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    Default Making progress on blown Bird!

    Took the bird up for a track rental yesterday and had a great day. Other than some heat issues and belts slipping the car ran great.
    This is my daily driver and its set up for long,fast expressway drives, not the track by any means! On the scales the car without me was 3288lbs and Im 300lbs. Car has a stock 97 Explorer gt40p motor with small cam, single 3" exhaust,vortech S trim making 8psi, runs on MS and only has 3.55 gears.

    First pass off the trailer was on the 17s to check some data and get a feel if I got rid of a vibration.
    Walked it off easy with a 2.08 60' 13.13@107 short shifting.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhojBiOcvJE

    I tried a few more runs on the 17s but it just got slower since I couldnt go full throttle in first gear without blowin the tires off. I thru on my little 26x8 ET Drags after that.

    I raced my buddies 12 Mustang with a Roush blower and it was closer than I thought for a car rated at 600hp! I pulled a 1.65 12.50@110
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6RJLYn4K5g

    My best pass was against his kids gutted Fairmont with a 347/c4. I ran a 1.65 12.42@110.7
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLQ0ZWXFDtQ

    Left there a happy guy! I think with some skinnies up front,cooler weather and more than a 3000rpm launch I might see a 11.99




    Brian R. of Michigan
    83 TBird 5.0
    88 Ranger 2.3t
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...83-Tbird-build

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    Sweet. Im glad how this car is coming together.
    2 1986 cougars (both 4 eyed and 5.0)
    1 1987 cougar

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    Well weather permitting Im going back this thursday to try again. I have the light weight Welds on and installed a Snow Stg2 water meth kit to help lower inlet temps. Its going to be blistering hot here and a chance of storms so I have my fingers crossed for that 11.99999
    Brian R. of Michigan
    83 TBird 5.0
    88 Ranger 2.3t
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...83-Tbird-build

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    Well Thursday was a bust. It was soooo hot and humid! The Snow kit didnt work because the 12v wire to the controller came unplugged under the dash where I had it hooked up,didnt find till I got home. Took a few passes to find the pressure these new ET Street R tires like and then I could feel,hear and see the clutch slipping. My 60fts were off by .15 from last time. Best pass in the heat was a 12.69@111.11

    I let it cool off completely and waited for the sun to go down and went up for another pass but it wasnt to be..

    My posi started one wheeling in the water box and when I rolled out the motor shot to the rev limiter at 6600 and it kicked the main serp belt off which wadded up on the crank pulley and kicked off the blower belt. Day done.
    Brian R. of Michigan
    83 TBird 5.0
    88 Ranger 2.3t
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...83-Tbird-build

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    Sounds like you had fun. If it doesn't leave the track broke you aren't driving it hard enough. Lol.

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