Drake

....and I get a new best time, still not all that impressive, but its not bad. We (SAFB) had a F-Body shootout at the local track and there was roughly 50 or so F-Bodies there. Out of 30 who entered the bracket race, I got 4th place (or tied for 4th....something like that), not bad, but I was sorely pissed off because I would have won that last race had I not red-lighted.

13.2065 @ 104.63 MPH <---low 'cause I almost broke out & had to let off
.5035 reaction time
2.0405 60ft

13.2521 @ 106.38 MPH
.6428 reaction time
2.0312 60ft

The rest of my times are in the low 13.3s. I really really want some lightweight wheels and some drag radials, I think it would help quite a bit.

Mike Jones

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Those times aren't bad at all but without much work you can easily get deep into the 12's.

Drake

I've seen this car go 12.8.....it just wasn't my car at the time, heh.

Something is bogging me down once I get close to the end of the track, like it take the engine a while to decide it wants to keep going....kind of a hesitation. I originally thought it was my rev limiter, so I upped that, but it still happened. Somone said I should change the shift points.....think that would help?

camaro94

not bad..is anything different on the car(other than driver ) when it ran the 12.8?

69z-28

do you have an auto? get a shift kit

1BADVETTE

if you have an auto, yet, it'll hesitate, mine does it....all...the ****....time...i hate it. A shift kit MIGHT help you out, but it'll just kill your tranny sooner in the long run, which is why I haven't put one in. You've got the imfamous 3-4th shift hesitation on auto F-bodies, yes, it sucks, but what can you do?! You can go buy a 6 spd and swap it, or buy a turbo 350

69z-28

idk from experience of coarse but ive heard all over that a shift kit will extend the life of trans' becuase when trans' slip and shift weakly they wear out faster than a hard firm shift. also i dont think you would wanta turbo 350, you would have absoluetly no top end with 3.73's

Drake

The car ran on 17' ZR1s with drag radials, and it had lightweight racing seats when it ran that time.....

So, the 3-4th gear hesitation is a common plauge? One of my buddies told me to change my shift points using my HPP3, he has an auto T/A, so maybe I'll get him to help me with it.....I think I'll stick with my automatic though, its nice just to be able to stomp and go (and its more consistent than manuals ).

1BADVETTE

Yes, the 3-4th delay/hesitation is very common in auto f-bodies, when you up the power on them slightly above stock, they start to wear away pretty quick (which is why i'm not spraying mine right now). You could look into a turbo 350 or 400 tranny, although they only have 3 gears, which is why I don't want them, because I love being able to run on the freeway. You might try the shift points, but I dont know if that would change anything.

97z2801ss

IF u get a shift kit get a tranny cooler while ure at it, Help make the tranny last longer

RFF

Mkae sure the engine isn't running out of fire or fuel in the upper RPM band.

archemedes

a good shift kit (one that doesn't say b&m) will not hurt the trans, almost sounds like the fuel pump not keeping up (which is common too the wiring is way too small)

archemedes

and definatly not bad runs

RFF

He should be able to use his HPP3 to firm up his shifts.

1BADZ

X2 mine does that to... i am like wtf when it does it and i am racing... because it hesistates and i am like well that just totally killed me... because it dont help at all..... I was thinking mine was the only one that did it...