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Stricnine
02-04-2012, 04:26 PM
I went to NSD's Test 'n Tune today. A little cool and windy, but some pretty good DA.

I got 4 runs in before the exhaust separated at the driver's side mid-pipe (again), and when fixing it I found that one of the clamps was striping the threads. So I decided to call it a day while the exhaust was still reasonably well connected.

Runs:
7.92 @ 91.80
7.82 @ 93.15
7.86 @ 92.48
7.81 @ 92.48

60' were 1.93 - 1.96. I just didn't have it in me to drop the hammer at 4500 rpm and go for a 1.7x or 1.8x 60'.

After the 1st run I checked the DS and found it had rubbed some (on that run? I don't know), so I added another washer to push the front of the differential down a little more. The other runs I couldn't tell the DS had rubbed any more.

I had planned only to launch hard in 1st and ease on down the rest of the track... but I was lined up with a supercharged Camaro (around a 2011). It was a very cClose race. The margin of victory (for him) was 0.0259 (he ran 7.83 @ 89.71). Nice guy when I talked to him later.

I ran him later (the last run when my exhaust slipped). We both cut some good lights (mine was 0.0413 to his 0.0117), he ran 7.76 @ 89.95 (1.703 60') to my 7.81 @ 92.48 (1.939 60').

There were a number of Mustangs (Fox bodies and newer 5.0's and a GT500). One of the Mustang guys wanted to race. I had seen his run 7.80x earlier, so I new it was going to a challenge. The race results:

My side:
R/T: 0.0439
60': 1.9668
330': 5.2220
1/8: 7.86 @ 92.48

His:
R/T: 0.1711
60': 1.8835
330': 5.1177
1/8: 7.7986 @ 91.97

MOV: 0.0587 in my favor.

ROZ ONE
02-04-2012, 05:45 PM
Nice work David .. I was watching on line but i did not see your runs sorry

surfer1420
02-04-2012, 09:22 PM
Cool, glad the car is running and made it home with out need of repairs.

Plum Crazy
02-04-2012, 09:28 PM
Great runs David!

Chuck466
02-05-2012, 08:14 AM
Very nice David very consistant, you treed the hell out of that Camaro way to go,, hey I know of A muffler shop that is real far away and he would fix that for free, so was that a factory clamp that stripped out on you??

Stricnine
02-05-2012, 08:45 AM
Thanks everyone.

Very nice David very consistant, you treed the hell out of that Camaro way to go,, hey I know of A muffler shop that is real far away and he would fix that for free, so was that a factory clamp that stripped out on you??

It's a clamp I bought to fix the issues with the band clamps that were part of the Solo exhaust. I'll probably cut off the factory clamp and use it instead. I'm going to re-install the factory mid-pipes, the JBA on the driver's side is way short and is the reason it keeps disconnecting. I'll try and get a picture of the difference in the two sides as installed.

Stricnine
02-05-2012, 10:57 AM
Here's some pics of the end of the mid-pipes...

JBA's on both sides:

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m484/thestricnine/Midpipes/IMG_9315.jpg


http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m484/thestricnine/Midpipes/IMG_9316.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m484/thestricnine/Midpipes/IMG_9317.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m484/thestricnine/Midpipes/IMG_9318.jpg


Stock on the driver's side, JBA on passenger side:

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m484/thestricnine/Midpipes/IMG_9319.jpg

Chuck466
02-05-2012, 12:00 PM
So are those 2 3/4 or 3" ??

Stricnine
02-05-2012, 12:08 PM
2-1/2".

Chuck466
02-05-2012, 01:37 PM
Oh ok just looks bigger, You need to get some stainless V-Band assemblies they work very well and come apart easily.. but they have to be welded in..