turbocoupes
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Joined:
Jul 2003
Aberdeen,Maryland
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All I can say is it was DISMAL! 39 degrees...cold...cold...Mine was pingin like CRAZY...too much intial for the 20 psi boost...car "felt" better but only ran a 2.498 60', 9.727 1/8 at 76.70 mph, 12.556 1000' with a final of 14.990 and 90.65 mph...I'll reset timing to 10-12 and see what happens...maybe not tomorrow...I may have "hurt" it tonight??? Just didn't feel the same on the way home...we shall see...There's always next spring !  Was great to meet Steve there... great guy...as has been everyone I've met so far!!! What a group!
Garry McVey "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" TBird TC owners are usually wingin' it
TC's 83 project, 86 donor for 83, 86 FUN street car daily driver with speed equipment from Red 88 donor, 87 blue to be stock street car, 87 red donor for blue and others, 87 red donor, 88 street and strip(now a donor) 14.01 chasin 13.0's, 87 XR4ti project,
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martin0660
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Joined:
Jun 2002
Greensburg, PA
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Disappointing for sure. Was that your best of the night?
Mine likes boost way more than timing, so I quit playing with it 
Bob Myers
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turbocoupes
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Joined:
Jul 2003
Aberdeen,Maryland
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Yeah was the best of 2 passes...people were breakin...I'll agree with quit playing with the timing...and they do like boost!
Garry McVey "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" TBird TC owners are usually wingin' it
TC's 83 project, 86 donor for 83, 86 FUN street car daily driver with speed equipment from Red 88 donor, 87 blue to be stock street car, 87 red donor for blue and others, 87 red donor, 88 street and strip(now a donor) 14.01 chasin 13.0's, 87 XR4ti project,
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Sluggo
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Joined:
May 2004
Huntingtown, MD., USA
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Don't you hate when things don't go your way. 2 runs for the whole night stinks. That didn't give you any time to fool with it. Or practice.
Doug
88 TC / T5,4.56,Log,SC60,NPR,2277,MegaSquirt
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turbocoupes
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Joined:
Jul 2003
Aberdeen,Maryland
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Yeah well...in the back of my head I had questions/concerns about having intial at 20 well now I know! ...it sure looks like a Sat. day is the best time...I'll make my adjustments tomorrow morning and see how "she" responds...may or maynot go again til spring...I'll see...
Garry McVey "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" TBird TC owners are usually wingin' it
TC's 83 project, 86 donor for 83, 86 FUN street car daily driver with speed equipment from Red 88 donor, 87 blue to be stock street car, 87 red donor for blue and others, 87 red donor, 88 street and strip(now a donor) 14.01 chasin 13.0's, 87 XR4ti project,
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Sluggo
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Joined:
May 2004
Huntingtown, MD., USA
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I'm thinking of coming up in November sometime, maybe the 19th.
Good luck if you go tommorrow.
Doug
88 TC / T5,4.56,Log,SC60,NPR,2277,MegaSquirt
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martin0660
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Joined:
Jun 2002
Greensburg, PA
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Now you know you have ot go back tommorrow
We got rained out tonight, but there is still Saturday and Sunday to go. Tommorrow will bring out the big dogs for the big purse, but I will get at least two time trials and the first round of eliminations anyway, maybe even buy back for another round if its running
Bob Myers
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Sluggo
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Joined:
May 2004
Huntingtown, MD., USA
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You know he's going back.
Go for the big $ Bob. You are a big dog.
Doug
88 TC / T5,4.56,Log,SC60,NPR,2277,MegaSquirt
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turbocoupes
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Joined:
Jul 2003
Aberdeen,Maryland
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It looks like I hurt it last night  Reset timing and went for a spin...still pulls good with no pinging but...gettin smoke on decl now :eek: lettin it cool down and will pull plugs and see what they look like...I may be done for the year  oh well...I do have a short block ready and almost done with another head maybe I'll put the a238 in this one 
Garry McVey "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" TBird TC owners are usually wingin' it
TC's 83 project, 86 donor for 83, 86 FUN street car daily driver with speed equipment from Red 88 donor, 87 blue to be stock street car, 87 red donor for blue and others, 87 red donor, 88 street and strip(now a donor) 14.01 chasin 13.0's, 87 XR4ti project,
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turbocoupes
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Joined:
Jul 2003
Aberdeen,Maryland
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Looked at the plugs...kinda sooty and sticky...changed the plugs... it's sluggish on acceleration then pulls hard...pull the shift and PAPOW :eek: backfiring thru the exhaust :o It's gotta be runnin rich...guess I'll start with compression test and leakdown then fuel pressure,etc. looks like I'll be pullin this one down
Garry McVey "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" TBird TC owners are usually wingin' it
TC's 83 project, 86 donor for 83, 86 FUN street car daily driver with speed equipment from Red 88 donor, 87 blue to be stock street car, 87 red donor for blue and others, 87 red donor, 88 street and strip(now a donor) 14.01 chasin 13.0's, 87 XR4ti project,
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