BadAss SRT-Z - 2.4L / A568 - Update!!!

[SebringLX]

They don't have the toolbox anymore either. NAPA is no longer sponsoring the show.

There wasn't a single Mopar in the final 16 either. May as well have been all Chevy's. There were a couple Ford's, but I think they all had Chevy engines in them.

The show is supposed to air in August or September. You may still see JT's car swerving all over on his arm drop pass, which was also his best pass of the weekend. They seemed very excited over it, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a fast clip of it during the show.

You may also spot a glimpse of JT, Mary Beth, and myself, when they announce the drivers. We were standing right next to a guy that got picked, and a couple of the others had to walk by us to get to the front.

[Reaper1]

Yeah, Pinks has gotten boring now that they usually pick fields with times out of most normal people's budgets and means. I don't even watch it anymore. Though I might try to get that gimpse of some familiar faces on TV when it airs!

[thefitisgay]

i stopped watching pinks years ago... about the time it turned into a bunch of women arguing over why they should be allowed to have a faster car and start at half track with the bottle on

[BadAssPerformance]

Pinks! All Out @ Rt 66 Runs ...

Run #1 (Friday) - Right off the trailer, spun violently in 1 and then 2 then BOG in 3rd - no timeslip but it was UGLY so it dont matter

Run #2 (Friday) - Better burnout but spun violently in 1 and then 2 then BOG in 3rd again... got out of it

R/T: .224
60': 1.926
330': 5.410
1/8ET: 8.408
1/8mph: 75.29
1000'ET: 11.394
1/4ET: 14.155
1/4mph: 77.57

Run #3 (Saturday) - still spinning out of the hole, missed 2nd but nailed 3rd... reeling in the other lane big time, 6.5mph on him

R/T: .324
60': 1.961
330': 5.391
1/8ET: 7.976
1/8mph: 98.65
1000'ET: 10.078
1/4ET: 11.841
1/4mph: 128.60

Run #4 (Saturday - Arm Drop) - still spinning out of the hole, but bangin gears like hell running "all out" LOL... The otehr lane ran 11.033 but I have over 12mph on him and it was barely 2 car lengths...

R/T: 2.507 (arm drop after the green lights)
60': 1.936
330': 5.102
1/8ET: 7.521
1/8mph: 104.52
1000'ET: 9.557
1/4ET: 11.253
1/4mph: 133.75

Fun event, wish they prepped the track a tad better...

[BadAssPerformance]

SDAC-20 Runs...

Run #1 - Right off the trailer, spun violently "ice skating" down the track.... but made some big end power

R/T: .261
60': 1.934
330': 5.463
1/8ET: 8.006
1/8mph: 101.61
1000'ET: 10.058
1/4ET: 11.774
1/4mph: 131.63

Run #2 - Better burnout but still spun violently in 1 and 2

R/T: .359
60': 1.897
330': 5.182
1/8ET: 7.668
1/8mph: 102.82
1000'ET: 9.714
1/4ET: 11.437
1/4mph: 130.94

Run #3 (Q-16 Qualifier) - Still spinning thru 1st better 60' and not as much spin in 2nd... good enough to qualify 4th.

R/T: .302
60': 1.822
330': 4.968
1/8ET: 7.456
1/8mph: 102.19
1000'ET: 9.505
1/4ET: 11.241
1/4mph: 129.94

Run #4 (Q-16 R-1) - Still spinning in 1st, but figuring it out...

R/T: .305
60': 1.834
330': 5.012
1/8ET: 7.536
1/8mph: 101.32
1000'ET: 9.602
1/4ET: 11.351
1/4mph: 128.98

Run #5 (Q-16 R-2) Epic race vs. Pat's ScAries... got out of groove in 2nd, pulled it back in, bogged in third, floored it, looked in mirror, no pat.. looked over shoulder HERE COMES PAT! ... right as it cleared up and made enuff boost to pull ahead! Fun race!

_____ JT --- Pat
R/T: .186 --- .339
60': 1.864 --- 1.890
330': 5.099 --- 5.247
1/8ET: 8.028 --- 7.972
1/8mph: 88.37 --- 90.70
1000'ET: 8.946 --- 10.298
1/4ET: 12.071 --- 12.266
1/4mph: 125.54 --- 113.83

Run #6 (Q-16 R-3 "Semi-Finals") Epic race vs. Rob's Charger... Side by side action here, fun times! Always a good race with Rob! if only his bottle wasnt a little emptier

_____ JT --- Rob
R/T: .227 --- .280
60': 1.858 --- 1.849
330': 5.009 --- 4.865
1/8ET: 7.433 --- 7.197
1/8mph: 105.16 --- 106.50
1000'ET: 9.467 --- 9.172
1/4ET: 11.165 --- 10.838
1/4mph: 131.92 --- 134.83

[thefitisgay]

Pinks! All Out @ Rt 66 Runs ...

Run #1 (Friday) - Right off the trailer, spun violently in 1 and then 2 then BOG in 3rd - no timeslip but it was UGLY so it dont matter

Run #2 (Friday) - Better burnout but spun violently in 1 and then 2 then BOG in 3rd again... got out of it

R/T: .224
60': 1.926
330': 5.410
1/8ET: 8.408
1/8mph: 75.29
1000'ET: 11.394
1/4ET: 14.155
1/4mph: 77.57

Run #3 (Saturday) - still spinning out of the hole, missed 2nd but nailed 3rd... reeling in the other lane big time, 6.5mph on him

R/T: .324
60': 1.961
330': 5.391
1/8ET: 7.976
1/8mph: 98.65
1000'ET: 10.078
1/4ET: 11.841
1/4mph: 128.60

Run #4 (Saturday - Arm Drop) - still spinning out of the hole, but bangin gears like hell running "all out" LOL... The otehr lane ran 11.033 but I have over 12mph on him and it was barely 2 car lengths...

R/T: 2.507 (arm drop after the green lights)
60': 1.936
330': 5.102
1/8ET: 7.521
1/8mph: 104.52
1000'ET: 9.557
1/4ET: 11.253
1/4mph: 133.75

Fun event, wish they prepped the track a tad better...

didja win? i gotta know who to bet on when it comes out on tv

[BadAssPerformance]

LOL... didnt make the show.. they picked the first ever 8 sec field

[thefitisgay]

o bummer

[turbovanman²]

Ohhhhhhh, 10.8,

[BadAssPerformance]

The Z ran the 10.80's last year... the new hamster needs more sugar free Red Bull™ to get its first 10...

[shmedley]

The Z ran the 10.80's last year... the new hamster needs more sugar free Red Bull™ to get its first 10...

Maybe the hamster needs the sugar for that little extra boost.

[BadAssPerformance]

Hmmm.... maybe

[22shelby]

do eeet!!

[BadAssPerformance]

Warped the header flange at Pinks and then noticed a cracked weld when I had it off I already fly-cut the flange once and thought I'd try something else this time... a little welding and some filing, hope it holds up!

[turboshad]

Well at least it was an "easy" fix for now at least. Hopefully it holds. Is your turbo braced or is the full weight on the header? I'm a firm believer in braces helping take the stress off of the welds.

[BadAssPerformance]

LOL, yeah, "easy" for anyone with a TIG, dremel and file

Its an SRT-4 flange on an early head and reeally shows the need for the two extra bolts the newer heads have.

These OBX headers have been known to crack... *grumble* children welding *grumble* LOL, but I think where this one cracked its a pretty strong area and my best guess is that its related to the stresses put into it from the flange warping.

No brace, but the downpipe and engien are both mounted solid so the DP might act as a brace of sorts.

[turboshad]

I would look into welding a bracket onto the header so you can mount a brace. It will take a huge load off of your header and I bet it will last quite a while. Here is what I did for mine.

[Reeves]

I would look into welding a bracket onto the header so you can mount a brace. It will take a huge load off of your header and I bet it will last quite a while. Here is what I did for mine.

Where's the "like" button?

[BadAssPerformance]

Thats a nice idea DJ.... maybe when i make the next header for it?

[BadAssPerformance]

OK, been a while since an Update....

Good news. After two track days, the header flange mod seems to seal!

Bad News - Tires got shredded at Mason-Dixon Dragway last month and had trouble hooking, see thread here