Piss! My Roadster didn't run for sh#$

Torpedo

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Just got back from the track with my 12' Roadster. Carpenter pipe, Carpenter tune and K and N's. Best I could muster was a 11.97 and I don't suck at riding. What the hell is wrong? Are the secondary butterflies slowing me down? Any ideas? So far this thing is a big disappointment and the high dollar header makes it worse.
 
Bit more practise and you'll be down to mid 11's or even lower .. can't expect much more from what's really a 'heavy cruiser' .. no offence intended.
 
I think the old bastards (05') like I ride were advertised to run 11:30. I'm sure that's with a buck and a quarter weight professional drag racer at the helm. Someone like Ricky Gadson. Your time might not be to far off the real world numbers. Rockets are quick to a 100 mph. In the 1/4 mile there are a LOT of motorcycles that will hand them their ass.
 

like rick said you don't really know what HP your putting out unless you dyno , in some cases you may even loose out on hp in somewhere in the rev range !
 

What speed were you getting through the traps ?
 
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