Ran 11.44 @117.69mph - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bigjimzlll · 08-12-2006, 12:33 PM

Went to the street night races last night...Local TV news wanted my truck there to do a piece on. Had me racing a new ZO6 vette. The Vette went 12.5 and I went 11.3. Bad news is the converter swap didn't work out. The stall was at 6500 rpm and sliping on the top end. It is a 8" ATI converter. The tranny temp went to 270 degrees

So the tranny has to come out to be freshened and the converter cut open and repaired/tightened.
Big 2 day points race coming in 2 weeks...so I have to get it all fixed by then, but I'm out of town next weekend, so It looks like a lot of late nights.

409biscayne · 08-12-2006, 01:07 PM

Jim , that sucks , seems like everyone has had some kind of converter problem this year , my buddy sent his in and it came back set up for a Ferd , so that cost him a week , you'd think that would be dang near impossible .

Last weekend was our big Nitro Bash , i raced in Super Street and made it to the semi's . Finished in the money , out of 22 cars . I was pumped , and the truck got lots of attention , lol.
No racing this week end , time to go to the lake . Good luck on your thrashing .
Later ................................... 409

71Dragtruck · 08-12-2006, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bigjimzlll

Went to the street night races last night...Local TV news wanted my truck there to do a piece on. Had me racing a new ZO6 vette. The Vette went 12.5 and I went 11.3. Bad news is the converter swap didn't work out. The stall was at 6500 rpm and sliping on the top end. It is a 8" ATI converter. The tranny temp went to 270 degrees

So the tranny has to come out to be freshened and the converter cut open and repaired/tightened.
Big 2 day points race coming in 2 weeks...so I have to get it all fixed by then, but I'm out of town next weekend, so It looks like a lot of late nights.

I here ya also Jim, just spent this week doing late nights in the garage. I'm at a 2 day event right now. Nitrous problems and battery troubles kept me out of the 10's, only went a 11.02 at today's test and tune. Picked up a new Red Top tonight, hope that's the trouble, had to be pushed out of the staging lanes twice today

. Won't be running Nitrous at tomorrows bracket races, I'll post up some video and pics when I get home, Air Card is too slow for that

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71Dragtruck · 08-17-2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bigjimzlll

Went to the street night races last night...Local TV news wanted my truck there to do a piece on. Had me racing a new ZO6 vette. The Vette went 12.5 and I went 11.3. Bad news is the converter swap didn't work out. The stall was at 6500 rpm and sliping on the top end. It is a 8" ATI converter. The tranny temp went to 270 degrees

So the tranny has to come out to be freshened and the converter cut open and repaired/tightened.
Big 2 day points race coming in 2 weeks...so I have to get it all fixed by then, but I'm out of town next weekend, so It looks like a lot of late nights.

How you making out Jim?

08-12-2006, 12:33 PM	#1
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	Re: Ran 11.44 @117.69mph Went to the street night races last night...Local TV news wanted my truck there to do a piece on. Had me racing a new ZO6 vette. The Vette went 12.5 and I went 11.3. Bad news is the converter swap didn't work out. The stall was at 6500 rpm and sliping on the top end. It is a 8" ATI converter. The tranny temp went to 270 degrees So the tranny has to come out to be freshened and the converter cut open and repaired/tightened. Big 2 day points race coming in 2 weeks...so I have to get it all fixed by then, but I'm out of town next weekend, so It looks like a lot of late nights. __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

08-12-2006, 01:07 PM	#2
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Re: Ran 11.44 @117.69mph Jim , that sucks , seems like everyone has had some kind of converter problem this year , my buddy sent his in and it came back set up for a Ferd , so that cost him a week , you'd think that would be dang near impossible . Last weekend was our big Nitro Bash , i raced in Super Street and made it to the semi's . Finished in the money , out of 22 cars . I was pumped , and the truck got lots of attention , lol. No racing this week end , time to go to the lake . Good luck on your thrashing . Later ................................... 409 __________________ Can-Am Motorsports 37 Chev Coupe 331 4 speed 5.13 posi . ex-gasser . 64 Biscayne 409 2x4 4 speed 4.11 posi 65 Nova Wagon Drag Car 383 t400 (Dragin-Wagon) 68 c10 cst 396 t400 a/c buckets lwb 4.11 posi (SOLD)



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