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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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hmm i dont know are any of you going back on the 20th? im going back then hope i can run better numbers
yea we are both going back on the 20th and this time i'm bringing my car. i agree with u that u should trap a little higher. But the ss mike is talking about really should be worried! I watched him run a 14 more than once.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 02:14 PM
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i ran a 14.4 at 105 with like a 2.8 sixty lol
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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cant be any slower than mine lol
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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I was at Sac that night too... I went 13.24 @ 110 with an embarassing 2.26 60'. I was not lainching hard at all and I was on street tires. I was in a Blk SS w/ CME and anniversary look a like wheels.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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u should def be trapping more! my ws6 before the longtubes did 13.1 at 110 in 80 degree weather. and no has done 12.50 at 112 with the longtubes an +400 DA or so!

the DA when u ran was prolly around +400 as well at grudge so it wasnt to bad!

let me take it down the track! lol
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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this may sound stupid but what rpm were you shiftin at.....if you are hort shifting trap speed will be lower......
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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I was at Sac that night too... I went 13.24 @ 110 with an embarassing 2.26 60'. I was not lainching hard at all and I was on street tires. I was in a Blk SS w/ CME and anniversary look a like wheels.
I remember your car too. Were u with the guy with the black camaro that broke his rear? if u were then i was the guy that asked him how much he was spraying and i told him where tech was when you guys were in the staging lanes.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by camscam02
u should def be trapping more! my ws6 before the longtubes did 13.1 at 110 in 80 degree weather. and no has done 12.50 at 112 with the longtubes an +400 DA or so!

the DA when u ran was prolly around +400 as well at grudge so it wasnt to bad!

let me take it down the track! lol
hmm yea think i should trap higher. i sea foamed the motor and it actually feels A LOT stronger now. last time i ran i had a SES light on for the pass side front o2... its cus i tryed fixin an exhaust leak with RTV and its not the o2 safe so its readin funky, ima fix it then go back on the 20th
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 5_02ls1
this may sound stupid but what rpm were you shiftin at.....if you are hort shifting trap speed will be lower......
i at about 5500 to 5700
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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dont fix an exhaust leak with rtv...if you have a bad 02, change it out with a new one. make sure that thing is running right. im thinking you should be inthe 107 range for sure so make sure that motor is running right... keep us updated
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BayAreaSS
I remember your car too. Were u with the guy with the black camaro that broke his rear? if u were then i was the guy that asked him how much he was spraying and i told him where tech was when you guys were in the staging lanes.
Yea that my friends car that blew the rear. Were you the guy he was asking about the spark plug?

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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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lol u should shift the car at or around 6100 or so!
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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lol u should shift the car at or around 6100 or so!
thats why I asked sounded like he was shiftin too low ....

OP up those shifts to atleast 6k and your mph will increase along with a better e/t
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 97ssCDB
Yea that my friends car that blew the rear. Were you the guy he was asking about the spark plug?
no he asked me where u guys needed to go to get the cars teched. I felt bad for him when he broke the rear!
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ApexVIII
i at about 5500 to 5700
you're short shifting! shift at 6k and you' ll run faster.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by camscam02
lol u should shift the car at or around 6100 or so!
lol yea i didn't know how high i could rev i figured 55 or 57 cuz the red starts at 55
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stock rev limiter hits at 6200 so u want to shify close to that!
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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ok i will shift higher next time lol
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 05:48 AM
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I would expect 110-111mph traps with your mods.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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Practice shifting and you're in the 12s
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