Thanks to this site and ModularFords, I was able to do the Auto Swap in my apartment garage. For the people I was heavily IM'ing... thanks
Prior to last night, my last track visit was a 1/4 mile with my 6-speed and 2-step... Ran the following while granny shifting (since i was going to sell tranny):
I did the auto swap, 26" to 28" tires and 3:55 to 3:27 gears, nothing else, and ran my car last night in the 1/8 mile using transbrake, no 2-step. These were my very first passes with an auto, ever, not to mention with a line lock and transbrake... was too nervous to mess with the 2-step. Overall, car ran great. Incredibly smooth, just not launching hard enough... need to build more boost off the line... there's much more in her. Ran in order from left to right:
Run 1:
No clue what i was doing... wimpy burnout, pre-stage, creeped up to full stage, hit t-brake, rev'd to about 3K, slowly started building boost and light turned green so i just hit it. took off weak and still spun. Tires were at 12psi.
Run 2:
Another wimpy burnout, pre-stage, creeped to full stage, hit t-brake, hit gas pedal harder to about 3,200 to build a little more boost but light turned green before building it up high enough... took off about the same. Tires at 12psi. Can't remember the car i ran but he only beat me by .04sec... i was pulling him hard... would have blown his doors off in the 1/4.
Run 3:
Received some tips from friends... lowered tires to 10psi. Grabbed 2nd during burnout and held a little longer, pre-staged, held foot brake and started building some boost right then, creeped forward to full stage, hit t-brake, hit gas even harder built up a little more boost and launched her. I was running a trailered Fox body... full cage, removable steering wheel, fat cam, etc... he took me off the line but caught him at the end... I'll post the vid when I get a chance. On my friends phone...
i know i can build more boost but just need more practice... additionally, i have a 2-step to experiment with... So if I ran a 10.99 @ 130mph with a 7.2 1/8mile, what do you think i can run in the 1/4mile after running a 6.8 in the 1/8 with room for improvement? you think low 10's? mid 10's?
Dyno'd at 18psi but hit 20psi last night... cool weather was my friend.
Prior to last night, my last track visit was a 1/4 mile with my 6-speed and 2-step... Ran the following while granny shifting (since i was going to sell tranny):
I did the auto swap, 26" to 28" tires and 3:55 to 3:27 gears, nothing else, and ran my car last night in the 1/8 mile using transbrake, no 2-step. These were my very first passes with an auto, ever, not to mention with a line lock and transbrake... was too nervous to mess with the 2-step. Overall, car ran great. Incredibly smooth, just not launching hard enough... need to build more boost off the line... there's much more in her. Ran in order from left to right:
Run 1:
No clue what i was doing... wimpy burnout, pre-stage, creeped up to full stage, hit t-brake, rev'd to about 3K, slowly started building boost and light turned green so i just hit it. took off weak and still spun. Tires were at 12psi.
Run 2:
Another wimpy burnout, pre-stage, creeped to full stage, hit t-brake, hit gas pedal harder to about 3,200 to build a little more boost but light turned green before building it up high enough... took off about the same. Tires at 12psi. Can't remember the car i ran but he only beat me by .04sec... i was pulling him hard... would have blown his doors off in the 1/4.
Run 3:
Received some tips from friends... lowered tires to 10psi. Grabbed 2nd during burnout and held a little longer, pre-staged, held foot brake and started building some boost right then, creeped forward to full stage, hit t-brake, hit gas even harder built up a little more boost and launched her. I was running a trailered Fox body... full cage, removable steering wheel, fat cam, etc... he took me off the line but caught him at the end... I'll post the vid when I get a chance. On my friends phone...
i know i can build more boost but just need more practice... additionally, i have a 2-step to experiment with... So if I ran a 10.99 @ 130mph with a 7.2 1/8mile, what do you think i can run in the 1/4mile after running a 6.8 in the 1/8 with room for improvement? you think low 10's? mid 10's?
Dyno'd at 18psi but hit 20psi last night... cool weather was my friend.
