Race day...the good, the bad, the very bad...the record
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Race day...the good, the bad, the very bad...the FASTEST C32 record broken
Well, race day has come and gone again....heres the story...
We were wrenching and dyno'n/tuning till 3am (thanks jerry and Fluid Motor Union) All seemed to be going good...
We got offically rolling out to the track around 8....
The bad- Blew a tire on the way badly, and f-ed up a rim. Thank god the rest of the crew was in tow and the gents from Fluid Motor jumped to the rescue getting the car ready to go. DOH....brought the wrong lugs....wont fit the drags
Thankfully, Bryan was there with the group and his Srt6 and put his drags on and gave me his factory lugs. I OWE YOU HUGH MAN...
A quick stop to the nearest MB dealer and new lugs were purchased...
So, jump on the track, and manage a pitiful 12.5, 12.6 and cant make any sense of it. Car feels weaker under high boost. Grab the dash dyno and check car under load...doh...lower boost then normal...
The very bad....started taking things apart....wouldn't you know it...blown supercharger intercooler shooting coolent all over the darn place. Sux, but what you gonna do....Good thing we have an extra engine laying around back at Fluid.
So, we put it back together, and say screw it. Let the car cool for an hour or so and go at it.
PULLED A 12.33!!!!!! with a blown sc intercooler and less boost then normal!!
60'- 1.937
1/8et - 8.0309
1/8mph - 90.31
1/4mph - 115.08
I guess the 11's will have to wait till the next track day, but at least it gives me something to shoot for.....
Btw- Cry02 rocks for cooling but doesn't last long...what u gonna do...
and thanks for the time spent with Brandon at Code3. I appreciate the talks and you know I was just giving you a hard time.
We were wrenching and dyno'n/tuning till 3am (thanks jerry and Fluid Motor Union) All seemed to be going good...
We got offically rolling out to the track around 8....
The bad- Blew a tire on the way badly, and f-ed up a rim. Thank god the rest of the crew was in tow and the gents from Fluid Motor jumped to the rescue getting the car ready to go. DOH....brought the wrong lugs....wont fit the drags
Thankfully, Bryan was there with the group and his Srt6 and put his drags on and gave me his factory lugs. I OWE YOU HUGH MAN...
A quick stop to the nearest MB dealer and new lugs were purchased...
So, jump on the track, and manage a pitiful 12.5, 12.6 and cant make any sense of it. Car feels weaker under high boost. Grab the dash dyno and check car under load...doh...lower boost then normal...
The very bad....started taking things apart....wouldn't you know it...blown supercharger intercooler shooting coolent all over the darn place. Sux, but what you gonna do....Good thing we have an extra engine laying around back at Fluid.
So, we put it back together, and say screw it. Let the car cool for an hour or so and go at it.
PULLED A 12.33!!!!!! with a blown sc intercooler and less boost then normal!!
60'- 1.937
1/8et - 8.0309
1/8mph - 90.31
1/4mph - 115.08
I guess the 11's will have to wait till the next track day, but at least it gives me something to shoot for.....
Btw- Cry02 rocks for cooling but doesn't last long...what u gonna do...
and thanks for the time spent with Brandon at Code3. I appreciate the talks and you know I was just giving you a hard time.
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Well, race day has come and gone again....heres the story...
We were wrenching and dyno'n/tuning till 3am (thanks jerry and Fluid Motor Union) All seemed to be going good...
We got offically rolling out to the track around 8....
The bad- Blew a tire on the way badly, and f-ed up a rim. Thank god the rest of the crew was in tow and the gents from Fluid Motor jumped to the rescue getting the car ready to go. DOH....brought the wrong lugs....wont fit the drags
Thankfully, Bryan was there with the group and his Srt6 and put his drags on and gave me his factory lugs. I OWE YOU HUGH MAN...
A quick stop to the nearest MB dealer and new lugs were purchased...
So, jump on the track, and manage a pitiful 12.5, 12.6 and cant make any sense of it. Car feels weaker under high boost. Grab the dash dyno and check car under load...doh...lower boost then normal...
The very bad....started taking things apart....wouldn't you know it...blown supercharger intercooler shooting coolent all over the darn place. Sux, but what you gonna do....Good thing we have an extra engine laying around back at Fluid.
So, we put it back together, and say screw it. Let the car cool for an hour or so and go at it.
PULLED A 12.33!!!!!! with a blown sc intercooler and less boost then normal!!
60'- 1.937
1/8et - 8.0309
1/8mph - 90.31
1/4mph - 115.08
I guess the 11's will have to wait till the next track day, but at least it gives me something to shoot for.....
Btw- Cry02 rocks for cooling but doesn't last long...what u gonna do...
and thanks for the time spent with Brandon at Code3. I appreciate the talks and you know I was just giving you a hard time.
We were wrenching and dyno'n/tuning till 3am (thanks jerry and Fluid Motor Union) All seemed to be going good...
We got offically rolling out to the track around 8....
The bad- Blew a tire on the way badly, and f-ed up a rim. Thank god the rest of the crew was in tow and the gents from Fluid Motor jumped to the rescue getting the car ready to go. DOH....brought the wrong lugs....wont fit the drags
Thankfully, Bryan was there with the group and his Srt6 and put his drags on and gave me his factory lugs. I OWE YOU HUGH MAN...
A quick stop to the nearest MB dealer and new lugs were purchased...
So, jump on the track, and manage a pitiful 12.5, 12.6 and cant make any sense of it. Car feels weaker under high boost. Grab the dash dyno and check car under load...doh...lower boost then normal...
The very bad....started taking things apart....wouldn't you know it...blown supercharger intercooler shooting coolent all over the darn place. Sux, but what you gonna do....Good thing we have an extra engine laying around back at Fluid.
So, we put it back together, and say screw it. Let the car cool for an hour or so and go at it.
PULLED A 12.33!!!!!! with a blown sc intercooler and less boost then normal!!
60'- 1.937
1/8et - 8.0309
1/8mph - 90.31
1/4mph - 115.08
I guess the 11's will have to wait till the next track day, but at least it gives me something to shoot for.....
Btw- Cry02 rocks for cooling but doesn't last long...what u gonna do...
and thanks for the time spent with Brandon at Code3. I appreciate the talks and you know I was just giving you a hard time.
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Well, race day has come and gone again....heres the story...
We were wrenching and dyno'n/tuning till 3am (thanks jerry and Fluid Motor Union) All seemed to be going good...
We got offically rolling out to the track around 8....
The bad- Blew a tire on the way badly, and f-ed up a rim. Thank god the rest of the crew was in tow and the gents from Fluid Motor jumped to the rescue getting the car ready to go. DOH....brought the wrong lugs....wont fit the drags
That was one nasty tire I saw!!!
Thankfully, Bryan was there with the group and his Srt6 and put his drags on and gave me his factory lugs. I OWE YOU HUGH MAN...
A quick stop to the nearest MB dealer and new lugs were purchased...
So, jump on the track, and manage a pitiful 12.5, 12.6 and cant make any sense of it. Car feels weaker under high boost. Grab the dash dyno and check car under load...doh...lower boost then normal...
Jake, thats pitiful??? You;re killing me
The very bad....started taking things apart....wouldn't you know it...blown supercharger intercooler shooting coolent all over the darn place. Sux, but what you gonna do....Good thing we have an extra engine laying around back at Fluid.
So, we put it back together, and say screw it. Let the car cool for an hour or so and go at it.
PULLED A 12.33!!!!!! with a blown sc intercooler and less boost then normal!!
60'- 1.937
1/8et - 8.0309
1/8mph - 90.31
1/4mph - 115.08
I guess the 11's will have to wait till the next track day, but at least it gives me something to shoot for.....
Btw- Cry02 rocks for cooling but doesn't last long...what u gonna do...
and thanks for the time spent with Brandon at Code3. I appreciate the talks and you know I was just giving you a hard time.
We were wrenching and dyno'n/tuning till 3am (thanks jerry and Fluid Motor Union) All seemed to be going good...
We got offically rolling out to the track around 8....
The bad- Blew a tire on the way badly, and f-ed up a rim. Thank god the rest of the crew was in tow and the gents from Fluid Motor jumped to the rescue getting the car ready to go. DOH....brought the wrong lugs....wont fit the drags
That was one nasty tire I saw!!!
Thankfully, Bryan was there with the group and his Srt6 and put his drags on and gave me his factory lugs. I OWE YOU HUGH MAN...
A quick stop to the nearest MB dealer and new lugs were purchased...
So, jump on the track, and manage a pitiful 12.5, 12.6 and cant make any sense of it. Car feels weaker under high boost. Grab the dash dyno and check car under load...doh...lower boost then normal...
Jake, thats pitiful??? You;re killing me
The very bad....started taking things apart....wouldn't you know it...blown supercharger intercooler shooting coolent all over the darn place. Sux, but what you gonna do....Good thing we have an extra engine laying around back at Fluid.
So, we put it back together, and say screw it. Let the car cool for an hour or so and go at it.
PULLED A 12.33!!!!!! with a blown sc intercooler and less boost then normal!!
60'- 1.937
1/8et - 8.0309
1/8mph - 90.31
1/4mph - 115.08
I guess the 11's will have to wait till the next track day, but at least it gives me something to shoot for.....
Btw- Cry02 rocks for cooling but doesn't last long...what u gonna do...
and thanks for the time spent with Brandon at Code3. I appreciate the talks and you know I was just giving you a hard time.
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Thanks guys...that was with a 50 shot of NOS.
When the car is running well I should be able to pick up a tenth or two easily from the missing boost. I ran 12.4 with all motor, so the Nos was just able to pick up the slack from the blown sc intercooler.
When the car is running well I should be able to pick up a tenth or two easily from the missing boost. I ran 12.4 with all motor, so the Nos was just able to pick up the slack from the blown sc intercooler.
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Any idea how the intercooler started leaking?
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Well if anyone was going to do it I say you will so maybe the 11s will be at another track...I plan to visit Byron in a week or two after my misfire issue is solvedLet not forget to mention the 12s that AMG Jerry got in his 135i.
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pm me when your thinking of Byron. Maybe me and andy will go with you.
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Victor, where's the video?? I'd like to see that run against the Twin Snail Vette!! George is a nice guy and his traps are real high!! He's got a 130 MPH car there if he had some drag radials!!
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While you guys were dilly dallying around, George and I were busy racing when the DAs were good, the traction was decent and the track was clean. Next time, lets not wait until almost 12:00 to start racing huh??? 
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