well im back from the track after testing my new team G intake. i dont know what to make of it. the car was consistantly faster then before except i would have thought there would be more gain because i have to lauch it harder and i have to shift it later. before, i used the edelbrock performer RPM and consistantly got 13.0-13.1s at 103 (with a few 12.98s @ 103) lauching the car at 1800 and shifting at 5800. the new intake wont even leave without lauching it above 2000rpm. it will just bog out. and the power comes in later.

Today with the team G, the first 3 runs were 12.910 @105.93, 19.94 @105.27, 12.92 @105.69. so it is quicker. but dont you think that with a 2-3 mph gain on the top end i should have seen a little bit more difference? what i mean is that the sixty foot was the exact same as the previous trip to the track and the 1/8 mile was the exact same as before, so if nothing was lost from before and i gained 2-3 mph should i have seen a tenth difference or more?

anyway here is my main concern. on the last run (run #5 of the day) i had my best ever 60 foot of 1.816. a best ever 330' of 5.307 and a second best ever 1/8th of 8.251. but on the top end of the track something happened. i ended up with a 13.090 @ 100.51 mph. it seemed like i was surging on the top end. right before i got to 6000rpm in second gear it was like i had run out of gas or had some sort of ignition problem. this has been happening for a while. what is it?

my last questions is how safe is to rev a stock shortblock 350 to 6600rpm every shift? for the car to run like it was to day i had to shift at 6300rpm every gear and lauch the car at 2500rpm. this cant be good for a stock tranny and motor. what do you think is safe?