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Old May 22, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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I ran my 99 Z28 at the track Thursday night for the first time. Now I am hooked and wanna go faster.

Car only has a lid on it.


Ran a 8.81 at 82 MPH

Is there anything I can do to get it quicker till I do my H/C/I Swap?
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Old May 22, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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This was in the 1/8
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Old May 22, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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Its an auto right? Gears and a stall maybe some nitrous. What kinda tires were you running if you were on street tires some drag raidials would help.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pewterfbody
I ran my 99 Z28 at the track Thursday night for the first time. Now I am hooked and wanna go faster.

Car only has a lid on it.


Ran a 8.81 at 82 MPH

Is there anything I can do to get it quicker till I do my H/C/I Swap?
Auto or M6 ?? If its a auto ,check which gears you have . If you have 323's pop a stall converter in it . If you have 273's try to find a good 6 speed rear or upgrade your gears and get a stall . If its a M6 you can do the basics . LT headers & exhaust , dyno tune ,free mods and suspension .Then save up for a 12 bolt or 9" .
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Old May 22, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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A4 I have all that comin just waiting on my heads. I am on street tires
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Old May 27, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE Z
Auto or M6 ?? If its a auto ,check which gears you have . If you have 323's pop a stall converter in it . If you have 273's try to find a good 6 speed rear or upgrade your gears and get a stall . If its a M6 you can do the basics . LT headers & exhaust , dyno tune ,free mods and suspension .Then save up for a 12 bolt or 9" .
The 2.73's's are not as big as a problem as you think. I have below mods and run 13.0 @ 107.9 and going for 12's this year. I havent even thought of changing my gears. Love the mileage too much! LOL I do plan on getting a 3600 stall tho....
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Old May 27, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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A good converter with a stall around 3600 will pick you up half a second. Next to nitrous a converter swap is a great way to pick up et. I reccomend that you start with a host of suspension goodies first though!
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Yea I need suspension. What are some good first parts to get?
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Lots of things you can do.. go to the gen 3 external engine section and start reading the stickys, you can do long tube headers, exhaust of some sort, under drive pulley, ported throttle body, ls6 intake, then get a stall converter and tires... that should put you in the mid to low 12 easy..
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Heres what I have to go on it

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