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Oct 24, 2012 | 05:09 AM

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Pete91

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I run a 275/60-15 m/t dr

Oct 24, 2012 | 10:10 AM

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thats a 28 inch tall tire, put the 3.73's in and let her eat

Oct 24, 2012 | 11:23 AM

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I have 3.73's already. I drive my car on the street a lot, so I'm not to hot on the rpms even with the 28's.

Oct 24, 2012 | 11:38 AM

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How bad could they be? My '65 GTO with 3.90 gear and 28's and a 1:1 final drive is very liveable on the street.

Oct 26, 2012 | 10:01 PM

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I love my 3.42. I already went 11.0 with mine. There is an article in Car Craft about a shoebox in the low 10s with this set up. The turbo guys like 3:1. Plus you get less stress on the parts, so they last longer.

Oct 26, 2012 | 10:52 PM

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I run a 26" tire and a 3.42. My car crossed the stripe at 6100, but I'm pretty sure I could go faster with some more rpm. At the same time my shift extensions were less than ideal with my 3600 converter so I decided to change that rather than the gear.

Oct 29, 2012 | 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pete91

Are you guys talking about my post? I'm spraying this motor till it blows. I will up the shot once I buy a dedicated cell. I'm not gonna be building a big motor but will deff be upping the shot. Best time to date is a 10.30@127 before I pucked the ol ls1. The setup is a little diff now Prc 5.3 2.5 heads ,fast 90/90,244/239 on a 115 lsa. Only things that changed is I gained cubes, weight, and had a ttp cam 234/244 112. Race weight is 3550 with me in it.

Is that a typo?