headed to the track, last minute ?'s

[lotsofmiles]

think I'm finally going to make it to the track tonight.

I hear Tom is going and i want him to tell me what it feels like to get beat by a van:spit::rofl::hug: (just kidding)

do i nead the burnout box with 2wd and mich ltx at/2's?

gonna wash the van inside and out, and underneath.
do my chop job mod on the grill.

laptop, efi, tire pressure gauge, tow truck phone number, anything else i need?

they say i dont need to worry about a helmet cause i'm in a van. i guess vans are special.

thanks for all the help/pointer so far!
I've wasted, i mean spent a lot of time lurking and reading in here and picked up alot.

 

[TheBac]

Im gonna have the camera ready. I wont run when you're up there, James. I can walk you thru it if need be.

I just wish we had a set of slicks/drag tires to borrow. Those Michelins will probably spin off the line. We'll figure it out.

See you around 8pm at Martin.

 

[lotsofmiles]

yea, when we were logging there was some spin, but they were at my normal 80 psi.

 

[Micheal Tomac]

Does the van have an open diff or a G80

I'd start at 40 psi on the rear tires and work down from there

 

[lotsofmiles]

Does the van have an open diff or a G80

I'd start at 40 psi on the rear tires and work down from there

seems like i asked that in another thread, but dont remember.... i'll check



my wife wants to go. told her shes not sitting in the van this time. i should let her drive it, shes at least 60 lbs lighter and drives like a maniac already

 

[lotsofmiles]

the sticker on the axle says 'model 70s'
and Dana is stamped in the cover

 

[dmaxfireman]

my at2's hook pretty well on the street at 80psi. better than my bfgs at 65

 

[SIKDMAX]

Good luck and give er hell!

 

[lotsofmiles]

track is about an hour away -

load the race tune before i go and get the tranny used to it?

 

[SIKDMAX]

Yup. And when you can stop in the middle of the road and floor it pretending like you are running a 1/4 mile to get the trans used to the wot shifts :happy2:

 

[Kat]

Good Luck :driving:

 

[Big Block 88]

This is gonna be cool man, good luck:hug:

 

[TheBac]

James, I bring my tools, so we can take the seat out when you get there. So your wife can come along....

make sure to bring a pair of long pants. Most of the time they dont let guys race in shorts.

To what Kat said, we'll air the tires down to at least 40psi for your first run. Id like to see your first run be off idle with no boost so we see what we've got to play with. Then we'll go from there.

I have a feeling Michael may be there, and we can get advice from him.

 

[delong_1]

good luck guys!!!!

 

[TheBac]

track is about an hour away -

load the race tune before i go and get the tranny used to it?

Yep. Also, make sure to turn the A/C off a good 1/2hr out. Track officials kind of frown on people dripping water on the track.


Are you bringing a helmet? You'll need it for under 13.99, which you should best no problem.

I gotta go out and get the truck prepped. Seeya. May check in later.

 

[lotsofmiles]

tom, seat is a deep 19 mm got one in the van, but thats the only tools in there.


just finished hacking the grill up.

we are leaving here at 5ish. 1 hour over, plenty of time to drop the seat and spare and look around.

thanks everyone.

 

[lotsofmiles]

from the logging we did last week, i think it will be under the helmet rule,

but only dmax van I've heard of so far hasnt been able to break 14.9 iirc

 

[SIKDMAX]

Cant wait to hear the results!

 

[lotsofmiles]

oh and low fuel light was on when i was in jackson. stopped in parma and put in 12 gallons. 6 or 7 over there with some playing.


how close is the nearest station with diesel??

 

[lotsofmiles]

if i pull the front battery, what do you do wrap the connectors with tape?

sorry for all the rookie ?'s:hug: