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  1. Wheel Tire Combos ?

    in Strip

    Posted

    here is my set up

     

    CalSpeedwayJune132008586.jpg

     

    centerline dagger 18 x 9.5 with mickey thompson 305/45/18 et street drag radials. weight is 62lbs wheel and tire. cost was aroound 2k for the set .

     

    best 60ft to date is a 1.64 with more left on the table

     

    Bitchen flames on the side. The 18" wheels still look really good on it.

  4. Wiper Issues

    in General SS

    Posted

    Less then a year ago I had my wipers stick on. Went into the shop and got it fixed. What was replaced I do not know.

     

    Then this morning my delay feature is whacked, only the longest delay setting works and none of the others.

     

    I did a search on the site and nothing came up. I was hoping to find a fix that I could do myself. Anybody have any issues and experience with this?

     

    Thanks,

    Corey

  11. New Best With Few Mods

    in Strip

    Posted

    Your topend is strong, but it comes out of the hole like a snail.. Are you still running full TM??

     

    I looked up my post from last year being stock and I'm shocked at the 60' difference. This was in the stock config:

     

    1st pass... 2.145 60' 9.468 @ 74.13 1/8th and 14.916 @ 89.03 1/4

     

    Not really sure why it would be two tenths off even with the bad air. Maybe something in the tune?

     

    Not sure what TM is. The only things done are the Nelson tune, cai and removing the spare. If I can get the 60' like last year I think I'll be pretty happy.

     

    Any idea what a good set of headers and exhaust would do ET wise?

  12. New Best With Few Mods

    in Strip

    Posted

    Last year I ran the truck all stock and was able to rip off a 14.91. Since then I had Nelson do a tune, purchased a Voolant cai and instal the 160 stat. I also removed the spare for the runs.

     

    Yesterday we had a heat wave and it was a 100* day and I couldn't get the truck to run under 180, the air was junk.

     

    Once the temp cooled off a little bit last night I was able to get the truck to come around.

     

    The differences from last year being stock to last night besides the mods are, 1/8 of a tank last year to 1/2 a tank last night and 20 degrees warmer out with bad air.

     

    60' 2.328

    1/8 9.565 @ 76.02

    1/4 14.787 @ 92.96

     

    I also had a 14.82 and a couple 14.85

     

    I was hot lapping the pig and all four of these passes took place in a 10 minute span.

     

    I think in cold air and letting the truck cool for awhile it might have a high 60 in it, but that maybe too much to ask. I thought the numbers were pretty good even for the horrible air last night.

     

    I just thought I would share, I mostly hang out in the turbo forums and chevelle forums since thats what I race most of my free time :cheers:

  13. low cost swaybar upgrade

    in Suspension & Brakes

    Posted

    I finally got around to doing mine yesterday as well. A very easy install with no issues. For people having any issues installing the end links, just jack up the truck about 2-4" on the side you are working on and the end link will slide in. I actually had it just on the tight side and was able to put my leg on the jack handle and push it down slightly to raise the truck for just the right spacing for the middle portion of the end link to slide in.

     

    That being said, I didn't drive the truck until this morning. The bushing took some of the bounce out of the front and was very surprised just how much roll it did take out. It also quickened the steering response. The truck now feels much more controlled in corners. It's probably one of the best bang for the buck bolts ons ever :)

     

    Thanks for all the wonderful info,

    Corey

  15. Fs - Used Volant Cai

    in For Sale/ Wanted

    Posted

    Anyone interested in a used Volant intake? It is off of my 05 SSS. I also have a used 160 degree thermostat and an almost new (3000 miles) Amsoil Ea Air Induction Filter for the Volant intake. PM me if you are interested. The Amsoil filter is a much better filter than the stock Volant filter. I'm looking to sell this as a package deal.

     

    everything for $210 + Shipping

     

    or

     

    Amsoil EAAU6080 I paid $66.70 - yours for $35 + Shipping

    Volant CAI I paid $269 - yours for $190 + Shipping

    SLP 160 deg. stat. I paid $20 - yours for $10 + Shipping

     

     

    I sent you a PM with my number. Give me a call and I'll pick up the entire package from you.

     

    Thanks,

    Corey

  16. Got my bone stock 04 into the 14's tonight!

    in Strip

    Posted

    Pretty danged good for a stock truck IMO.

     

    What the heck is the matter with your Chevelle's 60 foot times???

     

    From a normal bracket racing stand point it doesnt add up for the ET the car runs. I foot brake the car to 3000 and leave on zero boost, even at that it doesn't hook very well. At 16lbs of boost it make 640rwhp with 22% converter slippage.

     

    Here are a couple vids from a few weeks ago. The second link I started to eat up a piston after the 1/8th :( I was 109.7mph at the 1/8.

     

    The main problem was running out of fuel pump, it had been really flat at the top and would stop pulling.

     

    http://www.blackholehunter.com/Videos/Head...oreyvsmisha.wmv

     

    http://www.blackholehunter.com/Videos/Head...yvspatfinal.wmv

  17. mods 101

    in Bolt On Performance

    Posted

    Everything looks really nice. Did you happen to take the truck to the track in the stock configuration? If so, do you plan on taking it out to see if there is any difference with the bolt on's?

     

    I have been looking at exhaust as well, and I'm glad to hear it's not that loud at cruising speed.

     

    Corey

  18. Got my bone stock 04 into the 14's tonight!

    in Strip

    Posted

    Thanks for the kind words guys. I know our altitude was driving force to get it to dip into the 14's. Anybody who reads this should take this into consideration when comparing a truck with or without mods.

     

    RacerJJ,

     

    If I take the truck back out, I will keep the temps up and see what that does for consistancy and low ET's

     

    Right now I'm trying to decide on which tuner to go with, but I also want to couple that with the 160 T-stat and the CAI. If I get to this point I'll let you guys know how much of a difference this makes.

     

    Corey

  19. Got my bone stock 04 into the 14's tonight!

    in Strip

    Posted

    :lol: Don't be too disappointed when that "as little as possible" turns into "several thousand". I ran high 14's when I bought my truck with only a CAI. Well cam, long tubes, different CAI, custom tune, built tranny, shift kit, converter, and $3,000 later, I still ain't run a 13. Good luck. The cheapest route will be N02 and even that will cost you over a grand to do it safe.

     

    I know all to well what happens when you want to chase that next lower digit. I've been chasing the 9's in my Chevelle for awhile now and trying to do it on a small tire in street trim. It's very adicting, but I love it :cheers: For some reason I keep seeing the word Radix all around town.

  20. Got my bone stock 04 into the 14's tonight!

    in Strip

    Posted

    I wasn't sure if it was possible or not to get my stock 04 into the 14's tonight, but it did it on the very first pass.

     

    I did take the spare off the truck today and the gas tank was near empty, so I'm sure that helped quite a bit. One advantage I have here in Portland is our alititude which is about 60' :jester:

     

    Lately I've been thinking about doing some things to the truck. I thought if I could get it into the 14's I would have a good chance of making it into the 13's with as little money as possible. I like spending my other funds on my Chevelle.

     

    Here is the run down.

     

    1st pass... 2.145 60' 9.468 @ 74.13 1/8th and 14.916 @ 89.03 1/4

     

    2nd pass... 2.146 60' 9.481 @ 73.86 1/8th and 14.934 @ 89.02 1/4

     

    3rd pass... 2.146 60' 9.507 @ 73.47 1/8th and 15.012 @ 87.85 1/4

     

    The consitant 60fts blew me away. I always staged shallow to help out the ETs, so me bumping in contributed to the duplication. I was also surprised that it droped off so much the 3rd pass, I let the truck cool all the way down and the outside air temp had droped a lot. I had hoped it would have picked up enough to run an 14.89.

     

    I just thought I would share my results from tonight. I can't wait to get a t-stat and a tune in the truck to see how much I can pick up.

     

    Corey

  22. difference between tunes

    in PCM Tuning

    Posted

    Hey Jimp, welcome to the site! It's nice to have another WA member. :cheers: Justin is very knowledgeable about tuning- he knows his

    stuff! There is another guy in Monroe, named Ellis. He doesn't use EFIlive, but is pretty good with tuning, transmissions and installations and rebuilds of other performance mods- his shop is Speed Secrets. He is on LS1tech in the Northwest forum (screen name 2fast4LV). Also, a guy in Portland is very good- his name is TJwong. I know there are some other performance shops in Spokane, but can't think of them off the top of my head. Good Luck!

     

     

    Would you happen to know how to get in touch with TJwong, it sure would be nice to deal with someone local.

     

    Thanks,

    Corey

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