I gave it a shot with the 3.0L last week....exciting and excasperating!
I ran at PIR on an 1/8mile elimination night and they were kind enough to let me run a solo run to get a sense of a dial in. It was hot and the track had some kind goo on it they were using for burnouts...no water. It took a few seconds to get oriented with the staging lights, and I knew traction would be an issue so I revved just to about 2500rpm in anticipation of the start. When the 3rd yellow hit I must have side stepped the clutch too quickly as I instantly and without even a jerk broke traction! In fact for a second I thought I had popped into neutral..I shoved the shifter up into first and realized I was already there! I finally got going by shoving the clutch back in and letting off the gas...this all happened in a flash but just killed my time and concentration. Results of this disaster were:
60ft 3.094
RT .323
1/8th 10.990 @ 74.72mph
So I popped back in line and ran my elimination run using a dial in of 10.0 not knowing any more about my car's capability at this point but having renewed respect for the difficulty in getting traction. My second start was against a hopped up 1970s Nova with a 8.10 dial in so I got to start on my own. This time I just eased off the line and short shifted into 2nd, squealing big as I did. Still flustered by excitement and all I carried 2nd too high...with these cams I should shift at about 6700rpm or less but I carried it to 7500rpm, then popped into 3rd for the final push. At that point it's all over but the steering.
A little better result:
60 ft 2.420
RT .388
1/8th 9.738 @ 75.64mph
And of course was eliminated so that was it for the day.
Now I've got to keep trying this! I still have no clue what the car can do as my flubbing around seems to be the main event here. I have done several performance runs on actual asphalt and never had trouble hooking up like this.
Anyone getting over 80mph NA in the 1/8th?
My setup:
I ran at PIR on an 1/8mile elimination night and they were kind enough to let me run a solo run to get a sense of a dial in. It was hot and the track had some kind goo on it they were using for burnouts...no water. It took a few seconds to get oriented with the staging lights, and I knew traction would be an issue so I revved just to about 2500rpm in anticipation of the start. When the 3rd yellow hit I must have side stepped the clutch too quickly as I instantly and without even a jerk broke traction! In fact for a second I thought I had popped into neutral..I shoved the shifter up into first and realized I was already there! I finally got going by shoving the clutch back in and letting off the gas...this all happened in a flash but just killed my time and concentration. Results of this disaster were:
60ft 3.094
RT .323
1/8th 10.990 @ 74.72mph
So I popped back in line and ran my elimination run using a dial in of 10.0 not knowing any more about my car's capability at this point but having renewed respect for the difficulty in getting traction. My second start was against a hopped up 1970s Nova with a 8.10 dial in so I got to start on my own. This time I just eased off the line and short shifted into 2nd, squealing big as I did. Still flustered by excitement and all I carried 2nd too high...with these cams I should shift at about 6700rpm or less but I carried it to 7500rpm, then popped into 3rd for the final push. At that point it's all over but the steering.
A little better result:
60 ft 2.420
RT .388
1/8th 9.738 @ 75.64mph
And of course was eliminated so that was it for the day.
Now I've got to keep trying this! I still have no clue what the car can do as my flubbing around seems to be the main event here. I have done several performance runs on actual asphalt and never had trouble hooking up like this.
Anyone getting over 80mph NA in the 1/8th?
My setup:
- 95 SE with Eibach/BAT Suspension
- MTX with Torsen, SVT Clutch and Fidanza
- 225/50/16 Goodyear Eagle GTH on E0s(great commuter tire for rainy Portland)
- 2005 Taurus Motor untuned with SVT 19lb injectors
- 65mm TB, MSDS Headers, Trubedz Y and 2.5 Magnaflow catback, 75mm Proflow MAF, Open Filter (No cold air yet), COP, Superchip