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Old May 30, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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Old May 30, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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Nice job!! Get it in the car soon!!
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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That is really cool man...I'm soo jealous...I should be that close soon...
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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Man you guys did a good job on that set up. Can't wait to see what it does when you get it installed. Turbo V6 F body....something cool about that
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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Looks Great

Why the step up in pipe size right before the throttle body?
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by frcefed98
Man you guys did a good job on that set up. Can't wait to see what it does when you get it installed. Turbo V6 F body....something cool about that
be better when i hit my 10.99 goal
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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That is an economy car I could drive.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by conundrum07
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Why the step up in pipe size right before the throttle body?
pipe = 2.5 inch and tb = 4 inch

MAF dont like that so we step it up to 3 inch for more even air flow can't fit 3 inch all the way
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by wickedred
That is an economy car I could drive.
18-20 MPG city and ~25-28 hwy............ should run better then 11.5's
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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its 3" for about 20" before teh tb
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Old May 30, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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Nice. I see another project coming my way. Damn I need to finish the first one.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by wickedred
Nice. I see another project coming my way. Damn I need to finish the first one.
TV6 for fun?
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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wouldnt 10.9 give you the 3.8 V6 record?
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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That setup looks great! That's some nice fab work. Can't wait to see what you can do with it in the car.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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pretty cool. good luck with that setup. how many pounds of boost are u plannin on?
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by qwikz28
wouldnt 10.9 give you the 3.8 V6 record?
for the F-body yes, as far i know/can find

for the 3800 Seires II motor you need a 9.5 to take the record.... damn grand prix's

http://www.3800pro.com/lists/fwdquarter.html
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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This is the exact setup I want next year.
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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by FACE
This is the exact setup I want next year.
but you have a 3.4
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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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awesome man, nice to see a v6 kick some ***!
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I think even an 11.5 would net you the 3.8 F-Body record. I think Shirl holds it at 11.7 or so.
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