How about an NA 13.055 @ 106.42 on street tires with stuff in the bed.
Wait til I through the sqeeze at it and get the Accel DFI sorted out.
TonyC
99 DA R/T RC - KRC 408
-----Original Message-----
From: Gabriel A. Couriel <gcouriel@bellsouth.net>
To: DML <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2003 1:17 AM
Subject: DML: good day at the track
>
>well, i decided to take the truck out to test out the mods i've made, and
to
>celebrate the end of a hellish fall semester. well, i must say... it was a
>good day. here are the details.
>
>run # 1:
>60': 2.318
>1/4: 16.893@79.87
>Note: this was my first ever 16-second pass.
>
>run # 2:
>60': 2.375
>1/4: 16.93@80.17
>Note: i couldn't get any traction out of the hole, which explains the poor
>60-foot times as compared with the other runs.
>
>run # 3:
>60': 2.302
>1/4: 16.739@80.68
>Note: this was the fastest run i made (ever!)
>
>Now, let me explain the situation. first off, the local track is over 100
>miles from my house, so when i put gas in the tank, i wasn't sure how much
>to put in, since i haven't made any "long distance" trips on the new gears.
>however, because i filled up the tank to the first "click" of the pump, and
>didn't use half a tank of gas in getting to the track, i made all those
runs
>with just under 3/4 tank of gas.
>
>Also, the temperature at the track was dropping, and i left with the temp
>somewhere in the 40's. The first three runs weren't made with a cool
>engine, as all three runs came within an hour. however, after the third
>run, i completely let the engine cool down, but wasn't able to stay to make
>a 4th run, because it was already 10:30, and i had an hour and a half drive
>to get home, so i wasted a completely cooled engine (oh, and i was 5th in
>line to go, but my class didn't make any runs for about another 30 minutes
>after i left).
>
>with all said-and-done, i think my truck could have put out a 16.5, maybe
>even 16.4 (since it was noticably colder when i left, 2.5 hours after my 3d
>run). However, i now know a couple of areas that i or my truck need
>improvement: (1) shifting- remedied with a short-throw shifter, (2)
>superchips programmer, (3) less gas and (4) more runs!!!
>
>well, that's it! i guess i'll be able to go to the track during spring
>break, but i doubt the times will be up to this level (not as cold).
>
>Gabriel A. Couriel
>
>
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