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02-10-2007, 08:07 PM
DamnYankee

Finally got in the 14's! It took me a bunch of tries, a bunch of runs, but on the fifth one, I got:

RT: .245
60': 2.40
1/8: 9.67 @ 74.27
1/4: 14.953 @ 93.05

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Needless to say I was pretty happy to get out of the 15's!

My next and last run is below (I'm on the right) and is my best so far:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...y/IMG_1652.jpg

Virgil, thanks for the advice man it worked. For the record, my other runs were all done in 4WD. As soon as I ran in 2WD I dropped into the 14's. So I have to say I'm not sold on the idea of a 4WD launch providing the track conditions are good. I still spun a little on each of the above runs, so if I were to hook up, maybe I'd be mid 14' But anyway, I'm happy with the results.

Jeff, Greg, Daniel, and Pedro, it was good to meet you guys finally. Below is a picture of all the "truck guys"...we gave a pretty good representation of the trucking community!
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...y/IMG_1645.jpg
02-10-2007, 08:49 PM
jethro_3

Awesome for you :thumb: What is next on the pats list, the cam like we talked???

Wish I could have stayed longer, everyone in my group already had a long day with the TMS experience.... :yawn:
02-10-2007, 08:53 PM
DamnYankee

Hey man - I don't blame you. You had a long drive ahead of you and you got into the 13's! Way to end a day.

And yes, for sure I'm going to look for a cam. I'm thinking a 224/224 with a 112 LSA. Just gotta find one (and a buyer for mine).

It was fun man, glad we finally got to run each other!
02-10-2007, 09:06 PM
ducky

damn that is awesome moze. congrats :rock:
02-10-2007, 09:08 PM
PEDRO

nice, i wish i coulda done better out there, being tractionless sucks huge huevos
02-10-2007, 09:31 PM
DamnYankee

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damn that is awesome moze. congrats :rock:
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Thanks! I'm still back o' the bus with my times, but oh well. It felt good to break a barrier.

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nice, i wish i coulda done better out there, being tractionless sucks huge huevos
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Hey, I could think of worse problems than having a vehicle with so much 'umph' that you can't get traction. I can't imagine what your times would be if you consistently hooked.

I hope nothing too serious happened on that last run.

Oh and I should add that on the last two runs, I let my tires down to about 23# of air. My weight (me in the truck) is 5155 pounds.
02-10-2007, 09:31 PM
PEDRO

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I hope nothing too serious happened on that last run.
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Thanks, but nothing really happened, At first i thought the trans was completely gone, but it just bounced on teh rev limiter for a bit, lesson learned and no more track till i get a built trans
02-10-2007, 09:49 PM
RedHeartbeat

Congrats on the 14! :thumb: Glad to see you made it. Now, imagine how far you would have been into the 14s with the other convertor. :bash: :laugh:
02-10-2007, 10:04 PM
DamnYankee

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Congrats on the 14! :thumb: Glad to see you made it. Now, imagine how far you would have been into the 14s with the other convertor. :bash: :laugh:
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Thanks Greg. It was good to finally meet you. I'll look forward to you getting that beast put in your truck. We'll have to go down again and shoot for some better times.
02-11-2007, 01:57 PM
mean05

Sweet glad to hear you finally made, and look at your 60' 2.3 you were spinning you arse off, next time you want to go out let me know and we can throw my slicks on yours and see what you can really expect bet you hit some 2.0 60' and drop about 3 tenths off that et
02-11-2007, 02:12 PM
DamnYankee

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Sweet glad to hear you finally made, and look at your 60' 2.3 you were spinning you arse off, next time you want to go out let me know and we can throw my slicks on yours and see what you can really expect bet you hit some 2.0 60' and drop about 3 tenths off that et
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Thanks man. My best 60' was 2.263 and that was done in 4wd. Maybe I just need a new rear end...If I hooked, I think you're right - I'd be around 2.0.

First I have to decide on a cam though. Smaller for the strip or bigger for the street..... :duh:
02-11-2007, 02:27 PM
mean05

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Thanks man. My best 60' was 2.263 and that was done in 4wd. Maybe I just need a new rear end...If I hooked, I think you're right - I'd be around 2.0.

First I have to decide on a cam though. Smaller for the strip or bigger for the street..... :duh:
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so many people like that tr224 cam, but hey i like my cam it is almost big enough, but something on the 112lsa unless you want to use nitrous then go for something with a 112+2lsa, when i get my truck back i am going out to redline cause i want my 7's
02-11-2007, 02:33 PM
DamnYankee

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so many people like that tr224 cam, but hey i like my cam it is almost big enough, but something on the 112lsa unless you want to use nitrous then go for something with a 112+2lsa, when i get my truck back i am going out to redline cause i want my 7's
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Yeah I'm undecided how I want to proceed. I'm not going to be using nitrous I don't think. Patriot sells a 226/226 .585/.585 on a 112 LSA for like $275 so that had me interested. I forget what size your cam was? Anyway, I'm anxious to get another one in there and see what kind of a difference it makes.
02-11-2007, 02:39 PM
mean05

my cam size is in my sig and that would be a nice cam to go with the swap wouldn't take long being you already have the springs for it
02-11-2007, 02:49 PM
DamnYankee

crap - that'd be huge for my truck. That size cam would probably mean changing my converter again and I don't know what else. I wish you'd just give me your truck and be done with it.
02-11-2007, 02:54 PM
mean05

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crap - that'd be huge for my truck. That size cam would probably mean changing my converter again and I don't know what else. I wish you'd just give me your truck and be done with it.
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wait till i get it back from the body shop and get it dropped you will really want it then, and yeah that's another reason why i am thinking about a 4,000 stall :drool:
02-11-2007, 03:04 PM
DamnYankee

I'm going to keep the converter I have for a while, so I need to find something to compliment the 2600 stall. There's one guy running on PT.net that has that 226 and swears by it. Not sure if he takes it to the track though.
02-11-2007, 05:12 PM
1slow01z71

Is everything right with the tune? I ran a 15.1 with a 3k stall, drop in K&N, exhaust and Allens tune. You have alot more stuff working for you, I would have figured you would have been low 14s, even if your 60 was down where it should be(2.0) you would only be at 14.7
02-11-2007, 09:09 PM
DamnYankee

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Is everything right with the tune? I ran a 15.1 with a 3k stall, drop in K&N, exhaust and Allens tune. You have alot more stuff working for you, I would have figured you would have been low 14s, even if your 60 was down where it should be(2.0) you would only be at 14.7
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I think the exact same way you do. I figured with all the mods I'd be making better times.

I will say I never got it tuned since the first converter (Fuddle 3000) or the header install. I think there might be some more in it - maybe if the shift points are adjusted, it will help.

I've got the cats on too - not sure if that's hurting or not. It did feel like it bogged it down when I had them reinstalled, so maybe there's a little 'umph' hiding there.
02-12-2007, 12:25 AM
1fstz71

Awesome man!! Those 1/8 mile times almost mirror my runs today. It was missing bad everytime I hit the kit and I went 9.66 @74.5mph with a 2.366 60'. Found out when I got to work that my plugs are actually 3 steps colder than stock!!! No wonder it was running so rich lol. Good runs! Mine were in 2wd also