Why am I so slow?
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Launching!
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Why am I so slow? Hey all. Went to the track last night. It was about 75 degrees out. Taking into account that my last run it was 35 degrees out I only gained .12 from the last time - my new mods were ported throttlebody, headers and ypipe, ported and polished and descreened MAF and bfg drag radials. I would think I would be about another 2 tenths quicker or so. My 60' is pretty good now. I know gears are a factor also. My friend Rob has a 2002 z28 automatic with 2.73 gears with nittos, lid and loudmouth and ran a 13.08. I know 01 and 02's are a bit faster too, but i think i have enough mods to compensate for that also. Also my car has lost over 100 lbs of weight and I weigh about 235 lbs. So why am I so slow or am I where I should be?
Comments and thoughts please!!!
Comments and thoughts please!!!
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Launching!
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I have not tuned the car at all. I am going to in a couple weeks. I have had a few suggestions that I may be running rich. I suppose the MAF could have thrown off my tune also. Should I ditch that and put my stock MAF back on? Just seemed like the improved airflow would be a good thing.
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Originally Posted by elderon
I have not tuned the car at all. I am going to in a couple weeks. I have had a few suggestions that I may be running rich. I suppose the MAF could have thrown off my tune also. Should I ditch that and put my stock MAF back on? Just seemed like the improved airflow would be a good thing.
Launching!
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From: Albuquerque, NM
I have been running a ported/polished MAF for a while ... i obtained a stock one and tuned my car for it. on the dyno, the stock maf produced with 2 rwhp of the ported/polished MAF and more RWTQ.
My personal opinion is that the stocker is good enough for my measly ~400 RWHP and it's easier to tune.
My personal opinion is that the stocker is good enough for my measly ~400 RWHP and it's easier to tune.
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