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rhipsher · 10-25-2009

You'd better pull some popcorn for this one.

I paid the $30 bucks and got my tech card. Went to start it and that sorry SOB of a starter decided to flip me the bird and wouldn't start after a week 1/2 of starting just fine after the first time it got stuck. I couldn't believe this crap. You've got to be freakin kidding me I said to myself. So I got these two big 6'5 tall guys to try to help me push start it. After two tries those poor guys were tired. I was done before I even got started. Called the wrecker to come out and get me $145. An hour after I called the wrecker I gave it one more try with the key and the damn thing started. Called back and cancelled. There was no way I was going to take a chance and turn that thing off again. If I had to go to the bathroom I left it running. When I went inside to get a hot dog and a coke I left it running. So of course I was not able to turn it off between runs to let the car cool off so it was running on the hot side of the temp.
So I had several things going against me from the get go. Hot engine temp. Car is running rich from the porting and no headers. And the car has never been tuned. Trying to launch with the Fidanza was a bit more tricky than I anticipated. Launch at to low of RPM's and that car boggs down to almost 0 rpm's before picking back up but by that time the other guy is half way down the track. Launch at to high rpm's and you just cook the tires. I had a real hard time finding that sweet spot for launching. I know the car has more power than before. But getting it to hook up is the tricky part. And I know all three of the first factors make a difference. The latter is driver skill and more sticky tires. So I made 8 runs. The car was on solid for at least four hours and was never shut off until my azz was back in my garage. So this is all I was able to do. I just could not get my tires to stick good. And I was hoping for better times but it just wasn't in the cards for me tonight. It was fun though.
The guy that beat me on the right was in a 2008 ZO6. Kept up with him almost half way down the track but after that he just pulled ahead of me.

I was surprised there were allot of 11 sec cars I was going up against. I tried my best guy's to do use proud. I'm sure next time will be better with headers a tune and and a new starter that I can shut the car off with between runs.

10-25-2009	#1
rhipsher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,314	How things went at the strip. You'd better pull some popcorn for this one. I paid the $30 bucks and got my tech card. Went to start it and that sorry SOB of a starter decided to flip me the bird and wouldn't start after a week 1/2 of starting just fine after the first time it got stuck. I couldn't believe this crap. You've got to be freakin kidding me I said to myself. So I got these two big 6'5 tall guys to try to help me push start it. After two tries those poor guys were tired. I was done before I even got started. Called the wrecker to come out and get me $145. An hour after I called the wrecker I gave it one more try with the key and the damn thing started. Called back and cancelled. There was no way I was going to take a chance and turn that thing off again. If I had to go to the bathroom I left it running. When I went inside to get a hot dog and a coke I left it running. So of course I was not able to turn it off between runs to let the car cool off so it was running on the hot side of the temp. So I had several things going against me from the get go. Hot engine temp. Car is running rich from the porting and no headers. And the car has never been tuned. Trying to launch with the Fidanza was a bit more tricky than I anticipated. Launch at to low of RPM's and that car boggs down to almost 0 rpm's before picking back up but by that time the other guy is half way down the track. Launch at to high rpm's and you just cook the tires. I had a real hard time finding that sweet spot for launching. I know the car has more power than before. But getting it to hook up is the tricky part. And I know all three of the first factors make a difference. The latter is driver skill and more sticky tires. So I made 8 runs. The car was on solid for at least four hours and was never shut off until my azz was back in my garage. So this is all I was able to do. I just could not get my tires to stick good. And I was hoping for better times but it just wasn't in the cards for me tonight. It was fun though. The guy that beat me on the right was in a 2008 ZO6. Kept up with him almost half way down the track but after that he just pulled ahead of me. I was surprised there were allot of 11 sec cars I was going up against. I tried my best guy's to do use proud. I'm sure next time will be better with headers a tune and and a new starter that I can shut the car off with between runs. Last edited by rhipsher; 10-25-2009 at 03:24 AM.