{"id":5215,"date":"2015-05-07T07:50:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T14:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/?p=5215"},"modified":"2015-05-11T09:03:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T16:03:43","slug":"pr-may-6th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2015\/05\/07\/pr-may-6th-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"PR May 6th 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was our first time out this year and first hits on our new 350 engine in our ’57, and Paul’s first hits in his newly purchased ’85 Mustang.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This evening the weather cleared, personal records fell, and we had a GREAT time at the strip. The crew at Pacific Raceways<\/em> did another great job prepping the track this evening!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We put three hits on the ’57 and here are the results:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) 10.548 @ 126.60 MPH. After we raised the launch RPM.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) Records fell, 10.490 @ 128.05 MPH on our best pass of the evening and new records for the old buggy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3) Slowed to a 10.664 @ 126.27 MPH when I missed my shift points and we dead hooked the car. I really love the new Strange<\/em> double-adjustable front shocks! They tamed the beast on the shifts. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul’s Mustang ran well tonight recording a 12.104 @ 110.67 hitting the high-side chip near the finish line on his first hit. On his best pass he ran a stout 12.061 @ 111.87 MPH. One problem is the transmission is venting fluid near and after the finish line which requires our attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At some point we will need to gear both the ’57 and Mustang up a cog. The ’57 was turning 8500 in the lights and Paul’s 347 was about 6200. I like to get the trap RPM in the ’57 down a few hundred RPM and the same with Paul’s Mustang. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Next up is Chris’ Chevelle on May 9th for the opening race at Pacific Raceways.<\/em> We’re looking forward to seeing how the Chevelle performs on its initial outing after going through the engine and transmission this winter. It has been a BUSY off season for the entire team!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s some video from tonight. – Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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