Rick-n-Columbus

I saw that too

Did anyone happen to get a video of my first pass vs Derek (silver Marauder vs Blue Mach1) 11.8 vs 11.7?

11.84 @ 117.35mph w/ 1.84 60' Still need to work out the traction so I can launch WOT and not baby into it.

Thanks for organizing this guys! I had a nice time and got a couple of runs in before lunch. Turned out to be a very nice morning!

It's actually a Showtime show... It was on Showtime long before CBS aired it during the writer's strike. And yes, it's one of the best shows on TV

Ah cool. I work on that street

2004 Mercury Marauder Color: Silver Birch Trilogy Motorsports Lysholm Twinscrew Supercharger with Alternative Auto XL Intercooler Heat Exchanger Alternative Auto 4.6 Aluminum Block Stroked to 5.0 with: Diamond Forged Pistons & Crank Eagle Rods CNC Ported & Worked 4-Valve Heads Ford GT Supercar Cams 8-Bolt Flex Plate Tuned By Lidio of Alternative Auto Other Powertrain Related: 60lbs Injectors SCT BAP2400 90MM MAF JLT Performance CAI Kooks Longtube Headers Magnaflow 2.5" X-pipe Magnaflow High-flow Cats & 18" Stainless Mufflers Custom 2.5" Over-Axle Exhaust Pipes Meg's Resonator-Delete 3" Stainless Tips Alternative Auto Stage 4 4R75W Transmission w/ Art Carr Deep Pan Metal Matrix Driveshaft Eaton Limited-slip Posi Ford Racing Stud & Girdle Moser 31 Splie Axles Wheels & Brakes: TCE Performance Brakes with Wilwood 6-Piston Calipers & Stainless Lines Nitto NT555 "Extreme ZR" Tires (Front: 245/45/ZR18, Rear: 295/45/ZR18) Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials 305/45/18 (track) (Two Sets of Stock Rear Wheels, Cut & Widened to 9.5") Suspension: Metco Control Arms & Bushings (and Driveshaft Loop) Addco Rear Swaybar Other: Custom Aluminum Door Sills Stainless Steel Bumper Letter Inserts Entire car covered in Dynamat (4.5 Bulk Packs) Pioneer AVIC-Z1 Head Unit (7" screen with 30GB HDD) Pioneer Premiere 6" x 8" 260w Speakers Pioneer Premiere 12" 1400W Sub Huper-Optik 35% Tint Colex Billit Aluminum Badges, Coil Covers, and Fluid Caps Ford Truck Organizer & Net Custom Truck Lid Liner Proguard Wind-Breaker Autometer Guages: Boost, Oil Pressure and Tranny Temp

I had William put some QA1 shocks on, flush my brake system and go over my header bolts today. He did an excellent job! He's very professional and takes care in what he does. I highly recommend him for anyone needing to get some work done! Best, Rick

It was nice to meet you guys (finally). Sorry I had leave early, but had to watch the big game. See some of you next week at the track! Rick

I'll be there until a little before 8pm. The big UM vs UF game is tonight. Go 'Canes!

Hi, With 5psi, that's probably a low to mid 14's truck. And the tune should remove the mph limiter. I have a very similar Mark LT pushing 9 PSI with a LSD 3.73 rear and it can turn 13.9 on a best run (albeit it's a full 4-door truck). These trucks are big and heavy pigs, but your's is a little lighter. The blower just makes them fast pigs PS - I love these trucks with blowers, they are lots of fun! Rick

Welcome! That's a nice F150! Makes me miss mine!

522rwhp, 516rwtq 305/45/18's with about 18psi . Best 60' was 1.9. I could never get traction with these things, I had to baby it off the line.

I had the 555R's on for a while. They do grip better than regular radials, but they are easy to over-power. And yes, they need to be REALLY hot to work well. I just purchased some MT's to replace these with... Good luck!

Darn. Does anyone know of any 100 unleaded sold at the pump anywhere near the track (or even here in town)?? Worst case, I'll just use some Torco Accelerator. Rick

Is 100 unleaded sold at the track?

I'm in; ticket purchased.

Welcome Aaron! There is another blue owner up in Delaware. It's quite rare to have two of you in the same area I have a 04 Silver Birch MM with a few mods... In fact, I just got the car back from Lidio's a few days ago: http://www.betterchips.com/mm/enginets.jpg See you around town! Best, Rick

I wasn't there in 2004, but every year since. Everything is at a standstill anyway...

Is anyone heading up to Detroit for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise? I'm heading up Friday and will be cruising Friday and Saturday. I'll be parked at the Burger King off of Mile 13/14 and Woodward. FYI, for those who don't know about woodward, it's a cruise about 16 miles long with about 100k hotrods and about 2 million people. It's great Rick

Unfortunately, these are VERY difficult to remove and get back on. That's why I'm looking for an on-car lathe, so the job can be done while the rotors are still on the car. Most shops where I'm from didn't have this nor would touch the brakes

I have a set of 6-piston Wilwoods with 13.1" rotors on my Marauder. I've developed a bad pulsation from them, which tells me they need to be cut. I've had this once before and they were cut once to solve the problem. Can anyone recommend a good brake shop (or speed shop) that has an on-car lathe for cutting these types of rotors, that also has experience with aftermarket brakes like these? Thanks! Rick

The Torco Accelerator isn't octane booster like you buy in the Autoparts section at Walmart, it's a race fuel concentrate. They claim it's the same mix they make their race fuel from, just condensed in can version for personal use. I've ran it with a race tune numerous times at the track without problems. It's good stuff.

Yes, and it really works. I add 1 can to about 12 gallons of 93 and it averages out to about 12 gallons of 100 unleaded. Fewer gallons = higher octane.

I have a few cans of Torco accelerator. This stuff really works well and I've used it for about a year...