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02-21-2014, 03:19 PM
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Re: Racing a late model car in brackets
I run an 08 Charger in Street ET points. The car was very inconsistent until I took steps to stabilized AIT (air intake temp). The PCM (or ECM as other manufacturers call it) pulls timing as the AIT registers higher temps.
Under-hood heat soak into the intake tube was the principle culprit. Once i solved this issue by means of a headlight cold air intake tube through my high beam (there are other options), the consistency of my runs radically improved. My car is not stock, however. And drag radials are a must. I found a set of Cobra R replicas that are 17x9. they fit over the SRT and R/T brakes. They work well and are very inexpensive. Near OH, in Western PA is a tuner i work with called OSTDyno. He's great with the Hemi's... message me if you'd like more detail. Race that baby... I took a Wally home last year in mine. |
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03-03-2014, 12:19 PM
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Re: Racing a late model car in brackets
Ran a 13' SS Camaro a few times last year bracket racing. Leave the staging lanes at operating temp and click off the traction control and go to " competitive mode " with the button in front of the auto shifter. Turn off the A/C for many reasons. Leaving the traction control on makes the car run all over. It also seemed that the more quarter mile runs it had the more consistent it got. The best newer cars I have bracket raced were a 2010 Impala 3.4L and my favorite a 2009 Impala 5.3. The 5.3 Imp was dead consistent and won races with it. Also was surprised at the top end on that thing.
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03-03-2014, 02:23 PM
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Re: Racing a late model car in brackets
There's an impala club that races at the area tracks from Maryland to upstate NY and points in between. Those cars take a beating and some of them are pretty damn consistent street cars...
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03-04-2014, 12:30 AM
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Re: Racing a late model car in brackets
The new Camaros run in competitive mode are real bottom bulb cars. The others I leave shallow on the second bulb. BTW the 5.3 Imps have a 140 top speed at least on the speedo and on I-10 going west just past the Border Patrol checkpoint in NM.
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03-04-2014, 09:42 PM
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Re: Racing a late model car in brackets
My Police Package charger has no such governors..
 I sure would like to get it out in the deserts though! Nothing but congestion on the highways up here... I only get to stretch it out at the track... 
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