Quicker and faster

[Qtr milerocket]

Last November after running a string of 12.6xx's at Tristate a few valvetrain issues were addressed and taken care of via Dayton Performance. In the process improvements were made for a gain of 25 rwhp and 25 rwtq for a total of 260 rwhp and 320 rwhtq, this came courtesy of a 5-angle valve job, 1.7 roller rockers, a TFS valvetrain upgrade kit, and porting the headers at the collector. Also plugs, wires, cap/rotor were finally replaced after 10 years.

Fast forward to last Saturday: I made 4 passes and traction was terrible at about the 330' mark and the 43 mph gusts didn't help either. I had 2 clean passes of 12.77 @ 103.96 and 12.71 @ 104.44 needless to say I was pretty bummed out but I knew in good air with minimal wind I should pick up.


Fast forward to yesterday: I made 8 passes, and the very 1st pass was a 12.59 @ 108.31 with my personal best coming later in the day at 12.54 @ 106.9. The average 60' was 1.59 with an average et of 12.59 and an average mph of 107+ over 7 passes (the 8th and last pass I spun to a 12.69)


Overall I was very pleased as the 108+ mph (which I ran 3 times) clearly showed the new found power, it'll be fun to see how much quicker 'ole rocket can go! The 2 timeslips below show the quickest et and highest mph of the day respectively.


Peace :cool2:




James



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[Kwik92GT]

Heard about this Saturday night at Brian's. Awesome work James! That thing gets down in the first 60'. :bigthumb

[Qtr milerocket]

Thanks Greg!, yeah man I'm stoked about the 60' almost as much as the et. There could be a few hundredths left in that 60' as this was only the 2nd T&T with the new set up.


Peace :cool2:




James

[denial]

Awesome James...congrats!

[kennebellcobra]

That's awesome James!!

[WHYTRY]

congrats on the new time. its early im sure your gonna get a new best.

[draggin50]

Great job James! Your times are very impressive!

[Qtr milerocket]

Awesome James...congrats!
Thanks Mike!



That's awesome James!!
Thanks Shannon I appreciate it man!





congrats on the new time. its early im sure your gonna get a new best.
Thanks man!, I'm hoping I can shave off a few more hundredths. ;)





Great job James! Your times are very impressive!Thanks Brian!, I'm pretty stoked.



Peace :cool2:




James

[redfirepearlgt]

Very nice use of HP and Torque. You are getting your bang for the buck there. Fantastic runs.

[ibstrokin]

Congrats James, she's flyin.

[Qtr milerocket]

Very nice use of HP and Torque. You are getting your bang for the buck there. Fantastic runs.
Thanks!, yeah I'm trying to use all the available power and it's a blast!




Congrats James, she's flyin.
Thanks Brian!, for what simple combo I couldn't be happier!



Peace :cool2:





James

[denial]

Do I get the move?

[Qtr milerocket]

No problem Mike but I'll need some lengths......bus lengths that is! :D



Peace :cool2:




James

[Drivermod]

Very nice James. Still running a 3.73 gear? With all the improvements to the valvetrain I think its time to jump up to a 4.10 or 4.30. 4.30 may be a bit much but thats what I ran in my 2V car with a hp peak at 5400. Course she was hanging her tounge out at 110 through the traps. I think with a 4.10 you could get into the 12.30's.

[Qtr milerocket]

Thanks Ian!, yeah 3.73's are still in but sometime this year more than likely the set of 4.10 gears sitting in my garage :) will hopefully get me into the 12.30's. I make peak power at 4800 and I've considered 4.30's but more than likely I'll see what improvements the 4.10's give me and then go from there.



Peace :cool2:





James

[RIXXX93GT]

and the legend continues...way to go James!

[Jeff88coupe]

What size slicks are you running James?

Nice numbers by the way.

[Qtr milerocket]

and the legend continues...way to go James!Hey thanks Rick, I appreciate it man!







What size slicks are you running James?

Nice numbers by the way.I'm running 26" x 8.5" M/T et drags Jeff, thanks man!



Peace :cool2:





James

[cobra429boss]

What are you rpms going thru the traps, I say you will run out of rpms if you go to 4.30s

[Jeff88coupe]

Do you run tubes in them? I wonder if you would pickup any in your 60' running a set of tubes or switching to a set of the Hoosier 26x8.5 stiff wall slicks.

[Timido]

Those old 26x8.5s I ran on 10 holes had tubes in them. They hooked I couldn't leave hard enough.

[Timido]

Great times by the way James. Don't change a thing that car is way cool

[Qtr milerocket]

What are you rpms going thru the traps, I say you will run out of rpms if you go to 4.30s
Right now I go through at about 5200, if I were ever to go to 4.30's I'd run a set of 28"x9" slicks and I'd go through at about 5600. If I tried to run 26" slicks with 4.30's it'd put me in the traps at over 6000, probably a bit much unless I had a HCI package.





Do you run tubes in them? I wonder if you would pickup any in your 60' running a set of tubes or switching to a set of the Hoosier 26x8.5 stiff wall slicks.No Jeff I don't, at the final T&T of 2010 at Tristate, Shannon and Rick were there and Rick offered to let me use his Hoosier 26"x8.5" stiff side walls. I ran several back to back passes and I was .01 hundredth slower in the 60' but I'd probably try them again if the opportunity came along.





Those old 26x8.5s I ran on 10 holes had tubes in them. They hooked I couldn't leave hard enough.Do you remember the 60' time?





Great times by the way James. Don't change a thing that car is way coolThanks Tim!, yeah I don't plan on changing to anything radical for a while, I couldn't be happier.




Peace :cool2:






James

[Timido]

I think the 60fts were in the 1.5s I dont remember

[mustang8998]

Nice job, James!

It just keeps getting better.

[cobra429boss]

if you ever do a HCI on this car it will be a monster

[Drivermod]

if you ever do a HCI on this car it will be a monster

Nooooo! 4.10's, pull some weight and see how close you can get to the 11's:cool1:

I did it in my 266 rwhp 2V @ 2900 lbs. Go for it James.

[Qtr milerocket]

I think the 60fts were in the 1.5s I dont rememberCool Tim that's kind of what I was thinking.



Nice job, James!

It just keeps getting better.Thanks Jeff I appreciate it!



if you ever do a HCI on this car it will be a monsterThat's definitely true but probably won't happen for a good while as I'm still having fun with the factory parts!



Nooooo! 4.10's, pull some weight and see how close you can get to the 11's:cool1:

I did it in my 266 rwhp 2V @ 2900 lbs. Go for it James.Wow! you've practically read my mind Ian! ;)



Peace :cool2:





James

[12seclx]

Way to go James!

*just between me and you, Slow down, You're making me look bad*:D

Awesome times! for your power level, it's sixty footin' really nice...

I totally agree with Ian.. step up to some 4.10's.... If you ever make it down to edgewater, and I'm able to be there, You can use my slicks... they are hoosier stiffwalls...

Once again, Great Job!

[Qtr milerocket]

Thanks Curt!, hey I promise to slow down a little bit ok?. :lol: Yeah man I'm happy with these preliminary times and overall performance of the car so far. Eventually I'll go to 4:10's but it may not be before I shed more weight and try to maximize this set up with 3.73's. Thanks for the offer, if you're there at Edgewater I'll definitely take you up on it as I'm curious to see if I still lose .01 hundredth with the stiff walls.


Peace :cool2:





James