RE: Re: Vortech ĵ mile times

From: Steve St.Laurent (saint1958@home.com)
Date: Sat May 27 2000 - 07:41:27 EDT


Vortech comes with a 8PSI for 2,699.00

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Steve St.Laurent
2000 DC Dakota 4.7, CC, 4x2 Semi-Hemi
2000 Roush Mustang Stage II (330HP V-6)
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 -----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Tim Berry
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 4:28 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Vortech 1/4 mile times

Okay, you had to do it.... I am ordering my Powerdyne Tuesday... I am almost
gonna wet my pants when I run it now... (Why does it have to be a frickin
holiday monday?)
Anyways, I found the SCer for $2299.00 online fer the 6psi kit... and guess
what... thats what I'm gettin.. =)

How many PSI does the vortech put out? (I have the MSD BTM already) looking
at configurations fer it...
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Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
Dual's w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 2 Electric Fans
180 T-stat, MSD 8.5 wires, Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1, Mod'd intake
Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's, MP Puter
Edelbrock Headers/Y-pipe, Exhaust cutout B4 cat
BEST 1/4 15.488 @ 86.23 MPH
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Train225@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 6:22 AM
Subject: DML: Vortech 1/4 mile times

> I ran the truck last night at Cecil County. The kit comes with an
adjustable
> ignition retard from zero to four degrees per pound of boost. I started
with
> it set right around two degrees per pound and ran a 14.18 @ 97. Not too
bad,
> but I was hoping for something in the 13's. I then increased the retard
to
> 2.5 and ran a 14.67 @ 93. This was really bad because I was running
14.50's
> without the supercharger. I then set it at 1.5 per pound and ran a 13.94
@
> 99. Thinking more is better, I set it to 1 per pound and ran a 13.81 @
100.
> Unfortunately, this was my last run and I had to leave. Since I still
was
> not hearing any detonation, there might be some left in it. I am happy so
> far with the results, my 60 foot times are a little worse and it is much
> harder to get it to leave correctly. Anyway, these are the complete
times:
>
> Retard 2 2.5 1.5 1
> 60 ft 2.069 2.082 2.034 2.041
> 330 ft 5.955 6.078 5.833 5.798
> 1//8 9.142 9.397 8.969 8.895
> MPH 1 77.660 73.930 78.760 79.610
> 1000 ft 11.877 12.262 11.670 11.566
> 1/4 14.181 14.671 13.940 13.811
> MPH 2 97.850 93.730 99.560 100.730
>
> 98 RC 5.2 5 speed, 3.92, 275 60 15 Drag Radials
> JBA headers, Single 3 inch Flowmaster, F&B Throttle body, Vortech
Supercharger
>



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