License Passes Tonight!!!!!

Well . . tonight is the big night. I'm doing my license passes!!

The 4.30s are in, the car is certed, and I'm getting ready to bump the timing to 40 degrees.

The car should run 9s as it sits. But . . . if it doesn't . . . I have a special batch of fuel that will give me the extra ponies I need. 80% alcohol and 20% nitromethane :noes:

I won't use the special recipe unless I need it . . . but it's good to know it's there. imp:

 

Thanks, eveyone.

I will have vids. :boink:

 

Close but no cigar:

I passed the cockpit orientation test and got the first four (of six) passes in for my license. But, the car wouldn't go into the nines . . . dammit!!

The 4.30 gear and the timing bump did absolutely NOTHING! It ran 10.20 just like it always does.

The car is still stumbling off the line. There are two reasons for this. First, I didn't get my new collectors on (so I'm basically running open headers) and, two, I still have to install the fuel tank in the front because it's starving for fuel on launch.

At least I'm only two passes away from getting licensed. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to get it done next weekend.

I'm pissed

 

In order to go faster than 10.0 seconds on any NHRA member track, you need to have an NHRA ET license and the car's chassis must be certified by the NHRA. My car is certed to 8.50.

In order to get your ET license, you need to get a physical and then go through the following steps under observation of two current license holders and the track manager:

1. Cockpit orientation test. You have to be able to unbuckle and get out of the car in under ten seconds (they are pretty loose with this one.

2. You have to do six supervised passes in the following order:

One 1/8 mile pass, three "moderate" passes (over 10.0), and two passes of 9.99 or under.

After you do all of this you are licensed to drive as fast as 7.50.

I need to do just the opposite. I need the fuel tank in the front so it can "gravity feed" to the pump. My pump is a crankshaft driven unit and can't pull enough fuel from the rear on launch to feed the motor. Just moving the tank prolly gets me into the nines.

 

I'm actually going to put it in the front driver's side fender, mounted to the outside of the frame rail. If I had it to do over again, I would have mounted it in front of the radiator.

 

As long as I have a steel fender (which I do) it's ok. 8)

Here's an in car vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X08g3IHSt8

And some on Putfile: http://media.putfile.com/95-v-05-48
http://media.putfile.com/1034-run
http://media.putfile.com/SN95-Vert-vs-Fox-Body

Thanks, man. I'm just mystified that going to 4.30s and bumping the timing did absolutely NOTHING . . . lol