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turbovanmanČ
09-17-2011, 03:34 AM
Track was pretty empty tonight, woo hoo, was just me for awhile then Jeff aka Blue Shadow showed up. Lots of traffic at the van, lots of questions and kudo's. After beating the Viper, an older man said to me I should be ashamed, lol, he was pissing himself laughing, got a thumbs up and a few cheers as I parked.

The tri flow cams definately make more power, I went faster with them on the same boost, less timing and worse spool.

TDH fluid rocks, my shifts are firm but not harsh like before, slip seems to be reduced as it has more get up and go from a standing start. I'll check freeway rpm tomorrow.

Off the bat, cams at 4 deg advanced, AF good, no alky as the jet is plugged, 94 octane with Toluene, tame timing, 17 psi.

First run, crack off a whopping 16.1@82, 2.4 60 ft, she felt weak, didn't pull, so not wanting to play with timing due to no race gas, I played with cam timing, I can here the groans, lol, as in another thread, 86 Shelby had posted some weird numbers that worked for him and this would be a perfect test night, no one here. I settled on straight up at the end of the night, then started adding timing as she likes it, the more I gave her, the more she responded, going to have to get race gas next time out. Didn't get chance to go any further as the track was oiled down AGAIN, :censored:. We had 2 oil downs and a sanding-dumbass didn't use his brakes and hit the sand trap at the end, after pulling him out, he didnt' clean off the sand and came back out, putting sand all the way down the track, :banghead:


For my 3rd race, I line up with the Viper in the staging lanes, figuring, nah, he won't run me, but sure enough, him and I were picked and off we go, he blew by the staging lights so had to wait as he backed up. I ran a 14.0@95 to his 14.2@108, I treed him with a .170 to his .280, his 60 ft was bad, 2.6 to my 2.0, aprox 22 psi. After the race, he took off down the pit road, lol, then we almost lined up again, he left after that and wouldn't look at me as he drove by the van leaving for the night, :lol:

I got 10 runs in, she didn't skip a beat, got down to 13.8@96 around 23 psi and conservative timing. Would have like to gone faster but at least I drove her home, :nod:

Jeff got 1 run in and melted #1 piston, :(

Oh, the local Rotary builder and Supra lover built a Supra powered early 90's Tbird for a customer, 1250 whp, or somewhere around there, ran a best of 8.91 tonight. I have vids when they load, he pulled the front wheels, :hail:

turbovanmanČ
09-17-2011, 03:49 AM
14.6 sec run.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOMVKsGdltw

13.8 vs a 10 sec Honda that ran a 11.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1v4YsKl7rc

moparmikehunt
09-17-2011, 04:18 AM
:clap::amen: this is why i love my van.

Austrian Dodge
09-17-2011, 04:36 AM
way to go simon!!
AND you drove her home :thumb:

BadAssPerformance
09-17-2011, 08:28 AM
I got 10 runs in, she didn't skip a beat, got down to 13.8@96 around 23 psi and conservative timing. Would have like to gone faster but at least I drove her home, :nod:

Cool to be conservative, and always a bonus to drive it home!


Jeff got 1 run in and melted #1 piston, :(


Ouch! :(

bakes
09-17-2011, 11:01 AM
Way to go buddy, wish i could have made it there but my new job i wasnt getting time off to make it there in time !!!!!

turboshad
09-17-2011, 02:56 PM
Good job Simon. Just keep it together, have some patience and I'm sure those ETs will start dropping.

turbovanmanČ
09-17-2011, 03:53 PM
Thanks everyone, patience has never been my strong suit, as most of you know, lol.

I am hoping to have the cut out on for the 30th, and hopefully the weather holds out.

tsiconquest88
09-17-2011, 08:37 PM
What has your best time been Simon? Havent you had a 12.8?

cordes
09-17-2011, 08:42 PM
Congrats on the prudent tuning.

bakes
09-17-2011, 09:30 PM
that honda was neck and neck through the 1st 1/4 of the track

turbovanmanČ
09-17-2011, 09:54 PM
What has your best time been Simon? Havent you had a 12.8?

See my sig, :p


Congrats on the prudent tuning.

Thanks, lol.


that honda was neck and neck through the 1st 1/4 of the track

Yeah, he was a second off his fastest time so he must have felt pity towards me, lol.

CoolV300C
09-17-2011, 10:01 PM
Nice work. Somewhere on a Viper forum there is a thread today titled 'lost to a box today'. Good work!

roachjuice
09-17-2011, 10:30 PM
Nice work. Somewhere on a Viper forum there is a thread today titled 'lost to a box today'. Good work!

Viper owners won't admit that.

BlueShadow
09-17-2011, 11:21 PM
Jeff got 1 run in and melted #1 piston

Or just cracked some of it off. Wont be in there for a few days yet, but we will see. Oh what fun and excitement await.
I still think it idles as smooth as the average td out there :)

turbovanmanČ
09-18-2011, 12:48 AM
Viper owners won't admit that.

Exactly, that's why we have video. I would guess he was a metro sexual, early 30's, perfect hair, etc, :lol:


Or just cracked some of it off. Wont be in there for a few days yet, but we will see. Oh what fun and excitement await.
I still think it idles as smooth as the average td out there :)

Its melted, :eyebrows:

Ondonti
09-18-2011, 10:09 AM
Ahhh, you and your stupid windshield rule + all open racing being on Friday.

turbovanmanČ
09-18-2011, 02:07 PM
Sorry, :(

Ondonti
09-18-2011, 10:58 PM
Where is Vid of the 2J-Bird?

turbovanmanČ
09-19-2011, 01:02 AM
This is one of them-


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssnJcFXzU9M&feature=related

turbovanmanČ
09-19-2011, 01:47 AM
9 sec run, I didn't get his 8 sec run for some reason.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1wNLubP118

turbovanmanČ
09-20-2011, 12:32 PM
Can't see much but here it is, I didn't get an outside video, not very interesting, sorry. :(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fulmhuIxMLA

Big_P
09-20-2011, 02:16 PM
You da man, Simon!

RoadWarrior222
09-20-2011, 05:03 PM
Ricer fly by LOL :D

roachjuice
09-20-2011, 05:16 PM
I flagged the video as inappropriate. :D jk. Nice kill. Van gets out of the hole good.

turbovanmanČ
09-20-2011, 05:37 PM
I flagged the video as inappropriate. :D jk. Nice kill. Van gets out of the hole good.

Thanks, I still need to work on the boost, only cut 2.0 60ft's that night, usually cut 1.9's.

RoadWarrior222
09-22-2011, 10:43 AM
TDH fluid rocks, my shifts are firm but not harsh like before, slip seems to be reduced as it has more get up and go from a standing start. I'll check freeway rpm tomorrow.

Update? Think mine dropped 200ish, forgetting now, been a while.

turbovanmanČ
09-22-2011, 12:36 PM
Update? Think mine dropped 200ish, forgetting now, been a while.

Fluid looks good, the transmission seems to be transferring more power per say, MPG went up, as the last couple tanks it was thirsty, this tank I am doing well, appears to be about 60 km's more per tank. I'll know better after a few more fills.

Ondonti
09-24-2011, 04:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cFIYaK6XmEo
Different date but this vid actually looks good.

turbovanmanČ
09-24-2011, 06:59 PM
Same vid I took, but different angle. Same night. Funny how having a real video camera makes a difference, :confused:

Big_P
09-25-2011, 06:30 PM
How did the viper only run a 14? Weren't even the slowest ones super fast?

Regardless, ----in' awesome to say you beat a Viper at the track.

RoadWarrior222
09-25-2011, 08:01 PM
It was one of those 3.3 V6 ones they gave away as a "wife's car" with the purchase of an optioned out Power Ram a few years back...

tsiconquest88
09-25-2011, 08:03 PM
vipers have horrible traction. and moding them without even touching on the traction makes it worse lol. Also i can say the majority of the viper owners driving around i see are toolbags who know nothing about driving fast cars. Just have money to own them lol. Much like a lot of subaru and mitsu guys rocking evo's/sti's that never had or driven a turbo car before owning it and think they got the race world by the ballsache lol

mopargriffin
10-25-2011, 12:57 AM
Haha great work turbovanman. Keep it up!!

tryingbe
10-25-2011, 11:50 AM
How did the viper only run a 14? Weren't even the slowest ones super fast?

Regardless, ----in' awesome to say you beat a Viper at the track.

14.2@108

That's a 12 second car, if it has traction and driver knows how to drive.

turbovanmanČ
10-25-2011, 12:15 PM
Haha great work turbovanman. Keep it up!!

Thanks. :nod:


14.2@108

That's a 12 second car, if it has traction and driver knows how to drive.

For sure a 12 sec ride, it was some metrosexual driving and as said, couldn't drive, :evil: