Traction Control Needed...
I did no back-up run in case it was a fluke.
I got a loud chuckle reading that! Because, your mindset and my mindset are the same ... brother! :D
That whole post of yours was a good read, I appreciated every word of it. Especially the PS. The 360 in my car is supposedly not exactly stock. And the car is like 3,100 pounds. With me in it, it's like 3,350. So yes, I agree, it has to be on top of its game. 13.9 would make me very happy. Before the next time at the track I'm going to perfect the AFR's at WOT (it's a bit lean at 12.9 or so IMO, I'm shooting for 12.2), and maybe even a fresh set of plugs. They're relatively fresh, but have gone through a lot of tuning. So much has been done to the car since the only trip I made to the track with it.
The previous owner said he used to run 13.9's all the time. But, to be honest, I think he's mixing up his 13.9's and 14.9's. I don't think he's lying, I think he's remembering wrong. He's 83, and it's been 10+ years since he took it down the track. The best I could get out of it the one time I took it was a 15.44. So I can conceive of a 14.9 (maybe) with that open diff. No friggin way it would have run a 13.9 with that open diff.
3.55's would help me on the track. At 13.9, I should be running about 96 ± 1 mph and 4,800 ± 100 rpm. But since I have a 3 speed non-overdrive, I'm going to keep the 3.23's. It's barely interstateable as it is.
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