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    Weather was good, around 55-60F
    Humidity was low, 20-30%
    No precip :D
    Gainesville Raceway, 1/4 mile, well prepped track.

    My first couple of runs with a fully loaded car (1/2 tank fuel, spkr box, amp, jack, spare etc...) were 16.1-16.2 range :( I kept working at it, dropped everything but the amp, and so here's my best, and final run.

    R/T..... .979 (zzz...zzz...zzz...)
    60'..... 2.32 (clutch feathered)
    330'.... 6.574
    1/8..... 10.096
    MPH..... 69.64
    1/4..... 15.640
    MPH..... 89.36 (It beats the 87/88s I was getting)

    I finally got a good launch, but thats about all the GAs could do. I probably could have been a little more aggressive but I'm still learning how to properly feather it off a light. The last run made me feel good though, I *knew* it would be a good time. Anyways... practice practice practice. It took me 6 runs to get somewhere decent, and I was gonna improve again but the track shut down.

    Coolant temp stayed at 190-195 while staging, couldnt make it go down without a fan switch, at least the fans were programmed that low. I was also running on 87 with the 87 programming. Stock exhaust, 9,700 miles on the odo, 2,000 miles on my current oil [img]smile.gif[/img]

    [ November 28, 2002: Message edited by: Dominic ]</p>
    2002 5-spd NBM Camaro
    Details: www.1lev6.com

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    good job! what did your old car run? do you have posi or peg leg. could also try powershifting. with a little more practice you'll see low 15's in her maybe a 14.9. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
    96 wht. firebird 5sd. rk sport headers,3in.catco, spintech catback,CAI,FRA,3.42/lsd 180*t-stat, centerforce dual friction clutch, ls1 driveshaft, polyurethane trans. mount.<br />01 blk. z28 m6, borla exht, lid, k<br />+n, sfc., chrome 18in. y2k c5 wheels.

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    • #3
      Posi, 323 rear, and I was powershifting [img]smile.gif[/img] She was chirping the 1-2 on the track and pulling sideways if I popped it due to the GAs being a little on the crappy side of crap :D

      My old car ran better times, but it had a flowmaster exhaust, 245/50 Eagle HPs, 3.42 axle, and was an auto which is just easier to launch (a half brained monkey could run good times with an auto :D ).

      9.728 @ 71.42mph was its best 1/8 mile time.

      Click here to see its timeslips page.

      I should be able to snag a 15.3 without a problem if I get a good launch... my mph indicates thats possible.

      [ November 28, 2002: Message edited by: Dominic ]</p>
      2002 5-spd NBM Camaro
      Details: www.1lev6.com

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      • #4
        I updated my timeslips page, you can view the timeslip and see all my runs here:

        http://angelfire.com/my/fastcar/timeslips.html

        If anyone cares... [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]
        2002 5-spd NBM Camaro
        Details: www.1lev6.com

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        • #5
          Good numbers.
          It's all in the launch.
          That 60 foot really does matter.
          They say for every .1 reduction in the 60 foot it can be a .2 reduction in the 1/4
          Race car - gone but not forgotten - 1997 firebird V6
          nitrous et & mph: 12.168 & 110.95 mph, n/a 13.746 & 96.38 mph
          2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8: 12.125, 116.45
          2010 Ford Taurus SHO: no times yet

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