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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28
Always someone faster. And sometimes loss can be a good thing and really add that extra motivation to do some work.
NICE CHOICE in cars man. I miss seeing your Z too.
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nope brainchild my car is a 2002 WS6 and has a Yank 4200 stall,long tubes 3" true duals,bullet mufflers,TSP Lid and full TUNE with MT DR's and has gone 7.9/ 1/8 mile before the TUNE and MT DR's so to say the the truck would have just easily won is candidate for "tard of the month" award and this truck is deadly from a roll(unsuspecting for sure) but truth be told I did even the score from a near deadstop by a few lengths!
It is possible that the tune made it worse, not better. Did you have it tuned by a reputable Dyno shop?...I mean...REALLY reputable.?
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ponygt65

NICE CHOICE in cars man. I miss seeing your Z too.


It is possible that the tune made it worse, not better. Did you have it tuned by a reputable Dyno shop?...I mean...REALLY reputable.?
sean freeze from corvettes of dallas did it and he has set a record or two I think? he has a great rep!
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