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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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98 z28
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best before was 12.5@109.xx

now im running 13.0@102.xx


i know i have lazy 02s. tunner told me.

i need to change plugs/wires

but do you think plugs/wires/02s can cause me almost half a second?

and im only trapping 102? i trapped that when i was stock!

1.68 60 ft. 8.2@81 1/8th.


please give me all opinoins...
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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Clogged fuel filter, air filter, traction issues, hotter more humid day? Clutch? I'd try a tune up first and see what happens. If that doesn't do you any good you will have to dig deeper.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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fuel and air filter (including plug/wires) are already on my list.

traction? 1.68 ft is no the best, but its good.

humid? it was an ok night...not too humid.

any more opinions?
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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you sig says 12.6 @109 with a 1.94 60'

so, you had a 1.68 60 the other night and ran slower....

i would say clutch, but you probably wouldnt be cutting 1.6 60's on a bad clutch, but anything is possible.

Go ahead and do plugs/wires and fuel filter and run again and see if youre still running slower.

Maybe it was just a bad night for you.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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sorry, sig is an old run.

12.5@109 is the quickest with a 1.75 60

and my car is auto, sorry, 3400 stall.

night was humid, but others were running good times, where they run normally...i doubt i wuld be the only one affected.



well here is what im going.

new 02 sensors
air fitler (clean)
fuel filter
msd wires
ngk plugs

any other recommendations?

oil is only about 1 month (800-900) old.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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air filter/oil wouldnt be that big of an issue anyway.

before you do the wires, i would get a multimeter and check the ones you have. just to save a lil $ bc i know my MSD wires were like 80 bucks. plugs/fuel filter are cheap and easy.

o2's are a possibility though.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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what i was wondering.

if the 02s/old plugs/wires would cause about a .5 difference?

my tuner told me my 02s are lazy at wot
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well, you have obviously ran the car after being told that, so your 'lazy' o2's can't be affecting you that much.
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Originally Posted by Havok2
sorry, sig is an old run.

12.5@109 is the quickest with a 1.75 60

and my car is auto, sorry, 3400 stall.

night was humid, but others were running good times, where they run normally...i doubt i wuld be the only one affected.



well here is what im going.

new 02 sensors
air fitler (clean)
fuel filter
msd wires
ngk plugs

any other recommendations?

oil is only about 1 month (800-900) old.
Maybe your converter or transmission is starting to head south!
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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converter is about 8 months old and tranny was rebuilt about a year ago.

have had about 20 passes total on the tranny, 15 on verter.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Havok2
converter is about 8 months old and tranny was rebuilt about a year ago.

have had about 20 passes total on the tranny, 15 on verter.
A few years ago I bought a brand new turbo 400 from TCI along with one of their converters for my chevelle and it was doing something similar to what your experiencing, I didn't think it was a tranamission related problem either,but one last shot of nitrous proved it was my problem.My point is,
just because your stuff is relatively new ,suspect everything until you can positively eliminate it as what is causing your problems.Good luck I hope it is something simple.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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true, thats teh reason why im trying to replace the cheap stuff first LOL
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Old Jun 18, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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ttt any more ideas?
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Old Jun 18, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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how many miles on the motor? are you losing coolant? my buddy is experiencing similar problems and we suspect a head gasket is the culprit.

he has a stockish 00 z a4, lid + ls6 intake + tune and was trapping 107 last year, this year he is trapping 102-103, no changes to anything. the car now has 153k on it, i think...and is eating coolant like a mfer, no smoke, just missing antifreeze.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 12:19 AM
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ill check the coolant tomorrow.

miles? 82k
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Perhaps an e-brake hanging up on ya? Are you still running cats?
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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no cats.
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