Good way to spend an evening, making others mad. ;-)
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS(8 3/4 [3.90 SG] coming soon)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Tom" <tigers@bserv.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 3:20 PM
Subject: DML: Shift, lift but still happy
> Cayuga update:
>
> The weather cooperated on Sat. (60F, 48% humidity, 10 mph tailwind)
> and I went to the 'opening' day, (rain date - $10CDN a head).
>
> I got in 11 runs before the track's computer printer went ape.
> 2 - 14.8Xs, 2 - 14.9Xs, 5 - 15.0Xs, 1 - 15.1X when the brakes
> wouldn't hold at the tree (launch pad was slippery all day) and
> I had to backed off with a 1200 rpm launch, 1 - 15.2X when I
> shifted from 1st into D (auto. 2-3 shifts put the truck below its
> power band).
>
> While the diy tranny work done in March did not fully correct the
> WOT manual shift problems completely, it must have done something
> as I'm getting a bit more power to the wheels ... ran 6 - 92.XX mph runs,
> contrasted with the single one all of last year.
>
> It was also good for the ego when only one car (12.605) beat me to
> the finish line in those 11 runs. People do get upset when they're
> beat by a pickup.
>
> Now, to set up an install appointment for the 3000 stall converter.
>
> Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
> '97 CC Dakota, 5.2L, 4x2, 44RE, 3.92SG, 4,275 lb (racing weight)
> RW: 231.2hp 340.0 lb-ft torque PB: 14.737 s 93.12 mph
>
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