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Old May 24, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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how bout suspension? not reallya bolt on i guess but people dont realize how much suspension does
Old May 24, 2008 | 01:56 AM
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track times with these three bolt ons gave me 2 tenths and 2mph
70mm pro products tb and plenum
steeda pullies
fms aluminum ds
bone stock in 4100' air it went 14.82 at 94.27mph 2.23 60'
this night the air was 5200' and it went 14.60 at 96.47mph and it has not been tuned for any bolt ons yet. if you do some math on the da you can see these bolt ons did even better if I could keep the same 60' on street tires 14.41 at 97.89mph if i ran it in the same air as it was bone stock... and they said these bolt ons dont do anything?....lol
Old May 24, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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how bout suspension? not reallya bolt on i guess but people dont realize how much suspension does
Could you elaborate on those effects? Some of us are still learning

How much does it actually help?
Old May 24, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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ORIGINAL: 00raging stang

how bout suspension? not reallya bolt on i guess but people dont realize how much suspension does
Could you elaborate on those effects? Some of us are still learning

How much does it actually help?
true dat
Old May 24, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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how bout suspension? not reallya bolt on i guess but people dont realize how much suspension does
Could you elaborate on those effects? Some of us are still learning

How much does it actually help?
the right suspension setup will help get the power to the ground. You can have all the power in the world but if you can't get it to the ground then you are just spinning your wheels (literally). For those that are truly into drag racing and want to improve their times (not dyno queens)I couldn't stress how much suspension, a built rearend and sticky tires will help. Keep in mind those things I listed are not cheap but they work wonders. For example, I went the route that most people don't go. Most people start off with a bolt on here and a bolt on there and rarely worry about suspension or rearend. I went the opposite route, I did nitrous, built rear, suspension and slicks. OFF the bottle my car made ONLY 228 rwhp, but ran 13.3's (faster than many people with ~100hp more). On a 100 shot I was running 12.0's. I consider myself a decent driver (but far from the best) and never powershifted my car. With that being said I feel my car still had a tenth or two of improvement with a little more agressive driving.
Now, at the present I decided to go all out on the motor and my car was ready for it because I already had the suspension and rear. I took my car to the track once (that's right 1 time and still learning the new setup) clicked off a 12.4 ALL MOTOR (faster than most people with superchargers, including some 03 Cobras). Granted my 60' wasn't as good as it could have been but without the suspension and built rear it wouldn't have been what it was.
Old May 24, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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i want to make my car as fast as yours n/a if I click of a 12.9 here the jaws will drop... not that 12.9 is fast its just a n/a 2v has never been there hell not even a bolt on mach 1 has been faster than a 13.1 at103mph here ....
Old May 24, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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so your talking suspension, where would i start? ive been beaten a few times due to the fact i spin in low gear 0-40mph.
Old May 24, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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im gonna call bs 01gt i bet you ran 14.5's!!!
Old May 24, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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75mm bigger is better unless he is your cell mate....thats my motto
that usually is not the case, especially with TBs.
Old May 24, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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im gonna call bs 01gt i bet you ran 14.5's!!!
lol my car in ****ty air does that my car at his elevation would run deep into the 13's even without suspension work as it sits..



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