11.04 @ 122

I figured I'd post this here as well since many of you do not visit LS1tech. Enjoy! :)

I'm so close to 10s...it's driving me nuts.

Went to Cecil County Raceway in MD tonight. Had good air (about 60-degrees at the time of the two runs I did make before getting booted for no cage) and okay track prep.

Two days ago, I finished the install of my Wolfe rear solid swaybar, which, IMO, is hands down the best suspension modification a drag racer could do. When properly adjusted, the car leaves straight as an arrow. Before, I had alot of left-hand pull while the car meandered down the track. That's a thing of the past. 60's tonight were 1.54 and 1.57 (best to date is a 1.52) respectively, spinning just a bit each time.

Someone else filmed the 11.04 run, so I'll post the vid of that once it's available. Here's a video of the second run of the night, an 11.11. http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ech/gr_sad.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2cizjJ-qGY

For those that don't know, the car is an AI heads/cam/383 + bolt-ons through a 4L60E and Ford 9". Still untuned and still under-geared.

Damn joe.......you've come a LONG way since that bolt on 12.78 day back in March of 2002 (Yes I remember that). Way to go man!

Nice run!:hail:

Congrats on the great times. Agreed on the wolf rear drag bar...straight as an arrow.

I assume your not running this with a stock tune in it are you? I can't believe you have not tuned that car yet. I would be dying to get that tuned if I were you. Hell, I don't even think I would risk racing it unless it was tuned. I am curious to the rwhp numbers the combo will put down.

You better get it tuned before the hot weather arrives as that will make it that much more difficult to get into the 10's.

In the video it looked like the ass end squatted twice right on the start. You might want to adjust the rear shocks. What rpm are you going through the traps at? Your car has EASY 10's in it as it sits. That 60 can come down even more.

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Originally Posted by joelster

In the video it looked like the ass end squatted twice right on the start. You might want to adjust the rear shocks. What rpm are you going through the traps at? Your car has EASY 10's in it as it sits. That 60 can come down even more.

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That's what stock 80k mile springs and shocks do. :) I'm picking up a set of the Comp Engineering rear shocks soon.

I'm pulling through the traps right around 6100.

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Originally Posted by Nostang 96z

Congrats on the great times. Agreed on the wolf rear drag bar...straight as an arrow.

I assume your not running this with a stock tune in it are you? I can't believe you have not tuned that car yet. I would be dying to get that tuned if I were you. Hell, I don't even think I would risk racing it unless it was tuned. I am curious to the rwhp numbers the combo will put down.

You better get it tuned before the hot weather arrives as that will make it that much more difficult to get into the 10's.

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It's not the stock tune...just a mail-order. There aren't any decent LT1 tuners in the area, so I have to wait until Bryan from PCMforless.com makes a trip to the area in a few weeks. I feel ya on getting it tuned when it's cool out.

Nice man, what kind of numbers are you making and which AI heads are those? the 200 or 210cc?
I want to results with a 383 LE2 or try to atelast haha and break 10s on spray

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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA

That's what stock 80k mile springs and shocks do. :) I'm picking up a set of the Comp Engineering rear shocks soon.

I'm pulling through the traps right around 6100.

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I got a new set of springs for my car at the local NAPA. They were cheap iirc, like $40 for the pair. They are a progressive wound spring that get stiffer as they near the bottom. The comp shocks are a good choice too. You could use some more gear, but see if a friend has a set of 1" smaller rear tires you can borrow for a run or 2. That would help the 60 a bit and get you quicker into the powerband. Car sounds great BTW

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Originally Posted by Joker Z28

Nice man, what kind of numbers are you making and which AI heads are those? the 200 or 210cc?
I want to results with a 383 LE2 or try to atelast haha and break 10s on spray

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Never had it to the dyno to be honest. :) Like I said, it's still un-tuned (only a mail-order). Once Bryan from PCMforless.com makes it out to the east coast in a few weeks, he'll finally get it tuned.

The heads are the ported stock castings in the 200cc variety.

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Originally Posted by joelster

I got a new set of springs for my car at the local NAPA. They were cheap iirc, like $40 for the pair. They are a progressive wound spring that get stiffer as they near the bottom. The comp shocks are a good choice too. You could use some more gear, but see if a friend has a set of 1" smaller rear tires you can borrow for a run or 2. That would help the 60 a bit and get you quicker into the powerband. Car sounds great BTW

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Many people, including the techs at Wolfe and Madman have suggested that I stick with the stock springs (in the rear) with the Wolfe solid rear swaybar that I'm using. The fronts will most likely get QA1s and a 275lb. spring once funds permit. :) Still have the tuning, cage, harness, trans blanket, etc. etc. to do. Ugh!

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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA

Many people, including the techs at Wolfe and Madman have suggested that I stick with the stock springs (in the rear) with the Wolfe solid rear swaybar that I'm using. The fronts will most likely get QA1s and a 275lb. spring once funds permit. :) Still have the tuning, cage, harness, trans blanket, etc. etc. to do. Ugh!

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My rear springs are stock spring rate, but the guy at NAPA told me that somewhere down the line the replacement springs switched to a progressive winding. Who knows, maybe the stock ones get too weak too soon.

Here they are and YIKES! They went up in price!


http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Det...+50012+2012008

congrats, sounds good.