[chr2002ca]

Just out enjoying it now on the weekends. Trying to get to the 500 mile "break-in" mark so I can take her to the dyno and dial her in a little more. She's got killer power now though, and the Magnum with DYAD clutch is fun as hell. This clutch is just butter. The new bigger front brakes help the car stop MUCH better also, and the suspension changes, ride height lowering, and stickier/wider tires make the car grip so much better and just everything feels a little tighter. So I'm really happy with all the changes I've made and feel they were all worth it. It's now where I want it to be so I'm just going to try to enjoy it and focus my attention on other hobbies and goals in life. I couldn't help myself the other day while getting onto the highway and did a quick 'throttle linkage check' in the dedicated merge ramp. The car just eats up MPH in a hurry and the roar coming out the back is just music to the ears. We hit 120 in the blink of an eye and it kinda surprised me when I looked down at the speedo before hitting the brakes. My wife agreed the car is much different than before. She rarely swears so when I got a "holy sh_t' out of her I knew the new motor was working. Sure hope Fontana opens their dragstrip again soon. Would love to see her numbers in the 1/4 mile. Bakersfield is the closest 1/4 strip for now and that's a gnarly 3+ hour drive each way.

I have a few minor issues I'm tinkering with(don't we all?):

1. Slight vibration above 80 coming from the rear. I can coast in neutral and feel it. My driveline angles are dead on so it's either in the wheels/tires/rotors or driveshaft. This Friday I'm going to have the rear tires high-speed balanced while they're on the car to see if that helps(accounts for rotor also). If that doesn't help, I'll have the driveshaft double-checked.

2. Front brakes pull to the left on hard braking. Have bled the fronts numerous times, but this weekend will actually remove passenger side caliper and compress pistons fully and then bleed while moving the caliper to different positions and then re-install. Somebody else mentioned on the net they had to do this with the same type of caliper I have. If that doesn't help, it might be a line issue(bad bend) and I'll just replace the line.

3. A few minor but pesky oil drips. Will eventually get them sorted out. Nothing a rag doesn't solve for now.

4. Exhaust hangs a little low in one spot right behind headers. I just need to clean that up with some better cuts/bends and welding in that area. Probably 4 hours of work when I get around to it.

I'll be joining most of the major car events in SoCal that are upcoming so I look forward to catchin' up with y'all soon.