Ol' Blue 1/8 mile times

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Well Guys,

A friend of mine has a 99 PSD and he is always aggrevating me about Ol' Blue so tonight at the local 1/8 mile strip they had a test and tune. Cost $10. 00 to run all you want. We ran twice. Neither of us had been on a dragstip before. Remember, we pull tractor for kicks. I think he'd been blowin' some smoke to his buddies about kickin my tail tonight, but Ol' Blue showed him eventhough I fell asleep on the starting line (1. 229 reaction time!!!)
My first run was against some low rider piece of crap( I ran about 10mph faster than him).

This is kinda long:

A friend of mine who has a son who races junior dragsters told us how this works, how to stage etc. He said you can leave harder than you would on the strip cause the trucks will hook up here. Wrong!!! I did not do a burnout out probably cause it wouldn't spin them up. I stage, watch the lights and pull out. I am used to hearing my truck run , but not here with all these drag cars. I pulled out in 2nd (5 spd 3. 55 open diff) Mash on it and noticed I was not going fast, the tach was at 2900 (governored speed) Spinning right rear bad. Change to third, then to fourth and then it's over. Then my friend in the ford ran ( 3. 73 posi, 6 speed)

Later we came back and ran side by side. He beat me off the line, but I ran faster. This time I lowered the air pressure from 80 to 50. Had been towing the day before and forgot to let the air down. Still spun the tire pretty bad leaving the line.

below are the times for mine and his

first run:

Ol' Blue PSD
reaction time 1. 229 . 969
60 ft 3. 254 3. 162
330ft 8. 028 8. 211
ET@594ft 11. 117 11. 407
1/8 ET 11. 798 12. 110
1/8 mph 66. 06 63. 92


second run: (I slowed down too much tire spin
Ol' Blue PSD
reaction time . 918 . 614
60 ft 3. 169 2. 984
330ft 7. 971 7. 894
ET@594ft 11. 061 11. 053
1/8 ET 11. 743 11. 749
1/8 mph 65. 97 64. 63

I won both runs, but the wheel spin was too much. I may be wrong, but I think I could get in the 70 mph range if I knew what was going on and get it to hook. I don't like abusing Ol' Blue so i shifted just like on the street. My friend in the PSd said he never lifted his right fooot between shifts.

At the end of the day he kept saying, well if we'd ran the quarter or if we were on the street or if..... Then he asks how much my truck weighed..... just enough to outrun your ford I said. You know what's been done to mine, his has a 70 hp superchip. It is a stout truck, but I'm glad Ol' Blue put him in his place eventhough i am not a drag racer. Granted I did not run off and leave him, but it feels good to take the old girl and make the new guys nervous.

What are some good 1/8 mile times and how does this equate to 1/4 mile times. I never got out of 4th gear. I was doing a baseline before buying the powerwagon injectors. I think I am makin the right choice on which ones to buy.

comments are welcome.

thanks
Big Don
P. S. I am not a drag racer but i did stay at a Holiday inn express.

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1989 D 250 Ice blue met. 5 spd 3. 54, 140,000, Banks stage III powerpack straight exhaust, pump adjustments, still looking for more power in the form of new injectors
1999 3500 4x4 Chassis cab Emerald green ISB 5 spd 4. 10 K&N Filter straight exhaust 9 ft flatbed WARN fenderflares,Let, 275hp injectors installed, boost and pyro gages, VA plug'n power Love it, Jacobs E brake
May buy another one in 2009!!

 

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Good Show Don!

An '89 Dodge with stock injectors runs with the new PSD! He is supposed to have 320 hp (the Engine Data Plate on a friends '99 reads 250 hp stock).

I hate shifting my Getrag for max acceleration-too much stress on the drivetrain.

Although I strongly prefer a manual trans. , an auto comes in handy for drag racing. But then again, having the superior truck you did not need one #ad



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'93 W350 Club Cab, Bright White, 5 sp. , 130K, Factory Options: LE, 4. 10 Limited Slip, 7600 lb. rear springs, tachometer, front stabilizer bar. Mods: Banks stinger plus, Linex bedliner, 25,000 lb gooseneck ball, 10,000 lb receiver, Tekonsha brake controller, POWER WAGON injectors-WAY faster than stock!.

 

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Big Don at the 99 TDR National we were divided into four groups and each group spent half a day at the local drag strip. I made nine runs the day I was there. At the time the only mod to my truck was a 3 1/2" exhaust sys. My two best times were:
1/8 1/4 mph
12. 58 19. 87 66. 71
12. 60 19. 90 66. 32
HVAC could go faster in reverse!
Everyone had a lot of fun and I made it to the semi finals in my group. Lost to the overall winner in my group (a 2nd gen'er).
Gene
92 350 4x4

 

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Guys,

Thanks for the replies. As for speed shifting the Getrag, not me... I drove my truck the same as I would drive it on the street if someone wanted to make a run for it. I don't believe in keeping the right foot buried between shifts etc. These are trucks, not drag cars, but it is funny to run with most of the locals. I am looking into new injectors. May buy a set at the rally in Terrehaute or after I return home.

later
Don

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1989 D 250 Ice blue met. 5 spd 3. 54, 140,000, Banks stage III powerpack straight exhaust, pump adjustments, still looking for more power in the form of new injectors
1999 3500 4x4 Chassis cab Emerald green ISB 5 spd 4. 10 K&N Filter straight exhaust 9 ft flatbed WARN fenderflares,Let, 275hp injectors installed, boost and pyro gages, VA plug'n power Love it, Jacobs E brake
May buy another one in 2009!!