Scooted to an 8 at Bristol today.

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Oct 7, 2008 | 06:56 AM

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That thing is sickly quiet!! Congrats man!! It didnt even look that fast it was so smooth!!

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:30 AM

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Very nice Tom, 7s next

I'm going to leave the 7's for you

Hard enough to get an 8. This winter I'm going to buff the paint and fix a couple of places in the carpet around the bars. Probably look at some different turbine AR's since it still doen't 60.

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:34 AM

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congrats Tom on getting into the 8's

so any plans to travel to race anymore this year?

Nearest track outside Bristol is 3 1/2 hours away...I'm probably too lazy for that. Would be fun to get a sealevel blast someday on a track that isn't uphill.

I asked again yesterday why they built a new track uphill....no one really knows. They built Charlotte 1/2% downhill since NHRA regs is + - 1%...if I was building a track it would be 0.999999% downhill

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:39 AM

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Onfire, whats your set up/motor ?

428cubes, Custom twin 76mm turbo system by Speed Inc (great folks btw), Madman suspension, 3.00 rear gear by Burkhart, AC, power windows,doors,etc. Factory brakes with thicker rotors/pads, 16" road race wheels up front, 15" road race wheels in the back. 3980lbs with an 8.50cert. T400 with a brake. Factory carpet, etc.

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:41 AM

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it is extreemly quiet, what exhaust are you running

Custom Speed Inc twin 3" exhaust with mufflers all the way to the rear bumper...no cutout...

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:44 AM

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Hellva run. Smooth as silk out of the hole. Congrats on the 8's. Feels good, doesn't it

David

I had (I thought ) a 9.1x tuneup in it when I made my second pass...and it jumped to a 9.01 at 155.3mph.....so I left the tune alone and pushed the 2 step to 4000rpm.....sometimes you get lucky. It did feel good.

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:47 AM

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Big Congrats man thats awesome for the freakin weight.

I agree with 422ci twin 76mm 19psi I'm thinking 1000+rwhp right???

19psi is slightly over 1000rwhp on an sae corrected dynojet....probably slightly less than that in 3400ft DA at the track.

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:48 AM

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And thanks again to everyone for the props!

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Oct 7, 2008 | 03:59 PM

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Congrats Tom! Glad to see you hit your goal

Oct 7, 2008 | 04:20 PM

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Great job Tom!!!

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Oct 7, 2008 | 07:19 PM

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That's amazing! Looks like your original goal wasn't so far off. I can't believe how fast some of these street cars are getting and the runs appear so uneventful.

Oct 7, 2008 | 08:29 PM

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Man that is alwesome.

Oct 7, 2008 | 09:58 PM

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Very nice run and congrats! What stall are you running in that car?

Oct 8, 2008 | 05:02 AM

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I asked again yesterday why they built a new track uphill....no one really knows. They built Charlotte 1/2% downhill since NHRA regs is + - 1%...if I was building a track it would be 0.999999% downhill

That's to help spool the turbo cars! lol Congratulations, just think if it was 500 pounds lighter! Bob