Had a wicked good time at the track!

[trbo355]

I gotta get somebody to post video of a few of my runs tonight. I didnt improve my best ET at all but had a hoot launching the front end in the air to what appears to be the 80 ft mark after watching the video! Cut a 1.35 60 ft time and definitely tripped the beams with the undercarriage or back tires.

Ran a best of a 9.47@148 on a crappy 1.53 60 ft time when i botched the launch experimenting with the nitrous. Next run wheelied to the 1.35 short time, missed the 1-2 shift by a country mile because i had both hands on the wheel. That sucker bout gutted the steering linkage when it landed and went into bumpsteer until it rebounded and pulled em back up for a split second.

2nd gear is slipping now and another turbo blew apart ending the nights fun. Who cares i had a blast!!!!!

[scooter]

yeah, that was a bad ass wheelie from what i hear, nice job marty.

[whe3ls]

damn it i should have came out.

[Thumpn]

that launch was awsome!!!! you did trip the 60ft with the rears, and I got a great view of the top of your hood from the staging lanes. I would say your next investment would have to be a set of wheelie bars.

[Danimal]

Wheelie bars? He don't need no stinking weeelie bars!!!! Hang em high Marty!!! Need video!!!

[Evosol]

Nice way to end the season, Marty.

James called me last weekend to see if I wanted to come out to the track and watch but I spaced it...

Looking foward to seeing the vid!

[trbo355]

Thanks guys! I really wanted to scrape the back bumper paint off just because i thought it would look cool driving it around that way. LOL

The bumper got close to the ground in the vid but dammit! Not a scratch. The front end problem really was a surprise to me the way it acted when it came down. It touches down so light that all the steering linkage goes crazy and bumpsteers like a bitch. It was so violent i thought it was gonna break something.

[Nathan J]

the one night i dont go out and i wish i would have. grats Marty on a great night from the sounds of it. btw this thread is worthless without that vid so get it posted haha btw pm sent to you marty

[silverfdturbo6port]

lol i saw the wheelie it was nutz i thought for sure u were going to loose it after the steering went crazy. i wanted to see u run the white auto turbo fox body mustang but i think he broke. it would have been a good run as u guys were both running 9's

[ntrcptr90]

who is running the white fox body?

[trbo355]

It belongs to Eric at SMC Customs. Dynoed at over 1000 hp the other day on PTR's dyno. The thing was rich as hell and ran mid 9's at low boost so you know its gonna thunder.
I dont get why it was so rich if they dynoed it but it was puking black smoke and once its leaned out it should really rip!

[rrussell]

Nice job Marty!!!

I missed your first pass but got to see the 9.4 pass. Car looks great!!!

[trbo355]

Thanks Russ! The 9.4 pass launch was a dud and it took me a bit to figure out why. I was still leery of hitting it too hard and breaking stuff so the plan was to launch like the first run with out spray and then tip it in a few feet out.

I didnt think about what happens when you lift off the gas a bit to shut the microswitch off then pop the transbrake. My foot let off the gas when it hit and the car fell flat! LOL

The last run was the good wheelie and i simply matted the bitch on the spray and left it there and it went up pretty far. Dammit im debating fixing the turbo this week and doing it again friday but adding about 300 rpm to the 2 step and ripping the back bumper off.

I know it will do it now that i have a feel for the power level required. And i got a LOT of firepower left i can use off the line.

.............. I really want to rip my back bumper off and bend some control arms. I mean honestly, who cares? Its not some rare early muscle car but a mulletard Trans AM and parts are CHEAP! LOL

[trbo355]

Here is a pix that was taken with my crappy ancient VHS-C recorder, a snapshot of my TV screen by my Droid phone, sent to my email address, saved in my computer and then uploaded here. Jeez. LOL

[Gsolo]

hmm...picture technology matches the age of the car lmao

Sounds very impressive marty, good work!

using chinese tubos?

[trbo355]

Heh heh, no they are TE-44 buick GN based turbos. The car was built so long ago i didnt build to a standard T3 or T4 pattern.

[trbo355]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMTBhM0vV3w

Here ya go boys.

[talntid]

Another vid for ya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5e2cWmX5Z0

[trbo355]

Thanks for the other video! Yours is better footage than mine.

[Metz Motorsports]

Dam thats a nice pass! and thats a pretty bad ass little truck next to ya hahaha

[whe3ls]

Thanks for the other video! Yours is better footage than mine.

thats from his phone

[talntid]

no problem Marty. Jason, your truck rocks too man!

=]

[Jetblack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMTBhM0vV3w

Here ya go boys.

Oh my fucking God. Way to stay on it!!!

[Metz Motorsports]

no problem Marty. Jason, your truck rocks too man!

=]

Thanks! I hope to give it the HP treatment this winter. w0ot.

[trbo355]

Thanks! I hope to give it the HP treatment this winter. w0ot.

That would be badass! Turbos are stupid fun. They sure break all the rules when it comes to the right combo. Im still a bit surprised that switching to 2.75 rear gears can launch like that.

[ntrcptr90]

Marty you should just sell the kit and throw on one of steve's with some bigger turbos.

[Jetblack]

Are you breaking the beams with the back tires?

[trbo355]

Are you breaking the beams with the back tires?

I watched it on my crappy vhs video in slo-mo and it settles the tires when the back bumper is even with the 60 ft boxes. That makes about 70 feet of air and as it crossed the 60, it was still close to a foot in the air.
How low do the timer eyeballs sit in those boxes? Either way, im really happy with a 1.35 time!

[twotons]

that rocks dude, my best 60 in the truck in boise was 1.37. and saprised as hell now ya out do me with the rear tires and a 1.35. lol.