Budget '69 Camaro Track Car - NO WHINERS!

[Vegas69]

Same configuration Greg ran two weekends ago?

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Glad you had a good day G. What were Karl's times today? Did Dave drive that car too?

Karl said he blew the LS up at Sonoma recently. Car is on hold for now.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Same configuration Greg ran two weekends ago?

Nope.

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Karl said he blew the LS up at Sonoma recently. Car is on hold for now.

Dang. Shoulda stuck with good ole proven old school stuff eh. That sucks. That motor is only about 6 months old or something.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Old School New school they all need special attention and a regular tear down inspection. It happens.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Old School New school they all need special attention and a regular tear down inspection. It happens.

You know I was kidding. They don't short cut over there @ Life's Good Racing. It was a crate motor from Schwanke (not cheap at all).

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Same configuration Greg ran two weekends ago?

Todd -- It's really hard to figure out what the split is between the two configurations. Most folks just factor about 3 or 4 seconds faster for the bypass config. But - always the big butt - I've found track records with as little as 1 second difference.

If we just invoke the Andy Sutak rule -- it's 7 seconds. Close enough for government work. That puts Gaetano right there with "us". I should have added that he is the track record holder in every configuration - CW and CCW - with and without The Cyclone (aka The Crows Nest).

If you haven't seen an Andy Sutak Thunderhill video - or any of his videos - just YouTube the guy. He's holy smoking crack fast.

NASA TT track record holder in CLASS A (I don't know the HP/Weight rules in this class) -- running with the Cyclone -- in a 2006 Mustang is 2:10.077

I couldn't find a NASA TT time with the bypass for any car that I would think is "similar"... that have a posted track record.

My point is -- there's no set time you can assign for the difference in the two track configs... The generally accepted rule I always heard was 3 to 4 seconds - but I think it's more than that based on most of my homework with similar cars to what we are running.... yet I've also found track record holders running in the 1.40's with as little as a 1 second difference. Obviously those are very fast cars with very accomplished drivers - so that may account for the smaller split. IDK.

Seems to me he's doing pretty dang well.

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

The plan is to have the car be capable of 2.05's -- and run 2.09's.... on cruise mode... Then pass those two fat tired big motor'd pigs like they're chained to the K wall.

They'll spend all afternoon under a hot car dialing two clicks here and letting out half piss of air... while I sit in my chair drinking tonics.


HA!!

Hey ! Don't forget you're cooking lunch !

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Old School New school they all need special attention and a regular tear down inspection. It happens.

Yup, yup ... sure does. These powerful engines can not be treated like a plug-n-play toaster. They require TLC.

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

Hey ! Don't forget you're cooking lunch !

Gregs covering lunch at Sonoma? Nice!! Thanks Greg.

[Damn True]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Gregs covering lunch at Sonoma? Nice!! Thanks Greg.

Just tell the Thubderhill grill that you want to put it on Weld's tab.