Of Course safety is important, but had I known the benefit of the stiffer chassis I would have done this sooner.

All things being as equal as possible. The last 3 passes (2 different tracks)I made before the winter were all 1.65-68 sixty foots with a definate hooking problem. I heard the slicks spin every pass.

My best 60 ft. ever was 1.58 on a 10.7s run.

Well the passes I made in Florida were 1.59 and 1.60 60 ft and that was running 11.51 and 11.37 on a pretty mild tune.

Same rear tires, same suspension , same set-up on the QA1s.

Of course this is VERY unscientific , but I was happy w/ the results none the same.

VINNIE

 

Congrats Vinnie !!!

 

Has the cage been flamed yet? And where are the pics???

 

Nice looking lightning vinne congratulations

 

11.5 and 11.3
WOO HOO, I'm going to WHOOP YOUR *** TOO



J/K V

Glad you made it home, when did you get it ???
Cause this frigging blizzard out there RIGHT NOW
is totally undrivable, 150 accidents so far in todays rush hour here in Suffolk County alone, it's BRUTAL OUT THERE, hope you got in before the snow, complete ice skating rink out there ....................

CONGRATS PAL, 2000 miles, 11.3's, 1.5 60 ft's
Spending time with Mickey and Terry
PRICELESS

NOW GO LISTEN TO MY BEAST ON PG TWO

 

Cages are a wonderful thing. Good to see you again Vinnie and congrats on those 60ft times. That weather was great, wasn't it!

 

You're right Vinnie, I got down to 1.52 after my cage install. I'm hoping to go 1.40's this season.

 

I got my best 60fts after my cage install also!!!

 

Chassis flex will eat up energy. Now do a 4-link and watch for more improvement. With the power you have in your future you need a better way to get it to the ground. With your basically stock rear suspension configuration new/more power will be a waste. Your next BIG improvement in ET will come from suspension not H/P.

 

Nice Job Vinnie!
Johnny AC ....... 1.40 60' ??? What the hell are you going to do to get down to that? Good Luck!

 

Thats very doable. We have a 4link and our best 60ft to date is a 1.44. Now all we need is some sort of frame stabilizer unit to make up for all the metal we cut out. (hey..theres a thread on that right now)

 

Way to go, Vin. Keep it consistant.

Ralph,
The way I read Johnny AC's post, I ASSUME he meant 1.49 or better. That's only three one thousandths of a second, and that is doable with his current set up.
But I see your point..... 1.40 would be "MAJOR"



FF

 

Yes Fred, my bad. I meant that I might see 1.48 or 1.49 this season. Don't worry Ralph, I won't be challenging your Hot Rod anytime soon. I'm only upgrading my front shocks to QA1's and maybe a little weight trimming. Hmmmm, there's always the outside chance that I'd go crazy and have Jim set me up with some spray. Na, I'm happy with my 10.7 street ride.

 

I wonder if that new South Beach diet has any bearing on the new and improved 60' times

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rob_02Lightning
[B]11.5 and 11.3
WOO HOO, I'm going to WHOOP YOUR *** TOO







Oh no, Rob has moved on from Gator to Vinnie now - lol

Oh yeah,When Vin says: "mild tune" he meant the street tune