Growing up doesn't have to suck

[89Suburban]

I used a 19mm socket to turn it by hand to ensure it was closed. It must've been damaged in shipping cuz it snapped way too easily.]

 

[Sam Harris]

Already done.

Picked them up for $500

Pics! Didn’t happen.

 

[iamdub]

Rushed and stressed myself today to get home early enough to fill the radiator and get to the track. I stopped at Walmart on the way home for some coolant concentrate and a few gallons of distilled water. While I was there, I checked the track's calendar and saw that they weren't even doing TNT tonight and that it'll be on Sunday, starting at 10:00. So I chilled out and grabbed a few more items. Oh well, it gives that thread sealant an extra day to cure.

 

[iamdub]

Got to the track around 10:30 this morning. Ambient was 55°, just like when I made my baseline runs last March. My best at that time was 15.656 @ 89.05. First pass as-is, stomping it with traction control on, it went 14.698 @ 94.61. So I started out really happy. I got three more runs in with about 20 minutes of cool-down between each (hood up). Second run was with all TC nannies off and slightly pedaling it, and it was just slower all around. Third run, I lined up with a Suburban that I assumed was a 2010+ and had the 6L80. I believe he was cammed. He ran again then left as I was cooling down so I never got to chat him up. For that race, I decided to actually try to cut the lights so my RT was much better than runs 1 and 2. Stomping it with the nannies off, it surprised me with a little tire scratch. I won that one, but he was gaining. That big bastard had some top end, or maybe it was his choice of wheel and tire that hurt his launch. Reading the time slip tells the story as he was over 1.5 MPH faster at the 1/8 and almost 3 MPH at the 1/4. I really wish I could've checked him out. For the last run, I had cooled for about 30 mins and ambient was around 57°. Stomped it at the last amber and it scratched the tires noticeably harder than the previous run. That one was the best of the day with a 14.672 @ 94.69. Oh, I didn't stall it on any runs. Playing with it on the street, I've tried to stall it but Torque Management kills it badly. So I didn't stall it at the track.

So, I gained a second with the mods, which is what I was hoping for. I'm satisfied.

Best slip:




All slips:




The Suburban:

 

[Sparksalot]

Gave it up for cigars.

Good choice!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Good choice!

 

[Sparksalot]

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One I smoked recently, and another I tried a while back then kept the tube.

 

[Tonyrodz]

One I smoked recently, and another I tried a while back then kept the tube.

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Not all Cohibascome from Cuba. I smoked some real Cohibas and they were eh.

 

[Sparksalot]

Not all Cohibascome from Cuba. I smoked some real Cohibas and they were eh.

My mother in-law visited Havana a couple of years ago and and brought it back for me. I can’t say it was a great smoke either.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Got to the track around 10:30 this morning. Ambient was 55°, just like when I made my baseline runs last March. My best at that time was 15.656 @ 89.05. First pass as-is, stomping it with traction control on, it went 14.698 @ 94.61. So I started out really happy. I got three more runs in with about 20 minutes of cool-down between each (hood up). Second run was with all TC nannies off and slightly pedaling it, and it was just slower all around. Third run, I lined up with a Suburban that I assumed was a 2010+ and had the 6L80. I believe he was cammed. He ran again then left as I was cooling down so I never got to chat him up. For that race, I decided to actually try to cut the lights so my RT was much better than runs 1 and 2. Stomping it with the nannies off, it surprised me with a little tire scratch. I won that one, but he was gaining. That big bastard had some top end, or maybe it was his choice of wheel and tire that hurt his launch. Reading the time slip tells the story as he was over 1.5 MPH faster at the 1/8 and almost 3 MPH at the 1/4. I really wish I could've checked him out. For the last run, I had cooled for about 30 mins and ambient was around 57°. Stomped it at the last amber and it scratched the tires noticeably harder than the previous run. That one was the best of the day with a 14.672 @ 94.69. Oh, I didn't stall it on any runs. Playing with it on the street, I've tried to stall it but Torque Management kills it badly. So I didn't stall it at the track.

So, I gained a second with the mods, which is what I was hoping for. I'm satisfied.

Best slip:

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All slips:

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The Suburban:

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Nice times a full second is a big difference!