How things went at the strip.

[flyin ryan]

Originally Posted by Hammer

The DA is always more than that, usually in 4,400 ft range.

I believe it. Thats why I wanted to go in Oct., LOL.

[rhipsher]

Originally Posted by Jeffvette

So what have you done to the car to add more fuel to make it rich?

Nice run.

After the top end porting I swapped the stock chip with a Haiback chip that was tuned for top end porting and headers. And was told in advance that it might run a bit rich since I'm still running the stock manifolds and cats. And it would seem they are right. I can smell it.
I guess under the circumstances that run wasn't terrible. Engine temp at 240. No headers or a tune. And as far as the running rich goes I don't know what that would effect other than eventually fowling the plugs.

[cward]

I can certainly understand your problem with hot no start. In 1999 or 2000 at Bowling Green, I had to do the same thing. We had the strip that day and I let #364 run all day. I made between 20 -25 passes with different passengers. In all, I think the car was not turned off for about 4 or 5 hours. It was a blast. At that time I think it was turning high 12's. I do remember that it was a hot day but #364 never overheated.

[jonszr1]

Originally Posted by rhipsher

After the top end porting I swapped the stock chip with a Haiback chip that was tuned for top end porting and headers. And was told in advance that it might run a bit rich since I'm still running the stock manifolds and cats. And it would seem they are right. I can smell it.
I guess under the circumstances that run wasn't terrible. Engine temp at 240. No headers or a tune. And as far as the running rich goes I don't know what that would effect other than eventually fowling the plugs.

rick , dont worry that prom will be just fine once you get the headers on the car .it will be interesting to see if corey needs to tune it more after the headers. remember that prom made 409.9rwhp on my blk car . its a hiabeck prom that corey retuned after doing my porting . the prom after porting and before coreys tuning made 383wrhp and corey brought it up to the 409.9 by adding fuel and pulling out 2 deg. of timming

[rhipsher]

Thanx Brad. I also figured out why I had high idle. When I pulled up to the light on my way back home from the drags my idle was about 1500 like it had been since I put everything back together. So I did what I use to do with a holley carb when it would do that. Just gave the gas peddle a little quick tap with my toe and it went down to 850 like normal. I didn't put any kind of lube on the throttle rod when I re assymbled it. Just needed a little shot of silicone grease and it opens and closes smoothly now. No big mystery with that one.