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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by itsfast
Your wheels will hurt you more than anything in my opinion. We only have an 1/8 mile track here, but my buddy lost a full second going from stock wheels to 20's.

As for the spray, my A4 with heads/cam, exhaust, and a 150 wet shot ran a 6.87 @ 103 with a 1.68 60' (equates to an upper 10 sec run in the 1/4). The tranny gave out much earlier. Even before I had DR's on the back. The built tranny and t/c made a world of difference (about .6 sec in the 1/8)

I'm currently looking for a system for my Z06, but have yet to decide on wet or dry. I'm trying to weigh all my options. I called Nitrous Direct yesterday for some further advice.
itsfast, check out my web site for install pics and go to links section for mucho nitrous/dry/vette stuff. Look for the colonels tech files and others. Pm me with any questions as I have much experiance with nitrous and the c5/Z06 platform, and helped spec our current PRO Dry kit. Even if ya go with a diff brand you can still pick my brain. Good luck on your nitrous quest, you won't be disappointed.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by itsfast
Your wheels will hurt you more than anything in my opinion. We only have an 1/8 mile track here, but my buddy lost a full second going from stock wheels to 20's.

As for the spray, my A4 with heads/cam, exhaust, and a 150 wet shot ran a 6.87 @ 103 with a 1.68 60' (equates to an upper 10 sec run in the 1/4). The tranny gave out much earlier. Even before I had DR's on the back. The built tranny and t/c made a world of difference (about .6 sec in the 1/8)

I'm currently looking for a system for my Z06, but have yet to decide on wet or dry. I'm trying to weigh all my options. I called Nitrous Direct yesterday for some further advice.
I'm looking at a 100 to 150 dry shot on my stock C5. I'm not looking to hit the track every weekend. Just once in a blue moon and some street shots. I'm not looking for .01ths just some fun. I'd hate to trash my tranny. I this a problem i can look forward to?
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 19vette99
I'm looking at a 100 to 150 dry shot on my stock C5. I'm not looking to hit the track every weekend. Just once in a blue moon and some street shots. I'm not looking for .01ths just some fun. I'd hate to trash my tranny. I this a problem i can look forward to?
If you use a window switch you can cut the spray while shifting and save mucho wear/tear.
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