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Old 08-28-2003, 11:01 PM
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Congrats on running 10.18 at 131. This should be your new best. Your car looked good as hell out of the hole tonight. Way to carry the front wheels.
Terry99ta, good job running 126 tonight. You probably can't wait to hit the nitrous.
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Damn Dean, that was supposed to be a secret man. The gearing picked me up. Not bad for 2850 + DA at 3420 race weight. Actually it was a 10.193 at 131.34. The gear and tire change picked me up approx. .180

SAM built me one bad *** iron block motor.

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Tom what kind of weight reduction have you done, I'm trying to take some weight out of my iron block pig...its 3680 w/me in it now....I'm 220...

Your car is flying...
Old 08-29-2003, 04:18 AM
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Nice run tom now i got to order a nx kit then me and you have to go for the fastest shago ls1 record lol
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Congrads Tom Man is your car moving..Keep up the good work and get those strange brakes on the car
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congrats tom
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Definately nice runs. I'll send some pics your way.
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congrats tom. i hope to be there soon.
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Congrats Tom.... Your making some nice gains in ET. A little cool air and you're into the nines.

With gains like that you must have a great tech consultant. LOL
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Nice going Tom.Looks like with the DA adjusted you got a solid .13 out of the gear change.Did your 60'improve?
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Way to go Tom! You must be having a blast!
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congrats Tom thats movin!
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Sweet Nice gains, easy 9s

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congrats!
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Thanks Colonel

BIGBOS, I go 240 and the car weighs 3170. I still have passinger seat and passinger side 5 point harness in. Stereo with all speakers still in. Door bars still in. Still have stock brakes. I have a 12 point C/M cage.

I guess everything else is gone lol Thanks man.

Thanks Dark Angel. Whats a SHAGO?

Thanks Pete, I'll be ordering the Strange brakes in a week or two.

Thanks Fireball, I want to come to Cecil this fall but I'm reading it doesn't hook anymore?? Any truth to that?

BADZ

Thanks Brad, I can't wait to see the pics. hurry hurry lol

Thanks Brian, Man your car is AWESOME looking. Love those flames on the VFN SS hood. Good combo

Thanks Joe, Thats what I figure. I'll have the car into the 9's at PRP hopefully this year at 3420 raceweight. Yes Joe, I do have a technical consultant. Best part is he works for FREE. lol Man that remark will cost me a steak dinner lol

Thanks John, I figured .18 improvement. I had a 1.47 @ 10.37 in 2800+ DA 2 weeks ago and a 10.19 in the same DA last night. I have one of those TAGS that gives me the exact DA at the track. Anyway Thanks John. Get that car going man.

Here is the slip.

R/T......5.10
60'......1.382
330'.....4.138
1/8......6.461
mph......105.70
1000.....8.479
1/4......10.193
mph......131.34

Next week I install a 85mm lid ( I still have my 75mm whisper lid) and a ported and polished 80mm
throttle body from MMT. I still have a stock ported TB. Hey Shean, is the TB done yet? I need to get it on. I won't go back to the track without it man. Hurry up buddy

Thanks again everyone

Tom
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Damn, thats hauling ***! Congrats Tom, any plans on getting the raceweight down? I'd love to see you fly at 3000 lbs

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Holy Cow, more congrats.

Thanks, Mrb00formula

Mike, I'm having a blast buddy. It's good to be back.

Thanks RobSS. The launch feels GREAT.

Thanks Dave, How did you guess. The old grump sure does know his drag racing.

Thanks Chris



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