Lane
09-06-2004, 10:52 AM
Sorry this is kinda long but.. Didn't get out there until 11:00. Had to change out both gas filters at the last minute.. Probably need to flush this tank again after sitting so long.
Car was great! Felt pretty squirrely(sp?) when I first got up to speed on the highway, but eventually settled down real nice. I've got a major toe out problem... :( Made the 45 minute trip to Kennedale and let it cool down in the staging lanes. First time the tranny ever got warm enough to measure on the t-temp gauge. Stayed right at 160 - and everything else looked good.
The brakes are not right though - We've got an '83 master cylinder with '87+ brakes on the front. I need to go ahead and install the Aerospace brakes I have for it.. The toe out problem helps with the braking quite a bit! :o
With that issue, I was not able to do a decent burn-out at all... It just pushed the car all over the place with the brake pedal to the floor. Same with staging and trying to stall the Yank PT3800 - which felt perfect btw! Huge thanks to Mike at Yank for getting that to us so fast - and right in the middle of his move!
Stalled the converter up until the car started rolling and hit a 1.65 60, but the car felt good and went straight. The 1-2 came alot quicker than I expected and I probably short-shifted it. Keep in mind this is the first time I've EVER driven a manual valve body TH350 - and the cars FIRST WOT pass longer than 50 yards! LOL Stayed in it and banged the rev-limiter right before the traps and it went 7.33 @ 89. This first pass in the car matched my best ever at K-dale in the Z28 - in perfect weather.
Next pass - same thing on the burn-out and line. 1.67 60', banged the rev-limiter on the 1-2, but made the 2-3 cleanly and went 7.38, but at a much better 93.3 mph.
So, taking care of my brake issue will get the 60's solidly in the 1.5's. And staying off the rev-limiter, which almost ALWAYS cost me 2/10's in my Z, with practice shifting this thing and a shift light. Which will be my next purchase.. Fix the dragging alignment issue. And the car should run high 6's in the heat on motor IMO. Pulley and exhaust is all the motor has at the moment. Another issue is the intake gets almost too hot to touch. That can't be good - so ceramic coating it, and somehow keeping the radiator heat away will be something I need to remedy.
The downside tonight? A bad injector o-ring, probably from the motor sitting so long decided to become a gusher on the drive home. Thank the Lord above I killed the motor and coasted to the shoulder(on 287) right as I smelled it, which was also the time gas started hitting the windshield... Had to get a tow home, but even that was quick and painless. Props to to the K-dale cop who radio'd for it, and Donny at Beards Tow Service in Kennedale! LOL
100 shot is next. The computer is already tuned for it, so it should be plug and play. :)
I'll be weighing the car this week.
Car was great! Felt pretty squirrely(sp?) when I first got up to speed on the highway, but eventually settled down real nice. I've got a major toe out problem... :( Made the 45 minute trip to Kennedale and let it cool down in the staging lanes. First time the tranny ever got warm enough to measure on the t-temp gauge. Stayed right at 160 - and everything else looked good.
The brakes are not right though - We've got an '83 master cylinder with '87+ brakes on the front. I need to go ahead and install the Aerospace brakes I have for it.. The toe out problem helps with the braking quite a bit! :o
With that issue, I was not able to do a decent burn-out at all... It just pushed the car all over the place with the brake pedal to the floor. Same with staging and trying to stall the Yank PT3800 - which felt perfect btw! Huge thanks to Mike at Yank for getting that to us so fast - and right in the middle of his move!
Stalled the converter up until the car started rolling and hit a 1.65 60, but the car felt good and went straight. The 1-2 came alot quicker than I expected and I probably short-shifted it. Keep in mind this is the first time I've EVER driven a manual valve body TH350 - and the cars FIRST WOT pass longer than 50 yards! LOL Stayed in it and banged the rev-limiter right before the traps and it went 7.33 @ 89. This first pass in the car matched my best ever at K-dale in the Z28 - in perfect weather.
Next pass - same thing on the burn-out and line. 1.67 60', banged the rev-limiter on the 1-2, but made the 2-3 cleanly and went 7.38, but at a much better 93.3 mph.
So, taking care of my brake issue will get the 60's solidly in the 1.5's. And staying off the rev-limiter, which almost ALWAYS cost me 2/10's in my Z, with practice shifting this thing and a shift light. Which will be my next purchase.. Fix the dragging alignment issue. And the car should run high 6's in the heat on motor IMO. Pulley and exhaust is all the motor has at the moment. Another issue is the intake gets almost too hot to touch. That can't be good - so ceramic coating it, and somehow keeping the radiator heat away will be something I need to remedy.
The downside tonight? A bad injector o-ring, probably from the motor sitting so long decided to become a gusher on the drive home. Thank the Lord above I killed the motor and coasted to the shoulder(on 287) right as I smelled it, which was also the time gas started hitting the windshield... Had to get a tow home, but even that was quick and painless. Props to to the K-dale cop who radio'd for it, and Donny at Beards Tow Service in Kennedale! LOL
100 shot is next. The computer is already tuned for it, so it should be plug and play. :)
I'll be weighing the car this week.