Damn fine day, Bob. Looks like all of that hard work is really paying off
for you! Congrats!!
Richard in San Antonio
On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:14:05 Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com> writes:
>Mopar Fall Challenge was held yesterday at Cayuaga Dragway
>in Ontario along with the regular bracket races. Never seen
>as many FAST mopars at the track at any one time.
>
>Out of the 6 runs, I had problems with the tranny staying
>in 2nd in 4 of them. Has anyone who have had similar problems
>at the track with the Transgo kit under WOT found out what
>is causing this? I'm going to speak with the tranny people
>this week and see if they are able to explain it and if they
>can come up with any solutions. I'll pass along anything that
>I find useful.
>
>I ran against a Ranger in one of the test and tunes. We
>both staged and sat there for about 30 secs. before the tree
>began its countdown (???). He had a .600 rt to my .677 and I
>finished with a 15.530 @ 86.52 to his 16.457 @ 81.42 . Track
>was pretty slippery and the tranny stayed in 2nd until 6000 rpms.
>
>I drew a '69 RR 440 in round 1 of street elimination. He dialed
>a 12.00 to my 15.36 (best t&t for the day was a 15.383). I again
>experienced the 2nd gear problem but, this time, I lifted the pedal
>a bit at 5400 rpm, got the shift and got back on the pedal. As I
>approached the trap, I was wondering where the RR was ... couldn't
>see him or hear him. After I crossed the line, he went sailing
>by like a rocket. He was a bit upset, banged his steering wheel
>with both hands, and at the turn-off, just floored it before it
>straightened out.
>
>When I got the slip, I found I had broken out with a personal best
>time of 15.306 @ 88.27 to his 12.222 @ 112.72 . I also found why
>he did not catch me ... my rt was a .570 to his .686 . It made taking
>off the drag radials much easier. Great day!!!
>
>Bob, Burlington, Ontario
>'97 FR CC NSV Sport, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
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