Stuck in a 10.8 rut
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St. Jude Donor '08
Stuck in a 10.8 rut
It was cool in S. Fla yesterday, DA's around 0 down to -200 so I decided to see if I could best my 10.81.
Thanks to my buddies Justasheet for his camera work and Theofel for his moral support.
Was not meant to be.
As usual, some vids for those interested.
And something new...in car video courtesy of my iPhone.
I guess the moral of the story is...It's either going to take a better driver (after breaking three transmissions, I will NOT shift any faster) or more mods to go below the 10.8 mark.
I am getting pretty good at the 1.4 60 foots. As of today, 73,262 daily driving miles and 494 runs on my original equipment clutch.
I think that clutch should win some sort of award.
Thanks to my buddies Justasheet for his camera work and Theofel for his moral support.
Was not meant to be.
As usual, some vids for those interested.
And something new...in car video courtesy of my iPhone.
I guess the moral of the story is...It's either going to take a better driver (after breaking three transmissions, I will NOT shift any faster) or more mods to go below the 10.8 mark.
I am getting pretty good at the 1.4 60 foots. As of today, 73,262 daily driving miles and 494 runs on my original equipment clutch.
I think that clutch should win some sort of award.
Last edited by Joe_G; Feb 2, 2013 at 09:49 AM.
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I don't see much room for improvement outside of faster shifting which you already addressed.
I think 10.8 is just the number the car is going to run given the weight and mods.
You know the answer already--more mods or lighter weight. It's really that simple.
You aren't going to see much better weather here in Florida.
I think 10.8 is just the number the car is going to run given the weight and mods.
You know the answer already--more mods or lighter weight. It's really that simple.
You aren't going to see much better weather here in Florida.
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I wish I was stuck in the rut with you. I'm in the 10.9 rut. It always comes down to perspective pal. The glass is either half full or half empty. I say be happy with what you got. It was great to see you run that quick. You were still one of the fastest cars there and probably the only one with the top down on the way to the track.
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Joe,
You look like a bracket racer. You do have your launch maximized. Most do not see 1.4s let alone multiple 1.4s. Congrats.
BTW- Rumor has it that there may be another NO DA#% Excuses Rental. Perhaps that would break the 10.8 cycle.
You look like a bracket racer. You do have your launch maximized. Most do not see 1.4s let alone multiple 1.4s. Congrats.
BTW- Rumor has it that there may be another NO DA#% Excuses Rental. Perhaps that would break the 10.8 cycle.
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St. Jude Donor '08
But I don't think my beloved clutch would like the addl 150 rwhp...
That's 1.4's pal... Lol
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St. Jude Donor '08
By the way, for the first time ever last night, by the end of my runs my brakes had no vacuum...pedal was hard until it built up some vacuum. Has that happened to anyone?
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The only thing you are stuck with at this point is crap air. It may have been -200 Da but the Pressure was only 30.2 and the Humidity was sky high at 65-70%.
Once in a while we hit Pressure of 30.5 and Humidity near 20% with temps ranging 48-54 degrees. That's your Huckleberry
10.7's all day with your Driving\vette
Once in a while we hit Pressure of 30.5 and Humidity near 20% with temps ranging 48-54 degrees. That's your Huckleberry
10.7's all day with your Driving\vette
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The only thing you are stuck with at this point is crap air. It may have been -200 Da but the Pressure was only 30.2 and the Humidity was sky high at 65-70%.
Once in a while we hit Pressure of 30.5 and Humidity near 20% with temps ranging 48-54 degrees. That's your Huckleberry
10.7's all day with your Driving\vette
Once in a while we hit Pressure of 30.5 and Humidity near 20% with temps ranging 48-54 degrees. That's your Huckleberry
10.7's all day with your Driving\vette
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St. Jude Donor '08
I've got a vert with no bar you think they want a race jacket? LolYessir. Still running what bowling green installed.
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