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There are 3 things I want to point out here
1. Notice my first run without the LT4 ESC module
installed at 7:48 PM
2. Notice my second run with the LT4 ESC module
installed - .3 increase for $27.00 at 8:56 PM
3. I WON! I won my first E.T. bracket racing
competition. That was pretty cool and I intend to do it again.
The install of the LT4 ESC module took about 10 minutes
and I will have step by step pictures up within a week concerning that. I
have installed the MSD 6A ignition and will run again this Friday to check
times. I plan on doing a run without the MSD 6A hooked up and another one
with it hooked up to see the difference in 1/4 mile times.
6/8/01 Ran at the track again but had very mixed
results. I didn't get a chance to try with and without the MSD module the
week before but after cooling off I was running consistently at 15.2X@90mph
so it didn't make a difference.
I believe the reason for difficulties was that I ran my
partially made SSRI knock off intake kit and also deleted the MAF screen,
had the Dynomax Exhaust done and also bought 100 Octane gas for the
evening. After running a 15.2X my runs got progressively slower
through the evening ending in 15.9. Later when I filled the tank up I had to put in 21.8
gallons of gas which means I had .2 gallons at the track, not the best
case scenario. I've had 2 more chances to bracket race and
lost both times in the final round. I have to get much more consistent with my times. on 6/1/01 I cut 6 .5XX lights out of 8 for the night,
unfortunately my one red light was the final round of the bracket racing
competition. 6/13/01 Finished SSRI knock off and
also replaced Fuel Filter, test drive of car shows drastic improvement of
a 30 mph full throttle downshift. Previously if I was at 30 mph and
floored it the car would "load up" and downshift into 2nd and then 1st 3
or 4 seconds later. I thought it was a transmission problem but it could
have been the fuel filter, I'll find out Saturday night at the track. Next
mod will be new spark plugs and wires as I don't know how good the
previous owner was on preventative maintenance as GM
suggests 100,000 miles before changing. I've heard that's not the best
case scenario at
www.impalassforum.com.
8/25/01 Updates have been few and far between lately
due to my only free time I have from work/family I end up spending at the
track on Friday nights. Results have been good from the mods and I have
decreased my time to 14.92 as my new best run even though the temp was at
over 100 degrees at the track at 7pm. Check Stage 3 mods for the last 2
things I have installed to date.
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