Things you do/change/install/remove at the strip to help times?

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May 3, 2004 | 07:40 PM

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Things you do/change/install/remove at the strip to help times?

Just wondering whats all out there as far as helping times. Thanks.

Here's what I know of so far:

1. remove air filter
2. remove a/c belt
3. short belt for bypassing the power steering

May 3, 2004 | 07:55 PM

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Remove passenger front seat,
Remove rear seats.
Remove spare tire and jack,
Thats a couple of things i remeber off the top of my head, I usually leave all those things out all the time.

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May 3, 2004 | 08:09 PM

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Sorry didnt specify, Im looking for little odds and ends, the things you listed would be considered weight reduction mods. Thanks for you help though.

May 3, 2004 | 09:16 PM

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Remove front sway bar end links, Only 1/4 tank of gas, Mix 100 octane with pump gas to reduce/eliminate knock.

May 3, 2004 | 09:46 PM

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I would consider the swaybar endlinks as weight reduction as well, but Ive completely removed it anyway. I forgot to mention the 1/4 tank thing, I always do that, it just slipped my mind when listing. Never thought about the 100 octane mix, but I dont know of anywhere around here that has 100 octane.

May 4, 2004 | 09:40 AM

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100 octane is a waste.
Run 93 and do the other things everyone told u.

May 4, 2004 | 03:32 PM

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yeah unless youre tuned to run on 100 octane or have a poweradder it wont do much. you wont detonate, but you wont go any faster.

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May 4, 2004 | 04:10 PM

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Guys, running straight 100 octane is useless ... if you can get 93/94 octane at the pumps! But if you do not have 93/94 octane in your area (like us in So-Cal) it helps to mix it in. That is what Jenibella is saying. Higher than 93/94 won't do much. We typically mix two parts 91 to one part 100 to get 94 octane. 91 octane will ping upto 8 degrees of knock retard on a stock tune (it does on the SS).