posted 02-21-2005 02:51 PM                  

Jay: I still have the SSS muffler on - haven't changed it since it went on a couple of years ago. Although I think it's a little louder now because I think at the track I've burned the resonators out of it - LOL. I love the sound of the SSS and have been very happy with it and I definitely noticed an increase in hp when I put it on. I have to give credit to the MTD air intake also along with TGF's side panels. I have the MTD lined up perfectly to get air from the side panel and the heat deflector toward the manifold. I can actually put my hand up to the side panel and feel it suck the air in. I would speculate that between these three items it definitely helped me go faster. I also think that when I took the car in for the transmission flush a couple of weeks ago and Neal reset the transmission back to "learn" that it greatly helped the response of the tranny. Prior to the flush it had been driven in stop and go traffic and just tooling around Dallas so of course it would pick up those driving habits. I didn't have any time to drive the car before the event and didn't exactly drive the speed limit on the way there - so the real "learning" that the tranny got was at the track. I would have to say that after the first couple of passes on the track I noticed it was shifting more in line with 1/4 racing and not shifting into 4th until just before I hit the 1/4 mile mark. I'm sure the cooler temps definitely helped, but as Marty said the humidity was pretty high yesterday. T

posted 02-21-2005 06:24 PM                  

We estimate some where around 800 people at the track (kids under 13 were free) and we had lots of kids. Over 200 cars drove on the road course or the Drag strip. The temps were 76 degrees in the afternoon & humidity was 85% during time trials and dropped to around 75% during eliminations. It started to sprinkle when I left track yesterday aouround 4:15.

Here's Tami..

Here's Lindsay ..

Here's Marty ready for round #2..

Here's Landon with his 1st Place Trophy & 2nd place plaque... along with his Dad & Mom...

He made my day when he wanted to ride in my Prowler... I than said what about a run down the drag strip.. His Mom & Dad said OK. So, I went down the return road and got up to the staging lanes. They stopped the time trials and Marion brought him over and we put him in the Prowler... I had him sit on my helmet so he could see out the Prowler... They staged us and off down the track we went... We did a 16 sec pass.. He was smiling and when I get to the time slip shed I gave him the time slip..

He's a terrific kid...

posted 02-21-2005 06:55 PM                  

Tami... well, you deserve something too!!! I think it fitting that the SSS Equipped Prowler Record Holder should receive their own exclusive Neon Cat Desk Light commemorating a job well done setting this record!!!

What color (Red, Blue, Purple, Yellow) do you want? Let me know and it will be on the way via UPS tomorrow.

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone and wish I could have been there... but we will see y'all during the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour when you arrive in Florida.

Sincerely, Jay