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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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My friend just installled LT's Pacesetters and ORY and gained nothing at the track. Last time we went to the track he ran a

2.12 60ft
8.92@82 Lid and cutout only

This time he ran it with the headers and ran a
2.07 60ft
8.83@82 but it was mainly because he got a better 60ft.

His car is a '00 Z28 with SLP lid,LT's PS and ORY,Borla CB with cutout, 2.73 geared.

I have a '00 Z28 also with a SLP Lid and Cutout, 3.23's and ran
2.042
8.687@84.38

He should be running faster than me even with 2.73's right?? I don't see why he didn't even gained speed??
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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he may benefit from a tune and drag radials
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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yeah he definately needs a tune
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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those gears need to be changed....2:73s are for gas milege and with mods yeah maybe he should be faster but those gears are killing him
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 99_ls1_z28
My friend just installled LT's Pacesetters and ORY and gained nothing at the track. Last time we went to the track he ran a

2.12 60ft
8.92@82 Lid and cutout only

This time he ran it with the headers and ran a
2.07 60ft
8.83@82 but it was mainly because he got a better 60ft.

His car is a '00 Z28 with SLP lid,LT's PS and ORY,Borla CB with cutout, 2.73 geared.

I have a '00 Z28 also with a SLP Lid and Cutout, 3.23's and ran
2.042
8.687@84.38

He should be running faster than me even with 2.73's right?? I don't see why he didn't even gained speed??
Another reason it is always important to track DA.

On an stock stalled automatic car the hit that the low end takes is usually enough to wound the 60s and killed the run. Since his 60 went up, it sounds good to me. No more MPH is probably from lack of tuning.

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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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and people were giving me crap for doing the corrected d/a on my times....it is important that way you can see what your car is capable of with good air...
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How much will 3.73's drop his time, assuming he hooks??
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Originally Posted by MattysTA
and people were giving me crap for doing the corrected d/a on my times....it is important that way you can see what your car is capable of with good air...
Well, I would still post the actual times and the DA. The calculator maybe not always be spot on.
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u may see better times on your 1/4 mile runs than the 1/8 mile
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Can you actually see gains with an LS6 intake in the 1/8 mile. He's been wanting to do that also. But he's kinda unsure now since he didn't gain nothing with Headers.
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Is the car tuned? You can pick up like 10hp from just turing off the COT function.

As far as the LS6 intake, it should be too much like the headers may have been, and it may better benefit with the headers. More air in more air out.

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Originally Posted by 99_ls1_z28
How much will 3.73's drop his time, assuming he hooks??

when i had my lt1 ta i went from 2:73's to 3:73s and lost .3 tenths and that was with a 2.0 to a 2.1 60ft
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Originally Posted by MattysTA
when i had my lt1 ta i went from 2:73's to 3:73s and lost .3 tenths and that was with a 2.0 to a 2.1 60ft
Damn, thats not bad.
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