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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 11:03 PM
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is the bumper reinforcement in there tight???? what is the easiest way to get it out
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 11:13 PM
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is the bumper reinforcement in there tight???? what is the easiest way to get it out
would you like to tell us which one.
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 11:22 PM
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front and back
i had them both out in a hour, so no, they are extremely easy.
back is just a matter of takin lights out pullin all the push plastic pins out and few nuts on inside the car, few under fenders. then the support has like 8 bolts 4 on each side above the exhaust tips

front is lil tricky to locate all the bolts but its still easy, you have to turn the lights on on the ta to see two of them the the rest are either push pins, few bolts in wheel wells and few up above that plastic crap under the car, you can figure out the support trust me, few bolts in front of you.
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 11:35 PM
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if i took all of that out, may back seats, and my front sway bar do u think i would hit 12's?
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if i took all of that out, may back seats, and my front sway bar do u think i would hit 12's?
with some new nittos you would, assuming your 60's are a 1.8 or worse
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so there is no way that i could hit 12's with current setup????
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so there is no way that i could hit 12's with current setup????
well you are leaving out way to much info to tell, what was the airtemp, track conditions on the runs you have, what is or isnt in the car now, how much gas you had, what 60's you were cutting, what you were shifting at, how you were shifting, tire pressure, type tires.
loose 258lbs from the car and you could, if you dont get that let me know
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 11:48 PM
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i was runnin a 1/4 tank of gas
shifting at like 6600 that what my limiter is set on
street tires at 20psi
track conditions were good
60 degrees 96% humidity
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i was runnin a 1/4 tank of gas
shifting at like 6600 that what my limiter is set on
street tires at 20psi
track conditions were good
60 degrees 96% humidity
gas is ok
6600 is kinda high on a stock car, you are asking for vavle float
still didnt tell me most important thing, whats the 60' time
temp is good, lil less humidity would be nice
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60 time is 2.099
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Originally Posted by nyg215
60 time is 2.099
holy crap, then yea, 12's are easy if you just drop a few lbs and get some better tires. you could probably do it with just tires and some 1.9x 60' times
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thanx for all the info!! i apprciate it
how much are nittos im kinda on a budget but in 3 weeks im gettin a 1100 dollar check i wanna buy 3.73's and some nittos will this be enough??
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thanx for all the info!! i apprciate it
how much are nittos im kinda on a budget but in 3 weeks im gettin a 1100 dollar check i wanna buy 3.73's and some nittos will this be enough??
gears are a huge waste imo on a stock car, im acually going to sell my nittos if you want some, they are 140 each if you have stock 16" rims new, they are still in great shape, just miserable for me to drive on them with a spool in the rear, i have to have crap tires that will slip in the turns. ill sell them for 175 for the set+ shipping. i have gone 1.75 60' on them and if you have 1100 buck, instead of wasting all that money on useless gears buy you a 3600 stall assuming its your daily driver and that and nittos will cut a easy half second off your 1/4 mile
converters are only 6-7 hundred for a good one. that will get you close to some 12.7-12.5 time slips
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u would sell me the nittos for 175 for the whole set + shipping
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u would sell me the nittos for 175 for the whole set + shipping
yep, a set in the drag racing world is 2 just incase you think its 4
so if you need 4 id get some regular high speed radials for the front, you dont want nittos up front.
they only have like 20 passes and maby 1000 miles on them at the most, still have tons of passes and miles left, i just never use them any more.
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i would by them but the earliest i will have the money is nov 1st
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and these would fit my stock rims
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i would by them but the earliest i will have the money is nov 1st
they will still be here, i havent really tried to sell them, just make sure you let me know.
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i will definitly by them
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