X vs. Lane

[Lane]

On the highway home from Ennis.

First run: 30-40 punch. We go, I sat and spun(had taken off my slicks) - he leaves me.

Second run: 50ish punch - Take off, I walk the X hard :D. I finally let off around 100+ cuz it was ugly. ;)

Third run: 50ish again. No honk, I hit it early, back off, he hits it, then I do again and he gets 1/2 car or so all the way to 120+. I just about lost hearing in my left ear due to his exhaust.. Pretty even - great race. :)

This Yank PT4200 likes the highway!! :D. Of course weighing in at a scant 3350(with me in the car!) helped a little. :)

[302_plus_a_few]

Originally posted by Lane
On the highway home from Ennis.

First run: 30-40 punch. We go, I sat and spun(had taken off my slicks) - he leaves me.

Second run: 50ish punch - Take off, I walk the X hard :D. I finally let off around 100+ cuz it was ugly. ;)

Third run: 50ish again. No honk, I hit it early, back off, he hits it, then I do again and he gets 1/2 car or so all the way to 120+. I just about lost hearing in my left ear due to his exhaust.. Pretty even - great race. :)

This Yank PT4200 likes the highway!! :D. Of course weighing in at a scant 3350(with me in the car!) helped a little. :) Smack him around! God know's he needs it!

[AbecX]

damn lane, your a lightweight!

[Lane]

Originally posted by AbecX
damn lane, your a lightweight!

Body Solutions. :)

[Monsoon X]

Originally posted by Lane
Second run: 50ish punch - Take off, I walk the X hard :D. I finally let off around 100+ cuz it was ugly. ;)
I got cocky, took off in 3rd gear and got killed :o



Third run: 50ish again. No honk, I hit it early, back off, he hits it, then I do again and he gets 1/2 car or so all the way to 120+. I just about lost hearing in my left ear due to his exhaust.. Pretty even - great race. :)

This Yank PT4200 likes the highway!! :D. Of course weighing in at a scant 3350(with me in the car!) helped a little. :) Yup. Let's go smack around White_Lightning together. :D

[Lane]

Originally posted by Monsoon X
Yup. Let's go smack around White_Lightning together. :D

hahaha - poor David.. :D

[Saladbar]

Lane.. What kind of ET's did you run??

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Monsoon X

I got cocky, took off in 3rd gear and got killed :o

Yup. Let's go smack around White_Lightning together. :D

bring it:) i know stuff about our run you dont;)
:D
any night you want to run..drop me a line.. i will be more then happy to come out:)
d.

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Lane


hahaha - poor David.. :D

bring it on:)
D.
that wasnt all she had:)

[Lane]

Originally posted by Saladbar
Lane.. What kind of ET's did you run??

First run:

1.9 60' - typical Ennis.. 12.4 @ 111.9 :rolleyes:

Second run:

About dead-heated a turbo Regal that had just run a 11.47. Timeslips for both of us - 17.0's and 17.1's... more :rolleyes: Don't know how they screwed that up so much. I'm sure my best run of the night. The Regal driver was convinced we both ran 11s. Who knows.

Next run against the same Regal - my 12.11 @ 111 to his 11.85 where I got my best 60' of the night(on paper) - 1.67.

Next two runs were spinning 12.2's @ 111.9 with 1.79 and 1.84 60's. :mad::mad:

DA for last night: +2500 ft

Bring on the cold weather and 11.6's :)

[L4m3r]

ok lane what the hell is DA? i know it has something to do with the conditions but what?

[Lane]

Originally posted by L4m3r
ok lane what the hell is DA? i know it has something to do with the conditions but what?

Density Altitude: Ennis is at 550 elevation, but the hot temps and high humidity, low barometric pressure cause the elements to be the same as +2500 elevation. The reason cars in the panhandle of Texas run so much slower than us. Same for Colorado, NM, etc. And, why the guys at Houston(sea level - 0) usually run so well.

Without getting into the technical aspect - which I don't know well enough to explain. :) This will help - http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wdenalt.htm. It's in term of aircraft performance, but it also very much applies to us as well.

Now, a car spraying is a different story. The cold temps of NOS create ideal intake and combustion temps and performance. Making the motor more efficient. Another way NOS is cheating.. ;)

Example: Last summer with the stock converter, street trim and DR's I was running 13.0's and 13.1's in +2500 DA. When it cooled off in October with the DA in the +600's or so, I was running 12.7's with the EXACT same set-up. Only change was in the weather. 1/8th mile times were 8.39 - 8.4's in the heat and 8.1 in the cold. For my car, it seems each +1000 of DA is worth a little over a tenth at the track.

My only 11 second pass was made last Feb. in -600 DA. Yes, that's mineshaft conditions. HRP that same day guys were running unbelievable times. Their DA was -1000. About as good as it gets. Conditions at the track that day at Ennis was temps in the 40's, humidity in the 30's-40's and baro at 30.+.

Hope this makes sense.

<----has no idea what he's talking about. :)

[Monsoon X]

Originally posted by White_lightning


bring it on:)
D.
that wasnt all she had:)

Yeah, I know what you mean. They way my clutch was smelling on our run! How much HP was I losing?

I mean seriously, there's got to be some serious HP to smoke clutch at over 130mph! :eek: ;)

We'll hit it again after I get my clutch, gears,exhaust and 100shot. :p

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Monsoon X


Yeah, I know what you mean. They way my clutch was smelling on our run! How much HP was I losing?

I mean seriously, there's got to be some serious HP to smoke clutch at over 130mph! :eek: ;)

We'll hit it again after I get my clutch, gears,exhaust and 100shot. :p yeah.. i agree. i couldnt tell if it was your clutch or mine:)

on bottle, even with me on race gas.. im pretty sure you will stomp me.. i just want to see how much difference running in cooler weather will make on pump.
what gears are you going with?

[NickSVT03]

Hey David, I think me and you should run them soon, I hate all this heat , but it should be a decent run for ya!:)

[Monsoon X]

Originally posted by White_lightning
yeah.. i agree. i couldnt tell if it was your clutch or mine:)

on bottle, even with me on race gas.. im pretty sure you will stomp me.. i just want to see how much difference running in cooler weather will make on pump.
what gears are you going with?

I just bought some 3.73s. I think they are perfect balance of street/strip gears.

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Nicksvt99
Hey David, I think me and you should run them soon, I hate all this heat , but it should be a decent run for ya!:)

how about this saturday night? you can come hang out with the rest of the supras.. and we can get some runs in, or did you wanna run before then?
d.

[Monsoon X]

Originally posted by White_lightning


how about this saturday night? you can come hang out with the rest of the supras.. and we can get some runs in, or did you wanna run before then?
d.

I'll come out and run with the Supras.......if we all meet at 4pm Saturday. LOL!

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Monsoon X


I just bought some 3.73s. I think they are perfect balance of street/strip gears.
yeah.. 3.73s will make that 45 punch a little more interesting:)
maybe next time we can do a 45 and a 60 punch

[NickSVT03]

Originally posted by White_lightning


how about this saturday night? you can come hang out with the rest of the supras.. and we can get some runs in, or did you wanna run before then?
d.

I will have to see about a sitter on sat night, but I would love to hang with the supra boys!;) If I cant, what are you doing on thursday night? I dont have my daughter that night.

[Monsoon X]

Originally posted by White_lightning

yeah.. 3.73s will make that 45 punch a little more interesting:)
maybe next time we can do a 45 and a 60 punch

Doesn't matter, I'll downshift low enough to have my RPM's smack dab in my powerband before we hit it. :p

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Nicksvt99


I will have to see about a sitter on sat night, but I would love to hang with the supra boys!;) If I cant, what are you doing on thursday night? I dont have my daughter that night.
cant do it this thursday. My wife is an RN and works nights. which means i dont get to see her much.. so when she doesnt work. i dont go out racing.. maybe friday night?

[Monsoon X]

Hey d. Your wife didn't make you sleep on the couch that night after our race did she?

You told me that Supras were fast! You should've kept your TA! Sleep on the couch!

LOL

[NickSVT03]

Originally posted by White_lightning

cant do it this thursday. My wife is an RN and works nights. which means i dont get to see her much.. so when she doesnt work. i dont go out racing.. maybe friday night?

might have to be the following weekend then, because I will have my daughter all week except tue and thurs! We could do the lunch run or just wait until next week. Which hospital is she an RN at? My sis is at parkland.

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Monsoon X
Hey d. Your wife didn't make you sleep on the couch that night after our race did she?

You told me that Supras were fast! You should've kept your TA! Sleep on the couch!

LOL

JC:) you sure are talking ALOT of smack for someone that had to have a built motor with every bolt on available to pull 1 car by 140 on a bolt on turbo 6 banger in 100* heat:) bring that sh1t on in a cool Fall night:)

actualy.. she said " damn.. it took a built motor V8 to pull 1 car on your BOLT on little import during the 100* heat?? maybe he needs to sell his car and get a civic!"
:D
d.

[Monsoon X]

Aren't all motor's built?


D. I'm just having fun man, don't get mad. It's all gravy baby. You can have fun at my expense when I race you in your conditions:

Midnight in Febuary, with 1 gallon of really high octane gas.

[White_lightning]

Originally posted by Monsoon X
Aren't all motor's built?


D. I'm just having fun man, don't get mad. It's all gravy baby. You can have fun at my expense when I race you in your conditions:

Midnight in Febuary, with 1 gallon of really high octane gas.

lol.. im sure your "really high octane" is about.. n2o octane:)
d.