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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 07:27 PM
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I am very happy with my cartek stage 2-x heads and cam combo untill I took my first trip to the track and ran a best of a 12.5 @ 113 is there a problem with the car or is it just me. Its a M6 and have the following mods spec stage III, Moser 12 bolt w/4.11, 26inch et streets, slp long tubes, slp loudmouth, weight: 3580 with driver
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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Was it dyno tuned? Something does not sound right. I ran a 12.28 at 116mph with 3.42's and a 2.0 60ft 2 years ago with just the T1 cam and the same headers I have now.. Your car should be deep in the 11's with your combo. Cartek puts out some good #'s.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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how many times have you been racing before? not to knock you, but obviously i don't know you i've seen a spread of 1.5 seconds and 5 mph between drivers in the same car. Good luck. get it tuned if you havent. what are you shifting at? might be too low?

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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 08:04 PM
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It was tuned and the end result was 425hp and 387 ft lbs.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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shift at 6800, been racing 3 years, spun pretty bad off the line
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 09:30 PM
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what track - what eleveation?
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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what track - what eleveation?
Exactly what I was wondering. What were the ambient conditions

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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 12:00 AM
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Spun bad off the line??

What tires are you running? How bad is the track NOT prepped? I went 12.30's with my MTI package when I got it I just had to solve some tuning issues and look at my times in sig..Hehe
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 07:53 AM
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No matter how bad you spun I hit 113 with boltons. Where are you from ssmr0501
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 09:52 AM
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Take your time learn to drive the new setup. You will get what it has in it.

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how were other cars running that night with similar mods?
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What did you run stock or with a lot less mods?
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I am very happy with my cartek stage 2-x heads and cam combo untill I took my first trip to the track and ran a best of a 12.5 @ 113 is there a problem with the car or is it just me. Its a M6 and have the following mods spec stage III, Moser 12 bolt w/4.11, 26inch et streets, slp long tubes, slp loudmouth, weight: 3580 with driver
60 ft: 1.86

Do you have a Dyno Sheet from Cartek?

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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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Track: Beaver Springs Pennsylvania
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with lid and k&n: 13.7 @ 107
ARE stage 2 heads and cam were running low 12's high 11's that night
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