No practice, thats only the 5th time its been down the track. Thank you
though, just luck I think. I think you're right, if I got rid of that
traction problem it would run low 16s, maybe high 15s, I guese I'll never
know, Im not going to put any more money into something so fat, Im gonna get
a 2wd 92-96 and play around with that instead.
TJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayson Woodruff" <woodrufj@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: DML: OPINIONS!! 1st 1/4 mi times!
> Looks pretty good for an older heavy weight. For comparison Ed H did low
16's
> in a similarly equiped 4.7.
>
> I think if you hooked up better like in your 1/8th mile, you'd be about
16flat.
> Damn good rt for you first 1/4mile. Unless you've been praticeing in the
> 1/8ths.
>
> Jay W
>
> TJ Goettner wrote:
>
> > Okay, I ran the 1/4 for the first time. To start off, my truck is a
1992,
> > 4x4, 318, auto, long bed... pretty fat and heavy. Fiberglass tonuaue
cover
> > and 75 lb tool box in the back. It has 104,000 on it and I just
recently
> > sucked to cans of cleaner through the intake wich seemed to help a good
bit.
> > Months ago my best 1/8 mile time was:
> > .580 rt
> > 2.543 60ft
> > 6.977 330
> > 51.72 mph
> > 10.621@68.01
> >
> > NOW, my only pass made at the 1/4 went as follows:
> > .541 rt (deep stage)
> > 3.121 60ft (BAD WHEEL HOP FOR FIRST BIT)
> > 7.488 330
> > 11.047@69.4 1/8
> > 14.133 1000
> > 16.758@85.96
> >
> > The truck has DT Headers, FM mufler, a ported/polished TB, and a
functional
> > ram-air hood with K&N filter. Like I said, I had some bad wheel up off
the
> > line, and it shows. From what I can tell too, the cleaner did make the
> > truck run a little better to over the 1/8 times. OVERALL, how do you
all
> > think it did?????
>
>
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