13.74@97.74 (not without sacrifice)

[500dollar744ti]

so my POS ran a 13.74 today, damn thing must be pretty heavy trapping around 98mph, should have tried with something less than a full tank of gas. i used Rob's slicks, got two runs and then the input shaft on the m46 sheared off. 13.74 is not bad but i was hoping to launch higher to bring it down to a 13.5 but that is when it broke. i looked just like a fwd guy... blap blap blap blap, bouncing off the rev limiter at 6600, dump the clutch, then nothing.

oh well, Rob towed it back FTMFW, again. thanks bud.

c5 corvette
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solo run
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car 746x is me:
http://xs226.xs.to/xs226/08181/137slip186.jpg

[woodrowstar]

^yep, saw it first hand. poor camaro guy.

[Lord Tentacle]

pics of the sheered off shaft please

those are some good times for the low trap speed

[500dollar744ti]

^yep, saw it first hand. poor camaro guy.

that was a C5 corvette, and he was faster, but didn't get there first. makes for a good video though.

pics of the sheered off shaft please

those are some good times for the low trap speed

that is only a guess, i haven't tore it down yet.

[woodrowstar]

yep, you guys respond fast. i thought about it....

[dieselboy]

video now! or im going to fly out there and take yer diesel

[maxman142001]

wow! nice 60', those slicks really helped

[Booster]

wow, congratulations....... really matt..... you've come a long way & deserve it....

good looks on the 13.78. sucks about the broken tranny, but after the beating that the ikea crew put on it, i didnt expect it to last to long... :lol:

get a t-5 in there & get back to the track.

[thelostartof]

how much boost? something is really killing top end


otherwise very nice

[500dollar744ti]

how much boost? something is really killing top end


otherwise very nice

20 psi, i think the cat converter is becoming a bit melty inside, it trapped higher last time with less boost and same fuel/ign maps... cat has got to go.

i'll put my dynomax in its place. i was skeptical about this cat clogging up and killing top end but after i punched a few pounds of melted converter shiz out of MrDoug's exhaust, his car instantly went back to being a 14 second car from almost loosing to a stock 760t.

i got the same cat he had a little while after he got his. now mine is starting to show similar symptoms, soo it's gotta go.

[500dollar744ti]

now with video added

[drinking940s]

from meeting you at ikea, you kept saying you want to be low 13's, but i think the car sounded and looks pretty cool. it'll get there! I would of been there, if only carlise wasnt 3 weeks away =/

[500dollar744ti]

**** me sideways, i uploaded the wrong video... that was the solo run. gotta get the other one now.

if only carlise wasnt 3 weeks away =/

what do you mean?

[drinking940s]

carlise is a 4 hour drive, so if it wasn't, i would of made the 4 hour drive to the track. lol

[MrBill]

man I wish I was there...

I'm trying to go to capitol friday night (mayyybe) if you guys are interested. T04b should be on and tuned to happyness

[500dollar744ti]

man I wish I was there...

I'm trying to go to capitol friday night (mayyybe) if you guys are interested. T04b should be on and tuned to happyness

i'll go if doug wants to go but i am not going to take my car... i need to finish the 'ol drivetrain update, get that bull**** tractor box out of there.

if i have a radiator by then i will race the diesel.

[500dollar744ti]

added c5 corvette video... the correct one.

[Booster]

looks good matt, sounds great

not to keen on the comentary.... i would flipped him the bird down the track

[500dollar744ti]

looks good matt, sounds great

not to keen on the comentary.... i would flipped him the bird down the track

yeah, they usually ruin it with the commentary. the corvette is clearly faster but since he was teh suck at driving, my car got there first.

[Volvorules]

my car got there first.

Thanks to carbon fiber Rob :)

Got any vids of my truck?

[500dollar744ti]

Thanks to carbon fiber Rob :)

Got any vids of my truck?

i do! let me get the one i have converted for youtube.

and yeah, Rob can haz teh master driving skillz.

[500dollar744ti]

fail video, the 4th broken m46. :rofl:
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Rob's truck running the 1/4, this thing is faster than A LOT of the cars on this board. 15.99 here, 15.7 best run if i am not mistaken.
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[Poik]

Awesome driving man! Congratulations.

[Jeh]

i think the cat converter is becoming a bit melty inside.


I love that..:rofl: A bit melty

My converter dumped itself after about 7500 miles and I ended up just rodding it out. I was running less than 1/2 those boost levels

[500dollar744ti]

Awesome driving man! Congratulations.

actually Rob pulled off the good times, i attempted to run and it broke haha. :lol:

in the end the car did what i wanted it to do though.

[MrBill]

actually Rob pulled off the good times, i attempted to run and it broke haha. :lol:

in the end the car did what i wanted it to do though.

hook?

[500dollar744ti]

hook?

break out of my 14 second fortress. that 13.xx has been eluding me for almost a year now.

[ikyikthe1st]

congrats man i hope to join ya sometime this year hahaha

[pwschuh]

East Coast represent! Great job guys.

[towerymt]

Gordo battle:

Race weight on the truck was about 6500lbs. It sure feels fast from a roll with ~600lb-ft torque on level 4, but doesn't get off the line so well.

Matt's car is hilarious with the slicks...it rocks back so far on the launch. It didn't really look like it was pulling hard down the 2nd half of the track, so maybe the cat is causing it. With the changes he made, and having gone for a ride in the car since then, I expected 100+ traps based on past performance. The weather today was GREAT turbo weather, too (cloudy & 50's). Something's not quite right, but it was still quite fast obviously.

I can't wait to get out there and break my car.

[amargill19?]

when you guys race in a straight line for like 10-15 seconds...

do you shift into fourth?

I bet my car wouldn't trap 80. And my second gear will go to around or a little under 80mph.

Congrats on finally breaking the 14'z

[Lord Tentacle]

I can't wait to get out there and break my car.

have you ever broken anything?

[MrBill]

have you ever broken anything?
he broke a trans once.
And his car broke twice at MIR I think, I wasn't there though... I'm never there for the cool stuff :-(
when you guys race in a straight line for like 10-15 seconds...

do you shift into fourth?

I bet my car wouldn't trap 80. And my second gear will go to around or a little under 80mph.

Congrats on finally breaking the 14'z

on my old stock 242 3rd gear was just running out of steam about 100 feet to the end of the track. I would debate whether or not to shift to fourth and didn't race it enough to find out which was best.

In my few experiences with the current 242, 4th gear was mucho important

[740ATL]

Way to go man.

[Tuff240]

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[linuxman51]

Don't you have to drive it yourself to be eligible for E vs W? :-P

there was some sort of spat about that after something happened last year. It was my understanding in the past that the owner had to drive it to claim it, but I dunno if thats true anymore.

[Volvorules]

Don't you have to drive it yourself to be eligible for E vs W? :-P

I don't see it in the rules :)

Carbon Fiber Rob is always faster :) (except in Kenny's car)

[linuxman51]

I don't see it in the rules :)

Carbon Fiber Rob is always faster :) (except in Kenny's car)

thats your fault. i told you not to use launch control cause it was set to low :-P

[Volvorules]

thats your fault. i told you not to use launch control cause it was set to low :-P

Yeah well between me not listening to you about that, and the HORRID 1-2 shift, I had no chance :)

[volvo740t]

lol... aaaaaaand it broke....... FAIL lol that made me laugh.

[maxman142001]

updates on what actully broke?

[500dollar744ti]

i am about to push the car in and find out. :-P

[pwschuh]

Don't you have to drive it yourself to be eligible for E vs W? :-P

No way man. As long as it's an East Coast driver driving and East Coast car (or West/West), it's all good.

[towerymt]

have you ever broken anything?
nope, but stuff has broken. broke a motor mount at the strip once. did three runs, it broke on the first, wheel hopped BAD on the second, and hooked pretty well after I put the ratchet strap on for the 3rd run. M47 seized and got stuck in gear, limped it home. got towed off the track twice last time cause the back up light wiring grounded on the body when I launched and it killed the fuse that MS happened to be run off of. pretty much destroyed the clutch on the ONE good run I got with the turbo (used 8.5" centerforce, has never felt right and is getting replaced soon). broke some lights and body panels before. ;-) my diff is a ticking time bomb. so is the turbo but I pulled it for a rebuild already. I try not to break stuff for the sake of breaking cause I like driving my car (home).

[500dollar744ti]

mainshaft on the back of the trans split in half. i will make a thread... i also took the liberty of smashing the m46 on the ground until there wasn't much left. got a video of that.

[maxman142001]

awesome!!!!

whats going in next? AW?

[MrBill]

ngot towed off the track twice last time cause the back up light wiring grounded on the body when I launched and it killed the fuse that MS happened to be run off of.

That's the exact same thing that happened to the 242 post-t5 swap. Sucked

[500dollar744ti]

awesome!!!!

whats going in next? AW?

no, another m46, see i got this trend going, i figure break 4 get a 5th free? actually it will just go in to make it up to carlisle, i have a WC T-5 for it, just waiting on the adapter stuff from BNE.

[badvlvo]

Nice breakage. I look forward to carnage pics.


My Cummins is faster but my Volvo is slower:-(

[500dollar744ti]

Nice breakage. I look forward to carnage pics.


My Cummins is faster but my Volvo is slower:-(

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=134381

[Krisverde]

Hurry and put the diesel volvo out on the 1/4 mile

[500dollar744ti]

wow, congratulations....... really matt..... you've come a long way & deserve it....

good looks on the 13.78. sucks about the broken tranny, but after the beating that the ikea crew put on it, i didnt expect it to last to long... :lol:

get a t-5 in there & get back to the track.

thanks mark

[Tuff240]

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[lovethellama]

i wish i was there! it's not fair, my german mobile hates the rain!

[Volvorules]

Weak sauce. :roll:

Show it to me in the rules :)

[Tuff240]

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[MrBill]

matt wont submit a time till like dec30

[500dollar744ti]

matt wont submit a time till like dec30

except mike already put it in there, that was the plan though.

[Volvorules]

I noticed he didn't submit his (your) time. Good on him for having some respect for himself. Then Mike had to go and liberate it... :roll: (Who's side are you on Mike? :-P )

I have no problem with people letting friends drive their cars. Some people are just better drivers or have more experience or both. If you aren't sure you are getting all you can out of your car it's a good test/learning experience. But to submit that time for a "bragging rights" competition seems kind of lame to me. (speaking in general, not aiming at anyone).

Why does it matter who drives? It's the car that Matt built, plain and simple. And anyway, the only reason I think I was faster was because I got the launch right, I had driven on those slicks before. He hadn't used them yet, and wasn't sure how high the revs had to be to get it to go :)

Anyway, the point is moot, cause I know his car will run faster soon enough anyway. If you want the rule changed, then make an amendment soon!

[qwkswede]

Congrats Matt!

What size tires do you have on the back of that sled?

[500dollar744ti]

michelin pilot p245/45/zr17

they still spin like nobody's business, i had to borrow Rob's 15" slicks to run the 13's. :-(

[qwkswede]

yeah, I should have said "what size slicks?" They look pretty smallish. Are they 26x10?

[thelostartof]

michelin pilot p245/45/zr17

they still spin like nobody's business, i had to borrow Rob's 15" slicks to run the 13's. :-(

yea my 245/50/16's spin once boost hits and barks them into 2nd .... I did 13's on 225/50/16's way way way back when so .. it can be done in full street trim

[500dollar744ti]

yea my 245/50/16's spin once boost hits and barks them into 2nd .... I did 13's on 225/50/16's way way way back when so .. it can be done in full street trim

it was a little tougher for me because i had the m46, i think an autobox would have really cleaned those times up, we'll see how the t5 does. :-P

[Mark]

Wow, thread resurrection!

I missed this when it was initially posted... I love the commentary on the explodey trans video.

"aaand it's broken."

:lol:

M.

[badvlvo]

Wow, this thread's back.
Isn't the t-5 in there by now?

[thelostartof]

it was a little tougher for me because i had the m46, i think an autobox would have really cleaned those times up, we'll see how the t5 does. :-P

Yea but my autobox car with a smaller turbo trapped 3 mph faster ... so much for a small turbo and auto hurting power


HA

[500dollar744ti]

Wow, this thread's back.
Isn't the t-5 in there by now?

yeah, for a while now.

Yea but my autobox car with a smaller turbo trapped 3 mph faster ... so much for a small turbo and auto hurting power


HA

15g right? i finally agree that bigger isn't always better, the wheel designs of the mitsus are much less pre-historic than the stock garrett stuff... i also think that a mildly worked 8v will go much faster with a 16t than just a big garrett sporting stock wheels.

[thelostartof]

yeah, for a while now.



15g right? i finally agree that bigger isn't always better, the wheel designs of the mitsus are much less pre-historic than the stock garrett stuff... i also think that a mildly worked 8v will go much faster with a 16t than just a big garrett sporting stock wheels.

I concur there, there would be much better numbers being put down by most here if everyone went with head work for the first mod or two helping things flow better

[sbabbs]

At this point I'm just trying to get my car running again as the motor went south on me and a rod started knockin. It burned oil from the get go real bad. I'm in the process of putting in a 84 b23ft moartar all stock with only 35k on it, but with the 16t and 90+ and NPR and freds chipped lh2.4 and a getrag. We'll see how it can take 20psi. I hope to get er done soon so I can head to the drags some more.