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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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Does anyone know how much better my ET will be by dropping the tire pressure from 40 to 20lbs?? Yea, it's a dumb question. But 13.7 is pretty damn dissappointing. I still can't get over it.
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 11:54 PM
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Does anyone know how much better my ET will be by dropping the tire pressure from 40 to 20lbs?? Yea, it's a dumb question. But 13.7 is pretty damn dissappointing. I still can't get over it.
well we kinda need to know your 60ft times and what kinda trans you got. what mods.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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Well that sucks... They weren't recording the 60' times... It's pretty much stock( MSDS, NGKS, CUT-OUT, SLP LID, 3'' Exhaust, K&N) And it's an A4. I have the TCI SSF3500. But I still haven't put it in. I know I'm gonna need tires for that.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:12 AM
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you will need some drag radials for sure.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Well that sucks... They weren't recording the 60' times... It's pretty much stock( MSDS, NGKS, CUT-OUT, SLP LID, 3'' Exhaust, K&N) And it's an A4. I have the TCI SSF3500. But I still haven't put it in. I know I'm gonna need tires for that.
well to start with some drag radials are a must with a converter. next you need to focus on suspension in my opinion, and a set of headers.
with the way it sits, you should be in the 12's even on stock tires if you dont try to blast the tires of the line.
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according to damian youll lose like 10 mph (1-2 mph per every 4 lbs)
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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right now it is way too humid to be runing at the track I normally run in the mid 12's during the winter times here. But as soon as march comes around all the way till about october I don't take my car to the track i am always around 3-4 tenths off just by the weather alone
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