Forget the TIME, what was your MPH?? That will give you the best idea of
wether or not you added any power. Put it this way, if you lost traction,
then your time will go up, but you are still going to make the same amount
of power... SO, your MPH should stay the same between runs. Now, if you
made more power tonight, and had crappy traction, your times will be higher,
but if you are are making more power your MPH will be higher showing this.
I run a 15.74@87.5, consistently, look at the stuff in my sig, that will
give you an idea.....
TJ
dakota52318@toad.net
1992 Dodge Dakota 4X4
Long Bed, 318, 46RH Auto
DT Headers, Functional RamAir Hood
K&N FIPK, Flowmaster Muffler
Custom Throttle Body
MP Computer
15.74@87.59
4350lbs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Allgood" <kenallgood@cox.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:13 PM
Subject: DML: night at VMP
>
> Well, I made my way back up to VMP to see if the Rockers made any
> difference...
>
> First - good news: I made it through the first 2 rounds of eliminations,
> but I ran out the 3rd round by one-tenth of a second.
>
> Bad news - The best I could do tonight was a 15.80, which is the same as
my
> previous best, and that was pretty decent launches tonight.
>
> Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I should probably be pushing low 15's or
> high 14's easy?!?!?!??!? Here's what I'm running:
>
> 97 CC 5.2
> Accell Ignition system
> JBA 9mm plug wires
> Autolite 3923's gapped @.040
> F&B 50mm TB
> Gibson Catback side swept exhaust
> Car Sound Cat
> Hypertech PCM
> 1.7 Crower Rockers
> IAT Adjuster (did not use)
> Mopar chome Valve Covers
>
> Truck weighs around 4,250 with me
>
> I'm definitely getting some spark knock when the engine is hot and I'm
> pushing it (180 T-stat going back in tommorrow, spring is here). My 15.80
> run was when my engine was fairly cool. I do notice that it does not seem
> to shift right when I'm running at the track. A lot of times on the
street,
> I'll watch it and it shifts between 4800 - 5000 RPM. Seems when I'm
running
> the track, it tends to shift around 4500 RPM, which is making it so I'm
not
> getting my powerband as much as I want it to. I'm sure getting the 180
> t-stat will help my times be more consistant, but doubt it'll get me any
> faster than the 15.80. What I don't understand is I was running 15.85
> before the TB, Rockers, Cat, Ignition system, plug wires with another
150lbs
> and very strong headwind.
>
> Ken Allgood
> 97 CC SLT 5.2L
>
>
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