Buck531

The fiero, at least, has the benefit of being "correct wheel drive". FWD LOL.

 

Yeah true. I must say.. for having a been in FWD cars since I started to drive, going to a RWDish platform is just.. satisfying. The feeling of being pushed rather than pulled is nice

About as dumb as someone I know putting a bunch of money into a Fiero....

What size is the plate? How much do you need taken off?

 

 

It's not very big. Not sure how much I would need taken off. I did put a straight edge on it and it seems fine. I honestly don't know why in the fuck it's not sealing. It was on the buick for 5 years without an issue. I did have to reseal the core when I took it off the buick but it seems like it sealed ok? Not sure if there's a way to pressure test the plates or what not either.

 

This is what I'm talking about the 2" chunk of shit sitting on the motor.

 

https://i.imgur.com/reENklD.jpg

I don't have much to offer except that if you get desperate you could try a glass table and some fine sandpaper. Hillbilly as hell, but I hear it has worked for decking heads.

 

Yeah I saw a video a long time ago with some billy doing that with a head.

I need to have an aluminum plate milled a very small amount. Never had to do anything like this before so does anyone have access to a mill or should I just find a machine shop? Also, before they do anything will they check to see if it is actually warped? It's not a head or anything. Just my intercooler core (some heater core sandwiched in between two aluminum plates.).

Here's my 12.55 pass.

 

I will say my poor times have to do more with my ability than the track.

 

I looked at my slips Friday. I think I had 11 passes. Every pass was a 2.0 60' and maybe 1 1.9 but the ONE time I was in the groove was a 1.8.

That's shitty, I mean I get it was only a "test and tune" rental but still, you paid your money. Should be able to use the track properly.

 

Correct. I have the entire video conversation with the track guy in the orange shirt pulling us through the staging lanes.

 

If it were a general test and tune on a Friday I get it. (sorta but whatever). We paid $50 to do a 'test and tune'. I would have rather paid $15 and went to Trails and got same times.

The cone of 60' death.

 

Damn you people on street tires/drag radials!

It was, I thought it was odd. Now I know why it was there. I’m still a shitty driver, never had anything less than a 2.0 60 ft time on street tires. I’ve given up trying to dip in the 12s with this car. Not gonna happen unless I do rear suspension and do drag setup.

 

I was at 2.0, 2.1' with 255 BFG drag radials Friday. At trails, with my shitty craigslist Z rated 225's was cutting 1.8x 60's. I have it on video where I asked if I can go in the groove and didn't even go through the water box and had my best 1.86 60'. :dumb:

Hmm..wasn't OJ just released on Saturday night?

 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/01/us/oj-simpson-released-from-prison/index.html

Yeah here was my best (on the left) I swear there is better traction on the street than the the left lane there. I give up with this car. Just gonna drive it. No point in racing this turd anymore.

 

 

 

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If you were in the left, the cone was most likely in the groove. Pushing you outside of it.. hence your shitty 60'.

Fiero Turd went 12.55 @ 108.9 with a 1.86 60'.

 

If you were on anything other than a hoosier or full on slick you got shafted. That cone that was there on the left side was to keep you out of the groove so your DR's wouldn't "tear up the track for the pro mods that are coming in Saturday morning".

 

I know my car isn't the fastest but when you need to get a decent 60' to get a decent time and no matter what you do you can't hook for shit it kinda sucks.

Bought both of these a few weeks ago and ran them for two weeks. Don't work with my setup.

 

Exactly these. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/qa1-12ht350

 

Paid $100 for both. Asking $80 since I can't return them (a few scuff marks).

 

I can bring them to the track day if you want.

I'm hoping for anything faster than a 12.6 without the intercooler. Next spring I'm hoping to be in the 11's somewhere.

You'll shoot your eye out kid.

https://stcloud.craigslist.org/cto/d/vw-eurovan-bus-bug-ghia/6291527263.html

 

I got an email a few minutes ago stating it was lowered to $50 pre-pay. $60 at the gates the day of the race.

"for a friend"...

They were talking on QMF96 today about "midget wrestling" and the fact that midgets don't like to be called "Little people" but just Midgets. They were referring to all the shows on TV now about midgets and how it's called "The Little People of LA". It's just a more PC correct term I guess.

 

To ask your question DJ. Probably nothing. But aren't you white? :gabe:

Bang Bus?

Done. I sent you a PM too.

Casey I'll take them. You free Monday?

my car's dirty af but i might swing out

 

My car is in primer.. I might make it out .

Things are starting to come together. So far we have Lucore, Rock Auto, and the US Army on board as sponsors.

 

We'll continue to take offers of cash or product (that we can raffle off) for sponsorship. Very soon I'm going to come looking for people to be judges. As of right now the qualifications I am looking for in a judge is a pulse and a smart phone. I'm only partially kidding, but if it gets bad, then the pulse requirement will probably become negotiable. Judging will be done on smart phones, so that one is a requirement.

 

Damnit..so my 2004 Motorola Razr won't work? :no: