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Videos from Sacramento Raceway 12-26-2009

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Old 12-28-2009, 03:29 PM
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Hi Def Recorder with Hi Def Sound I have the piece under the hood cut to let out more air and the grill is off sucking in more air.
i was thinking the same thing. blower sounds so nice. are you talking about cutting that black plastic piece on top?
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Hi Def Recorder with Hi Def Sound I have the piece under the hood cut to let out more air and the grill is off sucking in more air.
Sounds badazz!
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i was thinking the same thing. blower sounds so nice. are you talking about cutting that black plastic piece on top?
10-4 it also lets out the heat that is trapped inside the engine compartment, not the whole thing just the part that covers the hood vents.
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If I remember reading a thread on this a while ago, it is not good if you drive your car in the rain. Is that correct?
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If I remember reading a thread on this a while ago, it is not good if you drive your car in the rain. Is that correct?
Hammer owned the car for 4 years now and it's only been in the rain once.
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Hammer owned the car for 4 years now and it's only been in the rain once.

LOL....so that is correct though....cutting that open allows rain to get in the engine where it otherwise should not.
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LOL....so that is correct though....cutting that open allows rain to get in the engine where it otherwise should not.
That's been my fear and the reason why I haven't done mine. I drive my car daily rain or shine....
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Originally Posted by bassn_07
Here a few videos that we took while at the track yesterday. The day started off very promising but once the high humidity rolled in all of the cars slowed down. My very first pass was a 10.859 and I thought for sure I would be beating my PB again but as the day went on it was obvious it wasn't going to happen. My 3 best times for the day was 10.859, 10.886, and a 10.902. I was very consistent with my launches today once I figured out my tire pressure. My four best 60's times were 1.587, 1.588, 1.589 and 1.592. I actually ran my car 7-8 times in 3.5 hours with a one hour break in between runs, this something I never did up until now. Definitely not a stellar day but it's still fun to watch.

BTW...I did change one thing yesterday. I usually use straight 100 octane mixed in with whatever gas I have in the car when I get to the track but this time I used straight 104 with the tank almost at empty. My car definitely didn't like this and it idled rough at both the track and when I got home. I'm not sure how much this will effect my times but I was slightly off on everything. My car is tuned for 91 octane and I'm thinking the fuel was burning way too slow for the timing my ECU would allow...not sure though.

I don't have my 2 best runs on tape this time but it really doesn't matter since I didn't break any of my PB's.....

Here are my times:

I1: 1.589 / 1.588 / 1.587
I2: 4.541 / 4.544 / 4.56
I3 7.000 / 7.004 / 7.021
MPH: 101.581 / 101.156 / 101.195

ET: 10.859 / 10.866 / 10.902
MPH: 131.672 / 131.464 / 131.373

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_EwXh9xWFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KyLNFt39DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATH7ZEgVT6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pel2wnHxKN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjXuD2xPvM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p04cPI14LOE
Are you using standard final drive gearing?
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In a stock E55 3rd tops out at 124mph in 3rd according to the old Road & Track data sheets and a theoretical 131 according to a spread sheet I have. Depends on the overall diameter of the wheel/tire combo. But this is using stock sizes. Tire wear would play a factor too as it gets smaller as it wears down.
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Congrats to gentlemen

Thanks for sharing the videos and the love the sound of the super charger whine
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Originally Posted by emoving
If I remember reading a thread on this a while ago, it is not good if you drive your car in the rain. Is that correct?
I don't know as I don't drive my car in the rain and I am very careful when I wash it.
Originally Posted by bassn_07
Hammer owned the car for 4 years now and it's only been in the rain once.
5 years as of the 18th

Originally Posted by OXOJE55
Congrats to gentlemen

Thanks for sharing the videos and the love the sound of the super charger whine
Thx OXO

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