The Little Bastard is getting faster!, Went to the drag strip yesterday... |
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The Little Bastard is getting faster!, Went to the drag strip yesterday... |
wbergtho |
Sep 8 2008, 12:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 28-April 03 From: Roberts, WI Member No.: 623 |
Although my car is strictly set up for the roadcourse, I like to take it out once or twice a year to the drag strip and let her rip...just to see how fast it is in a 1/4 mile. The 930 gearing is ideal on the roadcourse and on the street...and just a bit too tall for the drag strip. I can't get into 4th gear before hitting the trap. I guess it's not a bad thing to shift fewer times than my competition...as the 930 box cannot be speed shifted very well. I used Michelin Pilot Sport street tires and dropped pressure to 15 lbs. Notice the zoomy trap speed. Here are the results from SEP 6th @ Rockfalls Raceway in Elk Mound, WI:
Best run... R/T .041 60 1.723 330 4.919 1/8 7.410 MPH 97.93 1000 9.537 1/4 11.289 MPH 131.42 Attached image(s) |
messix |
Sep 9 2008, 01:56 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
some thing about short wheel base cars and high speeds (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) and i think i would suck up althe seat cover and carpet from the pucker factor. but i do like going fast in the proper configured car.
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byndbad914 |
Sep 9 2008, 04:58 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
some thing about short wheel base cars and high speeds (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) ... funny you mention wheelbase - when I took my car to the chassis shop to start the tube frame the first thing the guy asked me... "You wanna lengthen the wheelbase of that thing at all?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Trust me, I wanted to from a stability standpoint, as well as ease of fitting the engine, trans, hell, just about everything would have been easier to pack into the car... I would have had a 6lb bag instead of 5, better weight distribution, blah blah but saw the bodywork as a total nightmare to make the car look right again. I was going to extend the front out 2", the doors about an inch or two and the rear 2-3" but man that would have been work to make it look right. 7" would have a significant impact tho'. |
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