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First week of October I headed back to the track for 2017 to try to take back the trophy from Red Dragon after he barely nipped my time in 2016 after catching wind of my 11.31 pass. I'm sure you all remember the long novel he wrote and all the talk about the "thousands upon thousands" of dollars...

https://youtu.be/XDzirVlvMZk I got it! Overall quickest bone stock engine Mark VIII. Now I'll be bumping the timing and doing a few more things and going for 10s next year. That will still not include removing the valve covers that the factory put on the car. 11.316@119.11

I haven't been on here in quite some time. I bought a beautiful Toreador Red Gen2 LSC from Thomas A back in October 2012. At the time it was a log manifold stock converter Vortech S-trim car. With the help of a small diet, E85, longtubes, 4200 stall, fuel cell, and poly bushings throughout on...

I am going to be switching my Supercharged 97 Mark8 to E85 over the winter. Does anyone know if there is an aftermarket pump hat option that will bolt up to our tanks that will allow me to run a 465lph fuel pump? I am trying to simplify that part of the install if at all possible. I'd like to...

Big Red finally got a couple worthy mods done that she has needed since the day I bought it. The car now has longtube headers custom fitted (horribly--don't ask) and a nice deep 4200 stall converter. Anyhow, MUCH improved performance since I bought the car back in October 2012. I'm hoping to hit...

Got the BBK longtubes custom fitted on Big Red with an x-pipe. I took the quiet mufflers off of the car that were on there and now it's...well, illegal. LOL I'm going to be looking into getting a set of louder mufflers that will give it lots of volume but take the edge off...

I have a converter picked out for Big Red but I'm trying to figure out what stall to go with. Lonnie tells me 3600ish, Burbank LSC whose car was no slouch said no less than 4000. Now, this is only a weekend driver, track car so mpg are of no concern to me. I have one goal, and that is to run 11s...

What in the sam hell is going on? :mad: berg/media/Serpentine1_zps5ceb06d3.jpg.html][/URL] This is on the blown8. The other day it shredded the belt on the highway when I matted it and burped out over 2 gallons of coolant. That was fun. :mad: So anyhow, I bought a new GATES belt for the car...

I have created a chat room for the smart phone app called "Zello". It's basically like a cb radio. To avoid random trolling I have set up the channel secured with a password. The name of the channel is "MarkVIII". Search the channel, amke a request and I will add you. Let's go!

Eric told me about this app for the Android phones and I had to download it to my GalaxyS3. Thanks Eric. :cool: The application costs $5 and then you just have to buy the Bluetooth OBD2 connector. Get the connector here...

Race day tomorrow! The car is all suited up and ready to go. Slicks are in the trunk and I have completed my checklist. Praying for no breakage! Stay tuned to this thread for some killer Gen2 times. How low can the ET go. :D

FML :mad: Just had the t-stat replaced today. Got it home and then headed over to my buddy's house and all was fine. Went and weighed the car at the local scale (which by the way it is 3867# with me in it, so the diet was successful) Drove up the freeway, dropped him off and then got back on...

Here is a 50-130 roll against my buddy's 06 Mustang GT. The car has full exhaust with no cats, intake, and dyno tune. He ran a 13.5 @ 103.7 when his car was bone stock. No clue what it runs now, but it is quick. I was 605# heavier than him in this video. I think I will make up the ground lost on...

I know this has been explained on here before. How does a Mark VIII drive with a 3800 stall converter? Here is an example in my car under light throttle conditions put into video. 3800 stall 10" Circle D drivability - YouTube

Here is a walk-around of the masterpiece I have in storage right now. I can't wait to start playing around with the setup on this car but I am also as equally nervous about driving it. :eek::) Supercharged 97 Mark8 walkaround - YouTube

I weighed my car today and it is 4000# with me in it and a 1/4 tank of gas and junk in the trunk. I should be low 3900s# race weight at the track after the weight tweaks. Here is some shenanigans before I put it on a diet. I can't believe how much faster it feels since I ran my 13.59 It's...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKv8edUDo&feature=youtube_gdata_player Chris, is that you at the end? Maybe it's you nolimit? :p:eek::D

Looking for a set of 26-27" tall drag tires for the 1/4 mile track for 16" wheels. Looking for Mickey Thompson ET Streets or Drags or Hoosier Quick Time Pros with a heavy interest towards the Hooisers.

Took the silver car out for a spin yesterday. Now at 15mph or less on deceleration I can hear a rotational knocking sound coming from the rear end. Looks like another phucking season that won't happen. :rolleyes:

After 10 years on the job, I was terminated on Friday, so I am currently out of work. I am actively seeking employment. Car stuff is on hold but I will be around. :(