2018 GT Whipple and still waiting

[DavidHuff]

Congrats and is this with the Whipple Tune?
Do just put in S and let it shift automatic?

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[olaosunt]

Congrats and is this with the Whipple Tune?
Do just put in S and let it shift automatic?

I left it in D/drag mode/Advance track off.
Car is full weight/PP1/Recaro/Magneride/SVE 350 wheels /stock front tires and MT ET SS 305/35 19.
BMR cradle lock out/DSS CF drive shaft and loop/lowered on Eibach springs,
Don't think the DS gained me anything (tried to run it stock but sent back due to bad vibration) but at least not vibrating.

 

[olaosunt]

I left it in D/drag mode/Advance track off.
Car is full weight/PP1/Recaro/Magneride/SVE 350 wheels /stock front tires and MT ET SS 305/35 19.
BMR cradle lock out/DSS CF drive shaft and loop/lowered on Eibach springs,
Don't think the DS gained me anything (tried to run it stock but sent back due to bad vibration) but at least not vibrating.

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[DavidHuff]

Great Job and that is a Bad Ass Street Ride!

 

[Hivel]

Thanks for posting. If you and your car weigh 4000 lbs. That run put down almost 700HP. That should be close to 770HP at the crank. Seems like the Whipple added about 300HP.
Thanks,

 

[Chainsaw]

Your 60' definitely needs work. Personally I wouldn't foot brake it over 2000, let the converter flash. If you can knock a couple tenths off your 60' you should be in the low 10's. I've heard some scuttlebutt that torque converters for the 10R80 are now being tested. I'll let you know when I hear more.

 

[olaosunt]

Your 60' definitely needs work. Personally I wouldn't foot brake it over 2000, let the converter flash. If you can knock a couple tenths off your 60' you should be in the low 10's. I've heard some scuttlebutt that torque converters for the 10R80 are now being tested. I'll let you know when I hear more.

Going back today . It’s test and tune only so hopefully I have more passes to figure it out.
Also may try a pair of shorter ET SS drag radials (325/30 19) . They are mounted on OEM GT 350 wheels that are HEAVY though. Just wondering if there will be any gain from the increased gear resulting from shorter tire.

Next week I will run 18 inch skinnies up front and ET R’s on lighter race star wheels so I should drop some weight and hopefully pick up some mph/ET

 

[gimmie11s]

Going back today . It’s test and tune only so hopefully I have more passes to figure it out.
Also may try a pair of shorter ET SS drag radials (325/30 19) . They are mounted on OEM GT 350 wheels that are HEAVY though. Just wondering if there will be any gain from the increased gear resulting from shorter tire.

Next week I will run 18 inch skinnies up front and ET R’s on lighter race star wheels so I should drop some weight and hopefully pick up some mph/ET

How'd she do?

These kits with nothing else immediately turn an 18 into a hellcat buster.

Pretty bad ass and MPH is strong! Would probably run high 130s with a 1.6 60 foot.

 

[olaosunt]

No better as it was even hotter and DA was almost 3000 ft.
I did have a bit of scare as I saw + 4 knock my first pass. I think I may have got some bad 93 since I added 8 gallons (had 3 in from yesterday/) from a gas station close to the track that I am sure(now) hardly sells any 93 fuel . I did add another full bottle of octane but still went from holding 18.5*/134 mph to only 12*/128 mph(ET 11.2)
Fortunately I had a 5 gallon of 98 octane I had bought as "back up and I added 3 gallons. It ran better the next pass/no knock but slightly less timing(17*) than yesterday but the same mph. Per logs the IAT's started as high as 160 at the line but dropped like a stone once I got going(I saw only -3 knock so may be it had something to do with the heat)
That was the best pass @10.80(ran a couple of 10.9's with starting IAT even higher). I stalled to 2000 rpm on that pass and anything lower was worse 60".

The shorter tires were even worse and spun on every shift..... I had the taller tires down to 23 psi and no spin. When I swapped the taller tires the TPMS read the same but I should have checked manually as they later showed they were still at 32 psi.

I have video of a 10.9 pass but the clocks were not showing times for anybody(the usual grudge races were going on)
Line lock refused to work.

 

[rainmaker]

No better as it was even hotter and DA was almost 3000 ft.
I did have a bit of scare as I saw + 4 knock my first pass. I think I may have got some bad 93 since I added 8 gallons (had 3 in from yesterday/) from a gas station close to the track that I am sure(now) hardly sells any 93 fuel . I did add another full bottle of octane but still went from holding 18.5*/134 mph to only 12*/128 mph(ET 11.2)
Fortunately I had a 5 gallon of 98 octane I had bought as "back up and I added 3 gallons. It ran better the next pass/no knock but slightly less timing(17*) than yesterday but the same mph. Per logs the IAT's started as high as 160 at the line but dropped like a stone once I got going(I saw only -3 knock so may be it had something to do with the heat)
That was the best pass @10.80(ran a couple of 10.9's with starting IAT even higher). I stalled to 2000 rpm on that pass and anything lower was worse 60".

The shorter tires were even worse and spun on every shift..... I had the taller tires down to 23 psi and no spin. When I swapped the taller tires the TPMS read the same but I should have checked manually as they later showed they were still at 32 psi.

I have video of a 10.9 pass but the clocks were not showing times for anybody(the usual grudge races were going on)
Line lock refused to work.

Great camera work. Who's the joker staring at your car? @Eco85

 

[olaosunt]

lol
Thanks for the great camera action .

 

[Whipple18GT]

which tubing do you have with your kit? mine has a carbon intake, it was a pain trying to realign everything after I installed a sound tube mod from Foster.

 

[Bluelightning]

which tubing do you have with your kit? mine has a carbon intake, it was a pain trying to realign everything after I installed a sound tube mod from Foster.

Mine came with the silicone intake tube.

 

[PTM5.0]

which tubing do you have with your kit? mine has a carbon intake, it was a pain trying to realign everything after I installed a sound tube mod from Foster.

Mine came with the silicone tube also

 

[olaosunt]

Surely I can’t have the only “non shop “ car that has been to the track .
Looking forward to others so I can verify mine is running where it should be .

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