My Truck Got Slower

So i dont know what the hell is goin on, maybe i just had a bad night this saturday. I went up to the midinight drags in tulsa same place i went last time and ran my 13.7 well now that i have DR's i figured i'd hit the same track right, so anyways the truck has been popping from 1st to 2nd almost like hitting the limiter. Well my first run was against a new WRX STI I really dont know alot about these but i looked em up they run 13s and have 300hp and 290 TQ/ these were stolen from a suburu forum, anyways he got me by probably a length at the traps and i had spun on the DR's guess i wasnt lined up right. So i tell myself that was a 13 second run for sure. Well they dont turn on the times until later, so when they finally turn the time on i get back out there do a good burn out an chevy SSR pulls up next to me the lights flash and im gone, I mean im moving right, the SSR is way the hell back there, so it shifts 2nd and looks like a 5 speed the way the nose falls down then it shifts and im hauling ass, well anyways at the traps the SSR was a good ways back. I pull around to my friends so we could swap the DR's so he could run i ask what did I run they say a 14.00 WTF!!! I was like bull**** you're bustin my balls, apparently not I ran a 14.0, so I put the 20's back on went and ran again and ran a 14.3. Sorry this is such a long post but im losing my mind im gonna check out a few things this weekend maybe i need plugs or something.

man that sux, anyway hey lambo, you running on stock heads? seems you could do alot better for with the mods you have ..

yea i have stock heads, ive ran a 13.7 but i thought for sure the dr's would have gotten me some better numbers.

I thought your trucky was at the other shop for paint?

that track sucked the biggest hairest balls i have ever seen....bikes were running 14's....i could have beat 90% of the crap there...it was pityful.....i think something was up with that track G...let's go to a real track next time

yea oddly enough me, Simon, and rados and the tbss all ran slow, but i think something is up ill try a different track but im pretty sure its the truck but ya never know i guess.

Maybe your rockers bent a little bit? I heard that this happens sometimes when you get upgraded valvetrain. maybe your not getting the lift that you were when you first put the cam in?

yea im not sure jeff im def gonna take a look at em this weekend for sure, need to change my oil too.

it might not e visible. you might need a precise measure tool

I think G's motor is fine. The temps are picking up a bit and the timing lights that that track may have been off. If everyone was running slow, it may have been a combination of the track, temps, humidity, etc...

hell i hope so, cuz 14's is terrible for what i have done. Im gonna try a different track with the DR's and if i get the same results im gonna take a good look at the motor and see if anything is goin on.

i can get a good look at the steak by sticking my head up a cows ass..but i think i will take the butchers word for it :D

your trucks fine...the weather was a lot warmer this time out..just look at how much slower you went compared to others...some lost a full second off time and you only lost 3 tenths

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Originally Posted by mean05

i can get a good look at the steak by sticking my head up a cows ass..but i think i will take the butchers word for it :D

your trucks fine...the weather was a lot warmer this time out..just look at how much slower you went compared to others...some lost a full second off time and you only lost 3 tenths

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its supposed to be a good look at a T-bone....head up a bulls ass... but anyways :lol:

i know it was only 3 tenths but its annoying the **** outta me i shoulda been low 13s so its actually more than 3 tenths.

Weather can have a huge effect on your times. It is always a good idea to note the temp on the nights you run and maybe write it on your timeslip for later reference. My father-in-laws car usually runs 7.1-7.2, but the last time we were there the best he could get was a 7.63

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Originally Posted by lamborado

its supposed to be a good look at a T-bone....head up a bulls ass... but anyways :lol:

i know it was only 3 tenths but its annoying the **** outta me i shoulda been low 13s so its actually more than 3 tenths.

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well you didnt pay attention..if other cars are going .8-1.0 slower and you only went .3 slower then that means you got faster...your truck is affected by the weather the same as everyone else

doesnt change the fact that it was gay and annoying though :lol:

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Originally Posted by lamborado

doesnt change the fact that it was gay and annoying though :lol:

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i agree...nitrous would have solved that whole factor of the weather though :nx:

yes i know im workin on the funds.

Maybe you got heavier.

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Originally Posted by DamnYankee

Maybe you got heavier.

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:spit::tvhaha::LOL::deal::lolup::dancenana::rofl:

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Originally Posted by DamnYankee

Maybe you got heavier.

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Moze, your mom is a pretty mean cook. I would have gained weight too--if I would have been over there that much as Gary has... :D

true dat!!! :lol:

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Originally Posted by txarkitekt

Moze, your mom is a pretty mean cook. I would have gained weight too--if I would have been over there that much as Gary has... :D

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"...as much as Gary has..."

Come on - use your words Tyler.

humidity and temps i bet.