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finally ran the "hybrid" 3.4 at the track, to see what kinda times i could get.
misfortune:
i get there late (lots of traffic) meet my friends, line up and get to the tree in the left lane (closest to the wall). light hits, and i hit the gas on the second yellow, i floor it..cavalier got a better jump on me cause i spun a little..i get on it and hit 5500 rpm, and powershift (hard crisp shift) from 1-2..and chirp go the tires, back end starts to move out like normal, and i hear scrratcchk..and all of a sudden gas pedal goes to the floor dead..air in it.
im thinkin "#@$!! i just broke my m-fing cable!! how the hell am i gonna get home!" - notice im slowing down a little, and shift to neutral and let the car coast to the end of the track.. and turn around and come to a stop on the side of the return lane. get out and look under the hood. the part of the throttle cable that holds it into the bracket on the TB broke and the cable popped out! i manged to fix it tho with a zip-tie sort of thing.
disappointment:
after testing i line up against a friend this time in a 3.8. after hitting the water area and really burning out (they make you hit a water patch - dunno why) we line up, the light goes, get the second yellow and this time go all the way down the track, accidentally shifting to 4th at 3000 rpm (habit?) and finish the 1/4 mile with a 16.621 @ 80.730 mph (but at a 2700' alt). using LACR's correction method:
16.087 @ 83.45 mph. (corrected for alt.)
hrm. timeslip (ill scan it tomorrow at work):
Reaction: .951
T1(60') : 2.469
T2(330?) : 6.903
T3(1/8) : 10.607
MPH(1/8) : 66.291
I4(1000?): 13.749
E.T. : 16.621
MPH : 80.730.
I think my clutch might be reaching the end of its life however, car doesnt feel as strong as it used to.
anyway...theres some results.
-R
misfortune:
i get there late (lots of traffic) meet my friends, line up and get to the tree in the left lane (closest to the wall). light hits, and i hit the gas on the second yellow, i floor it..cavalier got a better jump on me cause i spun a little..i get on it and hit 5500 rpm, and powershift (hard crisp shift) from 1-2..and chirp go the tires, back end starts to move out like normal, and i hear scrratcchk..and all of a sudden gas pedal goes to the floor dead..air in it.
im thinkin "#@$!! i just broke my m-fing cable!! how the hell am i gonna get home!" - notice im slowing down a little, and shift to neutral and let the car coast to the end of the track.. and turn around and come to a stop on the side of the return lane. get out and look under the hood. the part of the throttle cable that holds it into the bracket on the TB broke and the cable popped out! i manged to fix it tho with a zip-tie sort of thing.
disappointment:
after testing i line up against a friend this time in a 3.8. after hitting the water area and really burning out (they make you hit a water patch - dunno why) we line up, the light goes, get the second yellow and this time go all the way down the track, accidentally shifting to 4th at 3000 rpm (habit?) and finish the 1/4 mile with a 16.621 @ 80.730 mph (but at a 2700' alt). using LACR's correction method:
16.087 @ 83.45 mph. (corrected for alt.)
hrm. timeslip (ill scan it tomorrow at work):
Reaction: .951
T1(60') : 2.469
T2(330?) : 6.903
T3(1/8) : 10.607
MPH(1/8) : 66.291
I4(1000?): 13.749
E.T. : 16.621
MPH : 80.730.
I think my clutch might be reaching the end of its life however, car doesnt feel as strong as it used to.
anyway...theres some results.
-R
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