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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 10:41 PM
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Can anyone help me out?? I have GTP stage 3 heads not a huge cam but car is a stone at the track.Long tube headers,3000 stall,4.10 gears.Best run 11.89 at 116 mph. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 11:03 PM
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need more specifics to help you.

what cam?
what size valves?
what compression ratio?
which 3000 stall?
what tires?
what's your raceweight?
what was the weather like? temp, humidity, & baro
what altitude do you race at?
What's your 60'? 1/8et? 1/8mph?

btw, welcome to the board <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

later,
Steve
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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 04:31 PM
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Yank con. 226/226 11:1 comp 2.055 1.575 I think.It was pretty humid and I don't remember the 1/8.Car is 3450 1.51 60 foot on slicks.no idea on alt.
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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 04:39 PM
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you are in the 11s and you call the car a stone <img border="0" alt="[whiner]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cry.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 05:08 PM
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Sorry maybe thats all it should run somebody let me know.I here you guys say you have less and go faster. Is that all it should run?
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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 06:39 PM
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What were other cars with similar mods running?

Sounds like you were in some bad weather.

What did your car dyno?
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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 09:27 PM
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398 rwh 401 rwt is this good or bad
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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 10:07 PM
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I'd have to say your numbers look about average to me. Not stellar, no sub-par. Now it's time for you to start fine-tuning the combo and wringing everything out of it that you can...

You'd probably be surprised at how much more you can find once you get everything "dialed-in."
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