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01-31-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TINKRD
5.8-6.2 huh? settin them goals pretty high!!
you've gone from just wanting to run a 6.4 to a 5.8!
better invest the money into a converter if you're going that route.
you've gone from just wanting to run a 6.4 to a 5.8!
better invest the money into a converter if you're going that route.
if not you wont see me cryin. Remember... my car is SLOWWWWWW!
01-31-2007, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TX_SS
fat mike, why dont you spend your money with ray?? then you might be able to hit low 5s and hang with tha big boys... LOL
just my .02
just my .02
you could of said good lookin mike... or smart mike... or married mike....... or slow mike......
or even "not Carless Mike"
but "fat mike"...... come on now!!! beat ya too it... I know who to talk to to make the car run fast. I also know who I trust to do the work.... Just wait and see Daniel-Son.
01-31-2007, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TINKRD
mikes got a drag car....as in mikes got a car i'm gonna drag down the track. 
kiddin'
kiddin'
01-31-2007, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Forteen3GT
you could of said good lookin mike... or smart mike... or married mike....... or slow mike......
or even "not Carless Mike"
but "fat mike"...... come on now!!! beat ya too it... I know who to talk to to make the car run fast. I also know who I trust to do the work.... Just wait and see Daniel-Son.
or even "not Carless Mike"
but "fat mike"...... come on now!!! beat ya too it... I know who to talk to to make the car run fast. I also know who I trust to do the work.... Just wait and see Daniel-Son.
01-31-2007, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Forteen3GT
goal is 6.99... like I said... but with what I am doing if it doesnt run low low 6's someone else will be dissappointed. It will... maybe not by March/April... but by the end of the year.
if not you wont see me cryin. Remember... my car is SLOWWWWWW!
if not you wont see me cryin. Remember... my car is SLOWWWWWW!
my motor was nothign special. forged 346ci w/ avg heads and 250 worth of bottle.
01-31-2007, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TINKRD
with your setup you "should" be able to. I was only making 645ishHP and ran a 6.38.
my motor was nothign special. forged 346ci w/ avg heads and 250 worth of bottle.
my motor was nothign special. forged 346ci w/ avg heads and 250 worth of bottle.
01-31-2007, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by TINKRD
with your setup you "should" be able to. I was only making 645ishHP and ran a 6.38.
my motor was nothign special. forged 346ci w/ avg heads and 250 worth of bottle.
my motor was nothign special. forged 346ci w/ avg heads and 250 worth of bottle.
gotta have suspension to put the power to the ground... that is all i have to say....
meanwhile... go talk some more shiat on ls2 will ya
tell em my car will be slow...... which it will...... help me set up some money races with cam only cars.... or H/C cars.... Or H/C N20 cars....
just keep those turbo cars out away!
01-31-2007, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by V6 Bird
I havent had a good laugh in a while. Explain why you think spraying in 5th gear was bad or whatever.
How does that not make sense to you Mike?
01-31-2007, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TINKRD
I hardlined the kit and added a -6an feed line. This alone picked me up another 50HP. 650 to 705. This however did stretch the limits of the fuel pump and it was starting to show lean conditions even after putting in bigger fuel pills. The pump wasn’t keeping up. The night it melted of course it was going lean in any gear, but the prolonged amount of time it was in 5th gear is what the final nail in the coffin was.
How does that not make sense to you Mike?
How does that not make sense to you Mike?
01-31-2007, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by V6 Bird
That **** makes perfect sense. I just remembered you posting pics and asking why and solely blaming it on racing in 5th gear causing it. If I remember correctly, I gave that explanation you just did, worded differently of course.
Oh well though. Bigger and better things!! I now am not a fan of spraying anything over 150 shot w/ out the use of a fogger.
I prefer this route anyways.
01-31-2007, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by V6 Bird
You mean my street car? Its coming along. After off season for the big racers, ill get to start working on my own motor and finish gathering up the parts. The cylinder heads are here, the block and crank are here, just cant do any machine work til they get caught up. Good things happen to those who wait, so im waiting and not complaining.
Whats up with your "drag" car?
Whats up with your "drag" car?
, and the V should be done by this weekend. Wait, those are just street cars. 
01-31-2007, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by slowredz
Hmmmm, I bet Manual wont want any of that car anymore. Maybe...
I'll have alot of his stuff for a little while
Deff, a sweet setup for that car. Bet it has alot of time and money into it. Can't wait to see it out.
01-31-2007, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Parker TX
Which one. The Camaro's on the back burner slowly coming along but probably will be done before yours , and the V should be done by this weekend. Wait, those are just street cars.
, and the V should be done by this weekend. Wait, those are just street cars.
01-31-2007, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by slowredz
Hmmmm, I bet Manual wont want any of that car anymore. Maybe...