Got to meet a bunch of people from the various local forums; Tampa Racing, Need2speed, and others. Riven, blckdoutRT and myself made it down to Bradenton at about the same time, it was a sight to see soo many Mustangs, F bodies and alot of intersting rides that werent your average run of the mill daily drivers. The gentleman with the Z06 from the previous trip to BMP was out aswell running about the same as before...low to mid 12s.
While Riven stepped over to the office for tec in i installed the 6x26x15 MH's we have run successfully for the better part of year and set them to about 17psi to make a test run to check track prep, running conditions and what we needed to do to make the most of the 95+ degree heat and humidity. Tossed in a lil race gas to help fight detonation, not enough to make a huge difference just to give us a cushion. Boost was turned up a notch to 24psi, tires again were set to 17 to be safe and the new clutch was ready for some serious usage.
I will have to say that although i was not too keene on hard launching the stock axles Riven still managed to pull 1.8-2.0 60s but the launch tecniques of the past had to be adjusted given the added grab of the new clutch. With 4000rpm launches yielding 2.0 60s, 4500rpm yielding 1.9s and 5000-5500 yielding 1.8s we determined to stick with 5000-5500. A few simple burn outs and a drop in pressure from time to time yielded several 12.2-12.4 at 112-115mph...in the heat!
When we were done testing/tuning for the track conditions we were ready to rock and roll:
slicks at 12psi
-.097
1.808
5.099
7.700
97.02
10.000
11.931
115.63
was posted yielding the fastest FWD time of the day for Riven.
It was all going good and decided to make the last pass only to bogg the launch and have the car totally shut down on me mid track. I managed to het to 8th mile at 94mph but once i tripped the 1/8 mile equipment i had to shut her down. When i pulled off return road we noticed the dumptube had lost a bolt and was barely on while i also realized a serious boost leak brought my powerband down to a 4800rpm spool up. This lil bit of time still allowed me to post a decent 8th but come tomorrow or tuesday we are gonna put her on the lift and get the lil kinks worked out.
Not trying to make excuses but for what we had to work with i have to give Riven props for the outstanding runs. Need2speed had a strong showing but not enough to win the best represented nonethe less they had the faster cars of the day Riven's included to which they were very appreciative. As far as SRT4s;Riven, BlckdoutRT and another were the only present with the latter two running low 14s and high 14s respectively....i stopped by the other car...smelled a lil too much fryin going on in the tranny if ya know what i mean. Didnt get meet him cause i was too busy filming and staging the car simultaniously. Congrats Riven and you'll get there bud
Dan
While Riven stepped over to the office for tec in i installed the 6x26x15 MH's we have run successfully for the better part of year and set them to about 17psi to make a test run to check track prep, running conditions and what we needed to do to make the most of the 95+ degree heat and humidity. Tossed in a lil race gas to help fight detonation, not enough to make a huge difference just to give us a cushion. Boost was turned up a notch to 24psi, tires again were set to 17 to be safe and the new clutch was ready for some serious usage.
I will have to say that although i was not too keene on hard launching the stock axles Riven still managed to pull 1.8-2.0 60s but the launch tecniques of the past had to be adjusted given the added grab of the new clutch. With 4000rpm launches yielding 2.0 60s, 4500rpm yielding 1.9s and 5000-5500 yielding 1.8s we determined to stick with 5000-5500. A few simple burn outs and a drop in pressure from time to time yielded several 12.2-12.4 at 112-115mph...in the heat!
When we were done testing/tuning for the track conditions we were ready to rock and roll:
slicks at 12psi
-.097
1.808
5.099
7.700
97.02
10.000
11.931
115.63
was posted yielding the fastest FWD time of the day for Riven.
It was all going good and decided to make the last pass only to bogg the launch and have the car totally shut down on me mid track. I managed to het to 8th mile at 94mph but once i tripped the 1/8 mile equipment i had to shut her down. When i pulled off return road we noticed the dumptube had lost a bolt and was barely on while i also realized a serious boost leak brought my powerband down to a 4800rpm spool up. This lil bit of time still allowed me to post a decent 8th but come tomorrow or tuesday we are gonna put her on the lift and get the lil kinks worked out.
Not trying to make excuses but for what we had to work with i have to give Riven props for the outstanding runs. Need2speed had a strong showing but not enough to win the best represented nonethe less they had the faster cars of the day Riven's included to which they were very appreciative. As far as SRT4s;Riven, BlckdoutRT and another were the only present with the latter two running low 14s and high 14s respectively....i stopped by the other car...smelled a lil too much fryin going on in the tranny if ya know what i mean. Didnt get meet him cause i was too busy filming and staging the car simultaniously. Congrats Riven and you'll get there bud
Dan
