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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Will a new opti-spark improve my traction if I install an ASM Monoblade Throttlebody without boring the stock intake and adding a skip-shift delete kit?
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oh ****!
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*hangs self*
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still have the LT1?
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 04:46 PM
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hell yea !!! make the tires real sticky
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and you are in the 11 second club?
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Originally Posted by Wicked94Z
still have the LT1?
Nah I ditched it 3 years ago and never looked back... but I'm itching for something mean again, hence my stir-the-pot-post about opti-sparks and other items I figured would really cause some mayhem , figured it was about time I dropped in and touched base with my LT1 homies.

So who is running the fastest LT1 these days? I've been out of touch.
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Tony Shepherd... 8.60s
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Originally Posted by -PEPE-
Nah I ditched it 3 years ago and never looked back... but I'm itching for something mean again, hence my stir-the-pot-post about opti-sparks and other items I figured would really cause some mayhem , figured it was about time I dropped in and touched base with my LT1 homies.

So who is running the fastest LT1 these days? I've been out of touch.
i am
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Originally Posted by Wicked94Z
Tony Shepherd... 8.60s

Haha...wow not much has changed, figured someone had to be chomping at Tony's heels by now!
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tricked94camaro
i am

Like your sig, never ran nitrous myself, but like that sig!
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by -PEPE-
Will a new opti-spark improve my traction if I install an ASM Monoblade Throttlebody without boring the stock intake and adding a skip-shift delete kit?
Only if you install the LT4 knock module.




















How ya been?
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by -PEPE-

Haha...wow not much has changed, figured someone had to be chomping at Tony's heels by now!
At least until Chris rounds up his beast out of the garage - it runs less times a year then my grandmother! .
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Originally Posted by Puck
Only if you install the LT4 knock module.

How ya been?
ahh haha...been doing good how about you? Looks like there is some madness going on with the LT1s still reading the sigs....
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Puck
At least until Chris rounds up his beast out of the garage - it runs less times a year then my grandmother! .
lol...that's just messed up...on every level
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Ruh Roh
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I remember you. Your Z was bad ***.
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Corey, Fastfat, Fergy, anyone I missed, good to see you guys! Man all of you have been beasting up those fbody's. Wow Fastfat 10:58 pumpgas? Seriously? Chu gotta HEMI in that thang? lol, that's awesome!
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Taner's in the 8.90's.
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