{"id":7847,"date":"2018-05-06T08:44:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/?p=7847"},"modified":"2018-05-22T12:07:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T19:07:24","slug":"chevelle-at-pacific-raceways-on-may-5th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2018\/05\/06\/chevelle-at-pacific-raceways-on-may-5th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevelle at Pacific Raceways on May 5th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 5, 2018<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today Chris had his Chevelle out for the first time this 2018 season with the new, longer wheelie bars and the new, lower, 4.86 rear gears. Our focus was to get the wheelie bars adjusted properly on the launch and dial-in the shift points for the lower gearing in the car. We went from 4.71 to 4.86 for the 2018 season looking for a performance improvement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, today did not go as expected as the Chevelle only ran in the 10.60’s and we suspect we have a torque converter going away. We’ll carefully check the engine – valve springs and cylinder leakdown – but all indications are the torque converter is failing or the new rear gears in the aluminum carrier are binding! – Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 12th Update<\/span>: NOTE: THE PROBLEM WAS THE NEW CENTER SECTION!! DO NOT USE THE LIGHTENED GEARS IN A HEAVY CAR! THE GEARS BOUND UNDER A LOAD AND FRACTURED SEVERAL TEETH ON THE PINION GEAR!! – Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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