The 6 Speed paid off

[darkz711]

Well from the last time I took the Camaro down to the track I was running it at 14.5 right after I installed my six speed which was pretty disappointing because I lost .6 on my ET with it. But tonight I went again, hoping to have some better times and I ran a 13.9 which is where I was in the Camaro when it was auto. Except tonight I finally broke into triple digit speeds. The 13.9 run was at 100.12 MPH and I ran a 14.0 at 101.34 MPH which I was very pleased at, I gained 2 MPH.

So in conclusion, it was a good night for racing. Definitely need some more power and I definitely need some traction help because my 60' times were 2.2-2.4 all night and I’d like to get down to the 2.0s. The auto did 2.05 in 60' so hopefully I can come back there.

Oh and I won a trophy in the bracket racing

[Z Ya Later]

Well from the last time I took the Camaro down to the track I was running it at 14.5 right after I installed my six speed which was pretty disappointing because I lost .6 on my ET with it. But tonight I went again, hoping to have some better times and I ran a 13.9 which is where I was in the Camaro when it was auto. Except tonight I finally broke into triple digit speeds. The 13.9 run was at 100.12 MPH and I ran a 14.0 at 101.34 MPH which I was very pleased at, I gained 2 MPH.

So in conclusion, it was a good night for racing. Definitely need some more power and I definitely need some traction help because my 60' times were 2.2-2.4 all night and I’d like to get down to the 2.0s. The auto did 2.05 in 60' so hopefully I can come back there.

Oh and I won a trophy in the bracket racing

Good deal, congrats on the trophy . Gonna post a pic or make us all imagine what it looks like? lol

[darkz711]

Good deal, congrats on the trophy . Gonna post a pic or make us all imagine what it looks like? lol

Did i mention i ran a .508 reaction time? I was all around .500-.600 most of the night for the 10 runs i got in. So i guess college made me more attentive in more than just the books but also in racing.

Ya ill post a picture of it tomorrow morning

[redws6]

congrats on the trophy.

was the swap a PITA. and what was the total amount of money spent, if you dont mind me askin.

[darkz711]

congrats on the trophy.

was the swap a PITA. and what was the total amount of money spent, if you dont mind me askin.

the overall swap wasnt that hard, there were a few parts that were anoying, like a stripped a bolt head and that took time to take out. THe lining of the tranny input shaft and the clutch assembly is a pain. Overall im pretty sure it was around 1450. Including shipping and a new clutch and a retune from Madz28 and some other misc. parts.

Definitely worth it

[redws6]

were did u get the trans and all the parts....im guessing you found a wrecked f body for the donor car.

i found this site......

http://www.tennesseeauto.com/ust56swkitfo.html

[N20LT4Bird]

Hey Joe, nice job. Im heading down with a few of the old Thomas crew on friday, if your up for it again.......shooting for some mid-11 second slips. Im probably going to be racing Pavs dad in his BB502 CHevelle....should be fun.

[darkz711]

Hey Joe, nice job. Im heading down with a few of the old Thomas crew on friday, if your up for it again.......shooting for some mid-11 second slips. Im probably going to be racing Pavs dad in his BB502 CHevelle....should be fun.

should be good. Well see, i was going to head down friday instead of yesterday but a bunch of my buddies from school were going back home, so we went down to celebrate the end of school. Ill see about tomorrow. Id like to see your bird run.

were did u get the trans and all the parts....im guessing you found a wrecked f body for the donor car.

i found this site......

http://www.tennesseeauto.com/ust56swkitfo.html

I used to go to camaroz28.com a lot and i found this guy who had a website www.fbodyjunk.com. He was a bunch cheaper than tennessee auto at the time so i went with him. He was fast at shipping and was pretty good guy. I think his name was kyle, dont remember. He and his wife run the business. The wife actually does all the sales work, i think he just pulls the trannies and ships them. But hes got some cool stuff on his site, so check it out.

Good deal, congrats on the trophy . Gonna post a pic or make us all imagine what it looks like? lol

Still looking for the usb cable so i can upload the picture

[95z28]

Figures this is the first friday i have had to work since the track opend.

1-11 shift > me

[hatredizm]

How hard was the T-56 conversion and how long did it take? Any bugs in the system yet?

[darkz711]

How hard was the T-56 conversion and how long did it take? Any bugs in the system yet?

5 Days for the weekend mechanics that are just beginning. The only probably i had was that i broke the first clutch in half at the track last fall. Nothing else

[N20LT4Bird]

Figures this is the first friday i have had to work since the track opend.

1-11 shift > me

There will be other days. I'll PM you next time.