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guess mods don't make your car faster..

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Old 12-17-2006, 09:50 PM
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so like i posted yesterday i went to the drags.......... my car ran a 15.3 before my mods... yeah i ran a 15.2 last night with a 2.2 60 ft.. and like .125 reaction time.. pretty upset.. think im gona sell the ole worn out 5.0
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Old 12-17-2006, 09:52 PM
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maybe u just over poweded the car compared to what your used to ?
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Old 12-17-2006, 09:56 PM
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i dunno but i was way pissed.. i got rocked by a cts that ran a 14.01 and i smoked another gt stang and some ricers... but i dunno.. i was pretty mad i thought i'd hit 14.7 atleast
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Old 12-17-2006, 09:57 PM
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somethings not right some where. should run faster than that stock
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Old 12-17-2006, 09:59 PM
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should.. my car has a mild misfire.. hooked it up to a ignition scope it was good.. scanned it... everything was peachy... fuel trims good.. im done with this f-n car, just gona fix up my moms old 73 stang
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Old 12-17-2006, 10:02 PM
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just figure out whats wrong with it and youll be golden. The car cant just be bad. Unless it has some serious wear problems, you should be able to get it up to speed.
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Old 12-17-2006, 10:06 PM
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hmm i dunno but i really can't see anything that would cause this no vaccum leaks.. everything looks aight
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Old 12-17-2006, 10:08 PM
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well lets see it has a miss thats a good reason it's not running right.... did you try to do a compression test?
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Old 12-17-2006, 10:10 PM
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YEAH I DID that awhile back.. they were all in spec...
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Old 12-17-2006, 10:13 PM
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+1 to comp test, also how long have you been driving on a track you may just need more practice to get times lower
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