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10.46? oh yeah, here it is:
"10.46 @ 129.3 jetted up a little. 1.48 60 foot."My fabulous web page
"If it don't go, chrome it!" --Stroker McGurk
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Yes! I will tell about it tomorrow when I can type on a computer.Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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We got to Noble on Friday evening for tnt, found a good pit area and set everything up. There were quite a few cars out there. Lots of street tire cars and they had separate staging lanes for drag radial/slick tire cars and street tire cars. Made it nice for me because the slick lanes did not have many cars in it usually. I was running the car for the first time with open headers and I think I like it. It shakes everything in the car and just sounds nasty. I definitely may have to put some cut outs in.
Came up, made my first pass, totally zoned out and forgot to watch anything because I was neck and neck with a race car Mustang. 10.61 @ 128 He went 10.45.
Second pass, I zoned again as I forgot to watch the afr like I intended... 10.55 @ 125. I think I let out a little early on that one. That was a new best ET by 0.01. I decided that was all I wanted to do. I was tired and wanted to hit the hotel ,take a shower and get some sleep.
Saturday morning I made it to the track at 8:15 and there was a long line waiting to get in. I checked the DA (2500'), looked at the plugs and decided to jet the car up a bit. Went up 2 sizes front and rear, hit the staging lanes at 9:45am and the car ran it's best ET and mph ever. 10.46 @ 129.4!! With 1.488 60 foot.
I was itching to run quicker, so I jetted up the front side 3 more. Went back to make another run, and the burnout was a little weird. Staged, launched, car seemed lazy, pulled "second" and the rpms dropped a lot more than usual. I look down and I'm in 3rd. I had my finger on the lock-out trigger so I accidentally shifted 1-3, powerglide style. It was running funny on the return road, but oil and water looked fine. Picked up the time slip, an 11.13 @ 119, 1.57 60 foot, and pulled into the pits. I got out and popped the hood, looked down and saw this:
11.13 on 7 cylinders.... You see, I have to pull that plug wire in order to get to the bottom bowl screw.... I always knew I'd forget to put it back on someday and Saturday was that day! Disaster averted!
I let the car cool off and go make another run. Finger was on the trigger again. I shift 1-3-2-3 and run 10.58. Waited a while then went back one more time to get out of the habit of putting my finger on the lock out trigger. 10.50 @ 128. Ran next to a Buick GN that went 10.58, so it was a fun run. AFR's were 12.5 at WOT.
They closed the lanes shortly after that to get the ladder all worked up for eliminations. I ended up being the #18 qualifier and was paired up with a Buick with a giant hood scoop. Dude was all decked out in a fire suit, so I though I might have my hands full. Flash! Green! (pro tree) and I never saw him again. I think he spun or something because I didn't see him again until he pulled in behind me on the return road. Car went 10.54 @ 128.8 for the win.
I retrospect, I should have put way more air in the right air bag and jetted the front of the carb back down. Regardless, it was a super fun event and the car drove on the trailer at the end of the day.
I *really* wanted to trap 130.000000001 mph. However, the consensus among my friends was that 129.4 was close enough, so that's what I'm sticking with. haha
I've said it before, but man, I love this car.
Oh yeah, I was sporting my BANGSHIFT shirt and saw another dude wearing one too!
I have a few GoPro videos uploading right now so I'll post them later.
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Last edited by BBR; October 14, 2013, 08:52 AM.Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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Ford won 47 to 21 I think. Fastest Ford was Jon Faubion in his BBF powered 69 Mustang, 8.13 @ 160+ mph. Fastest Buick was a roots blown car that went 8.40's.Last edited by BBR; October 14, 2013, 09:24 AM.Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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Low 11's on 7 cylinders is really good!
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