Back to the track in the 1991 Talon
Monday, February 26, 2007
As much as I enjoy drag racing, the Talon has only made it to the strip once, and that was way back in December 2005. This is due mostly to the lack of a 1/4 mile track nearby. Outside of this town, people just don't respond to someone quoting their 1/8 mile times and mph, plus I enjoy the higher speeds and the ability to reel in cars that the 1/4 mile affords.
Back in 2005, I ran a best of 8.2 seconds at 89mph with a 20g turbocharger at this track with similar conditions. That wasn't too bad, but this time out, I ran a best of 7.6 seconds at 97mph. Although the E.T. is six tenths quicker, I was really babying the car off the line, as weakness of the stock 3 bolt rear is well known in the DSM community. I have a beefier four bolt rear waiting to go in, but I probably won't get around to that for some time. A more aggressive launch could knock off another few tenths.
I'm pretty happy with the MPH, as I picked up 8mph over last time! This was all done on 93 octane pump gas and full weight with freezin' air conditioning. Also, this also works out to an estimated 0-60 time of 2.95 seconds. Not too shabby!
Enjoy the pics and check out the in-car video!
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posted by Tom T. @ 7:02 AM,
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At February 26, 2007 7:09 PM,
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Not too shabby indeed - hope that you are teaching that youngster of yours all your tricks now!! Who knows, maybe you'll get your own reality show where your daughter/daughters are out there racing away!
