Awesome numbers! BZ to you. Seems like the air is holding back your top end.
Try running with the tonneau to help with your aerodynamics. Front spoiler and
lowering could help too.
Dr. Pat
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>From: Andre Mauboussin <andrem@cyberramp.net>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: WooHoo how to.
>Date: Mon, Feb 8, 1999, 3:39 PM
>
>
> Alan Short wrote:
>
>> Well, I read everybodys posts regaurding my recent invasion of the 14
>> sec. bracket and I thank you all for your compliments. It felt great to
>> not only get in the 14's, but to BOMB the 14's. I didn't think 14.28 was
>> even a possibility, but life is funny that way.
>> Anyway, I went ALL OUT on my 14's invasion, here's how I did it:
>> My previous mods last year when I ran 15.1 were JET II, Elec. Fans, 180
>> Stat, K&N drop-in.
>> This year I added headers/y-pipe, ported T/B, K&N cone element attached
>> to air hat, BFG Drag Radials, and a A/C-Pwr Steering by-pass belt.
>
>>
>> I also stripped the truck of 225 extra lbs. by dumping the tonneau,
>> tailgate, bed mat, spare, jack & tools, and front seat.
>
> There's 2 1/2 tenths right there ;-) Hehehehe
>
>>
>> I lowered the air pressure in the drag radials to 20 lbs and power
>> braked them to heat/clean them and staged, I hole shotted all 3 races
>> with 2.0 60' times.
>> 1st race I spanked a '98 Mustang, 2nd a '98 Firebird, and as you may
>> know, barely lost to a T-Type Buick in the last one.
>> As I have stated in the past, I STILL think the computer is sucking the
>> life out of my performance, it STILL lays down after the 1/8 mi. Every
>> race I was winning by 1-2 truck lenghts and then after 1/2 track, the
>> other cars begin to gain quickly. I wish I had these quick times with
>> something in the 100 mph range for trap speed instead of 95, that would
>> be a lot more competetive.
>> Also as the dml'er in Boston asked, I DO have 2 of the 3 races on video
>> tape. The Mustang and the Pontiac. I watched them over & over. I dig the
>> announcer comments when my truck spanks modern muscle cars, "Wow, that's
>> a FAST Dakota!"
>> YES IT IS, and I couldn't be more proud. Alan S.
>
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