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First track run this coming friday...need some advice!

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Old 10-31-2006, 10:14 PM
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yeah i know, it actually happend to my buddys 85 last time we were at the track, we always have trailors just incase. this winter the rears getting beefed up though. it probably wont see the track or any more hard launches this yr.
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Old 10-31-2006, 11:04 PM
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sorry i guess i should have clarifyed that a little more, i didnt mean to sound like a dick or anything. if thats how it came off as i apologize, but my car is mostly stock and does go 13.90s.
interesting... I ran 14.1 on street tires, with stock 3.08 gears.... and you say your such a great driver

oh yea, and my car weighs 3420 with my fat *** in it

and big 17" heavy *** wheels too
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Old 10-31-2006, 11:08 PM
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sorry i guess i should have clarifyed that a little more, i didnt mean to sound like a dick or anything. if thats how it came off as i apologize, but my car is mostly stock and does go 13.90s.
interesting... I ran 14.1 on street tires, with stock 3.08 gears.... and you say your such a great driver

oh yea, and my car weighs 3420 with my fat *** in it

and big 17" heavy *** wheels too

thats neat.
i never said i was a badass driver
im not too small myself, 6'5' 280
get some tires and get in the 13s
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Old 10-31-2006, 11:10 PM
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been there, done that... et streets... 13.8.... nitrous.. 12.9
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there ya go.
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with 3.08s do you run a 26 tall tire on the bottle? cause with my 4.10s i have to go to a 28 tire because it runs out of gear on 26s
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but i figured with 3.08s you might get away with 26s
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Old 10-31-2006, 11:17 PM
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LOL... can i "get away" with 26"s on 3.08s... haha.... im still in 3rd gear at the end of the track (5 speed)
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dang. you gonna keep the .08s or go with .73s or something?
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Old 10-31-2006, 11:24 PM
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with 3.08s do you run a 26 tall tire on the bottle? cause with my 4.10s i have to go to a 28 tire because it runs out of gear on 26s
What rpm are you shifting at? On my 86 I just installed 4.56's and was going to be shifting at around 5800. I'm running a 26's right now, I know I'm going to have to go into 5th but with a 28 I expected to be right at 5800 in 4th.
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