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XCITsNU

Discussion Starter · Oct 15, 2005 (Edited)

Best Night EVER!!! - Did 12.93 in my SRT-8

I went to the track last night. :headbang:

I'll let the TimeSlip tell the story. :deal:

I could hardly beleive it myself. :birthday: I had about 15 people come up to the car and ask what I'd done to it. Completely Stock except Mopar CAI and MagnaFlow exhaust and a GSM Mod good for cool off and full all out cometition stomping torgue control. People kept walking up to me all night. :biggrin: I got in 5 runs. I'll scan the timeslips and post them all. AND this was with a 7/8 full tank of 93 Octane gas!

I officially fell in love with my SRT-8 last night. Literally an overwhelming emotion. :wink1: Almost brought tears to my eyes... but I was too busy giggling like a boy on Christmas morning after opening my presents and realizing I got something sooo cool that even I couldn't imagine it to ask for it. Did I mention I am totally in love??? :boobies: :banana: :biggrin:

Stats:

Arrived it was 65 degrees. Let car sit with the GSM fan mod going for an hour. Pushed it up the lanes. The engine temp gage in the diagnostics EVIC screen was at 144 degrees. Started it up and switched on the GSM torgue mod. Went around the Water Box and lit up the tires. The car went through the gears up to third lightning fast I was shocked. It's never done that before. Didn't miss a beat at all (the other runs it seemed to stall at 2nd or 3rd gear). Pulled up and deep staged. Waited for the second yellow light to go on and took my left foot off the brake and floored the gas. The rest is history. I thought I might have run a 13.4 or a 13.5. I was screaming like a teenager at his first rock concert!!! So damn cool!!!

Hey... where is every body??? Oh ya F#c% At the baddest 300 LX car meet in the nation!!! Wish I was there!!!!!!!!! Sigh... Talk to you guys when everyone gets back.

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Meister

· #8 · Oct 15, 2005

XCITsNU said:
I went to the track last night. :headbang: ...I officially fell in love with my SRT-8 last night. Literally an overwhelming emotion. :wink1: Almost brought tears to my eyes... but I was too busy giggling like a boy on Christmas morning after opening my presents and realizing I got something sooo cool that even I couldn't imagine it to ask for it. Did I mention I am totally in love???

That IS exciting stuff, XCITsNU. Congrats!

Was this your first outing since adding the GSM torque/fan mod?

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Meister

· #12 · Oct 15, 2005 (Edited)

XCITsNU said:
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Meister: Thanks man... It was the first time out since adding the GSM Mod, and MagnaFlows.

The GSM Mod helped cool the car down faster, and kept it at about 203 degrees on the Engine temp (Diag. Screen, not oil temp in the main screens).

The torgue mod helped, but on several runs, I was burning rubber off the line instead of hooking right up. I did NOT run with ESP on.

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I take it you're powering the GSM fan switch off of fuse slot 9 now. Good show.

'Looks like it's time you added a 180 degree thermostat, XCITsNU. 203 degrees is the temp of the stock tstat, at least on the 5.7L. The thermostat is fighting the fan. Drop in a 180 and you'll be able to cool her off to 180 or thereabouts. And the 180 thermostat will be just fine all Winter even up in your neck of the woods. 'Ran a 180 all 3 years I was in Alaska some time ago, with no problems of any kind, in a modified small block Chevy engine.

Suggestion: Next time try leaving ESP engaged (no skid icon showing) and see if your launch improves. I didn't think of trying that either, and even with my 5.7 I was burning wildly through first, and half way through second, with both the ESP off and the tm switch engaged. I've wished, in hindsight, that I had thought to try a run with the factory ESP OFF switch in the normal position to see if that helped hook up better.

My 5.7L times, adjusted for density altitude, from a hot Phoenix night in early September: 13.85 at 101.98.

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Meister

· #18 · Oct 16, 2005

XCITsNU said:
Thanks for the suggestions Meister. I have the 180' Thermostat sitting right here on my desk that I was told by GSM would work inmy SRT-8, but then they retracted saying the 180' Thermostat throws a dash error code, so no good running it.

I've done a ton of runs with ESP enabled. It does seem to hook up better but the 60', trap times and ET's are lower. The GSM Mod does actually work...

Anyone say why the 6.1L throws codes with the 180 tstat when the 5.7L doesn't?

I was suggesting you try ESP normal (no skid icon) with the GSM switch engaged (ESP/BAS light on), XCITsNU. You didn't indicate that you had tried that combination, and you did mention a wheel spin issue.

Just a thought.

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