Wastegate13
December 17th, 2006, 02:16 AM
There were a few of us who made the trek this morning. I was mainly going to do some tuning on the car with the help of some old school DSM guys. There were very few of them there and I didn't meet up with them until later on anyway. Day was perfect, overcast and cool with no humidity. We drove through a couple spots of rain but there wasn't a hint of it at the track.
Made a few small adjustments when I first got there and went out to make a test pass. Rolled off the line and short shifted until I was in 3rd, sure the crowd loved that. Let off at the top of 3rd and coasted down. I couldn't help but chuckle when I received my timeslip, here's how it broke down.
60-3.668
1/8-15.786
MPH-57.08
1/4-21.152
MPH-96.35
Got back around, had some weird looks. Log looked clean but still way rich. Made a few more adjustments, it was getting a little late and the place was packed. I was worried I wouldn't get another run in after this second one coming up so I decided to just go for it as long as the knock light didn't come on. Bogged the launch and the slip looked like this.
60-2.197
1/8-8.238
MPH-94.43
1/4-12.424
MPH-118.70
I was talked to by the timeslip attendant that I was running too quick to not have a helmet. I had brough one with me I just hadn't thought I'd need it after two tweeks. Car was moving though, more than full weight 2G going 119 is making some power. I was hoping to run again until I got back to the pits.
I could smell a little coolant and the car was running slightly hotter than normal. Pop the hood and the overflow is full with splash everywhere. I drove the car home without incident and next week I'll look into whether I just lifted the head using stock studs or blew the gasket. All in all it was a good day, I ran an awesome time and made it home under it's own power.
Made a few small adjustments when I first got there and went out to make a test pass. Rolled off the line and short shifted until I was in 3rd, sure the crowd loved that. Let off at the top of 3rd and coasted down. I couldn't help but chuckle when I received my timeslip, here's how it broke down.
60-3.668
1/8-15.786
MPH-57.08
1/4-21.152
MPH-96.35
Got back around, had some weird looks. Log looked clean but still way rich. Made a few more adjustments, it was getting a little late and the place was packed. I was worried I wouldn't get another run in after this second one coming up so I decided to just go for it as long as the knock light didn't come on. Bogged the launch and the slip looked like this.
60-2.197
1/8-8.238
MPH-94.43
1/4-12.424
MPH-118.70
I was talked to by the timeslip attendant that I was running too quick to not have a helmet. I had brough one with me I just hadn't thought I'd need it after two tweeks. Car was moving though, more than full weight 2G going 119 is making some power. I was hoping to run again until I got back to the pits.
I could smell a little coolant and the car was running slightly hotter than normal. Pop the hood and the overflow is full with splash everywhere. I drove the car home without incident and next week I'll look into whether I just lifted the head using stock studs or blew the gasket. All in all it was a good day, I ran an awesome time and made it home under it's own power.