Ready for the track :)

weber · Post by **weber** » Fri May 06, 2005 10:59 pm

Well all the parts are on, car seems ALOT better than stock.

Went and weighed it, 2520 lbs on the button.

I'll post back tommorrow with slips. see what she has. Supposed to be low 70's with a 15-20 mph winds pushing us down the track

mospaxreton · Post by **mospaxreton** » Fri May 06, 2005 11:05 pm

How freakin' exciting!! Good luck man, like I said you should hit mid to low 15's jus believe!! hahaha, good luck, cant wait for race day for me next saturday!! woot woot! peace.. OH and dont forget to yank off the power steering belt at the track... trust me it will help "some"...and in the racing world "some" is like A LOT.. lol

Peace n Harmony,
Moises

Edgel · Post by **Edgel** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:57 pm

Have fun and don't forget to give us a run down of how things went at the track. Good Luck to All Who are racing this weekend or in the future.

weber · Post by **weber** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:01 pm

well wasn't what i expected...and i will admit it took me awhile to get some decent launches.

by best time, and worst was close, was this...

R/T - .739
60' - 2.411
330 - 6.811
1/8 - 10.37
MPH - 69.33
1000 - 13.447
1/4 - 16.030
MPH - 87.028

not too bad. Everybody was running slow today too. It ended up being 82 outside with VERY high humidity. Friends GTP that runs 14.4 constantly was hitting 14.7's all day long.

little bro beat a modded EVO 8 with his hahn stage 2 98 r/t.
pulled a 13.4 and the EVO did a 13.5. Close , but dang! not everyday you see that happen!

Here's a vid.
http://www.mitchweber.info/vids/16flat.wmv

Baal · Post by **Baal** » Sun May 08, 2005 12:00 am

Told you

, want to see results?

Get crane 14s

weber · Post by **weber** » Sun May 08, 2005 1:01 am

Baal wrote:Told you , want to see results?

Get crane 14s

agree'd.

I know i could've hit a high 15 today though. I just had some hard time getting used to launching it. SO much different than a 1g, felt weird. when i ran my 16 though my launch was excellent, but I know i still could've done better. was just getting used to it

plus cooler weather and less humidity wouldn't done wonders

mospaxreton · Post by **mospaxreton** » Mon May 09, 2005 12:47 am

Sad to hear you got a 16.0, dam I nearly got that stock man... Well, better luck next time... I got a #12cam and its ok but I'm thinking I shoulda went with the #14, so you should go with the #14... To see a lot more gain.. I will be goin to the track next Sat. at the California Speedway if all goes well so.. I'll post my times.. lates

weber · Post by **weber** » Mon May 09, 2005 8:52 am

we had horrible weather that day. everybody had lousy 60's and about a half second slower time than what they would normally run. hot and muggy

oh well, going back on the 21st. see what i can do then

mospaxreton · Post by **mospaxreton** » Mon May 09, 2005 10:13 pm

weber wrote:we had horrible weather that day. everybody had lousy 60's and about a half second slower time than what they would normally run. hot and muggy

oh well, going back on the 21st. see what i can do then

Did you pull the power steering belt like I said to? If not trust me it should help you, might be hard to turn, I was skeptical until I tried it, and with the mods you have I ran same 16.0, threw in cam#12 took belt off, and ran 15.6 sooo .4secs is not a bad improvement, and Im sure it wasnt all the cam... Just give it a try!!

DannyBoy · Post by **DannyBoy** » Mon May 09, 2005 11:43 pm

From the "What times have you run" thread.

DannyBoy wrote:
weber wrote:wow, so obviously people can't drive, or the 2g is slow and as aerodynamic as a brick.

im depressed. I was hoping a low 15 at the least. I am an experience driver though, so we'll see what she can run. I guess its just gonna be a surprise
Good luck with Low 15's, I would expect low 16's or high 15's.

I totally called it man, 2g's are slow. That's why I gave up on mine.

weber · Post by **weber** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:07 am

im a die hard. I will not give up.

Im thinking now about doing a SRT turbo setup. just gonna read up on it a bit more to see how well everything converts over. The 2g is much easier to turbo than a first gen. the layout in the engine bay is much nicer.

We'll see. I thought about doing a straight up SRT4 engine swap, but thats gonna be more than I am willing to spend at the current time. Don't wanna promise im doing it either, cuz i don't wanna look like a chump if i don't deliver.

So right now, up in the air for sure on 'Chill Factory' or 'Custom SRT-4 Turbo' setups.

DjTransifi · Post by **DjTransifi** » Tue May 10, 2005 11:33 am

Its the adapter plate for the turbo that causes all the trouble.. Good luck finding one.. Unless you do a CF kit... Even then it isn't all bolt on either.

weber · Post by **weber** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:20 pm

DjTransifi wrote:Its the adapter plate for the turbo that causes all the trouble.. Good luck finding one.. Unless you do a CF kit... Even then it isn't all bolt on either.

I don't know, its cheaper to just build your own. The only problem is knowing how to do it. I might just find a manifold (im sure there are plenty makes around) and get a super16g. Mod the front for an SRT IC and run the piping just like the SRT. Ive done a homebuilt before, learned the do's and don'ts on turbo kits.

We'll see. All motor seems to take more, but you get more respect out of it. I just want a fun street car that i can take to the track and do some respectful times with. I don't plan on anything more than a low 14, cause thats fast as hell. Turbo would just be an easy way to run those times.

unsuper man · Post by **unsuper man** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:08 am

weber wrote:I don't plan on anything more than a low 14, cause thats fast as hell.

sxt · Post by **sxt** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:39 am

Low 14's are fast as hell? WTF? A low 14 second car feels quick, but isn't anywhere near fast as hell.

Baal · Post by **Baal** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:25 am

sxt wrote:Low 14's are fast as hell? WTF? A low 14 second car feels quick, but isn't anywhere near fast as hell.

Well fast as hell depends who says it, probably fast as hell for you is a 10 sec car, but a pro drag racers would say its slow as hell

sxt · Post by **sxt** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:50 pm

Yeah, true. It's all a matter of opinion I guess. There is just alot of really fast cars around me.

weber · Post by **weber** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:48 pm

14 second car is fast. my little brothers r/t ran a 13.4 at the track and it is FAST.

im going for a quick street car. Im not aiming for 12's or 11's. Im being realistic. It can be done but once a car is that fast is does loose some of its dependability.

DannyBoy · Post by **DannyBoy** » Thu May 12, 2005 2:52 am

I ran a 14.0 flat, and it didn't feel very fast.

I have been in a 5.0 that runs 12.3's, now that's fast.