[silver_pilate]

I'm sure that the 383 is putting down more power, but, like mike said, if you can't get it to the ground, it won't do you a bit of good.

Unit, yeah, it seems maybe that the combo isn't running right just yet...of course you've gotta remember, Manuel's mid 12's up here equate to 11's at sea level cities like Houston.

I was at the track last night...it was packed. I got there early, and still waited in a line backed up a 1/4 mile to the highway....it stayed that way for about an hour even after I got in. Lots of guys out. Unfortunately, Manuel didn't bring is T/A...his automatic is slipping on him, and he wants to get a cooler before he runs it hard again. His brother Joey was there and had just finished putting on a nitrous kit identical to Manuel's on his yellow T/A. He was having major problems with traction, however, and ended up hog-legging it bad off the line and losing to several other juiced T/A's.

The 383 was back, but the builder wasn't, so there wasn't near the amount of trash talked up. He raced a yellow fox GT convertable twice and lost both times. The GT is running a stock bottom end with TFS track heat heads and intake, cam, AOD with PI converter and a Lentech VB, and a healthy shot of juice. The AOD pulled the 383 HARD out of the hole, and the bowtie was running slicks this time...still no traction. The second race was much closer than the first, so maybe after the guy learns to drive it, it will perform more like it should.

There were some other fast cars out...an early model Camaro with a 8-71 blower and no hood...some big block, straight pipe, "street" cars running 11's, and a few drag cars in the 10's. Of course, there's always the truck crowd doing one-legged burn outs and slowing down the races.

I can't believe how big the Firebird/Camaro crowd is out here. And a good many of them are on the squeeze with other mods. There's a good supply of Mustangs as well, but only a handful have any serious mods to speak of. I didn't run my car, as I'm waiting on the valve body to get it. I'd hate to lose my OD right before the fix....

Anyway, take care.

--nathan