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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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I know I am not all that fast so please don't bash me to death. I am just happy to have ran a new best time. 7.64

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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Every car here was stock and slow at some point...so don't sweat it.
Congrats on your new PB.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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That's why they call it test and tune. You will get faster and maybe better at drag racing.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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Nice run
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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Nice run
Thanks! I am going to go with a little large converter soon to try and launch harder. I could only footbrake the car up to 2400 ish before it pushed me through the lights.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jwastedx
Thanks! I am going to go with a little large converter soon to try and launch harder. I could only footbrake the car up to 2400 ish before it pushed me through the lights.
Technically a larger stall is a smaller converter, but yea. Also, you don't really want to footbrake it to stall speed (basically what you were doing), that doesn't really allow the converter to flash hard. If you get a 3500 stall for example, try leaving at 2300 ish and it should flash and take off. On a stocker, stall it to 1800-2000.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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Nice pass...keep it up. I know all about the being "slow" thing...keep at it you'll be up with the rest of us soon enough.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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hell i would be happy to break in to the 7's lol im very close tho
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 'Trust'
Technically a larger stall is a smaller converter, but yea. Also, you don't really want to footbrake it to stall speed (basically what you were doing), that doesn't really allow the converter to flash hard. If you get a 3500 stall for example, try leaving at 2300 ish and it should flash and take off. On a stocker, stall it to 1800-2000.

I have a 3600 in it now and thats why I want go larger. I had a 4200 in it before that trans let go and when I put this new trans in I also tried a smaller stall speed. It is nice for driving around but I am going back with a 4k at least.
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Should be a high 11-sec run, good job! What was your trap?

My car ran 11.7's@ 116 with a 7.61 at 91mph just for reference.
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