Vic28 at LebanonValleyDragway

[Vic28]

Pictures talk for themselves.... too tired right now lol
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMjbiC8or5w

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[AleroB888]

All in all, good day at the track, and good pics. I can't tell from the video, how good was the traction? Were you holding back a little off the line?

Keep the number, make it a trademark ;)

[Daytona]

Good run.

[JLw7123]

nice run were is the lebanon dragway

[Vella's Alero]

According to the name, it's in Lebanon...duh:p

LOL, it's actually in East Nassau New York.

[Vic28]

All in all, good day at the track, and good pics. I can't tell from the video, how good was the traction? Were you holding back a little off the line?

Keep the number, make it a trademark ;)
Yeah Im not launchin hard cause of wheel hop. Also I ended up trying a fake 2.5 bar tune and that wasnt too good on the take off or even trying to burn out a lil. Everytime from dead stop that I tried to take of around 4500 rpm car was just brake when lean and cut the spark bad to the (-), so once it did that I tried coming out at way lower rpm to see what happend and the the video posted up.
Heres another video of the issue I was having with that getto tune: a 2.5 60ft cause it just dropped on his face, third gear broke up on tune but you cant tell on the video, and after the line the car turn off lol...lil scary moment there while I was stopping at the end, I swap to the gm reflash back and started back after cranking a bit.
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-Vu-v5AsY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-Vu-v5AsY)
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In all I was just having fun, hoping for next time to have meth on it, and run 15 drag or slicks to take the wheel hop out. Btw what size your using on the 15s aleroB888???

[Vic28]

nice run were is the lebanon dragway
http://www.dragway.com

It has all the info there lol. Its 1hour1/2 for me. Theres a lot of MA boys there aswell.

[AleroB888]

.........In all I was just having fun, hoping for next time to have meth on it, and run 15 drag or slicks to take the wheel hop out. Btw what size your using on the 15s aleroB888??? [/COLOR]

Well, you should probably try to get most of the major tuning/reflashing done before going to the track, so you can concentrate on the traction issues there.

I can't remember what I did for wheel hop problems the last time that happened to me. Maybe mfuller has some advice on a suspension tweak to cure it. So you are not getting any wheelspin at all?

I have used BF Goodrich DRs 225-50/R15, with pretty good results, as well as M&H 7.5x23.0 slicks with no tubes. Their performance depended on the amount of boost used and the track prep. Still got wheelspin under some conditions. If I had to pick one, I'd go with the DRs, because they are safer to use.

I want to get the Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial 225-50/R15. Very soft compound but sturdy tire. I tried them in the 235-60/ R15 size, but that was just too big a diameter, too heavy and ate up the gear ratio. SpyhunteR used an M&H 8.5x24.5 Drag slick on a 15 inch steel wheel, with no tubes. I would try that route, but I think the MTs will do as good, and you can run them at any event, or even on the street if you had to.

[Vic28]

I was thinking about 24.5 but you need serious power for those, not really my level right now. Im trying to get the 225/50 drag radial or prolly use a 23 like you did. I was more concern about what width rim your using for them. So your saying that Spyhunter is using 8.5 on our regular steelies? or is it from another car.

For the wheel hop Im already getting my top mount as a group buy that we got going on, we ecotec guys are not as lucky as the v6s. I know I can get solid ones for the manual tranny from a j-body. I know slicks flex and takes care alot of wheel hop. I was trying to make some traction bars but I havent had much free time lately. I prolly need bushing for my control arms cause they seem pretty dried and kinda shot.

I can wheelspin no doubt, if I spin and when the tires trying to grip thats when I get most of my wheel hop. So most the time I come out kinda slow to avoid that. And what I was refering to that I couldnt even keep spinning my tire on the burnout box, it was acting as if I let the clutch out and right after stopped giving it gas, and that was with the 2.5 fake bar that I tried for the first time. With the cavy GM reflash doesnt do this, but its not really a tune for good power.

I do agree that main priority should be get the car properly tune, and than worry about that traction and running it hard. Once I get my other set of injectors and meth kit thats already order Im gonna focus on that.

[AleroB888]

I was thinking about 24.5 but you need serious power for those, not really my level right now. Im trying to get the 225/50 drag radial or prolly use a 23 like you did. I was more concern about what width rim your using for them. So your saying that Spyhunter is using 8.5 on our regular steelies? or is it from another car.............

Yeah, if I remember correctly, the stock type steels, and I'm using stock width Malibu and Cutlass 15's, appox 6 inch width. There's not that many to choose from out there.

[NickAlero2000]

Car looks good!!!! I won't be there to see it until mid July sadly, taking a summer class at school.

You'll have to take me for a rip down the track, car must feel awesome!

[Vic28]

Car looks good!!!! I won't be there to see it until mid July sadly, taking a summer class at school.

You'll have to take me for a rip down the track, car must feel awesome!
hehe thanks, atleast you have seen the slower part of the car live aswell. Ill be going on July 9th a friday for a track rental. Free spectators.

[Vic28]

July 9th: enjoy
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Video: Not as I expected but had fun, changes coming on the future wish I be tune eventually.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jezRcFB1zQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaIJ8z-qOYQ

[JLw7123]

not bad runs.

[[ion] C2]

I like how the SRT-4 has masking tape to protect his finish from the burnout.

Real cars have scars. :coolio:

[kwhauck]

not too shabby, better throw some nitrous on it to up your game....

[Vic28]

a cooler day would help and a non slipping clutch aswell. not gonna go too crazy on a simple settup not meant to be something its not. If had money and time motor would been built and turbo.

[kwhauck]

do you have methanol injection?

[Vic28]

I do but I guess its gonna need to move it from where it is. 176 IAT. Im used to seeing it around 130 and 150 with a full WOT thru gears. Im sure the bottle can cool it up lol

[AleroB888]

I do but I guess its gonna need to move it from where it is. 176 IAT. Im used to seeing it around 130 and 150 with a full WOT thru gears. Im sure the bottle can cool it up lol

Nice runs.......and you've got to have the patience to refine the setup and come up with new ideas. That's the fun part of it, but it's frustrating, too. I was running in the 15's for a long time.

[Vic28]

Nice runs.......and you've got to have the patience to refine the setup and come up with new ideas. That's the fun part of it, but it's frustrating, too. I was running in the 15's for a long time.
Thanks man. Not fustrated at all, love the alero and where is at im not complaining, I just hate that I cant work on it as I wish, but hopefully thats gonna end soon when I move. Its defenetly fun, especially when you try different launch, shifting and all that and get lil faster every time. I want to see picture of your cooling settup and more details about it.

[hok666]

whats with the different rims?

[spyhunter]

Just a side note to the wheels I was using...

I started off the M&H on stock steelies. They worked, then I went and got some wheel spacers and proper drag rims for the rubber a month later when the track officials got leery. The slicks never slipped on the stock steelies, but the officials at the track thought otherwise, I even had the rim and rubber marked with chalk to prove my point. The M&H are tubeless full on slicks. I was able to launch at just about 6000rpm, & away I went.

And as previously said, I didn't go through the whole thread. Make sure the car is tuned through and through before you go back to the track.

[hok666]

I want that strut tower brace. where can I find one?

[Vic28]

whats with the different rims?
My 2 new wheels were meant to be for the drag radials.... the day before the track my buddy let me borrow his slicks 24.5 m/h so I threw them on my 15x7. and put the drag radials on the steelies and tried them both. Slicks helped to take care of the wheel hop.

Spy so what are you up to now, I thought you were changing platform to a j-body, but I havent been able to follow the build.

[BoarderTy]

where did you get those carbon fiber pillars?!

[BoarderTy]

???

[Vic28]

Pillar was bought in Ebay, look around(I didnt pay that much but if you want it there you go)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-04-Oldsmobile-ALERO-Carbon-Fiber-Pillars-Posts-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem19afc8f572QQitemZ11032 3365234QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries

... strut tower brace bought from an existing member long time ago, forgot who makes em and what not.

[Vic28]

Broke into 13s :yahoo: without a single mod than my previous run on, so I recovered what I thought the car was capable last time. Videos later on.
First run: Spun hard, wack 60 foot and still better than my 14.44 on a hot day. I was like damn already.
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Second:
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Third: Wheel hopped
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Fourth: The good one :dance1: , it was right after my third run no cooling time.
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I had another run but decided to call it a night, all this is with a tranny that I dont want to push since its hurting grindin 5th, plus the wheel hop that I had in third run I wasnt to sure.

[kwhauck]

sweet deal!!

[Vic28]

thanks man. Heres the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6GBCmQtDns

[Ttop191]

way to sleep at the tree on the first run :p

[kwhauck]

You could just tell in the video that your last run was the smoothest, good launch, good shifts. Tell your buddy with the video he needs to zoom in for launch and pan out after that and then zoom in on the board at the finish.

[Malibu369258]

Congrats man, hell yeah. How's the car holding up though lol besides the mentioned trans problem?

[Vic28]

way to sleep at the tree on the first run :p
Way to know about drag lol... im going for time not who im beatin next to me:rolleyes2: . But nah if you really look close at the tree, as soon as I put reverse and back into stage again(since I passed it) the tree just starts going, So i took my sweet time;) , but for nothing kuz I still didnt get a good launch haha.

[[ion] C2]

Sounds like ASS but it looks awesome and is quick enough. :)

Should quiet the exhaust down so it sounds like this instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcGYVu8-12c

Or like my wimpy MP45:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL4NznAaaFM

[Vic28]

You could just tell in the video that your last run was the smoothest, good launch, good shifts. Tell your buddy with the video he needs to zoom in for launch and pan out after that and then zoom in on the board at the finish.
Yeah last run was good. That was my brother, reason for not zooming and stuff is cause they are iphone videos :( , no battery on the real camera. Btw I hate our lazy tach lol.
Congrats man, hell yeah. How's the car holding up though lol besides the mentioned trans problem?
Cars holding great for all the beating, cant complaint one full year being boosted with some what high miles, its about to go thru its second winter plus its my DD. Last night I managed to beat two Cobalts and a Redline with lower trappin speed and I had less mods :p . My tranny issue was cause by me lettin a female drive the car and go in reverse instead of downshifting to 4th, so it grinds on 5th gear(which I dont need at the drag lol) but when you hard shift to third it tends to miss. So im "trying":lol: to baby it.

My car slow but it did get some attention and got some ppl "wtf" in their head haha, especially when they saw its 5speed. They didnt expect it.

[Vic28]

C2;556262']Sounds like ASS but it looks awesome and is quick enough. :)

Should quiet the exhaust down so it sounds like this instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcGYVu8-12c

Or like my wimpy MP45:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL4NznAaaFM
Yea its damn loud lol... When I get the chance Ill try to get the dynomax and re-do from cat back. Ill love to mainly hear the whine.