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I went to the track tonight down here in Jaxsonville . jax raceway to be exact. 1/8 mile. had an ok night . i ran the 99 svt 3 times. car was runing like ass with a CEL and 3rd gear sycos going out cant shift to fast or it grind and had a best time of 10.5 at 66.82 mph not a bad night but kinda disapointed that it didnt run a lil better. looking for parts also so check of the classifieds . thanks phil and thanks for your time

Why were you racing with a CEL?

Originally posted by SVTCANUK:
Why were you racing with a CEL?

Because not all CELs mean your engine is about to blow up.

Mark

No but it means that it's not runnig at it's best, so why bother running if the car is not at it's best? Perhaps I'm wrong but depending on how long the CEL has been on the car may be running in limp mode.

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by SVTCANUK:
Why were you racing with a CEL?

Because not all CELs mean your engine is about to blow up.

Mark

yeah, I've def had a CEL for the better half of the cars life. Gutted pre cats with no MIL's.

ANY CEL is placing the car full rich. Soft codes do that.. Hard codes are MUCH worse...

I am with "why'd you run your car?"

Ray

10.5 haha,,, that was sorta a waste of money to go out and run with a CEL and a bad third gear synchro now wasn't it?

Originally posted by SVTCANUK:
the car may be running in limp mode.

I think he may be running in limp mode

eh never ran it before wanted to see what she was going to do CEL light is for egr insuiffent flow

That could be such a simple fix.

PM me and I will WALK you through it.

Ray

Originally posted by Ray:
ANY CEL is placing the car full rich. Soft codes do that.. Hard codes are MUCH worse...

I am with "why'd you run your car?"

Ray

maybe this is why i haven't blown my car up on a 75 shot yet then huh?

BTW i ran my quickest time ever with a CEL for there being no EGR at all...and with the secondaries pinned open.

i'm not gonna say what the time was cause even when i posted the timeslip no one seemed to believe me

. just know it was my fastest

My personal best is a 14.4, which I also had a CEL on.

Mark

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
My personal best is a 14.4, which I also had a CEL on.

Mark

yeah!? Well I ran an 18.7 without a CEL and everything in perfect running order, so

Damn! My old minivan could beat that!

-SAV

Hm now I know what my car can run, thanks man.

Wait was that with the O/D off or on?

Haha, sorry but I think the Zetec ATX can run a 1/8th mile time about equal to that.

I gave up on trying to fix my CEL. Same 2 damn codes and I cannot get rid of them.

Who wants to sell me a working complete fuel injector harness so I dont have to tear up my engine to find a couple messed up wires and probably not find anything?

Originally posted by Mystique97:
Hm now I know what my car can run, thanks man.
Wait was that with the O/D off or on?

Haha, sorry but I think the Zetec ATX can run a 1/8th mile time about equal to that.

Actually, that was with it on. I kept doing 18.9s and 19.1s with the O/D off, so I said screw it. I also revved it in neutral then down into drive at the launch. I'll grab my timeslips outta my car some other time and get ya all the #'s. It was a fantastic track too. I wanna try again once it gets cooler outside.

Originally posted by MadMerc97:
I also revved it in neutral then down into drive at the launch.

Might I suggest NEVER doing that again if you'd like to keep the tranny in one piece. The CD4E has enough problems as it is without neutral dropping it!

Mark

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by MadMerc97:
I also revved it in neutral then down into drive at the launch.

Might I suggest NEVER doing that again if you'd like to keep the tranny in one piece. The CD4E has enough problems as it is without neutral dropping it!

Mark

Yes, what Mark said. I learned not to do that with my old car (a beater 1989 Dodge Aries K) I used to neutral drop that car, and had the tranny slipping after a while of that and I NEVER do it in the Mystique I did it ONCE and I regret it. But NEVER do it again.

Originally posted by MadMerc97:

Originally posted by Mystique97:
Hm now I know what my car can run, thanks man.
Wait was that with the O/D off or on?

Haha, sorry but I think the Zetec ATX can run a 1/8th mile time about equal to that.

Actually, that was with it on. I kept doing 18.9s and 19.1s with the O/D off, so I said screw it. I also revved it in neutral then down into drive at the launch. I'll grab my timeslips outta my car some other time and get ya all the #'s. It was a fantastic track too. I wanna try again once it gets cooler outside.

Man that is what my car ran stock!?

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
My personal best is a 14.4, which I also had a CEL on.

Mark

Is that with the 3L and nitrous?

Okay guys....I got the point.

It won't happen again. Actually, Hector, I raced my friends' '00 SE w/Zetec and ATX and he ran a 19.11. The funny thing is, I have driven his car and it seems faster than mine in traffic, but I was always pulling him at the track. His reaction times were always better than mine too. I think his best was .7xx or something to my .9xx. What is wrong with this picture?

Originally posted by SleeperZ:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
My personal best is a 14.4, which I also had a CEL on.

Mark

Is that with the 3L and nitrous?

No nitrous. He's never run it with the Venom because he cannot tune it right.

Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho:

Originally posted by SleeperZ:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
My personal best is a 14.4, which I also had a CEL on.

Mark

Is that with the 3L and nitrous?

No nitrous. He's never run it with the Venom because he cannot tune it right.

no i think its more along the lines of Venom can't get their "stuff" together! lol

Originally posted by 99cougar:

Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho:

Originally posted by SleeperZ:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
My personal best is a 14.4, which I also had a CEL on.

Mark

Is that with the 3L and nitrous?

No nitrous. He's never run it with the Venom because he cannot tune it right.

no i think its more along the lines of Venom can't get their "stuff" together! lol

Actually, I've just been too lazy to care. I really should get it on a wideband to see what's going on, but at this point I don't even want to bother. I need to put some new upstream O2's in, but probably won't as the car goes into storage on 11/1. I have a potential buyer on the Venom, and will stay N/A until I figure out what's going on with the car. If the buyer backs out, I'm putting the kit in the classifieds.

Mark

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by 99cougar:

Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho:

Originally posted by SleeperZ:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
My personal best is a 14.4, which I also had a CEL on.

Mark

Is that with the 3L and nitrous?

No nitrous. He's never run it with the Venom because he cannot tune it right.

no i think its more along the lines of Venom can't get their "stuff" together! lol

Actually, I've just been too lazy to care. I really should get it on a wideband to see what's going on, but at this point I don't even want to bother. I need to put some new upstream O2's in, but probably won't as the car goes into storage on 11/1. I have a potential buyer on the Venom, and will stay N/A until I figure out what's going on with the car. If the buyer backs out, I'm putting the kit in the classifieds.

Mark

Reeealllllllyyyy..

That kit that was sposed to be mine before your geasy little hands got on it?!

do you happen to have a bottle heater with that kit?

Originally posted by 99cougar:
do you happen to have a bottle heater with that kit?

No bottle heater. It does have everything that comes new with the VCN-2000 kit though. The kit new is anywhere from $1200-1400. I'll wait to see if this CEG'er wants the kit, but if not I'll let you guys know.

Mark