Believe me, I aint crying. I knew the rear end was my weak link. It was set up wrong, and had major whine, and pinion slop. Before tearing into it, my guess is that the ring & pinion broke.

My goal was to get a 9 sec run. I got the car back so late from ARE, that I did not have time to get everything together that I wanted to. There was much more to do. I wont get into that.

I'll have to get together the time slips & post all the runs. From memory, off the trailer Fri night. tires @25 psi, fronts @33, I forgot to mess with the Hals, so they were set on stiff, the run was a 11.1@121, I think the 60 was 1.6 something. I was very impressed that the car ran this, with a 400T, heavy driveshaft, 12 bolt, and a nitrous built motor with the timing set back @ 25.

Expect a 10 sec all motor run out of the car next year, on motor. BTW, raceweight was 3500.

On Sat, I set up the car for the nitrous runs. I dont have the slips right in front of me, but the car did not want to go better than a 10.01@135.

Sun, pretty much the same thing. The car was leaving hard, but twisting very hard. It was obvious that I needed a sway bar or bags in the rear. After talking to other racers who had the Hals, they thought that with the Hals on 0, their cars seemed to be unloading the rears when it came down. So I turned mine up to 6, came out, launched, it felt pretty much like the rest, pulled up a few feet, twisted, and launched. Didn't come down as hard, @ I hit every shift as soon as the light came on. Get to the booth to get my slip, let out a big yell!!
.471
1.417
4.099
6.334
110.02
8.263
9.901@137.39!!

Raceweight on that run was 3552.

So, a PB on motor, a PB on spray. A win win for me.

Then we get to the grudge match with Derty. He's been running 9.5's, so I'm not expecting anything special. Let go of the TB, and the rear went. So he go me on that one. I wish we had went on motor, I got ya there Steve

So, now to rebuild the rear. set up the rear the right way, sway bar, air bag, & come out in the spring swinging. If you look at the pics, or video, you can see how messed up the rear setup is. I am guessing at least a tenth gain with the car launching straight, that combined with a few other things that I have in mind should make for some better times next year.

Did I mention I got a 9.90?

 

You're so confident with the on motor part aren't you! Don't make me take a day to tune my motor passes to slap the **** out of you again. You bit off more than you could chew once. I wouldn't want you to choke again.

 

Sounds like the 04 season is going to be pretty good with all of the bitch slappin you 2 are doing to each other.I can't wait.
Congrats on your runs Harold!!!!!!!!!!!!

James

 

Did I fail to mention that my motor was also set up for nitrous runs? It was not set up for all motor runs. Am I going to have to set mine up for all motor & put up an even better time? You dont want that. LOL.

You got me on spray with the 9.5's (dont worry, I'll be there) to my best of 9.90. Derty 1, Harold 0

Your best on motor is what, a 11.3 to my 11.1. Derty 1, Harold 1

I really just went to test & tune, I didn't try to win any class, I just wanted to have a good time & get the 9 sec slip. I had a great time.

You're lucky to have me to beat up on, as you can take all spring beating up on me to dial in your car for the next Shootout. You should be in the 8's by the next one. I'll be happy with a 9.5 on a street car. You def get the most improved award, from 12's to mid 9's. It's been a great year for both of us.

Competition breeds success.

See you all next year.

 

Congrats on the time, Harold.

Where are the awesome launch pictures that you said that cool guy at the track took for you? Boy was his timing perfect. I hear he nailed every pic!

 

Harold,

He would'nt happen to be talking about my buddy Tin Cann from Arkansas would he?? I want to see those pics too.
JAmes

 

Awesome Harold! Glad to see you got it. More tuning and setup and you will be having consistent 9 sec fun!

Andy

 

Quick Post Hy-Jack..... Look Harold Andys been here for over a year now and he has 74 posts.....What a post *****.

 

Here are a couple pics i snapped. From ole Tin Cann in Arkansas. I emaild you the full size pics.

 

Nice pics Tinn Cann.I am sure Harold will appreciate you posting them up here. And damn Harold I definetley see what you were talking about torqing that left front more than the right.It definetly shows in Tim's pics.Wish I could have been there to see that in person.

James

 

Awesome Job Harold! Looks like a violent dig outta the hole though! A stock sway bar woulda helped SOME!

We should all paint our cars black I think...

 

wow all weekend and not one mention of it

congrats!!!!!

 

Ha ha. Thanks.

If you had waited all year to finally achieve it at the last race of the year, you would be still talking too

 

at ya



Some day my porkly LT1 will hit a 9 with threethousndfivehundredmillion pounds of bottle pressure and 5/8" hose

 

Congrats guys....SIMPLY AWESOME!!!