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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 12:51 AM
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Fixed hopefully.

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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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yea that car should be trapping way higher that that.. are you running a boost gauge..? .. what are ur gears and tranny?.. stall?..
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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What suspension work have you done, gears, converter, trans, boost level, tires? What was the 60' and 1/8 mile et?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 03:11 AM
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I did a boost leak test today and had a large slit in a gromit for the IAT sensor. Was losing all boost pressurized (10psi) in about 10 seconds or so.. could this have hurt performance?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 03:15 AM
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what are your E/Ts?

mph doesnt mean anything as long as the E/Ts are there.. but i do agree they should be higher..

with a race weight of 3200 in a NA 346 with H/C 4k stall i was taping 95mph..
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Slow5.0.
I did a boost leak test today and had a large slit in a gromit for the IAT sensor. Was losing all boost pressurized (10psi) in about 10 seconds or so.. could this have hurt performance?
yes it would performance but by how much i can't say
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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fix it and find out !
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:44 AM
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Yea i'll let u guys know what happens when i go back to the track..
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