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Hot Rods are in and my 1/4 times are worse???

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Old 06-16-2012, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Diabolical!
How the heck can you possibly be near 5th with 3.55s? Something is off... I trap 120mph with 3.55s and I do it in 3rd gear at 6500rpms with a 27" tire.
Really? 3rd gear? Doing the math, it doesn't seem possible. Are you hitting the rev limiter?
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Old 06-16-2012, 06:29 PM
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i dont know whats up, im hoping to hit 11's now with spray no lift shift, the nano system will help as well, i did all the suspension first so it hooks much much better, and no it wont be on the 20" i havent decided if i need a set of race stars since the time i get back from this deployment the track will be closed, or if ill be fine with a set of DR on my stockers.
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Old 06-17-2012, 09:39 PM
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I bounce the limiter as I cross the line. If I have a bad launch and spin even a little, I end up having to shift into 4th. Keep in mind, I shift first and second at 6500 as well. Also, I've been told that Hoosiers measure slightly taller than their rated size.

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Old 08-23-2012, 06:34 PM
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Soooo... 93 Race Tune with Hot Rods and I finally beat my stocker time.. by almost a whole 0.03 seconds... WTF?

Haven't got the whole launch thing figured out... best 60' time was when I bogged the engine (2.05).. but, if you look at the 1000 foot times, it's NO better than stock with a 2.2 at the 60' line.. WTF?

Limited it to 3 runs... on the third run something "slapped" the body hard on the 2nd gear shift.. I'm assuming I lost a bushing in a LCA... :eyeroll:

All I can say is WTF?
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Old 08-23-2012, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 05windviel
Track conditions and temperature make a big difference too. I took mine out and all i have is muffler delete's and a 91 tune with brenspeed and I got 13.9's
this is what I was going to point out. temps and track conditions make a hell of a difference. you do not appear to be tracking that : )
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Old 08-23-2012, 07:38 PM
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2009 was in the 60's... Both runs this year in mid 80s... humidity about the same this year..
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Must be the drop in fuel/timing due to the 87 tune!
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Old 08-25-2012, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 2cokeman
Must be the drop in fuel/timing due to the 87 tune!
93 Tune, not 87
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Originally Posted by robs
2009 was in the 60's... Both runs this year in mid 80s... humidity about the same this year..
80's to 60's is about a 4% difference in power - that's significant. Here's a calcuclator you can use to figure out relative power based on altitude, humidity, pressure, and temp: http://www.csgnetwork.com/relhumhpcalc.html
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Old 08-25-2012, 11:20 AM
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Your better time was done in October, and your new time done in the heat of the summer... so that pretty much solves it for me. In the cooler months I would be running low 13s. In the warmer months I'd be running high 13s - 14s. Holding 3rd gear is best on 3.55s in my opinion and I would typically shift a little higher closer to redline.

Also the tune does play a factor and so do the miles. Track conditions, tire conditions/wear/etc... Lot of things to factor in over a span of 3 years.

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Also I noticed you're running AM Bullits + Nittos. Sorry, but I think the stock wheel/combos are much better performance wise. You probably added over 100lbs total of rotational weight, and the better tires aren't making up for that gain.

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