letting it cool down did help alot! before it cooled, i couldn't even get close to touching the valve cover or anything! with the ignition, it helped out a bit. at about 4,000 rpm's my car sounds like it has v-tec. i let a friend of mine who hadn't riden in an eclipse before, and about the time i hit 4,000 he noticed a sound difference in the intake. so that's how my car got (v-tec) as i am known around my area! but until i am able to get more power and more torque, and run on the 14 inch wheels, my times will not improve much. but yeah, that mid or high 17 i did, that was right off the highway to the track, it was around 6:15 and hot, in southern ga! but other than that, the highway on the way home was the fun part! that caviler just made me feel alot better since i edged him out! now i need nitrous and i can go on a rampage for awhile!
later