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

[BadAssPerformance]

A couple of us went to Grove today for Labor Day Test-n-Tune.. I'll update the CL thread here soon

All runs on 3X psi... I need to see if this TiAL WG is effed?

Run #1 ... right off the trailer, not too bad

R/T: .242
60': 1.855
330': 5.006
1/8ET: 7.529
1/8mph: 99.68
1000'ET: 9.660
1/4ET: 11.446 (.001 off previous best ET)
1/4mph: 126.72 New Best mph at this point!

Run #2 - This run was expensive and scary Cut the left slick and it went flat in 4th... its hard to brake with one front tire! Hopefully Bogart can fix teh carnage ... so, after that.. badas run on a FLAT!

R/T: .225
60': 1.816
330': 4.951
1/8ET: 7.436
1/8mph: 101.05 (New Best 1/8 mph)
1000'ET: 9.571
1/4ET: 11.375 New Best ET at this point!
1/4mph: 125.57

Run #3 bolted the 23x7.5" M&H's on

R/T: .251
60': 1.836
330': 5.018
1/8ET: 7.487
1/8mph: 48.21 (WTF!? mayweb 98?)
1000'ET: 9.632
1/4ET: 11.420
1/4mph: 130.45 New Best mph at this point!

Run #4

R/T: .317
60': 1.824
330': 4.990
1/8ET: 7.480
1/8mph: 48.60 (Again, WTF!?)
1000'ET: 9.614
1/4ET: 11.399
1/4mph: 130.47 New Best mph for the Z!

Run #5 - Gotta look at teh data log to find otu when but lost teh alternator belt on this run!

R/T: .481
60': 1.832
330': 4.954
1/8ET: 7.376
1/8mph: 101.23
1000'ET: 9.472
1/4ET: 11.226 New Best ET for the 2.4L!
1/4mph: 128.90


So, a bittersweet day... bitter cuz it was expensive sweet cuz the car keeps going quicker If I can get the boost down a bit and get some better traction... Hmmmm....

[cordes]

Very nice JT. Congrats on the new bests.

[black86glhs]

Sounds like a 10.99 is soon to be had. Awesome work!!

[DBB mini]

For real congrats!!

[black86glhs]

How expensive are we talkin JT???

[BadAssPerformance]

Thanks guys

How expensive are we talkin JT???

Well, I was going to be needing new slicks soon anyways, but... I'll let you know how expensive after I talk to Bogart ... those wheels are NOT cheap

At least the oil pan didnt crack when it touched the track

[black86glhs]

Thanks guys



Well, I was going to be needing new slicks soon anyways, but... I'll let you know how expensive after I talk to Bogart ... those wheels are NOT cheap

At least the oil pan didnt crack when it touched the track

I think I felt a tear go down my cheek.

[Turbo3Iroc]

Pics of the wheel?

Congrats on the new bests

[BadAssPerformance]

Pics of the wheel?

Congrats on the new bests

I think its fixable... soft alloy can be formed back in? or worst cas these are 3-piece wheels.. the inner bead was unharmed, so a new outer shell might do it?

Notice the gash at 11 o'clock... Got in the junk on the left side of the track (was in the left lane) out of the hole, migh thave hit something?

[2.216VTurbo]

Smokin MPH dude! Was there debris on the track or? How'd the slick get cut? Maybe you should stay with the loaner M&H's, those are your best short times right?

[BadAssPerformance]

Yeah, guessing it got cut on something

Best mph with the 23's ... I've cut 1.7x's with the 24.5's... makes me totally re-think moving up to 26's now....

[8valves]

I just think it shows the car likes to sit in the rpms a bit more... no?

[BadAssPerformance]

Yeah, I'm going to compare the data logs of the 11.37 (24.5") and 11.39 (23") to see where the shift points were WRT to gear and boost level.

[Turbo3Iroc]

That looks fixable if it were a normal wheel but those being lightweight already then there might not be enough meat left. Any good wheel shop can bend it back true but they might not fix the curbage. That portion doesn't look so bad though.

That's a big cut! I cut a tire near the traps one time down and even though it was only about 1/2" I had barely enough air in it to get the car on the turn around loop. I'm not sure if that big of a cut could have happened early in the run and the car still make it down the track? That was also one of your best 60's on this setup that I have seen.

[Turbo3Iroc]

Yeah, I'm going to compare the data logs of the 11.37 (24.5") and 11.39 (23") to see where the shift points were WRT to gear and boost level.

Hmmm, who's been preaching 23's to ya?
Turned very similar numbers with the small tires either way.

[BadAssPerformance]

I had a wierd feeling plowing eth weeds thru 1st, but really didnt notic it until 4th with soem bad shake (1 wheel drive? LOL!) and then shutting it down, I wanted to 2-foot the brake but knew the oil pan had to be close

LOL, who could that have been?

I think the 23's are a bit fresher than the 24.5's... I have cut low 1.7's on the 24.5's before.

[Reaper1]

Did you have a tube in that tire? I thought it was pretty much required to run tubes for safety. Not to say that would have prevented the issue...

[22shelby]

i saw the actual carnage of the rim in the first person. WOW i showed up to the track just after the run and JT was sitll white as a ghost, well hes about as white as they come but ill tell u he was NEON! anyways i feel honored to see the 11.22, i think at first i was more excited than u J! oh and my car did pull into the driveway under its own power

[BadAssPerformance]

No tubes... not sure that would help.

[black86glhs]

That buff right out!!!!