Test and Tune at Bandimere, 11 Aug 04

["Mad Max"]

Hola amigos -



This Wednesday night, starting at about 4pm, is a test and tune drag session at Bandimere Raceway, Denver. I'm going along with a few others from other forums, and we're going to have a fun night at the track with the hammer down . I've never raced the ole beastie and I want to get some timeslips before the conversion. A bit short-notice, but anyone in Rocky Mountain 1st gen land up for it? Racing ends around 8:30pm, and I'm thinkin' about dinner afterwards somewhere in town. I also think the sbentz CTD rail dragster may be there - I think it runs 8's at around 148 mph baby!



See you there,

- Sam

 

[sbentz]

Was out of town, and now have the car scattered across the shop, changing more things than I care to admit...



Keep trying the same things, and get same results, right?

 

["Mad Max"]

The numbers are in - not too bad

Well, I don't have anything to compare against the timeslips, but the old girl ran a 17. 4 second quarter mile at 79. 46 mph... . and on the trip up to the track and back it clicked over 240,000 miles.

I think I suprised a couple folks, including the tree worker as the rig belched out a nice death cloud as I stalled the converter to build up the boost (heh heh heh). Didn't see any other TDR's up there tho, bummer - was hoping to bench race a bit. But there's always next time.

So, good power, and a hi-mile transmission with a TCI converter, 3. 54's, at 7000' altitude, and it runs 17's. I dunno, but I guess that's not too shabby?? What are some of y'all running?

At least now I have some 'before' nembers to compare to after the conversion and upgrades.

- S

 

[sbentz]

Good work. The track boys are getting used to the black smoke. They really like the biodiesel smoke, makes them think that they are at a chinese restraunt.



Keep tuning, go fast. Need help, drop me a note.

 

["Mad Max"]

Sure will. My first pass was strange - the timeslip was all jacked up - saying I ran a 12. 7... . soooo, I asked the dude (punching the holes) "WTF" and they radioed to the slip shack after my second pass (that said I ran an 11. 7... ) to tell me that the smoke during the prestage was screwing up the computer..... (how the hell am I supposed to alter that) and so I tried the inside lane (after apologizing in advance to the dude punching holes in the tickets for smoking out the tree workers... . he said don't worry about it... so I didn't ). Weird, so I had two runs in the right lane with garbage numbers, and two runs in the inside lane with good numbers. So, now I have sort of a baseline for after the conversion is done and all of the go-fast-while-not-breaking-parts goodies get installed.

- S

 

[glhs]

wish I had known

I ran at Truck Fest two weeks ago and I did a 16. 7 @ 85 but I missed a gear AND backed out of it the last 150 feet or so hoping not to break out my 16. 8 dial in. I used 2wd and had a 2. 88 0-60 ft time. I want to try some PODs next and 4wd and see what happens.

Kurt

 

[BushWakr - RIP]

sbentz,



Good to see ya in here... . my brother, Randy, met you at the mile high nationals... he was wearing the PDR shirt that got your attention and he had a really great time chatting with you ... couldn't stop talking about it.....



pastor bob.....

 

["Mad Max"]

Sounds good. Based on how yours is running it sounds like mine is about where it should be. I really wish now that I had run it before the mods.

I see yer in Cheytown - I was stationed there from 91-95. You know any of the guys in the Wyoming Mighty Mopar car club?

- S

 

[glhs]

Samsrams,

No I don't believe I do.

P. S I have two places I call home (see sig. ) I'm in Brighton now.