Re: 1/4 mi. V-6 times

From: Gary Shook (gary.shook@wcom.com)
Date: Mon Sep 13 1999 - 15:18:54 EDT


Have you tried correcting for atmospheric conditions (barometric pressure,
temp, humidity, altitude (if different tracks))?

that could be where your gains are hiding. your better 1/8 mi times suggest
you got better traction, but maybe you lost some HP at the big end...

Gary Shook
Penrose, CO

>boog,
>im pissed a little about my performance of my dak on th 1/4 mile, but the
pullies
>helped a little on the road, remember at boiling springs, i was doin 11.5
on the
>1/8th, my slip yesterday said 10.975 on the 1/8th which is .6 faster, on
the
>quarter however my previous best was 17.074@79.09mph, yesterdaymy best was
>17.032@80.92mph, not much from the 3 peice ASP, i was hoping to get 16.99,
and i
>probally would have gotten it if my reaction time was btter than .654. any
hoo,
>there was a 3.0 caravan running 16.94 all day long......A MINIVAN!!!!!!
>STOCK!!!!.... the hell with this.....im lookin for a 98-99 RC IB RT!
>
>Ed
>
>BoogYT1300@aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 9/12/99 7:01:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
kmiller@cvn.net
>> writes:
>>
>> <<
>> 14.67 @ 83mph
>> 14.60 @ 83mph - best run
>> 14.84 @ 81mph
>> >>
>> What? Scott, was your dad pushing you down the track??? You must mean
16.xx.
>> If it is 14's, you have broken some new ground with that 6er.
>> Were these runs at Cecil?
>> Gonna get a 00 4.7. Wanna buy my 92 4x4?
>> ttyl
>> Boog
>
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