Life
as a Blown V6
2005
January 2005
January
1, 2005
Tested out new camera at first photoshoot of 2005 |
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January
2, 2004
Ordered a bunch of parts to start off the new year |
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February 2005
February
13, 2005
RAM clutch slave cylinder installed. (Thank you Paul, Jess, and
Nick!) |
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February
20, 2005
Blower installation complete. Pathogen fires up for the first time
in 2005. (And GEEZ, it's LOUD!) |
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March 2005
March
10, 2005
Clutch cylinder arm-to-pedal doesn't fit. Keeps popping off …
makes for some interesting stops on the PA Turnpike. |
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March 12, 2005
Dad and I destroy a driveshaft when the rear U-joint explodes. Driveshaft
is off balance, but I'll make it back to VA. |
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March 19, 2005
Install second drive shaft - I'm smiling. :) |
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March 21, 2005
Eagle Alloy 077 polished Aluminum rims ready for install.
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April 2005
April 1, 2005
Rims installed. Sparkly, sparkly! One set of stock rims sold, one
set kept with tires mount … for the specific purpose of smoke
shows. |
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April 6, 2005
Pathogen visits F-body Central for the first time. Twin intercooler
setup installed/fab'd, front sway bar removed. Clutch pedal finally
fixed! (Probably lots of other stuff I can't think of just now.) |
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April 7, 2005
Intercooler setup completed, new fuel pump installed, old inline
pump removed. Street tune completed with HP Tuner software. (Thank
you Jason! I will never look at the Baltimore beltway the same again.
: ) |
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April 9, 2005
Pathogen runs 13.491 @ 103MPH at the first American Street Shootout,
Cecil County MD.
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April 13, 2005
Pathogen visits Matchless Body Works in Vienna, VA for new hood
installation. Decals removed from body. |
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April 20, 2005
Pathogen returns home with Firehawk hood.
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April 24, 2005
The Firestorm rebadged.
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April 26, 2005
Pathogen returns to F-Body Central for install of Hotchkis subframes.
Run in with the Baltimore County PD.
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April 30, 2005
Pathogen at FBC again. Front brakes resurfaced (no more squeak!)
Reverse gear blows out just outside the shop. No external damage,
but the only direction to go from here is forward. |
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May 2005
May
2, 2005
Private track day at MIR with FBC. Pathogen posts a new best of
13.371@101.10 |
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May 3, 2005
Transmission removed and sent for rebuild |
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May 12, 2005
Transmission rebuilt, installed at FBC with addition of BMR drive
shaft safety loop |
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May 13, 2005
Track day at Capital. Pathogen; cut 1.88 60' for the first
time.
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May 19, 2005
Cruise to Ocean City with no problems! |
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May 27, 2005
3rd gear and cluster gear "shattered" on way to Capital
Dragway. Transmission removed again. |
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June 2005
June 1, 2005
Trans sent for rebuild |
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June 4, 2005
Lack of communication. Trans not rebuilt due to warranty
issues. Pathogen to miss EFA Point race #1
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June 7, 2005
Salvage Transmission delivered to FBC
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June 8, 2005
Transmission installed |
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June 9, 2005
Pathogen turns 85,000 miles on chassis
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June 10, 2005
Court date for previous run in with Baltimore MD obtained.
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June 17, 2005
Exhaust hangers break at Capital, best run of 13.6@101
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June 21, 2005
More Fuel tuning, hole in street tires. Now streeting BFGs |
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June 25, 2005
Track day, best run of 13.5@102 |
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July 2005
July
8, 2005
Track day. |
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July 23, 2005
EFA Point race #2 - Finishes 3rd in EFA Power Adder class. Best
run of 14.1 @ 98 |
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August 2005
August 6, 2005
Magnaflow exhaust installed at FBC. |
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August 7, 2005
Track day, best run of 13.7 @ 103 |
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August 12, 2005
Best run of 14.0 @ 99, clutch not holding |
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August 25, 2005
Spec Stage 4 clutch installed |
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August 26, 2005
NMCA True Street open class qualifying at Maple Grove. Clutch
seizes on first run.
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August 27, 2005
NMCA True Street competition at Maple Grove. Clutch issues continue.
Pathogen picked as Stuf Products
"Best Not in Show" winner |
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September 2005
September 9, 2005
Track day - best run of 13.6 @ 101 |
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September 11,
2005
Attends annual Ride-for-Pride Cruise |
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September 30,
2005
Covert Ops testing results in the destruction of transmission #3.
Decision made to go automatic. |
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October 2005
October
1, 2005
Pathogen misses EFA Point Event #3 and first ever Outlaw
V6 event. |
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November 2005
November 4-5, 2005
Manual-Shift Automatic installed at FBC |
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November 5, 2005
Pathogen misses Forced Induction meet, 2005 |
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November 6, 2005
Pathogen misses World Cup at MIR |
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November 13, 2005
First time out with the automatic nets poor results
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November 20, 2005
Track day - new best of 13.2 @ 104 (timing added) |
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December 2005
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December 10,
2005
Preperations begin for 2006.
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December
11, 2005
Unknown problems limit best run of the day to 13.2 @ 93
Pathogen makes last solo pass of the season at Capital Dragway |
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