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Been having the itch to race the car again! So plans are to hit Grudgefest on oct 16th at sacramento raceway. Anyone and everyone is welcome. It would be cool to get some PT cars out and play on the strip!
Nick.V70
08-24-2010, 09:48 AM
Any info on this event?
If you go to sacramento raceways site it gives some info on the grudgefests. Pretty much just fun heads up drag racing against your buddies. No bracket racing! I have quite a few guys planning on going and should be a real good time. Weather should be nice and cool as well! You should go Nick!
mdprovee
08-25-2010, 12:30 PM
I will have to check our schedule, but that sounds like fun.
See what I can do..
I will have to check our schedule, but that sounds like fun.
See what I can do..
Right on Mike! I would love to check your car out! Should be a blast for sure..:thumbsup:
Nick.V70
08-26-2010, 09:11 AM
Thanks I will take a look at it and see if I and a few other friends can make it.:thumbsup:
NOPANTS68
08-26-2010, 02:32 PM
I'm in!
I'll also be running grudge on september 11th. It's good times. Lots of different cars runing some pretty exotic setups sometimes.
Good stuff!
Nick is your car done and are you bringing it??? Get your wheels on yet?
Nopants....you bringing your LS powered Nova?? I LOVE that car!
ROKN69
08-26-2010, 09:26 PM
I'll do my best to make the October 16th Grudgefest. It'll be fun meeting fellow Lat-G members.
I can't make September 11th, as that's the Kingdon Raceway event in Lodi that weekend.
I'll do my best to make the October 16th Grudgefest. It'll be fun meeting fellow Lat-G members.
I can't make September 11th, as that's the Kingdon Raceway event in Lodi that weekend.
Whats up Roger this is Ron! Hope the motor gets done soon bro. Lets meet up for sure on the 16th!
NOPANTS68
08-27-2010, 10:35 AM
Good stuff!
Nick is your car done and are you bringing it??? Get your wheels on yet?
Nopants....you bringing your LS powered Nova?? I LOVE that car!
yeah I'm bringing the Nova out. Trying to get an 11.40 out of it before we add some more speed parts to it. I'll see you at the track.
ROKN69
08-27-2010, 07:06 PM
Whats up Roger this is Ron! Hope the motor gets done soon bro. Lets meet up for sure on the 16th!
Oh hey! I didn't know you were a member. :thumbsup:
For sure - I got the replacement pistons in today and the crank is getting rebalanced on Sunday, so I'll put the engine back together Monday and hopefully have it running by Tuesday! Wow, that's a lot of days to type out.
Nopants...can't wait to check it out. How fast have you gone so far?
Roger....good to see she is coming back together!
NOPANTS68
08-28-2010, 03:07 PM
last time I went 11.60 @ 122 but the converter is all wrong so the 60' was a terrible 1.79. Gonna play with the timing tables and put a 41 shooter in the rear to chop it down a little. We'll see.
last time I went 11.60 @ 122 but the converter is all wrong so the 60' was a terrible 1.79. Gonna play with the timing tables and put a 41 shooter in the rear to chop it down a little. We'll see.
Nice! That suckers a runner. What's the motor combination?
NOPANTS68
08-28-2010, 04:05 PM
it's a stock '03 vette LS1 with a Trex cam and a carb on top. Everything else is pretty stock except for the ported oil pump and some supportive parts. I'm running a TH350 with a lame 2200 street converter and a 3.73 gear. The cam doesn't come on till around 3K so I have a funky dead spot outta the hole. I'm swaping to a T56 this winter so no sense in buying a new 'verter or a transbrake. I'd like to pull the heads and throw on some AFRs or ported 243s but it'll be next spring before that happens. The little LS traps pretty hard for what it is so I'm happy.
it's a stock '03 vette LS1 with a Trex cam and a carb on top. Everything else is pretty stock except for the ported oil pump and some supportive parts. I'm running a TH350 with a lame 2200 street converter and a 3.73 gear. The cam doesn't come on till around 3K so I have a funky dead spot outta the hole. I'm swaping to a T56 this winter so no sense in buying a new 'verter or a transbrake. I'd like to pull the heads and throw on some AFRs or ported 243s but it'll be next spring before that happens. The little LS traps pretty hard for what it is so I'm happy.
Man that's crazy that sucker traps that high with those parts! I'm gonna go ls someday.
NOPANTS68
08-28-2010, 05:07 PM
probably the best thing I ever did for the car. Can't wait to slide in the t56.
probably the best thing I ever did for the car. Can't wait to slide in the t56.
Should be a blast with a 6 speed!
Mike and Nick...you think you guys are gonna make it out???
Getting closer! Just put a bung in the exhaust and looking forward to some wideband testing!
ROKN69
09-23-2010, 05:57 PM
Getting closer! Just put a bung in the exhaust and looking forward to some wideband testing!
I tried that, the bung thing with a wideband sensor, and the gauge is reading RICH all the time - max rich. I don't think it's working right. What setup did you go with, Ron? Mine I don't think is working right...
I tried that, the bung thing with a wideband sensor, and the gauge is reading RICH all the time - max rich. I don't think it's working right. What setup did you go with, Ron? Mine I don't think is working right...
Its Troy's wideband. I think its a Innovate system. You get yours back up and running??
mdprovee
10-11-2010, 08:15 AM
It doesnt look like I will be able to make it this Saturday. Tried to reschedule some things but didnt work.
ROKN69
10-11-2010, 12:59 PM
Its Troy's wideband. I think its a Innovate system. You get yours back up and running??
Yes, got my car up and running. I'm getting a 3" exhaust on it, today. It's at NorCal in Stockton. No oil leaks of any kind (it's a first for me!) and it's running well. I'm going to drive it all week and break it in proper before track time this coming weekend.
Shoot that sucks Mike! Maybe next time bro.
Roger...great to see she is up and running. You gonna chill on the nitrous or spray the sucker this weekend?? I would chill for a bit an just enjoy the car for a bit....lol.
Looks like we have about 10-12 cars meeting up. Should be fun!
ROKN69
10-15-2010, 10:57 AM
Shoot that sucks Mike! Maybe next time bro.
Roger...great to see she is up and running. You gonna chill on the nitrous or spray the sucker this weekend?? I would chill for a bit an just enjoy the car for a bit....lol.
I'm going to spray it. It was sprayed yesterday in testing and it's tuned right. I just have to remember to shift or let go of the button before redline. I'll do fine, now. One OOPS was enough to cure me of not paying attention to more than the "WOW - IT PULLS HARD!" experience.
I'm going to make several all-motor passes to get my best motor pass, and then I'm going to spray it - starting in 3rd gear and working my way down to 2nd/3rd spray. I'm still a little nervous, but I'm focused, now.
See you tomorrow!
Sounds good Roger! You driving or trailor??? Remember real street cars do use trailors....:unibrow:
mdprovee
10-19-2010, 08:39 PM
How did it go? Did anyone go?
How did it go? Did anyone go?
It went great except the track started late and everyone had a good time. Mine ran pretty decent..still working on my 60 foots. Went a best of 11.82 at 115.
Rokn69 was running great as well. He was going 11.6 on motor and blasted a 10.30 at 129.9 with a 180 shot!!! Lots of other guys in the group running good....13's and 14's.
ROKN69
10-26-2010, 07:40 PM
Sounds good Roger! You driving or trailor??? Remember real street cars do use trailors....:unibrow:
I drove it to and from the track! :) But you know that. Hehe.
It ran a best of 11.572 at 116.86. On N2O she ran a best of 10.30 at 129.92 MPH. I can't quite belive my 60' time was 1.546, but it was. The launch was all motor and a split second after launch I nailed the N2O. Hitting the N2O off the line resulted in a quick tire roasting.
It was my first time running Nitrous. I've learned a thing or three since this event. I had no bottle blanket, and I figure the bottle was at roughly 65-70F. It wasn't a very warm day. And in 3rd gear the car fell on it's face. I think with a NANO system I will get much more MPH and a better track time as I'll keep the bottle pressure up before and during the pass.
I was also 5 jet sizes lean on the secondaries... oops. I've fixed this issue and hopefully the weather will give me another chance to go race it and find out what she'll do all-motor with the jetting fix.
Ron, thanks for putting this event together. I had a great time.
--Roger
NOPANTS68
10-27-2010, 09:18 AM
I saw your cars there but didn't realize that was you guys. They were my favorite cars there to watch. Small tire-real street cars running hard. Nice times. I gotta run you guys on motor-my best is 11.60 @ 124 N/A. Would make for great footage!
My car is down getting the t56 and more gear so I probably won't make the last grudge but we'll have to set something up for the first of the year. Dave
I saw your cars there but didn't realize that was you guys. They were my favorite cars there to watch. Small tire-real street cars running hard. Nice times. I gotta run you guys on motor-my best is 11.60 @ 124 N/A. Would make for great footage!
My car is down getting the t56 and more gear so I probably won't make the last grudge but we'll have to set something up for the first of the year. Dave
Dave I did not get a chance to see your car! I love that thing. I can't believe it's trapping 124! What did you do to pick up more trap speed?
ROKN69
10-27-2010, 10:47 PM
I saw your cars there but didn't realize that was you guys. They were my favorite cars there to watch. Small tire-real street cars running hard. Nice times. I gotta run you guys on motor-my best is 11.60 @ 124 N/A. Would make for great footage!
My car is down getting the t56 and more gear so I probably won't make the last grudge but we'll have to set something up for the first of the year. Dave
Hi Dave,
You bet, next time we'll have to look for each other. It was kind of crowded (I thought) that evening. And thanks for the compliment! :thumbsup:
Motor to motor would rock. I think with more fuel (I was running lean on top end) I'll pick up more trap speed. The time slips will tell, though. Last year when I was there, with an older setup, I ran 121 at 11:66 on motor. I think having my jetting screwed up this year (different carb, too) resulted in a best MPH of the evening of 117.39 on motor.
Here's a picture of my car so you can find me next time:
NOPANTS68
10-28-2010, 07:44 AM
Dave I did not get a chance to see your car! I love that thing. I can't believe it's trapping 124! What did you do to pick up more trap speed?
I'm sure it has to do with a terrible 60' giving me more time to generate energy. I'm pretty confident when the 60' drops with the new setup, the MPH will stay the same or drop by a couple.
I was talking with a couple guys last night who are pretty involved with the track. They said that when the new fencing was installed at the top end of the track the trap speed sensors were set out a little too far. This makes for high MPH readings versus Infineon by 2-3 MPH. They said the beams are correct for ET, but high for speed. It should be fixed at any point here. Sounds like I would trap 121 or so with them fixed. Interesting.
NOPANTS68
10-28-2010, 07:48 AM
Hi Dave,
You bet, next time we'll have to look for each other. It was kind of crowded (I thought) that evening. And thanks for the compliment! :thumbsup:
Motor to motor would rock. I think with more fuel (I was running lean on top end) I'll pick up more trap speed. The time slips will tell, though. Last year when I was there, with an older setup, I ran 121 at 11:66 on motor. I think having my jetting screwed up this year (different carb, too) resulted in a best MPH of the evening of 117.39 on motor.
Here's a picture of my car so you can find me next time:
Awesome ride for sure.
I always bring a jet kit to the track. Next time we'll have to play around with your setup and see if we can sneak a couple more precious tenths out of it. Gotta get my new setup ready and break the clutch in. As soon as it's ready I'll let you guys know so we can have a little track party. good times.
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