but the bride was a little stressed since it was an outdoor wedding and it was raining in addition to my problems. The car for no apparent reason overheated and Chrysler didn't have the foresight to place the thermostat where it could be easily reached...

 

I can understand being late for a wedding, but not for a drag race! And never/ever late off the tree!

WD

 

so ted when can we meet up at ned again? i think im goin up wed for street night again... i think i fixed the oil leak and all the other bugs today..... we'll see what happens... i would love to shoot the Sh*t with ya a lil...and maybe see ya take a pass well whenever is good for u its good for me ttyl

 

I am trying to get this on the road to try out there:

I should take delivery within two weeks. I have not physically seen it yet and cut the deal online. Supposedly it has a braking problem which needs to be resolved but otherwise is fine. August is extremely busy and I will be a week in Orlando for a computer conference and sponsor meetings, plus a full booking of weddings and a couple of IT clients are changing locations.

I expect early/mid September I will be able to test it out (provided I can get the brakes properly working).

Specs are below:

Max. Horsepower: approx. 300 (430 - 500*) HP
Max. Torque: approx. 400 (600 - 660*) ft-lb
Weight: approx. 5000 lb
Length: 16 ft
Width: 6 ft 2 in
Height: 42 in
Ground Clearance: 5 in
Acceleration, 0 - 60 mph: 7 - 9 sec (5 - 7 sec*)
Acceleration, 1/4 mile: 14 - 16 sec
Acceleration, 1/4 mile top speed: approx. 97 mph
Top Speed: approx. 140 - 160 mph (about 100 mph in 3rd gear)
Gas Mileage Equivalent**: 60 - 100 mpg (about 3-5 cent/mi)
Range: 100 - 140 miles per charge
Recharge time: approx. 6 hrs.
Clutch: Centerforce double sprung
Transmission: Camaro high performance 6 speed
Regenerative Breaking System: 10 KW
Body: Composite rigid foam and fiberglass
windshield: 1/4" Lexan
Batteries: 40 8V deep cycle Trojan

* specification with new Zilla 2000 amp water cooled controller, original
specifications based on DC Power 1200 amp controller. Range specified based
on 160 - 180 V battery voltage.
**based on $3.00 per gallon gasoline and $0.15 per KWh

 

Cool, but I must admit, I was drawing a blank until I read the last part of the post. Then again, I'm on my first cup of coffee.

 

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