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Old 03-30-2009, 04:16 PM
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what ratio from front to back are you guys using in nitrous cars?

i had mine at 45.6 on the rear and couldnt come close to hooking until i threw about 70-80lbs in the bumper...

curious to see what other guys are using especially nitrous or NA

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after doing some math if i can add some more weight and get it to about 48% on the rear i think i'll have a decent starting point.
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ttt if anyone would like to share
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I can't help with that but I would just like to say that is one nasty looking Camaro......I love it
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When I went to see MADMAN, I was at 55/45.....N/A here....
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Most of the cars I set up we run around 54-55% on the front.
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Old 03-31-2009, 08:17 AM
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wow... even on really shitty tracks? what about "street racing" cars... some of that still goes on here.
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as of now with the extra weight in the bumper i have about 46.9% on the back tires.

i may wait to put weight in it and see what it does on a little better track... i'll take the weight with me and bolt it in if needed.

if you weren't careful on the track i was at you may slip and fall down... 45* outside and cloudy and windy....
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My old street racer was 53/47, with me in it and 3/4 of the 12 gallon cell filled. It would leave wheels up on the shittiest streets on the bottle. On the street I would adjust the front shocks to 90/10, at the track 70/30.




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