The CSX: September 28, 2006
by Russ Knize on Sep.28, 2006, under CSX
Went to an SDAC Chicagoland drag racing event at Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, WI on the 26th. I was hoping to get into the 14s again and hopefully set a new record for myself, but it wasn’t to be. My best time was a 15.8 at around 92mph. With the extra traction, the T2/T3 clutch just wouldn’t hold during my launches. I tried a couple of techniques, but I smoked it BAD every time. The track was very busy, so we only got about 4 runs in. It just so happens that the TU ceramic/organic clutch that I got for the Daytona has the wrong shaft size. The plan now is to put a better, longer-lasting clutch into the Daytona and put this clutch into the CSX. I think it will be perfect for the job.
On the bright side, JT loaned me a MSD Blaster 2 ignition coil to see if it would clear up the 5000 RPM miss I was having. It did. The car pulls to the redline awesome now. In fact, I hit the rev limiter a few times because I am so used to having the missfire cue me to shift. Going to try to gap the plugs up to stock to see if the fire stays lit.