New TNT 7-30-10 results

whatbumper wrote:they may not be the problem but it is cheaper to mess with them now and see if it helps than a lot of the other suggestions

Thats a good point. I'll try it.

Well Kerry called a little while ago he just recieved a new Neil Chance 5500 8 inch converter...



Randy

the Coug wrote:Well Kerry called a little while ago he just recieved a new Neil Chance 5500 8 inch converter...



Randy

Here's hoping that cures his problem!

I got this from Kerry a while ago

Randy


We could not get a stopping place on my buddies Grand Am and I did not get the converter installed. I don't have anywhere else to do the work and his car was on the lift. He is headed to the ace track now with his dragster. I'll just have to pit tonight. I feel terrible after all the trouble you went through to get it to me. I should get it in before next Friday and be able to test it then. Man this sucks. One of these days I'll have my own place.

Thanks Randy
Kerry

Went over the car with a fine tooth comb tonight. Checked timing, fuel system, alcohol supply lines and valves, borrowed a leak down gauge and reset the Terminator. Everything was good. So...in with the converter from Coug. It was too late (neighbors) to crank it up tonight. Tomorrow after work we'll see where she flashes. Friday night TNT again. The old converter was absolutely a 10" model. I'm beginning to think me running 5.80's is like looking for a pink elephant. I'll update tomorrow night with some flash numbers.

Kerry

Everything fell together very well. All is good, no leaks. The converter flashes 4900. I figured it would be more with the 8". Loaded and ready to go. Will post results as fast as I can. I don't drink so someone take a drink for good luck and wish for 5's.

Kerry

I forgot to mention I installed a spray bar under the Terminator to idle around on gas. Hope that works as planned. Did not get to test or set it up yet. Will get her lined out at track.

Kerry

knrclark wrote:Everything fell together very well. All is good, no leaks. The converter flashes 4900.

Kerry

That still sounds tight IMO. I've always tried to be somewhere between 5200 min, pefer 55-5700.

[quote="richter69"]It may be, but we are trying some borrowed parts to see what's up with the car.

If your old converter was a 10" and was that loose I can tell you its not a good piece. [/quote]



I agree Jon. Like I said before I watched the car in person from 10 feet away. The car does not react at all, engine sounds labored like a locked up converter at to low of an rpm, but he says it flashes way high ??? Something wrong with the converter almost 99.9% sure.

Travis

Well guys, it is 2:45 a.m. and I just got back from TNT and had a shower. I have to meet my fishing partner for a tourney at 3:30 a.m. so here goes.

With the new converter from Coug the car (at first) did not do well. However, it was a fuel problem. The car went a 1.60 short time and ran 107 mph. It would not even go up against the rev limiter. So...we thought maybe the return line was blocked (super rich) with a 68 pill. We noticed the return was good but dumping fuel directly into/over the supply fitting for the pump making bubbles. We put a 90 on the return inside the tank and changed the pill to a 72 and it ran the infamous 6.23 at 109 with a 1.39 short time. Went to a 80 pill and ran a 6.14 at 110 with a 1.38 short time. Went to a 90 pill and it ran the best ever, 6.11 at 111 with a 1.35 short time. Went to a 98 pill and it slowed down on 60 but picked up a little mph, less than a half, still 111. Short time was off at 1.38. Ran 6.14. We discovered that now that the fuel system seems fixed, the new converter does not stall enough, flashing 5100. The Coug was right, putting in a new converter helped me see where the car was going wrong. I'm going to throw the old converter in stalling at 5500 and see for sure if it is broke. If it is broke, then I'll get with Randy about his converter and get a little more stall in it. This might take a minute but I'll keep everyone posted.

Thanks for all the comments and help. You guys are the bomb.

Kerry

richter69 wrote:Its good your seeing results by changing the pills, I agree the Coug's converter is snug, but even at that it looks be be going the right direction.

What size, style cell do you have? where is the pickup located??

The air sucks too right now lol.

The cell is a dragster style, odd shaped and shallow. The pick up is in the back and bottom. I had to drill my own return hole so I did not know better and put over the pick up. I agree, the air is awful...come on fall.

Kerry