Turbo MGM Run's 12's

L

ludwigvan968

Alamo Area Member
Took my car to the track just to see what it could do right off the street. No air pressure adjustments (32psi). Ran at 3/4 of full boost (12psi instead of 16psi). And I didn't launch the car, just braked and loaded the TC a bit. I daily drive this car (1,200 miles a month) and have been on the current build since July. Good times :)

time-slip-winter-2013.jpg
 
Nice! Doing good out the back half (21mph). It will be nice to see you cut a (1.5-1.6) 60'

Rich
 
You are making some decent power to run that ET with that 60' time. The car is running well on the big end. Nice!!
 
Yeah my 60' is due to me not launching the car at all. Like I said I drive the car daily and WOT daily. I treasure my drive-train :)

Also I don't run it at full boost or launch because I don't want people to know how fast my car really is :) They will just have to find out, ha ha ha... :D

I had someone at a meet ask me how much HP my car made, I told him it can make 250whp. They were like "yeah that sounds about right". I then told him, it can also make 350whp... :) He looked confused...

P.S. My car was shifting around 110mph into 4th...
 
Congrats man, ya finally beat me! ;) Sounds like you have that GM sorted out! What is the new build??
 
Awesome man! Makes me want to boost the Marauder even more!

When I used to race my Crown Vic (stock besides bolt ons and swaybars), I generally mashed the gas at the second yellow and had RT's sub .050, but that was only 100 ft holeshot drags at the local oval track.
 
ludwigvan968 said:
Yeah my 60' is due to me not launching the car at all. Like I said I drive the car daily and WOT daily. I treasure my drive-train :)

Also I don't run it at full boost or launch because I don't want people to know how fast my car really is :) They will just have to find out, ha ha ha... :D

I had someone at a meet ask me how much HP my car made, I told him it can make 250whp. They were like "yeah that sounds about right". I then told him, it can also make 350whp... :) He looked confused...

P.S. My car was shifting around 110mph into 4th...
Click to expand...
You need to turn the OD off next time then! You said you treasure your drivetrain right?!
 
No need I got a hardened OD :)

Yeah, fully built tranny (force lube mod, aluminum driveshaft, jmod, etc), I slam into OD all the time, I have put over 50K on that built tranny, it is awesome, even if it failed tomorrow I would have my money's worth out of it. Thanks to Lonnie at BOC :)

But yeah I am thinking of going back to 3.27's.

CameronVic said:
You need to turn the OD off next time then! You said you treasure your drivetrain right?!
Click to expand...
 
ludwigvan968 said:
No need I got a hardened OD :).
Click to expand...
Tell me you're joking. Right? That's like saying "I'm not worried about that tank shooting at me, I have a bullet proof vest on."

When you're WOT, and that OD band attempts to clamp that drum with the entire power from the engine, and weight of the car pushing against a band like 2" thick, it's not pleasant. I'm in awe if you've done this a bunch of times with no ill results.
 
Not sure what you mean? I do WOT every time I drive my car with and without the OD off, I have never had a problem. Granted I have always had a built trans. Maybe I am stupid, who knows, maybe I have just been that lucky???

But yeah, that's how I have driven the last 50,000 miles on it. Guess I could change my style. I change the fluids every year on the tranny no matter the miles. I also never launch the crap out of my car (aka load the crap out of the torque converter).

But yeah, who do you know who has busted the OD? I know it used to happen to people all the time, but haven't heard of it happening in a while... Then again I am only making like 500ish HP.

CameronVic said:
Tell me you're joking. Right? That's like saying "I'm not worried about that tank shooting at me, I have a bullet proof vest on."

When you're WOT, and that OD band attempts to clamp that drum with the entire power from the engine, and weight of the car pushing against a band like 2" thick, it's not pleasant. I'm in awe if you've done this a bunch of times with no ill results.
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top