I knew today was doomed from the start, the weather report all week for michigan is low 70's with the once exception of today in which it actually was 90 degrees out at the track. I get to the track and made a pass with my street tires, lots of spinning and wheel hoppin, I run out first and slam into the rev limiter. I jam it into second and hit 3rd without a problem. Then something happened that never has, I hit the rev limiter in 3rd gear! So I pick up my slip and somehow I cut a 2.115 60 ft with the damn stock tires, the launch felt like crap to me. The time was a 14.8@96mph. I thought about making another run to see what I could do without hitting the rev limiter twice but decided to just get right down to business. The drag radials go on and the car is ready to roll. I got the car down pretty well now. I was very consisten throughout the night mostly netting 14.2's. I finally get a run in and am fealing really good about it until I hit the rev limiter in 3rd gear again. DAMN it all!! I goto pick up my timeslip and am shocked to see 14.1@97mph on it. I get pretty excited and figure that I can do better since I hit the limiter again. It never got better.

So a couple things. The car now hits the limiter at the end of 3rd gear with only about 25 feet of the track left. This sucks because I now either cross the traps banging off the limiter or have to shift(which takes time) and use my 4th gear for a grand total of about 10 feet by the time I get it into gear. I already mentioned the weather but it bears repeating that tonights air wasn't very good. Another thing is my clutch is getting weak on me and any launch attemted over 3500 rpms resulted in the clutch slipping. I think for me to get the 1.8 and 1.9 60 ft times I want a better clutch is needed. My favorite run of the night was against an 05 GTO with the ls2 6.0 vr and a 6 speed manual. I got him out the hole and he wasnt able to recover So yes I beat a GTO!!

 

good runs man, and good kill!

 

Well at least you got .1 second faster even with crappy weather. I know you will hit high 13's next time with good weather and no banging the rev limiter lol.

 

the rev limiter is so damn sneaky.

 

Thats no lie, I still havent gotten used to where it is in 1st gear. It sneaks up on my everytime.

 

i had to buy a shift light for it because I got tired of guessing. I got the raptor for $70 bucks and it is honestly my favorite mod. I believe it is single handidly why I am so consisten every run.

 

I may have to do that if I cant get used to the damn thing.

 

How about getting a set of 16" wheels and trying out some slicks that are taller than the stock tire . I think that right there would been your 13 sec et .

Nice times man .

 

Very nice times clown!

And yes, the limiter is a sneaky bastard. These motors don't complain at all up to the limiter, they just pull smoothy. It would be nice to push them up to 7100-7200.

 

thats what I am gonna do next season. I want to burn off the current tires first but then I will get some 16" for it. Maybe a bit wider also.

 

you have the 2.8 installed to boost quicker but you don't have the piggy back system to net the gains correct?

 

Keep up the good work! 13's are soo close

 

I Wanna See Thirteens!

 

thats correct