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May 29, 2005 | 09:23 PM

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Congrats man , awesome times !

May 29, 2005 | 09:46 PM

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VERY NICE Kevin. 9's are in the bag with a few more mods.

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May 29, 2005 | 11:27 PM

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Congrats man! Always feels good when it all comes together. Hopefully I'll be riding your *** at Bowling green one day next month. Maybe I'll see you out there. Where do you live or were you paying a visit to Ky?

I am from Knoxville, 237 miles each way to BG. I make it there 4-5 times a season.

May 29, 2005 | 11:43 PM

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Its been so long since you have been racing, it probably just feels good to finally have a car back together. She is a heavy one though! Firebirds look meaner though

Nice runs, I'm sure you will get some 9-second passes this year.

May 30, 2005 | 01:20 AM

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Its nice to have a car I can drive again more then anything, last one was fun but not neighborhood friendly. This thing idles and drives like a stock car (except for no OD of course) and is quiet with the exhaust - my neighbors are sure happy

Going to do a light battery, kirkey seat and install the PA k-memeber I have here this week, thats ~75lbs off there so that will help. Car is about 100 pounds heavier then I thought, I forget 98s had the steel gas tank + the spohn rear sway bar is 35lbs, stuff adds up faster then I can take stock parts off

But I can hop in this thing and make 20 passes a day if I want, the drivetrain is pretty bulletproof but it sure aint light.

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May 30, 2005 | 02:58 AM

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didnt know the 98s had a steel gas tank. How much heavier are they than the alum. ones?

May 30, 2005 | 09:14 AM

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didnt know the 98s had a steel gas tank. How much heavier are they than the alum. ones?

According to this post, 18 lbs! (also, I think they are plastic!)

https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-racing-tech/17319-weight-reduction-list.html

KP, what is your weight now without driver?

By the way, Great times!

May 30, 2005 | 11:00 AM

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The 98s are steel tank, 99+ are plastic - I have heard ~20lbs. The speeed inc aluminum ones weigh the same as the stock plastic tanks I read. The weight isnt really in a bad place, thats why I can hook on 8.6" wide ET streets

I weigh 235 right now so the car is 3345 with a 1/2 tank of gas. Scales do vary though and I'll weigh it again at a couple tracks. I took a ton of parts out of this car but the roll bar, blower, subframe connectors and junk put a lot of weight back on. I am surprised it weighed that much, my camaro was 100lbs less then this one with similar stuff out.

I also run through a Y-pipe and take the hooker cat back off at the track and thats costing me a little power over a true dual/open headers. This car was stock except for forged pistons/z06 cam a little over two month ago so it needs a little tweaking still