Re: Y2K-HEMI 4.7L goes 2.5 tenths quicker today!!!!!.........

From: Tim Berry (coolva1@home.com)
Date: Sun Oct 29 2000 - 22:11:03 EST


Damnit Matt!!! What the heck am I gonna have to do to my truck now... thats
not fair!! Sheesh.. Its not allowed!!!! =)
Congratulations man!!!
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Tim Berry (97 Dakota Club Cab)
Chesapeake, VA
Best 1/4: 13.50@101.91
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> Well, I did it, The 4.7L broke the 14.2 sec. barrier, normally
aspirated!!!
> The weather was absolutely perfect, except for the 10-15 mph cross wind.
> First run I went 14.28 @ 93.78 mph, next run I went 14.23 @ 94.49, then I
> had to wait 2.5 hours for eliminations, by then it was night time and the
dew
> was falling. I new the times would fall off. I ended up with a by run, ran
> 14.45 @ 92.5, and then my final run, I ran out, dialed in at 14.48, ran a
> 14.40 @ 92.66.
> Also have a new best 1/8 time of 9.04 @ 75.93 mph
>
> Yesterday I added the 180 t-stat, put the Bosch Plat. +4's back in, and
added
> the NOS octane booster "race only" silver bottle to about 6 gallons of
gas
> !!!!!! I also left the K&N filter ON today, I usually take it off.
>
> I am stoked right now, I had predicted I'd gain a .10 sec. today from the
> Leach PCM, but the combination of everything I did yesterday gave me .25
> sec, and I backed it up with a second run !!!!! I'm also happy with the
fact
> I ran 94.49 mph, that is 3 mph faster than before !!!!
>
> Engine mods to date : Homemade air intake, Flowmaster Cat-Back, Leach
PCM,
> Bosch +4's, 180 T-stat, Mobil 1.
>
> Chassis Mods to date : 28" Slicks, T-bars, 2" lowering blocks, Deutch
Tech
> shocks.
>
>
> Matt Y2K-HEMI
> '00 RC 4.7L 5 spd. 3.92 posi
> 14.23 @ 94.49 mph
>



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