02 lighting and cobra (long)

Mad Mike

SYCOSIS
I was at a car show @ Fuddruckers in Turnersville friday night with my Sy. I have a display board to give a history, mods and of course a timeslip. Across the lot was a lighting and a newer cobra. The owners finally wander over to my truck. I was sitting in a chair enjoying a brew when the truck owner says "these don't run elevens" I said no they don't from the factory but mine does. Doesn't say anything walks away. Later, he and the cobra guy come back and are talking , shaking there heads etc when a photographer from Atco raceway starts telling me about Tom Ferricks Ty that runs 9's and the four of us get into a conversation. Anyway, to make a long story somewhat shorter I challenged the lighting after the show. We finally grab a light on Rt.168 with the cobra behind me. I build only like 3-4 lbs of boost and as soon as the light changes I grabbed a lead that was unbelivable and he never even started to pull on me and I shut it down @ about 95-100 mph. We pull into a lot and he's just shaking his head saying "I didn't know these things were that quick". Then I leave and get on the atlantic expressway with the cobra in front of me. We're doing about 60 and then traffic clears and he gets on it and has a 2 -2 1/2 car lenghts on mew to start, well, by 80 I am beside him and I sorted of back off the throttle look over and then floor it and pulled away like you would not believe. Speedometer went all the way to 120 and I had him by at least 5-6 lenghts. I've never ran my truck like that before but I gotta say I was very impressed.
 

hamrhead

Donating Member
Damn Mike, you're truck's running pretty good huh? Your engine is still stock too, isn't it - Just bolt-ons?
 

Tooky

Serious about performance
Ohhh sweet victory!! That is a beautiful thing. I hate the car-show smack-talkers with a passion (I know exactly what you mean about the events that transpired).
 

Mad Mike

SYCOSIS
Yeah Mike just bolt-ons. Small turbo, stock downpipe and injectors. Still have the orginial motor with 22K on it. Hey, when you getting your truck back? We have to go to Atco together and dominate the night. They'll throw us both out.
 

hamrhead

Donating Member
Yup! Trust me when I tell ya I CAN'T WAIT! Waiting on a torque converter. Trans is done sitting on McCoy's shop floor. Motor needs about 1 more day to fine tune per Jerry.

I reserved a U-Haul trailer for next weekend and took off from work Friday and Monday (7/19 & 7/22). Hopefully Jerry will get the TC early this week and I won't have to cancel them! Otherwise, it may be September 'til I get a chance to go for it. :cry:
 
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