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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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Digital camcorders rule

here are two pictures taken from last night's racing footage

1st is a 1.545 60'
2nd is a 1.565 60'

Damn redlights on both



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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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Nice launch. Looks awesome.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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here one of mine with the old motor setup
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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Looks nice Brian Are you running a solid rear swaybar?

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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris ARE 346 + 14 + 25
Looks nice Brian Are you running a solid rear swaybar?

yeah...the BMR XTREME DRAG
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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Nice I am going to get me one of those sometime soon and the BMR LCAs/adjustable PHR.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Fireball
yeah...the BMR XTREME DRAG
looks like the car launches level, i need to look into one of those.
congrats on the wheelie, i feels good dont it. the pic in my sig was a 1.53 60' few weeks ago. i need a digital camcorder so i can capture its highest point.
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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That looks soo sick....Man, why won't my car pull the wheels off the ground! I can bust a 1.45 60' but the wheels are planted....What shocks are you running?
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 11:02 PM
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looks just like mine from north vs south, gotta love that BMR sway bar right
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 11:42 PM
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haha ... nice pics

btw - im standing next to the dude in the middle in the yellow shirt (im in the white shirt)
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
That looks soo sick....Man, why won't my car pull the wheels off the ground! I can bust a 1.45 60' but the wheels are planted....What shocks are you running?
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QA1 shocks
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 09:06 AM
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nice level launch. are you spinning at all?
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
nice level launch. are you spinning at all?
those felt like dead hooks...probably had too little air pressure in the tires on those runs (12 psi cold)
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 09:09 AM
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Sweet man.

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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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What stall are you running? And whats the STR?
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by F1_SS
What stall are you running? And whats the STR?
Look at my sig

These were done on 6500 rpm clutch dumps off of Harlan's 2-step
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 09:51 AM
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Whoa! The wheels up are impressive but what really stands out the most is how level the car is! Any ideas on why your car is launching so level up front, both tires seem to be the same height off the ground, no twist at all! Do you think the BMR sway bar gets the credit?

I have ALL the BMR suspension parts EXCEPT the extreme rear sway bar but my left front still lifts higher than my right front despite the fact that I also have a hawker battery and no A/C. So it’s not like I’m too heavy in the right front of the engine bay. Plus I have an airbag in the rear right and I'm pretty sure the rear squats evenly so the flex must be in the middle or the front of the car.

Here’s a couple of my launches (you can clearly see the left side is higher):
http://www.racingperspectives.com/cg...-02-04_068.jpg
http://www.racingperspectives.com/cg...-02-04_093.jpg
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 10:13 AM
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the solid swaybar was the definately the trick for an even launch

I've been preaching this locally for a year now

Before the swaybar, the car would launch hard toward the wall...since the swaybar, nice straight launches everytime
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Fireball
the solid swaybar was the definately the trick for an even launch

I've been preaching this locally for a year now

Before the swaybar, the car would launch hard toward the wall...since the swaybar, nice straight launches everytime
A confident answer. That's what I like to hear!

Sounds like I need to complete my BMR suspension.
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 11:48 AM
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I love my BMR bar as well.

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