[ta man]

Originally Posted by grandville455

Holy ****!! Way to go man!!

Doesn't seem like long ago..we were trying to get into the 12's then the 11's!

[grandville455]

Originally Posted by ta man

Doesn't seem like long ago..we were trying to get into the 12's then the 11's!

I know! Now your trying for 10's and me 9's lol

[Half-Inch Stud]

TA man, what mods were done to the Torker II ?

[ta man]

Originally Posted by Half-Inch Stud

TA man, what mods were done to the Torker II ?

The majority of the work was done in the plenum,here are a couple pictures,the one on the left is an original untouched Torker 2 that ran a best of 11.38 at 120.5.

[ta man]

More pictures..note the runner size with a 1233 gasket.What is interesting and hard to show in the picture is the nice smooth transition from my Wilson tapered spacer into the plenum,the top of the plenum is smoothed back nicely.

[ta man]

As most know from Derek's thread..the car dipped into the ten's yesterday.Identical tune to last time,I haven't checked the DA but it would be close..the only difference was the launch and the track stayed good.The 60 fts really surprised and shocked me.
Instead of listing the warm and fuzzy best runs I will list each run in order

60ft 1/8th mph 1/4 mph
1 1.6760 7.1731 98.86 11.1311 122.58 cold car spun
2 1.6840 7.1810 97.84 11.1571 122.63 spun
3 1.5731 7.0551 98.25 11.0212 122.89 hit rev limiter in first
4 1.5922 7.0548 98.27 11.0239 123.01 hit rev limiter again
5 1.6676 7.1529 98.24 11.1217 122.93 pushed tires staging
6 1.6339 7.0849 99.14 11.0378 122.67 lower launch hit shiftpoint
7 1.5843 7.0464 99.08 10.9982 122.58 good launch crappy lane
8 1.5670 7.0030 98.65 10.9509 123.60 good launch better lane

The 60 foots with the gearing surprised me..but the car loves leaving at 2000 to 2500 rpm feels like a train hits the back of the car.
The first 10 second run I asked a guy with a Javelin for a race he was trying for 10's too..but had more gear and lighter and was 60'ing in the low 1.5's to high 1.4's..this was added motivation.I let him have the better lane that the prefer the slick or drag radial cars use...I used the less prepped lane and dirtier lane...I made sure I did a good burnout...we both redlit me with a -.06 him with a -.08...when I went around him at 100 ft I knew I had a good run...I thanked him after for the race..told him he gave me incentive to run quick.

It was a great day as always it seems at St Thomas Raceway Park..great to hang out with CNC Chris...and a couple others who always seem to gather around us..

[jonmachota78]

Congrats! Sounds like a blast!

[Garry Sr]

When I had my car out the other night it got me thinking about the eighth mile. A Pontiac will keep pulling long after a chevy looses steam. The eighth is a whole different ball game, you best be hooking like a starving catfish.

[78w72]

congrats! 10's are beyond impressive for your set up... what was the temp & wind conditions? & what tires & psi are you running?

[ta man]

Originally Posted by Garry Sr

When I had my car out the other night it got me thinking about the eighth mile. A Pontiac will keep pulling long after a chevy looses steam. The eighth is a whole different ball game, you best be hooking like a starving catfish.

I hear ya...if I set this car up just for a max 1/8th time...I think I would destroy all my cheap ass parts behind the engine..!

[Garry Sr]

Originally Posted by ta man

I hear ya...if I set this car up just for a max 1/8th time...I think I would destroy all my cheap ass parts behind the engine..!

My trans was on it's last legs before I pulled out of the garage that night, f*ck it man, I had fun and nobody can take that one away from me. What does Disturbed say in one of their songs? The past is indestructible.

I'd rather write stories than have none to tell.

[OCMDGTO]

Congrats, you guys are killing it!

[Garry Sr]

Here's a good for anyone that likes to street race.....

Street Racing isn't like cheating on your wife, Those are the stories you'd be stupid to tell.

[6D9]

Congrats on the new best and getting into the 10's! Its a good feeling for sure.

[PAUL K]

Good job! Very impressive!

[Cliff R]

Nice runs! It's always great with these proven big torque 455 engine combo's when you can run "race" car numbers w/o a lot of gear or converter.

This is the best time of year to do it, as we start making a LOT more power than in the hot/humid months. The biggest obstacle to overcome at that point is getting the power to the ground on a colder track, and judging by the wide range of 60' times from your runs you were working really hard at it, congrats!......Cliff

[Colin70TA]

Awesome job Ernie! The gains you made are extremely impressive and show your ability and patience when it comes to this fine tuning. I don't think there are many people that could pull off what you have done, kudos to you!

[ta man]

Originally Posted by Cliff R

Nice runs! It's always great with these proven big torque 455 engine combo's when you can run "race" car numbers w/o a lot of gear or converter.

This is the best time of year to do it, as we start making a LOT more power than in the hot/humid months. The biggest obstacle to overcome at that point is getting the power to the ground on a colder track, and judging by the wide range of 60' times from your runs you were working really hard at it, congrats!......Cliff

Thanks Cliff..I'm using a different launch technique that seems to help,plus a good burnout and the new et pros work well.I don't have an extreme range of 60's anymore..I used to just blow the tires off at times.I'm pretty happy getting in the mid 1.5's for a 60ft for a stock suspension car with just a set of cheap 3 way shocks.

[Cliff R]

I found the ET Street Radials to be very difficult to hook up on cool/cold tracks, but they hook like racing slicks in the hot/humid months. The reason for this is that engine power is down some and the track is simply a LOT stickier.

Even then they require a LOT of burn-out and you've go to be all over them to keep the pressure right. Anyhow, nice to see that you could get it all together and bust into the 10's, keep up the good work!.....Cliff

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by ta man

60ft 1/8th mph 1/4 mph
1 1.6760 7.1731 98.86 11.1311 122.58 cold car spun
(snip)
8 1.5670 7.0030 98.65 10.9509 123.60 good launch better lane

(more snip)

Sorry I missed following this thread. Whoa! 10's on street tires and 3.08 gears? Do I understand this right? Sorry for not wading through 28 pages of posts on this deal, but bring me up to speed. If so, that is flat out unbelievably awesome. I am impressed.