cammed car losing to a non cammed?
10-06-2005, 06:32 PM
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cammed car losing to a non cammed? last weekend i raced a car exact same mods as me but the guy had longer headers and a tr224 and stage 1 ls1 heads. I was very suprized when we raced 3 times and i beat him all three. That kind of scared me away from doing a cam, but is there any possible way that if i did a f11 or 13 that i would somehow be slower on the street than i am know.....( i have a reputation to keep in my small town)
2001 T.A WS6 Mac headers,ory,hooker c/b, asp,slp lid,lca Brackets,taylor10.4`s
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10-06-2005, 06:51 PM
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A stock Honda Civic hatchback will beat a Dodge Viper in a quarter mile run every time if the Viper driver burns rubber for 3-4 seconds on take off. I sure as hell wouldn't throw away the viper though. 
10-06-2005, 07:01 PM
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My previous car untuned would still beat my bolt on m6 that I have now. Are you an auto or manual? What transmission did this guy have? If he was an auto he had a stall right? An a4 car with heads/cam and no converter would be a dog. A little more info is needed. Other than that if you were both m6 cars then it probably comes down to your a better driver.....cause that alone is something that money CAN'T buy......
10-06-2005, 08:59 PM
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Awaiting more info to make an educated guess 
My main guess would be an unstalled auto, and/or untuned. Or a crappy driver, who sits and spins. There is no way a properly done cammed car will lose to a bolt on car. It's not logical that a 30-40rwhp increase would make you slower.
My main guess would be an unstalled auto, and/or untuned. Or a crappy driver, who sits and spins. There is no way a properly done cammed car will lose to a bolt on car. It's not logical that a 30-40rwhp increase would make you slower. 
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10-06-2005, 11:29 PM
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oh, thats real fair 
other guy: so what have you got done??
Juan: oh, just a few boltons and stuff...stock internals....come on! lets race
other guy: ok, but i have to warn ya..i have a cam so its not gonna be fair
other guy: so what have you got done??
Juan: oh, just a few boltons and stuff...stock internals....come on! lets race
other guy: ok, but i have to warn ya..i have a cam so its not gonna be fair
so am I
10-07-2005, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
That is why i love my auto. Just setup a good hook and let the car do the rest
But that takes all the fun out of trying to take off and shift fast with burning rubber or missing a shift. Still have a ways to go myself.
Bill