Witch craft!!! Racetruck

 

Are you reading your spark plugs, and adjusting fuel & spark according to what the engine tells you it wants? Or are you playing with fire & hoping you don't get burned?

Spark Plug Reading 101 by Mike Canter

 

I'm playing with fire... but there is kind of a reason for that.

I was told by a friend, and engineer at sonnax, that in modern transmissions without the engine running you deprive the bearings inside the trans of fluid and its the best way to kill them quickly.

I understand how I can get burned when playing with just a wideband, the upstream O2 sensors, knock sensors, and listening for ping... but its kind of the best I got. And lets be honest they are pretty sweet tools. I'm not exactly going into this blind. A race team from 1970 would have killed for the tools I have at my finger tips with a lap top alone.

 

Just to keep this thread up to date, I ran another new personal best this past friday night, October, 31. 11.43 @ 118.54. I will have videos up soon.

Here is a shot of the time slip:

 

Still running stock rear end?

 

With a TA girdle and studs for the axle caps, yes.

 

Just read the 26 pages of fun! Nice run Rob !

 

Nice runs Rob!

 

Thanks Roger! It's running real strong. And with my tune tweaks to help it off the line (thanks to Pat for the suggestions there) this Yank is really doing awesome. Thanks for pushing me in this direction!

I've attached my log from the first run with an unlocked converter (unfortunately the second run locked did not save) if anyone wants to look at it.

 

Finally got the video loaded onto YouTube. Unfortunately it was recorded upright which drives me nuts lol.