Congrats... Yes the RT responds well to a good cool down. The stock intake
'barrel' manifold is like a smoker cooker. If you can get that thing
cooled down
enough, the truck will really surprise you. I've never done the ice, though
I have
thought about it. I'd probably go with those blue ice reusable bags...
Guess I'll
try that next time, and bring my buddy's generator and a couple large
electric fans.
I see an advantage to having electric fans on the truck... run them while
you are waiting
for 45 minutes or so to cool the truck down.
Sam '99 RT x 2
----- Original Message -----
From: W. Jack Hilton III <HEMI@charter.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>; <dakotart@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 1999 11:54 AM
Subject: DML: REDEMPTION AT THE SOUTHERN NATS !!!
>
>
> So after that wonderful week I go to the All Mopar SOuthern Nats in
> Reynolds , GA at Silver Dollar Raceway .
>
> Please keep in mind that my truck is a 98 R/T Club Cab , and I weighed it
> at 3900 Pounds without me in it , with 3/8 tank of gas .
>
> All runs were done with spare removed and most with tailgate down .
>
> I got to the track just before 9PM on Friday for test & Tune .
>
> It was Mel , myself , and my friend Missy .
>
> I slapped on the slicks and tried her out .
>
> This night , my truck was set up as this :
>
> JET Stage II module
> Slicks at 15PSI
> 92 Octane fuel
> 180 degree stat
> Magnecor Wires
> Brass cap & rotor
>
>
> I ran a worste of 15.619 @ 84.80 on my first run with a .710 RT . On this
> run , my dumb-ass left the truck in 2nd and thought he could wind it out
> thru the traps cuz he knew he was losing a bit when he shifted to 3rd just
> before the last set of traps . Well , I started bumping off the rev
limiter
> at about half track and screwed it all up .
>
> I did another run after that and ran a 15.459 @ 88.82 with a .676 RT ,
> followed by a 15.576 @ 88.89 with a .510 RT .
>
> I then decided to take off the JET Stage II module ,ya know , the thing
> that cost over $200 , and I ran a 15.322 @ 89.70 and a 15.304 @ 89.89 ,
> beating my best of 15.388 from Moroso last September .
>
> SO , the lesson learned here was that the JET Stage II Module is in fact a
> POS !!!
>
> Got to the track on Saturday and started doing some grudge runs at 2PM .
>
> What I changed :
>
> Power Steering and AC bypass belt
>
> I immediately ran a 15.248 @ 88.85 with a .605 RT .
>
> Second run I ran a 15.448 @ 87.79 but I didn't think I had gotten a good
> bite even with the slicks . I did however cut a .508 RT .
>
> Third run I fell asleep at the light with a 1.039 RT and ran a 15.531 @
> 87.58 .
>
> That ended the grudge runs , and when the rian moved in , it ended the day
> for racing with no time trials or eliminations .
>
> Fun for Saturday was in the form of a lug nut that didn't wanna come off
> correctly when taking the slicks off , which resulted in snapping a stud
> off on the left side . OUCH!
>
> Oh well , I have five more , I figured !
>
> Sunday ,the day that turned out to make me a very happy person !
>
> First run was without the JET and with the bypass belt and with slicks
> hovering around 15-16PSI .
>
> Run 1 was a 15.343 @ 88.85 with a .632 RT .
>
> Run number 2 I bumped the slicks up to 18PSI and really really heated em
up
> at the line , along with a little dry-hop to see if they were grabbing .
> They were .
>
> I ran a 15.054 @ 90.06 , but I yanked a .396 RT , good thing this was time
> trials .
>
> Next run was more of the same with a 15.159 @ 89.49 with a .590 RT .
>
> That was the end of time trials and I started thinking about what I would
> dial-in at .
>
> I ended up going with my best time of 15.05 as a dial-in .
>
> While waiting , I looked at this bag of ice , what was left of it , and
> desided to sit it on the intake and see if that helped .
> I was skeptical about getting fast enough for another 15.05 .
>
> So round one of eliminations comes up and I had a dial-in of 15.05 .
>
> I really heated up the slicks and made sure they would bite
>
> I was running another guy in an extended cab "SS/T Limited" , home made ,
> no doubt , and as I cut a .656 light , he cut a .747 .
>
> I finally made it to 60' in under 2.2 seconds , making the mark at 2.159
> seconds ! (I found out later that the 60' mark was where I would gain my
> best times!) .
>
> At the end of the run , he won with a 15.71 @ 82.61 because I BROKE OUT
!!!
>
> I ran a 14.856 @ 91.40 MPH !!!!!!!!!
>
> I didn't care that I had lost cuz I had just surpassed , in fact smashed
my
> earliest goal of getting in the high 14s by early summer !!
>
> So even though I had lost , they let you do one buy-back , which I did .
>
> We then stacked about 3 bags of ice all over the top of the engine and I
> changed my dial-in to 14.85 . It was kinda funny as the starter came up to
> my window asking if I had the air on because there was all this water
> dripping out from under my truck . I said no and he said , "Is that from
> ice? " I said yes and he said "You don't have any under the hood do ya?" ,
> and I was like NO , of course not ,don't be rediculous ! hehehe .
> If there was any left , it was evaporated by the time I finished the race
> and raised the hood .
>
> Next round comes up and I was trying to get a good light , and like an
> idiot I saw a nice red-eye as I left the line by pulling a .453 RT .
>
> My opponent won by default , even though he ran a 20.360 on a 20.04
dial-in
> (he was in like a 78 Maxi-Van full of rust) .
>
> I was not disappointed though since I ran a 14.866 @ 90.64 !!
>
> So here are the basics learned at the races this weekend :
>
> 1) JET Modules SUCK DONKEY , so don't waste your money !!
>
> 2) Slicks are your friend , especially if you have them at 18PSI and heat
> them up good , I mean *really* good !!
>
> 3) Three Words : ICE , ICE , ICE !!!
>
> My configuration for my best run was this :
>
> 1998 Dakota R/T Club Cab
> Spare removed
> Tailgate down
> M/T Drag ET 28x10.5x15 slicks mounted on 15x8 Daota aluminum wheels
> Heated slicks for a long time . To the point of looking like a show-off
> during my burnout.
> Magnecor wires
> Brass cap & rotor from NAPPY
> 14x3" FABM
> OD off
> Launch at 1300 RPM
> 3 bags of ice on top of the engine for about 45 minutes before the run .
>
> Stir all of this together , and you get a 14.856 @ 91.40 !!
>
> Makes me wonder what I would have run with my headers , DOH!
>
> I wish to extend my deepest thanks to Mel , Blaine , and Ben from the DML
,
> as well as my friend Missy ho helped by getting ice and also falling
asleep
> in the bed of Mel's truck . (We closed her in his tonneau and tailgate and
> rove around till she woke up , hehe!).
>
> Ben , Blaine , and Mel didn't just sit there and watch , they jumped in
and
> helped . It was totally unexpected , but greatly appreciated .
>
> It really really came in handy when changing out those tires and packing
my
> top-end in ice !!
>
> Thanks guys , I owe you a big one !!
>
> I know that Ben had a camcorder , and Mel and Blaine both had digi-cams ,
> so there should be plenty of good pics . I can't wait to see em !! I know
> Mel had a nice series of shots during a burnout , as well as Blaine .
>
> There was even this guy there that would take pics of all of the cars at
> the line with a digi-cam and then if you liked it , he would put it on a
> shirt . I got a nice pic of me with the rearend hidden in smoke ! Looks
> awesome .
>
> There was also a guy there with a 99 Regular Cab R/T with a Powerdyne SC
on
> it . He said he got it cuz it was the cheapest . We ran each other on
> Sunday during time trials and he got me with a 14.194 @ 95.13 to my 15.159
> @ 89.49 . Of course , he didn't have slicks , or the knowledge gained from
> the DML either , hehehe .
>
> There was a guy there in a red CC 98 R/T that found a vendor that had an
M1
> intake with adapters and was already tapped for injectors , for $275 .
> Blaine almost has a fit when he saw the guy had one . Of course , we all
> wanted it !
>
> Landmark dodge was there as a major sponsor and they had several vehicles
> including a yellow CC R/T and a Durango that they had done just a few
> things to , including adding R/T wheels with Michelin tires[the ones I
will
> end up getting] . I think he ran in the low 16s .
>
> Ben already had a new DML sticker , but I made sure that I shared what Jon
> had sent me just before I left and we all had one !
> Thanks Jon !
>
> The DML name and URL was spread around and I think we will see at least
two
> more people as a result of it .
>
> Anyway , I am a very happy person now and I am setting my sights on the
low
> 14s !!
>
> Thank you DML and Dakota R/T lists !!!
>
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