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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Last friday I ran a best of 8.0 in the 1/8th thats with a 2.1 60 ft.
heres the bummer I was on ET streets, and sprayed a 100 shot.
my mods are 2000 T/A full weight, A4, stock stall/gear,flowmaster catback,lid/filter,maf, 100 shot dry,et streets 10.5.
Shouldn't I get like a 1.8 60 ft even with a stock converter and run a least a high 7 with the gas??
Any opinions, what I should launch at, tire pressure,
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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What was the mph? On the stock converter if you don't bring the nitrous in real early your 60ft. times will still be poor. Don't give up yet, it will get faster.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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87 Mph
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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my nitrous is activated through A WOT switch.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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What was your 330ft?

My 00 formula 3.23 (lid & magnaflow muffler) stock converter was no better than 1.95 60ft on 2nd hand dr's. I always wondered how much nitrous would help. My best was around 8.55 @84.9 (1/8).

Are you going to try the 150 shot?
Is it a wet kit or dry?
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buy my converter https://ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts-sale/672936-4l60e-w-transgo-midwest-3800-a.html and turn that 8.0 into 7.5s and a little more juice 7.0s
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no sticking with 100 shot dry.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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i'm gonna go with a yank ss4000 cause of 231/237 cam.
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Originally Posted by dameter21
Last friday I ran a best of 8.0 in the 1/8th thats with a 2.1 60 ft.
heres the bummer I was on ET streets, and sprayed a 100 shot.
my mods are 2000 T/A full weight, A4, stock stall/gear,flowmaster catback,lid/filter,maf, 100 shot dry,et streets 10.5.
Shouldn't I get like a 1.8 60 ft even with a stock converter and run a least a high 7 with the gas??
Any opinions, what I should launch at, tire pressure,

ouch... My m6 with some boltons and gears was cutting 8.0's @ 88mph with a 1.8 60' on street tires. that is no bs. maybe that 100 shot isnt working?
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Originally Posted by dameter21
i'm gonna go with a yank ss4000 cause of 231/237 cam.

you will never see a diffrence between a 3800 and a 4000.. but thats cool just thought a throw it at ya
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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It seems pretty slow to me for your car. What was the DA that day?
Are you sure you have the right jets?
Is the track prepped?
Are you hooking?
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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yeah thats what i hear.
oh yeah the 8.0 my first time ever in the car at the track and when the nitrous hit I had to let off my car went into other lane.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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my 60 ft was 2.1 spinning/ stock verter/ stock gears.. I know it's kinda low but you gotta start somewhere. I had fun though..
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I was running about 8.4-5 NA with simular mods as you exept I had the flowmaster cut off, no muffler just cats and with a 100 wet shot I was around 7.6 but that was with bfg and I couldn't hook off the line and had to wait to spray till about 40ft out.

going into the other lane is probley your problem. You can't draft LOL
it sounds like you were not hooking like you should be.
Lower your shot and work your way up.
Start out with a 50 shot.
If you can't keep it strait with that you need to fix that problem first then go from there.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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You really should be hooking with ET streets.
What pressure did you run in them?
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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hey 98tadriver my mph was the same as yours 88 mph but I did a 2.1 compared to your 1.8 that's 3 tenths slower which is equalivant to 6 tenths i the final et. So I guess the 100 shot, with me even letting off did do a little something.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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oh man heres what happened with the et streets the had offset pressure one had 16 psi the other 12psi, plus I couldn't get them hot even in the water box so basically they were a little wet with rocks/dirt. I need a line lock really sticky tire for basically stcok car.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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yeah you need to work on your burnout and a line lock helps a lot on any car where you have to do a burnout.

I have ran mine around 18psi since I have been using ET Streets.

keep them both the same psi
Your will get better with your burout with time. I've been there before. You will get used to it.
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Originally Posted by dameter21
oh man heres what happened with the et streets the had offset pressure one had 16 psi the other 12psi, plus I couldn't get them hot even in the water box so basically they were a little wet with rocks/dirt. I need a line lock really sticky tire for basically stcok car.
+1 on a line lock those rear discs hold to good.my bolt on n/a car traps about the same mph but your et was a tad better
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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well going back tomarrow night I gonna try 12 psi and avoid the water box,
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