Had a chance to run the car up at the Great Lakes Dragaway this evening(4/17/07). I came away very happy with the cars current state of tune. My driving is a whole other issue though.

Best ET: 11.5
Best MPH: 125

1st run

60'... 1.76
330... 4.93
1/8... 7.51
mph... 97.26
1000...9.69
1/4... 11.51
mph... 123.84

2nd run

60'... 1.86
330... 5.35 lost traction top of 1st, bogged 2nd
1/8... 8.00
mph... 93.70
1000... 10.21
1/4... 12.05
mph... 123.23

3rd run

60'... 1.84
330... 5.64 ditto ^
1/8... 8.31
mph... 92.56
1000... 10.53
1/4... 12.36
mph... 123.5

4th run

60'... 1.828
330... 5.13 not quite as bad as the last two but same thing happened
1/8... 7.70
mph... 95.92
1000... 9.87
1/4... 11.68
mph... 125.06 increased ign adv


I got four runs in within an hour of arriving. My best ET came first with a lousy 1.76 60'. After that, I just couldn't get any decent traction. On my last three runs, you can see that I got all 1.8 60's and was also bogging 2nd. Regardless of the traction problems, I still have a lot to improve upon in my shifting. That will come with more seat time.

I didn't make any changes to my tuning until right before the last run. All other runs were off my street tuning from this last weekend. Before the last run, I increased timing advance up top by 1-2 degrees and then ran the 125mph. After that I was quite pleased with the power the car was making and figured I would call it a night. Didn't feel it was necessary to push it anymore and risk breaking something.

Overall I'm very happy with the car's power. Nothing feels better than building/tuning a car yourself and having it all come together in the end. Here are the relevant mods btw.

93oct+meth, 28psi
RnR non-bb 50 trim kit- wastegate recirculated
DSMLink EMS
HKS 272i/264e
BR TBE
BR Race FMIC
BR UICP
1G bov (gus mod)
ACT HD street clutch
255 pump
FIC 850's
SMC meth inj w/ m15
custom mini-battery kit

spare tire removed
wing removed
front crash bar removed

And a pic of the car.

 

I don't care if it went 15's your car looks GOOOOOOOD!!! And congrats on the times as well. That clutch holding up pretty good for you?

 

Man...NICE traps, and GREAT looking car. Im assuming this is on pump 93 since you are running alky and you didnt mention race gas. Nice ET! There is room for improvement, but definitely not bad at all. Love those P45s!

Kenny

 

Yes you are correct. This is with straight 93oct + 100% meth. I forgot to mention that and just added it to my post. As for the clutch, it seems to be holding the power just fine at this point. Time will tell though. Thanks guys for the compliments.

 

Nice...That must be a powerful car to be trapping 125 mph +....

 

awesome and clean...gimme some engine pics!!!

 

Here's a recent engine pic

 

Nice times, looks like you got your tune dialed in. It's a lot different trying to launch the car compared to stock turbo. Hopefully I can head out to GLD and try my hand at getting some better 60' as well. It's funny how people think the non-bb is a turd when in reality you are giving up barely any spool/response to the bb housing. I should have you touch up my tune and see what power is still on the table. Great runs

 

Nice times!

 

nice time I see u got the bug work out

 

Nice runs....now how about we go and lay the smack down on the FP Green guys???

 

Blue-Bring it

Man I wish you were closer to this area (or Ohio)

Fast Frank a/k/a "FP Green guy"

 

Thanks. Yeah I was quite frustrated after my last track visit. However, I wasn't going to rest until I got the tune sorted out and proved to myself that the car was capable of more. Glad I didn't have to go without rest for too long.

You're definitely capable of driving your car to a low 11. You pulled an 11.5 with a 1.97 60' to my 1.76. Get your 60' down to a low 1.7 or better with the same driving and you're looking at an easy 11.1-11.2. And definitely, if we get together sometime, I would have no problem taking a look at your tune. See if there's anything I can suggest.

 

Nice traps. Those P45R's are looking good in that color. What are the specs on them?

 

Nice run. I guess RNR can make some decent kits.