This may be a long story, so bear with me and read...... its funny.....somewhat.
I just got back from the track. They run street car bracket racing on Wednesdays, which I dont really have any interest in, but they run time trials prior to the races. So, I figure i'll go and then leave before the bracket racing.
I stopped at the speed shop on the way to the track to fill my bottle, and even though I called in advance to confirm, they were out of nitrous when I arrived
The guy sais they could probably squeeze a pound or two out, so I said go ahead and give me what you got. I figured I could get at least get one or two runs in.
That wasnt a good idea. I got to the track, with my new slicks, my new rear end and suspension and my brand new engine ready for deep 11's and I ripped off a......13.1 @108
with the nitrous bogging and surging the whole time. I was pi$$ed. Later, I hit the purge and got nothing but air coming out.
By now, the bracket racing was starting. I only got one lousy run in, so I fugured I would pretend to compete the first round just to get one more good N/A run in. My buddy wanted to ride shot gun. I wasnt too thrilled about the automatic .2 reduction, but I figured why not, Ive got no juice anyhow. So, in order to allow him to run without having a helmet, I wrote my dial in as 14.0
Now I still launched it pretty mildy as I didnt know how much the tires would bite, so I launched at 3500 and dumped the clutch. Those freakin ET streets hooked like crazy! My buddy said his neck was sore
I ripped off a 12.70 @ 110 mph. (We'll call it a 12.50 since I had a pasanger ) I was pretty happy with that. I figure the 100 HP shot will knock a full second off, especially since the PCM is programmed for the nitrous. So, hopefully next time ill be in the 11.50 - 11.60 range.
The best part was when I drove around to pick up the race slip. The guy handing the slips out looks at me, then my car, then the dial-in, then the slip. He says, "Dude, you do NOT know how to dial your car in".
I just got back from the track. They run street car bracket racing on Wednesdays, which I dont really have any interest in, but they run time trials prior to the races. So, I figure i'll go and then leave before the bracket racing.
I stopped at the speed shop on the way to the track to fill my bottle, and even though I called in advance to confirm, they were out of nitrous when I arrived
The guy sais they could probably squeeze a pound or two out, so I said go ahead and give me what you got. I figured I could get at least get one or two runs in.That wasnt a good idea. I got to the track, with my new slicks, my new rear end and suspension and my brand new engine ready for deep 11's and I ripped off a......13.1 @108
with the nitrous bogging and surging the whole time. I was pi$$ed. Later, I hit the purge and got nothing but air coming out. By now, the bracket racing was starting. I only got one lousy run in, so I fugured I would pretend to compete the first round just to get one more good N/A run in. My buddy wanted to ride shot gun. I wasnt too thrilled about the automatic .2 reduction, but I figured why not, Ive got no juice anyhow. So, in order to allow him to run without having a helmet, I wrote my dial in as 14.0
Now I still launched it pretty mildy as I didnt know how much the tires would bite, so I launched at 3500 and dumped the clutch. Those freakin ET streets hooked like crazy! My buddy said his neck was sore
I ripped off a 12.70 @ 110 mph. (We'll call it a 12.50 since I had a pasanger ) I was pretty happy with that. I figure the 100 HP shot will knock a full second off, especially since the PCM is programmed for the nitrous. So, hopefully next time ill be in the 11.50 - 11.60 range. The best part was when I drove around to pick up the race slip. The guy handing the slips out looks at me, then my car, then the dial-in, then the slip. He says, "Dude, you do NOT know how to dial your car in".
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