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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 06:55 AM
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made a few runs yesterday in the nova the new fuel system is working good but I have to stop trying to get these 275 pros and srd bars to hook at my local stuck in the 70s no prep track.

I'm having to leave at 0 boost to keep it hooked. so my 60' suck. I ran a few 10.0s and 10 teens and one 9. the fastest being the softest launch I made that day

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1.63 60'
6.48@113.08
9.87@140.96.

I think it is a easy 9.60 car if I can launch hard and not spin.

but nothing broke and I had a good time so I can't complane.
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 07:28 AM
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Awesome! What boost were you running?
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 08:37 AM
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I didn't log it but 17-18 ish.
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 09:27 AM
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Nice! You get that thing in the 1.4s it may 9.4s if it's light enough
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 09:46 AM
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Nice Mike. Too bad about your track.
You have any write ups on some of the other turbo cars you have built?
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 11:39 AM
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here is a link to my buddys Camaro. he has been working on the suspension but did get a 9.56 yesterday at 19 psi boost and a couple 9.60s. as well. I think he has gotten beyond the sweet spot on the on3 78/75 so we are going to try his borg t4 80mm next time out. his iat's were getting hi .
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 11:58 AM
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Nice....
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 12:21 PM
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Straight up fast, especially with a $400 turbo.
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 06:09 PM
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No bite is frustrating!
But nice runs just the same.
and you had fun!
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 07:30 PM
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thanks ron. I just cant get the srd bars to work like my old home made slapper bars. the car feels more stable but will not lift like the slappers did. low 1.5s with slappers and 1.6 average with srd bars adjusting the crap out of them.
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What are SRD bars?
What rear shocks do you have?
What's the front of the car doing?
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Get a good launch video and post it. Makes diagnosing your launch a lot easier. Slo-mo is even better.
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Apache
Get a good launch video and post it. Makes diagnosing your launch a lot easier. Slo-mo is even better.
Exactly, like the video no one ever gets of my car because I'm not one of the "favorites".

I've tired of asking.......
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 05:51 AM
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my srd bars are like caltrack bars but more adjustable. i'll post a pic. the rear shocks are just non adjustable shocks. front comes up and stays up woth no hoping.

with my slappers the whole car whould lift at launch and it whould always hook from a dead stop the rear whould separate 3 or 4 " and if it was to spin it was about 50-60 feet out.and I thing good shocks whould have fixed that.

with the srd bars it will spin from a dead stop but if it goes out 20 feet it will stay hooked and run good from there. and I get very little separation if any. tires are 275 pro's @16.5 psi.

I'm also wondering if I'm getting beyond what my auburn pro posi can handle . thinking about a spool . thanks.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 05:53 AM
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http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...1213/trac1.jpg


pic of srd bars.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 07:29 AM
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congrats Mike... also thanks for the assist and pics when I started my build
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 10:22 AM
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Photobucket redirects me to a free $1000 Amazon gift card......

I'll look them up.

I don't think these or CalTracs give a ton of separation. But they do push the tire into the track. You want shocks with fast extension. And stiff compression.
The front of course needs to work in unison.

You can also run the 275's lower on pressure. Down to 14 even.

Still hard to overcome a bad track though......😬
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 11:21 AM
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Hey Mike, nice runs so far! CalTracs/SRD bars kinda work like your old slappers, but not really. Kind of a long unnecessary explanation at this point. With CalTracs or SRDs, start with the bar parrallel to the ground or the front of the bar slightly higher. The more you move the front of the bar or the spring eye (hint,hint) up the harder the hit will be. Radials need to be bitch slapped into the surface and held there by the throat! (Sorry, was getting off topic, haha). That's where the good shocks come in. Loose extension and stiff rebound/compression is where you want to be to start. Just try and keep it from hitting the stops or topping out the shocks. Then once it's hooking, start tightening down the rebound/extension until it won't hook, then back it up. That goes for the front AND rear. The car should react equally front and rear during the launch. Don't under inflate the radials either, it'll cause problems too. I'd start at 18-20 psi. Keep us posted.

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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 12:36 PM
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Following this, having a lot of trouble hooking my dads ls1 nova on the street, and just about finished with my turbo nova. Dads car with full Calvert suspension wiouldmseperate the rear so hard it would top out he shocks. Put some double adjustables on and it helped by slowing it down but still lays black marks heavily. Hooks great at the track.

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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 12:51 PM
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thanks guys its a lot of fun. im going to do some rear end work and try and get a spool in it as well as lower the *** end down a little to help weight transfer and I might try some old school slicks and see how it likes it. I feel right now it has about a 9.60 tune in it if I can get the 60' down in the 1.4s at all. but my local track is an old school track that just preps about 20 feet or so . 275 pro's are good tires but I think a full slick is best.
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