I had a great weekend with the Y-Block guys in Ohio. Started with 16.4sec quarters. I tried manually shifting the AOD but that wasn't working well so I tried letting the transmission shift itself. First round I dialed in a 16 and ran a 14.9 at 92mph! Lucky for me the other car red lighted. Next pass was 15.11sec and I lifted in the traps thinking I was running too fast. The Hoosier Hurricane got me, barely. He ran a 12.83 on a 12.80 dial in. So I made him work for it!
Now the bad/good part. I had a over heating problem with my tow vehicle. Changed thermostat, then the radiator and fan clutch. Each change it would run cool for about 30 miles then HOT. Finally settled on a blown head gasket or cracked head. Either way I was done so I found a local car guy and left it with him to fix. Had no success in finding a car rental so I unloaded the 56 and drove it home. 800 miles with no problems and just under 18mpg! I couldn't be happier with the engine.