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09-15-2012, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by L695speed
Ah so people were there, only had the daily drivers....damn we were looking for the wrong cars...LOL I did see the trailblazer SS and G8.
I had the GTA, ran 14.9 best, blew the tires off on another run and 15 flats for the other two. That is with really no launching to speak of, I tried the one time and blew the tires off. Didn't want to push my luck with a fresh bottom end. I saw Paul there as well. Had a nice chat with him. Great guy.
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You met Grazi too. Nice meeting you by the way.
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09-15-2012, 07:31 PM
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Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by grazi
What time did you guys get there? I was bummed not to see anyone else. SweetBMx were you racing?
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Nah man, came in the mystery machine  We were there a touch after 11 and left around 2:30?
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09-15-2012, 07:35 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Morris County
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
Yeah the car went pretty good down the 1/4. You spun at the line some too so a tire would help a lot.
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Was this directed at me or the Trailblazer?
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09-15-2012, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by grazi
Was this directed at me or the Trailblazer?
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Sorry, you. Car wasn't that loud either. Especially compared to that redish 5.0
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09-15-2012, 07:42 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Morris County
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Sorry, you. Car wasn't that loud either. Especially compared to that redish 5.0 |
Cool Thanx, exhaust is growing on me. I think I'm losing my posi. Last 2 runs only passenger tire spun on burnout. Been happening here and there on the street this month. Time to pull open the 10 bolt......
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09-15-2012, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Andover, NJ
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Whoops yes I did, nice meeting you too.
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09-15-2012, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Andover, NJ
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
Sorry, you. Car wasn't that loud either. Especially compared to that redish 5.0 |
Oh good god, that mustang made my car shake. Felt like a localized earthquake...
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09-15-2012, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Andover, NJ
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
Nah man, came in the mystery machine We were there a touch after 11 and left around 2:30? |
Give us a hint man... It wasn't the C3 vette I know that for sure.
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09-15-2012, 08:01 PM
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I think it was that black Honda Accord that ran 17.xx
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09-15-2012, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Andover, NJ
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Originally Posted by grazi
I think it was that black Honda Accord that ran 17.xx
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If it was I inadvertently met him. I was wondering what the setup was on there and turned out it was a stocker with a slushbox and sticky tires.
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09-15-2012, 08:27 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by L695speed
Ah so people were there, only had the daily drivers....damn we were looking for the wrong cars...LOL I did see the trailblazer SS and G8. Me and Grazi were wondering what was going on, and I went over to check out what was apparently Pauls car as he was leaving.
I had the GTA, ran 14.9 best, blew the tires off on another run and 15 flats for the other two. That is with really no launching to speak of, I tried the one time and blew the tires off. Didn't want to push my luck with a fresh bottom end. If I break it in further and actually get the launch down I may have run mid 14s. But I was happy, it was right where it should have been. Met Paul there as well. Had a nice chat with him. Great guy. We both expected to see at least like 8 F bodies in the parking lot so we were surprised.
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Definitely a disappointing turnout - considering how many people signed up; but it is a hike for most anyone in NJ.
Brought the new GTA I picked up Wednesday with a set of black CTW wheels on it.
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09-15-2012, 08:35 PM
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Location: Morris County
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Originally Posted by Paul Huryk
Definitely a disappointing turnout - considering how many people signed up; but it is a hike for most anyone in NJ.
Brought the new GTA I picked up Wednesday with a set of black CTW wheels on it.
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Ya, pretty weak if you ask me. I figured if 20 said they were definite, maybe 10 would show up but i think there was only 5 or 6. Paul did you have the white 3rd gen TA with black wheels parked in the grass?
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09-15-2012, 10:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
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Originally Posted by grazi
Ya, pretty weak if you ask me. I figured if 20 said they were definite, maybe 10 would show up but i think there was only 5 or 6. Paul did you have the white 3rd gen TA with black wheels parked in the grass?
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You got it...
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09-16-2012, 10:00 AM
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Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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I couldn't make it due to car issues that popped up a day or two prior. I would have loved to go, but running the car when I have odd things going on with a vibration is a good way to break things.
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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09-16-2012, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by The_Bishop
I couldn't make it due to car issues that popped up a day or two prior. I would have loved to go, but running the car when I have odd things going on with a vibration is a good way to break things.
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Really, is there any other way?
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09-16-2012, 10:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by L695speed
Give us a hint man... It wasn't the C3 vette I know that for sure.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grazi
I think it was that black Honda Accord that ran 17.xx
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The trailblazer ss
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Originally Posted by Paul Huryk
Definitely a disappointing turnout - considering how many people signed up; but it is a hike for most anyone in NJ.
Brought the new GTA I picked up Wednesday with a set of black CTW wheels on it.
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Ah, saw it parked in the grass when we left. Looked real clean.
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09-16-2012, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Really, is there any other way? |
Don't know but I don't want to find out!
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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09-16-2012, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Andover, NJ
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Don't know but I don't want to find out! |
And I ran a car with lil over 400 miles on the bottom end, thinking what could possibly go wrong. But I can see your point.
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09-16-2012, 12:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Arm pit of the world... NJ
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Originally Posted by L695speed
And I ran a car with lil over 400 miles on the bottom end, thinking what could possibly go wrong. But I can see your point. |
Why did you wait so long? 
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09-16-2012, 01:07 PM
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Location: Andover, NJ
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Why did you wait so long? |
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09-16-2012, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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Best way to break it in. Run it like you stole it.
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09-16-2012, 01:54 PM
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Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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Nothing wrong with breaking in a new motor at the track. There is, however, everything wrong with running a car that was previously vibration free, and suddenly developed a driveline vibration.
I'm going to swap in my spare LT1 steel driveshaft, see if the vibration goes away. Next up would be swapping on my stock wheels (stock size tire/drag radial out back) to see if that does it. If both of those fail, I guess I'm opening my diff up to see what may have happened there.
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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09-16-2012, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Andover, NJ
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Originally Posted by The_Bishop
Nothing wrong with breaking in a new motor at the track. There is, however, everything wrong with running a car that was previously vibration free, and suddenly developed a driveline vibration.
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Oh I won't argue that. In fact I wouldn't have run it either with a vibration. I was just giving you grief, mainly due to the low turn out of at most 6 people out of what seemed like 20 signups.
As for breaking in the motor....I left the place (leaving island road turning onto 46) in a screaming from dead stop powerslide. So yes I run it easy, and I run it hard. I do know I left some on the table, with the launches and the fact that I didn't manually shift the car going down the track. (If I had I probably would have locked up the brakes and spun because the left foot would have went for a clutch) I've been trying to figure out the RPMs that won't overwhelm the tires on loading up the converter while using the foot brake. I know its quicker.
I've got an LT1 driveshaft laying around as well if you want to try another one providing your spare still vibrates and nothing else is wrong. I could bring it down for ya.
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09-17-2012, 08:22 AM
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Location: Hillsborough
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I felt bad missing this, but I felt like crap all day. I was looking forward to running 17s too...
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09-17-2012, 02:08 PM
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Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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L695speed - Thanks for the offer. Once I swap out the one in the car and test it, if the vibration is still present, then I'm on to the wheels. If I swap the wheels and tires out and it still does it, then it *has* to be the Moser axles I installed recently... Although I'd *swear* I took the car on the highway after I installed them and it was fine. Guess I'm going to find out.
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I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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