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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 10:42 PM
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Went to the track and my previous best was 13.19 @ 106.5... With the TCI 3000 Stall my best time was 13.10 @ 105.6...

My 60s before the converter were always 2.1's with the converter they are consistant 1.9's. Don't know what could be wrong??? Any Ideas???

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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 11:03 PM
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What was the difference in density altitude?

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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 08:03 AM
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It is possible that the converter is not efficent on the top end and you lost a little mph. you did go quicker (ET) which is the primary goal. Weather differences could account for the change in mph.
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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 05:24 PM
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Hey Stephen, I put my TCI in and gained .3 but lost 2 mph. It's pretty normal to lose mph with TCI stalls. Those 60's should go down a little more and you should see another .1 in ET reduction.

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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 09:59 PM
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I also noticed a slight vibration at highway speeds after the install???
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Old Mar 29, 2002 | 07:34 AM
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Ya know mine does that too. It did it with the TCI and it still does it with the Vig. I think when I took out the driveshaft I might have messed up a u joint.

Good luck Stephen.

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