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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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Alright guys help me out here. Finally took my heap to the track to see what it would run with the new engine. My suspension is stone stock aside from no front sway bar, bmr solid rear control arms and edelbrock adj. panhard bar. 17's all around with m/t e.t streets. N/A its making 405 rwhp and 385lb/ft. A4 with Yank SS4000 and 3.73's. Best I could muster was a 1.74 60 which resulted in a 12.1@111. WTF with 350 rwhp, SS3600 and nitto d/r's it would run 12.1@110-111 each and every time. Granted the track prep sucked *** Friday night, but I was expecting more out of it. Or am I just daydreaming?

It felt like it would hook, then spin a little bit. Had a couple guys watching and they said it was unloading the suspension. Is it possible I could be overpowering the suspension, or its just not working effiecently?
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