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I haven’t done an update in a while as I don’t get on here much and not much has changed with the car. I’ve been able to make a few track passes but I’ve mostly been struggling with belt issues and then a new trans so I really haven’t gotten much seat time in the car. Most recent pass was a 10.64 at 140mph with a soft 1.9 60ft launch. Shortly after my alternator took and dump and that’s where the car sits now. Hopefully once I get some issues figured out and some more time in the car I can get it closer to the 9s.
Thanks! Yes, had some alignment problems but I thought we got those straightened out. It starting squeaking again this weekend after only putting about 150 miles on it so there's still something giving me problems. Also my a/c belt keeps jumping forward... As far as trans lol...whenever I did this whole build I forgot to recheck and top off the trans WITH the engine running and therefore damaged it by running it low on fluid.. rookie mistake
After running the trans low on fluid causing damage I parked the car for a little while and ordered a level 6 TR6060 from RPM.
While the car was down I decided to get the brakes powder coated as this was something I wanted to change since day one with the car. I wanted something a little different and I’m happy with the outcome even though dissembling them was a real PITA.
Man, that car looks fukk’n awesome!
Those bead lock wheels look sooo much better than my regular welds, especially with the locks powder coated black like that.
BTW: What pressure are you running in the fronts? I found I had to over-inflate mine slightly for them to not bulge (at the contact patch).
I haven’t done an update in a while as I don’t get on here much and not much has changed with the car. I’ve been able to make a few track passes but I’ve mostly been struggling with belt issues and then a new trans so I really haven’t gotten much seat time in the car. Most recent pass was a 10.64 at 140mph with a soft 1.9 60ft launch. Shortly after my alternator took and dump and that’s where the car sits now. Hopefully once I get some issues figured out and some more time in the car I can get it closer to the 9s.
car looks awesome and with that 140 mph you should be able to get in the 9's.my si trim LS2 at 133mph has been running 10.20 lately with 1.45 60ft.still haven't got shift points tuned properly.good luck with it
I'm sure some of you have seen my thread about my belt issues and finally narrowing it down to the balancer. After 3 weekends back to back drag racing, two at the local track and then last weekend at TX2K along with nightly runs to Mexico. I am problem free with the belts and couldn't be happier.
I also decided to ditch the radial in favor of some bias ply's and finally broke into the 9s last weekend at TX2K!! Feels good and I'm looking forward to improving it more and more
Saw your car at TX2K as well in the staging lanes a few times and saw that pass. That thing is perfect! Awesome looking and a nice usable power level. I even snuck a few pics of it that I posted on my snapchat lol
11-14-2017, 10:07 PM
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