Finally took my Gen 3 to the drag strip. 9.61 @ 151.8 mph

[Nine Ball]

I haven't taken this car to the drag strip in over 2 yrs now. Last time out, it was just a stock engine car with the Paxton supercharger. Since then, I've added about 400 rwhp. I couldn't get a good launch without making the clutch slip too much, so I had to leave the line somewhat conservative and then get on it. My best 60' of the day was a 1.55, but the clutch didn't hold in 2nd gear. I also cut a few 1.60-1.62 times, but the high rpm launch didn't hold again.




Yes, I had to grab 5th gear. That is a lot of rowing in less than 10 seconds. My nitrous shuts off at 6,000 rpm to be safe, which is when you see the shift light flash. So, I had to grab 5th in order to stay on the bottle.





Timeslips for today:




Mods:

Forged internals on the shortblock
Custom camshaft
Belanger headers
Novi2000 supercharger at 12 psi boost (makes about 850-875 on boost alone)
Nitrous Outlet 150 hp wet kit.
TR6060 transmission
3.33 rear gears w/ Wavetrac diff and Driveshaft Shop half-shafts
18" drag radials
3,650 lbs raceweight

Tony