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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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I'd put some juice to it. Prolly cheaper than slicks and stall. Prolly easier to install too.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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Stall and tires.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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I'd put some juice to it. Prolly cheaper than slicks and stall. Prolly easier to install too.
Bottles run out...converters dont.

What would you rather say "hang on, I can't run again, my bottle ran out and I need to re-fill it" or "sure, lets race"?

Nitrous is cool if you want a performer at the track...if you want a daily driver that you can just go whenever you put the gas pedal down...it's not the right choice IMHO.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 08:08 PM
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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Buy a 09 ZO6
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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race him from a dig.. should be able to take him (M6+10bolt) if thats doesnt work a nice stall and gears is faster than an M6
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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When you fill a bottle, you can get at least 10 passes on it. So to say he will be outta juice is stupid. You fill the bottle. Call your buddy up. Make him eat your **** 3 times. Call it a day.

Go fill the bottle and get ready for the next guy that you thinks gonna kill you.

In the mean time save up for the stall and sticky tires because you do need those. If the goal is to kill your friend. The bottle is your friend.

You go and get stall, tires, tune, and your buddy gets something modded on his car while your doing that **** and he still beats you and you have your feelings hurt...again.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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My friend has a 2001 Trans am 6 speed, with slp long tubes, ory, hooker, cat back, ported throttle body, air lid and a Hypertech Chip. I have raced him a couple times and he beats me everytime by about a car length. I have a 2002 camaro z 28 a4, pacesetter headers, ory, corsa cat back, 3.73 gears, and an air lid. I realize that the manuals have a little more power but what do i need to do to beat him. Do you think hp tuning will do the trick or do i need more than that?
You'll never beat him. He's got a Hypertech Chip.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Autos pick up a lot from tuning.

Just ditching torque management and getting rid of the sloppy shifting helps a lot...
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Originally Posted by 2xLS1
You'll never beat him. He's got a Hypertech Chip.
haaaaahahaaa

That is sig-material.
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get your tb ported it is around $75 and some sort of ram air...either custom or a FTRA...should give you just enough to beat him and it wont kill your wallet

here is a test with my huge custom ram air...look into sux2bu ram air too

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ml#post9413430
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by blubox
When you fill a bottle, you can get at least 10 passes on it. So to say he will be outta juice is stupid. You fill the bottle. Call your buddy up. Make him eat your **** 3 times. Call it a day.

Go fill the bottle and get ready for the next guy that you thinks gonna kill you.

In the mean time save up for the stall and sticky tires because you do need those. If the goal is to kill your friend. The bottle is your friend.

You go and get stall, tires, tune, and your buddy gets something modded on his car while your doing that **** and he still beats you and you have your feelings hurt...again.
How big a bottle are you getting 10 passes from? How big a shot is your setup?
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike454SS
How big a bottle are you getting 10 passes from? How big a shot is your setup?
15# 100 shot, first gear lock out, second gear delayed, third delayed just a .10th.
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike454SS
How big a bottle are you getting 10 passes from? How big a shot is your setup?
You were saying?
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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ya its not really that they have more power but that they can put it to the ground a little better and they do have a little more top end,or they get there faster than a4's.
but ya i would say a 3600-4000 stall,tranny cooler and a tune and you should be right there with him,and from a dig you will pull him.
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by blubox
When you fill a bottle, you can get at least 10 passes on it. So to say he will be outta juice is stupid. You fill the bottle. Call your buddy up. Make him eat your **** 3 times. Call it a day.

Go fill the bottle and get ready for the next guy that you thinks gonna kill you.

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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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Just go faster,quicker than him and you'll win.. :thumbsup:
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Stall and Drag Radials will do the trick from a dead stop, he may still get ya from a roll though....Put a 100 shot on it and you will beat him anyway he wants to race...
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