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Old 06-15-2010, 03:51 PM
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hey im going to the drag strip tomorrow evening, is it worth it to remove the driverside headlight? if it is is it easy? im at work and cant look at it right now just wanna get some thoughts. i live 20-30 minutes from the track which is nice

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It's cake. Remove one hex bolt basically and its out. All my other cars I had to drop bumpers and everything else.
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Originally Posted by rquinn19
It's cake. Remove one hex bolt basically and its out. All my other cars I had to drop bumpers and everything else.
awesome, i'll prbably do it, get some cool airflow in her.
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which track you goin to?
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Originally Posted by DP 08 GXP
which track you goin to?
mid michigan motorplex
Old 06-15-2010, 05:55 PM
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I take mine out. Swapping on DR's and taking out the headlamp for me is about 10 minutes of work.
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Originally Posted by CenTexSS
I take mine out. Swapping on DR's and taking out the headlamp for me is about 10 minutes of work.
wish i had DR's but idk how my trans would like that, i will post my results tomorrow night.
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Originally Posted by 94ss06gxp
wish i had DR's but idk how my trans would like that, i will post my results tomorrow night.
Good luck. If you have weather like today, you should have mediocre weather conditions. I last ran 13.8 @ 101 on a 95 degree day, with a DA of 3005 ft.
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supposed to be 76 partly cloudy, probably around 70-90% humidity and the DA there i believe is DA 906
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ok so it was 66 degrees 81% humidity and the DA is 906 IIRC. my first run i launch how i do on the street and i roast my tires thru first , second run hell yeah!!! im 405M left lane






all in all good night!!
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15.3 good god, lol. Nice 13 second pass.

What was in the right lane?
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Originally Posted by JP_GXP
15.3 good god, lol. Nice 13 second pass.

What was in the right lane?
my buddies full bolton ls1 trans am with a MAF that is bad/crazy . thank you
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Nice 2nd pass what did you do different with the launch?
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Originally Posted by '06_GXP_89
Nice 2nd pass what did you do different with the launch?
almost half throttle at launch then go wide open at about 20 mph ish. was a nice 60ft i had on that run too
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Nice run! Cutout open?
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Originally Posted by JP_GXP
15.3 good god, lol.
My first ever pass in the Impala was much worse. First run of the day, so the VHT on the track wasn't ready to go, Go WOT right off the line with no TC, spin, let off, spin more, shift to 2nd early, and spin even more lol

2.8 60 foot, 16.9 @ 95 mph!
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Originally Posted by CenTexSS
Nice run! Cutout open?
yup cutout open,
Originally Posted by CenTexSS
My first ever pass in the Impala was much worse. First run of the day, so the VHT on the track wasn't ready to go, Go WOT right off the line with no TC, spin, let off, spin more, shift to 2nd early, and spin even more lol

2.8 60 foot, 16.9 @ 95 mph!
yeah used my tapshift on all my runs so i was just bouncing off the rev. i also had a little over half tank of gas, i think with less gas and my headlight out i should be 13.8ish
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Originally Posted by 94ss06gxp
supposed to be 76 partly cloudy, probably around 70-90% humidity and the DA there i believe is DA 906
Actually, 906 ft. is the altitude of the track. Density altitude is different. This will tell you what the DA was at a certain time of the day by filling in some of the blanks. http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...t+Weather+Data
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That's not a bad 2nd run at all,Good S**T Levi...I gotta pop mine and my car cherry at the track someday...
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Originally Posted by Slow94Formula
Actually, 906 ft. is the altitude of the track. Density altitude is different. This will tell you what the DA was at a certain time of the day by filling in some of the blanks. http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...t+Weather+Data
thank you for the link man!! im not up to speed with the terms yet, but thanks again.
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That's not a bad 2nd run at all,Good S**T Levi...I gotta pop mine and my car cherry at the track someday...
yeah man better get to the track!!!! i noticed that after doing 4 runs at the track my trans actually feels like its shifting better then ever, and feels strong.


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