Went to Raceway Park tonight in Englishtown New Jersey(3 miles from my house).
Weather was about 50 degrees, sea level elevation. No cooling down of engine.
I made 3 runs.
Run#1 14.71 94mph
Run#2 14.80 94mph
Run#3 14.60 95mph
I learned a few things as far as launching the car goes.
First run I power braked at 2200 rpm with tires hot
Second run I power braked at almost 2500 rpm tires hot and as you see I had a slower E.T. and my 60 foot suffered.
On the 3rd and final run I did the opposite of what I would normally do. I left at 2000rpm without heating the tires up. When I launched the engine was able to flash up a few hundred rpms until it hit the stall point of the converter which in turn broke the tires loose just enough to hear a quick tire screech. This method yielded the lowest E.T.
I now see how changing the Tourque Converter could make a dramatic difference in this car. I may order one this week.
Mods so far ...D.R. chip-4:10 gears and Irridium plugs will be in later this week.
I plan on ordering the Edlebrock Nitrous system soon.