Track opens tomorrow, Osceola Dragway

toddrhodes · 03-31-2012

Taking the '97 GSX to the drag strip tomorrow for the first time. Here's the setup:

62 mm FP turbo, tuned at 27 psi right now, shooting for 30 tomorrow in baby steps
built 6 bolt, 2g head, HKS 264/272 cams, EVO 3 Intake manifold
BFG Drag Radials on 15" enkei rims
93 pump gas, no meth
Car should weigh around 2900 without me
Auto with built converter, shift kit, upgraded end clutches, full line pressure on shifts

Logs today showed right around 54 lb/min up top, or around 500 whp give or take. 70 to 90 MPH time was 1.34 seconds. Trans feels good, car bumbles around on the road like a well-mannered, albeit loud on the inside, Eclipse. So, any guesses? I'll update tomorrow and will be incredibly happy if it makes it through the flogging unharmed, lol.

Ryan's 2G RWD will be there as well just figuring out suspension stuff. He might turn the 35r up to 25 psi or so but I'm not sure how high he's going to take it. I'll try to get some video of the day...

**CornFed2.4** · 03-31-2012

Sounds fun. Our tracks should be opening up soon too. You have an auto right?

**scheides** · 03-31-2012

Sweet! 13's or bust!

toddrhodes · 03-31-2012

Yep, auto.

Scheides, please leave the word "bust" out of this thread, lol.

**CornFed2.4** · 03-31-2012

10.7@130

Fran05 · 03-31-2012

I'd say low 11s at 125 or so.

toddrhodes · 03-31-2012

After tomorrow, I'm swapping in FP2 cams, an LSD rearend, and going back to E85. Should be fun to see what kind of differences I might see.

**CornFed2.4** · 03-31-2012

I just picked up an auto LSD rear end w/axles today. Don't wanna cloud your thread but did you break or think you were gonna break your non-LSD's. Just wondering when I should swap them out.

toddrhodes · 03-31-2012

Not at all - I just think an LSD will ultimately help save the axles a little through better torque distribution and will put up better 60' times. I don't think either is stronger than the other per se. I will be putting in Andrew Kisner's beefed up diff cover though... debating on whether I should just get better axles at that point or not.

carltalon · 04-01-2012

I think on a good launch and clean pass 10's shouild be easy. Good luck today.

**scheides** · 04-01-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by toddrhodes

Yep, auto.

Scheides, please leave the word "bust" out of this thread, lol.

LOL sorry my bad! Good luck man!

carltalon · 04-01-2012

Any news Todd??

toddrhodes · 04-01-2012

Yea, but none of it is great news, lol. Fortunately the car and everything is fine, but the day started out with the bolt that holds the carrier bearing bracket to the block on the FR axle coming out and causing a serious vibration issue above 70 MPH. That was pretty easily fixed but fuel gremlins abounded today. I'm logging fuel pressure and could see it fall at seemingly random times with voltage being fine. Every test on the fuel pump has been good though. I have a new AFPR on the way (was hoping I'd have it in time for today...) and am swapping out these 1680's to the old Bosch 1600's and going back to E85. I learned my lesson the last time so I think I'll be fine going forward.

I managed to get a 7.9@90 on the only clean 1/8th mile pass but the 60' was horrible (couldn't build any boost at the line) and I have no idea if I was even still on the throttle at the half track point. But hey, it was the first outing of the year, bugs are expected, and we actually had a great time and where I would usually be annoyed/frustrated and so on but I'm really not. I'll get 'er fixed up.