I went to the track yesterday to see what I could run with a decent DA, and noticed that the car was blowing a lot of smoke under acceleration. It was enough that I could see it in the rearview mirror. At first I thought possibly a head gasket, but the car has only 3500 miles on it. It is a...
I've done two track days on my Whipple equipped car. One at full power and one with 25% power pulled. No heat issues at all. My limiting factor was tires. I'll be switching to Hankook RS3s in the spring to resolve that problem.
That's a lot of MPH! This is my car as the clutch started slipping. I left a little hot and spun way too much as well. It's weird, I don't notice the clutch until the 2-3 shift.
They are so much fun at the drag strip. At first I was disappointed that I bought a stick, but the M6 will leave me with with more of a challenge. My first trip out yielded a 10.903 @ 129 with a 1.660 60' and a DA of 2800' in 90* weather. That was on Hoosiers though, leaving at 4500. By the...