Cedar Falls Oct. 29th
 

Is anyone else heading down to Cedar Falls IA on the 29th? This is the last race date I know of for any of the tracks around here. I will be heading out at 6am with a pit stop near Albert Lea to pick my dad up.

I am going to be working on my car Tues and Wed. Hopefully I can get the fuel issue figured out and crank the boost up. I am also going to be taking some rear camber out. That should help it get out of the hole better. I am sure traction will be an issue with the cold weather, but they do prep the track well down there. It better not be as packed this time!

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Good luck!

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How far is Cedar Falls from the cities?

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4 to 4.5 hours.

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Dam, that would be about 6.5 to 7 for me then. I can't. In checking their website, it's a race day. I'd probably go out first round so too far to go for me. If it were a test & tune day, i'd probably go.

If you guys are ever interested, Union Grove has open racing days pretty much until the snow flies. www.greatlakesdragaway.com

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Wow, I might have to head over there later if we get a decent weekend and I get things figured out! Hopefully I can at least get a 11.5 or lower this weekend.

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Yeah, we could maybe convoy down there. 3 years ago a buddy of mine went down there just before Thanksgiving. He ran the best time ever that day. The only problem with this time of year is that these trips usually have to be close to a last minute decision. Weather is pretty unpredictable. That and just plain getting motivated in the cold mornings is my problem.

You'll have to see how it goes on the 29th. If you hit 11.5 or better, you'll probably want to end the season on a good note and park it. I imagine that you'll be doing your test/tuning this week out on the back roads. What are you using for computer management?

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Aren't they stricter at Great Lakes? Not that you guys would break an 11.5 or anything. :) :)

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Damn you ladies must drive slow.:p Mapquest puts Minneapolis to Cedar Falls at 3 hours & 25 minutes granted I'm not too trusting of the recommended route in terms of time.

Where in Wisconsin are you, anywhere near US Hwy. 20?

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Slow? No, but we are usually trailering a car (or two). 60mph is your friend.

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I'm located about 1/2 way between Chippewa Falls and Wausau, WI., but i would say just a tad closer to Wausau. I'm not sure where U.S. 20 is. Doesn't sound local to me though. The closest tracks for me are Rock Falls (1hr drive) and Wisconsin International Raceway (2+ hours). I like W.I.R. because they get alot exhibition stuff there during the summer like jet cars, etc..

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Ooops, my fault, I had my roads mixed up. I was thinking US 151 but either way I didn't realize how far north you are.

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FYI, looks like all the TC Stangs street duty crew will be attending.
http://www.tcstangs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25385
Hell I might just go to watch now!

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I was thinking the same.

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If anyone is going to watch, bring a camera. I need some video!

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It's looking I will be there with a video camera. My roomate with his '94 Camaro(minor mods & 6 speed swap) and a buddy of ours with his '98 GTP(turbo swap) are wanting to run their cars. The weather is looking excellent for Cedar Falls on Saturday as it is supposed to be around 60 and sunny.

Anyone running at Cedar Falls on Saturday would be welcome to come to Ames Saturday night and party as it's looking to be a good Saturday night of Halloween parties.

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From my house in Brooklyn Park, it's exactly 3.5 hours towing a car trailer. They've run the highway straight through all the way to Cedar Falls, so there's no more stopping in small towns along the way. I think I even had a gas stop in that time frame.

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Well, I think I figured out my fuel problem. You tend to forget things after not driving your car for 2 years. The relay in my fuel pump rewire had died, so I bypassed it back to the stock wiring. So I was trying to power a 255HP at high loads with the stock wiring. I bet the wires were getting a little warm!

The flywheel bolts will be fixed tomorrow, ISC replaced, and the rear camber will be fixed. Put some race gas in and do some tuning on Thurs & Fri. I couldn't get the damn thing to start tonight, I am guess the AIT calibration isn't spot on. The new ISC should help that too. If that does fix my fuel issue, I should be getting some good traps at CF.

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Things are looking good so far. The flywheel bolts were loose. The tranny is back in and I just have to hook everything else back up. I am going to fix the rear camber tonight too and get it out and do some tuning.

Steve- are you heading down?

Shane- is Mara's car ready yet?

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I can't remember if Steve leaves today or tomorrow, but he said something about a trip this weekend to a warmer climate. I don't think that means IA. lol

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Mara's is close, but it has killed my spirits. It was leaking oil out the lower timing belt tensioner bolt pretty bad. I fixed some wiring to a coolant temp sensor. I fixed a few problems, but it has some other small problems like the radiator leaking, oil return leaking, axles seal leaking, and I might have to pull the tranny to work on the clutch engagement. I was trying to get it done for this weekend, but I think I am done trying to rush.

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Good luck to anyone who goes tommorow.

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Well.... anybody go or what?

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Anybody go or what?

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I went. I still can't get the damn stutterbox to work correctly. I am going to have to work on that some more.

First run was limited to 6k because of the stutter box, ran a 12.5@113
Second and third run I totally bogged the launch after turning the stutterbox off.
Fourth run I had the CAS plug pop off shifting into 3rd, 16.1@50 :D
Fifth run and what I thought was going to be my last, 1.89 60' and a 11.88@121
Last run of the day after brackets 1.71 60', 11.53@123.

I am pretty happy with that. I would have been alright with a new personal best and was aiming for an 11.5 the way it was. I expected the MPH to be higher though. The tune is pretty rough still. I was running quite rich and not much timing, just to keep things safe. The tranny took a fair amount of damage from my crankwalked engine that was in before this, shifting was mediocre at best.

I will have a video up in a few days.

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Congrats on the new personal best JET. 11.53 is nothing to be ashamed of. Are you certified to run lower than 11.50 (cage)? I can't wait to run my 11 second runs next year but i'll take the 12.05 that i got. How much boost were you throwing at it?

Did you hook up with any other dsmstyle guys down there? I've been curious all weekend to know how things went.

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Congarts Jet!

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You mean congrats? :D

Nice times!

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Thanks guys!

I don't have a cage installed yet, it is sitting in the garage. There was only one other DSM down there, a black spyder running 16's. There were a ton of fast cars down there.

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So what boost/oct were you running at the time Jet?

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I was running pump gas (111 oct.) at was creeping to 28 psi, but most of it was 26 psi. I don't think the gas was really 111 though.

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That's pretty good at 26# of boost. I'd settle for 11.50's all day. I'd rather do that time than to runs 10's or something and have the car up on jackstands most of the time.

That sucks that only 1 other DSM was there. That's usually how it goes around here too. Two weeks prior, 8 people you know say they are going and then the day of the race, only 1 or so shows up.

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Thats DSM's for ya though. 1 minute its running perfect, the next minute something is leaking or blown. Happened to me a few times this year. It sucks but life goes on.

Nice times Jet. Congrats!

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Good runs Jets, congrats on the solid 11 second pass. Then the 11.5 later is just that much cooler!

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Hopefully once I get back and get the Valve Cover money out in the mail. Hopefully by the time I get it power and gas will be back up, and I'll head out to moroso again I'm hoping to better my pump gas time.

But I am starting to get the Race Gas itch. I think once this tank is Empty I'm going to buy a few gallons and start tuning, and then head to the track once I get a decent tune going. (will be on 116oct, hopefully C-16 if I can find it)

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Nice runs Jet. I was going to ask for your help with the stutterbox and NLTS features on the AEM, now I think I'll pass. :D

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Yeah, I don't get it. Mine worked fine with the 2.0 and older version, now with the new version it doesn't work. I haven't looked at it at all though except for the settings in the AEM.

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Here's a few pictures my roommate took last Saturday. 13.614@101.44 & 2.0 60' was the best my buddy ran and my roomate's best was a 14.7@102 & 2.6 60' (major traction issues and the first time he'd even run on the dragstrip).

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