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Going racing.....16 second mark here I come!

chrisk1500

chrisk1500

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Hey Guys,

Street legal racing tomorrow night at the local drag strip.

My last truck ran a 17.1 with old injectors and the Max E Tork 2.0.

Now I have marine injectors and the GL4.

I weighed my truck a few nights ago and it weighs the same as my 94 did (no big surprise - the only difference between the two trucks is the dashboard shape).

Wish me luck as I try to get my old farm truck into the 16s :thumbsup:

BTW - I will have a second truck there with a tow bar in case something explodes....LOL
 
Good luck. You meeting this goal with stuff easily available and do-able with the "Average Joe" 6.5'er will be a huge step for 6.5'ers everywhere. We'll be like the Duramax's before long, totally smoking equally aged Slowstangs. Hehe.
 
Add some acetone to the fuel. I know it isn't good for the ip but just a little this once could push you over the top. I would do about 1 oz per 10 gallons. Mix it in before you go so it circulates through the fuel system.
 
Here he is.
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Go man go.
 
make sure your fuel tank is as empty as you can be comfortable with... one gallon of No. 2 is 7.15 lbs... so a full tank is like having another fullsized adult riding with you. Every ounce counts.
 
Gonna add a couple of litres of PowerService to the tank to boost cetane levels.

Gonna drop the spare tire as well this time.

I will get video and pics - pics will be the only things uploaded for now since I am on dial-up only for the next couple of weeks....

knh208 from the old site is going to try and make it down there as well - his truck is not quite as modded as mine, but he is running the new GL4 program as well....

BTW - if it is only running 17s with a 5psi launch I am going to beat the crap out of the drivetrain with a 10psi+ boosted launch....yeah I'll get vid clips and pics of the truck blowing up...lol
 
Turbine Doc said:
wanna shave some weight if serious into racing these things, pull rear drums & swap for disc, also aluminum 2 piston calipers for front weigh less than Gm ones do.
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I agree - I changed rear brakes on a 97 6.5 yesterday. The drums are HUGE and heavy.

I switched to synthetic trans fluid to try and cut down on friction a little...taking every reasonable (and cheap) step necessary to go fast on a budget.... :biggrin5:
 
There's a great right up on the web about changing these rear axles to disc breaks. The guy sells the adapter brackets that bolt on and I think everything else can be bought at the auto parts store or a salvage yard.

Pics pics pics of the carnage!:cornut:
 
bud9899 said:
There's a great right up on the web about changing these rear axles to disc breaks. The guy sells the adapter brackets that bolt on and I think everything else can be bought at the auto parts store or a salvage yard.

Pics pics pics of the carnage!:cornut:
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Could be on some "other site" a write up was done, I'll have to see if I can find pics and re-do it here.
 
First the numbers:

16.722 @ 80.701 MPH

Now the story:

I got to the track and went through inspection. I talked to a couple of guys. One of them was in an 06 F350 Powerstroke with an intake, exhaust, and bullydog tuner.

I started the night with a nice easy launch and ran an unimpressive 17.2 @ 80.2 MPH.

As luck would have it I asked the track official to line me up against the Powerstroke and he said he would do it.

We got lined up and launched pretty hard in 4 HI. I had a jump on him (my 60 foot was 2.215 and his was 2.421). He caught me half-track and wound up beating me by about 6 tenths of a second. This was the fastest run of the night for me - 16.722 @ 80.701 MPH.

Vehicles I was faster than:

2000 Grand AM GT - he ran 17.6 consistently
Early 2000s GM 1500 reg cab shortbox (327 Vortec) - he ran high 19s consistently
Early 2000s VW Jetta TDI - He ran 17.1s consistently

I will post my timeslips tomorrow when I get the scanner up and running - for now you will just have to believe me (I have vid clips of the run against the F350!)
 
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That sounds awesome. I got a buddy with a 05 powerstroke I'd like to spank, and he has no programer, I guess I better get to work huh(I got a long ways to go). So when you gonna change the sig?
 
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