Crap, th350 emergency

JP1738 · 02-26-2024, 09:50 AM

Hopefully this is the last time I have to post in this thread, I'm going to move the rest of my updates to my build thread. Took the car out to my local strip, Shadyside Dragway. It ran pretty much the same thing it did before the old tranny fragged. Managed an 8.02, 7.97, and an 8.01, which gets me comfortably under the index. Probably good for .25-.30 under in the quarter I would imagine. Also hit the tree decent, best I have since I got the car. .032, .008, and .023. Pretty happy with that, hoping to keep it rolling into bby gators this week. Only thing that really concerns me is the middle run where it picked up .05 out of nowhere. I really didn't change anything between the 3 runs other than cooling the water temp an extra 10 degrees or so and going up from 20.5 psi to 23 in the rear tires. Don't love that inconsistency but happy for the speed. It's going to take time and lots of notes before I really get the car predictable and all, but that's nothing new to me. My Mazda is pretty finicky too, but I managed a national event win in it last year, so I think I can get this new car under control before the end of the year. Thanks all for the help! And I'll look the fella up maybe end of this year, Alan R.

Billy Nees · 02-26-2024, 09:58 AM

Keep up the good work kid!
Ya know, youth and vigor CAN beat old age and cunning! You've just got to catch the old men when they're taking their afternoon nap!

02-26-2024, 09:50 AM	#1
JP1738 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 574 Likes: 1,628 Liked 1,188 Times in 338 Posts	Re: Crap, th350 emergency Hopefully this is the last time I have to post in this thread, I'm going to move the rest of my updates to my build thread. Took the car out to my local strip, Shadyside Dragway. It ran pretty much the same thing it did before the old tranny fragged. Managed an 8.02, 7.97, and an 8.01, which gets me comfortably under the index. Probably good for .25-.30 under in the quarter I would imagine. Also hit the tree decent, best I have since I got the car. .032, .008, and .023. Pretty happy with that, hoping to keep it rolling into bby gators this week. Only thing that really concerns me is the middle run where it picked up .05 out of nowhere. I really didn't change anything between the 3 runs other than cooling the water temp an extra 10 degrees or so and going up from 20.5 psi to 23 in the rear tires. Don't love that inconsistency but happy for the speed. It's going to take time and lots of notes before I really get the car predictable and all, but that's nothing new to me. My Mazda is pretty finicky too, but I managed a national event win in it last year, so I think I can get this new car under control before the end of the year. Thanks all for the help! And I'll look the fella up maybe end of this year, Alan R. __________________ Dawson Pauley #2827 N/SA 1980 Malibu SW 2S 305/180 #2827 S/ST 1978 Mazda RX7 w/ 383 sbc/glide

02-26-2024, 09:58 AM	#2
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,494 Likes: 3,596 Liked 7,733 Times in 1,739 Posts	Re: Crap, th350 emergency Keep up the good work kid! Ya know, youth and vigor CAN beat old age and cunning! You've just got to catch the old men when they're taking their afternoon nap! __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K