I don't want to embarrass you both with my 1.3ltr. Bahahahaha
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
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as you just haven't gotten it yet.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Spotts [mailto:ccs138@psu.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 6:58 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Ok, time for the real numbers, hehehe (no really!)
Did I ever tell you you're my hero? Your the wind beneath my wings...
Damn..... I'd race you for pink slips, but I don't want to embarass you in
my 3.9L ;-)
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: <ABeerCan@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:08 PM
Subject: DML: Ok, time for the real numbers, hehehe (no really!)
> OK, gotta set the mood for ya, hehehehe (can you sense the procastination?
> hehehehe). We left here Friday morning and loaded up my friends trailer.
We
> put my plasma cutter, tig welder and full tool set in his enclosed
trailer.
> He pulled it with his 97 Dakota V-6 auto. And his Dakota pulled it very
> well! Made me proud, he passed a chebby uphill with ease! Anyway, we
camp
> out Friday night in a tent beside the pits at the track. Yes, they
provided
> us with water, power (110 and 220!) and a place to setup the tents.
Anyway,
> Saturday morning comes around. We are putting the M/T on the Dakota
(haven't
> cranked it up yet that day) when a guy comes over that owns a Syclone. He
> asks me if I think I have a fast truck. I told him, "No, I KNOW I have a
> fast truck" with a smirk on my face. He sorta smirks back and asks how
much
> money I had to put against his syclone. I told him none, which was a lie,
so
> I ask if he wants to run for titles. He laughs in my face and agrees. At
> which time everyone that was with me tells him to go ahead and give me his
> title. So we go talk to the head guy and he lets us go first. Remember,
he
> has yet to hear my truck run nor has he looked under the hood, but I
haven't
> looked under his either, but I wasn't worried. So we handed our titles to
a
> nuetral party and get ready to race. I noticed him kinda do a double take
> when he saw the roll cage in the truck. Then he almost crapped when I
> cranked her up!! So we get to the burn out box and I call the track
master
> over and ask if I can burn out onto the track. I told him my power, and
he
> said I would love to see it! So I watch the Cyclone (finally spelled it
> right) do his wimpy burn out. So I ease to the front edge of the water
hole
> and let her rip, no NOS, saving that surprise for the actual race.
Anyway, I
> had to roll down both front windows all the way (had them cracked to
listen
> to it!) and slide the back window open to clear all the smoke out of the
cab.
> So I look over and this guys face was like he had just seen his long
passed
> great great great grandfather!!! But it is too late now! We stage and
wait.
> The light drops and we are off! I held back on her and let him run
beside
> me through the 1/8th. Then I floor her and spray her! He just backed out
> completely. We got back to the pits and he took 15 minutes to get out of
his
> truck. I decided to be nice and ask him how much money he had. He had 3K
on
> him so I ask if he would rather give me the 3K or the truck. Needless to
> say, I now have 3k more to spend on the Dakado! Ok, now on to the
numbers!!!
>
> Ok, temp was ~58. Humidity was ~78%. Wind - variable 0 - 13mph gusts
going
> across the track.
>
> Times! (sorry, the slips got wet and I can barely make out any numbers,
but I
> know the e.t's and the trap speeds!)
> 1st run
> (me!)
> r/t. .548
> E.T. 11.804
> Speed: 124.21
> (Cyclone)
> r/t .552
> E.T. 15.254
> Speed: 68.95mph (hehehehehehe!! WUSS!!!)
>
> 2nd Run
> r/t .567 (blinked, opps!)
> E.T. 10.347
> Speed: 138.15 (Hell yeah!! Not good enough though!!)
> possible fixes:
> a) More NOS? b) More stall? c) Lower tire pressure for better hook up?
> Answer: D) All of the above!!!!
>
> 3rd run (temp had dropped to 51, wind calmed)
> R/T .541
> E.T. 10.003 (Dammit!!!!)
> Speed: 138.81 (better hook up!)
>
> 4th run
> Staged up and ready to go against a hopped up Grand National
> Bottom fell out of the rain clouds!!!!!
> Shit! Get the stuff back in the trailer!!!!!
>
> Spent that night having fun, getting bent (hehehehe) and coming up with
ideas
> to make the truck faster. Sunday morning, the skies were cloudy, but no
> rain! They dried the track with those truck mounted industrial hair
dryiers
> and we were back at it! I noticed while running the truck the day before
> that the cab was flexing really bad, cuase I watched the cracks in the
> windshield get larger, hehehehe. So we talked with some other people
there
> and we found some steel pipe in the right diameter (from a wrecked car on
> Saturday) and some 1/8" sheet metal and made some solid mounts for the cab
> and put them on. Made a big difference!!! We also changed the NOS jets
and
> dug through my FSM and put a resistor in place of the IAT to fool the
> computer for a run. Here is the best run of the weekend!
>
> (My Holy $hit is that right! run)
> R/T .545 (not bad)
> E.T. (are ya sitting down??) 9.91!!!!!
> Speed: 142.54!!!!!!!
> She was running a tad warm after that run, so we called it a day, as my
NOS
> was running low and I didn't want to hurt her. I am so proud of the
> Dakado!!!!! And just think, this is my Daily Driver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> The solid mounts kept the cab from flexing and the frame which really
planted
> the rear tires like a mug!!!!!!! Was this what everyone was hoping for?
It
> was alot more than I expected!!!!!!
>
> Will
>
> "You better hope there is intelligent life out there somewhere,
> Cause I think we got cheated down here on Earth!"
>
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