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Old 04-07-2007, 05:20 AM
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i went to the track to night heres my best run
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2.462 60ft'[:@]
73.77 MPH
9.846 et

i just cant get any traction i was spinnig all of first and 2nd
i guess i need some control arms
what do you guys think i'd run in the 1/4?
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Old 04-07-2007, 06:01 AM
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HAHAHHA...good lord I thought you ran the 1/4 mile. I was like "What the h*ll kind of car does he have." I say a 13.23. But then again, I am no expert.
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Old 04-07-2007, 09:42 AM
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HAHAHHA...good lord I thought you ran the 1/4 mile. I was like "What the h*ll kind of car does he have." I say a 13.23. But then again, I am no expert.
with a 9.8 second 1/8 time he's in the mid 14's
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14.80 is my guess.
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Old 04-07-2007, 11:23 AM
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i went to the track to night heres my best run
.462 reaction
2.462 60ft'[:@]
73.77 MPH
9.846 et

i just cant get any traction i was spinnig all of first and 2nd
i guess i need some control arms
what do you guys think i'd run in the 1/4?
I have a similar run that you can compare with.

RT-.561
60'-2.330
330-6.588
1/8-9.845
mph-75.08
1000-12.610
1/4-14.877
mph-101.58

this was one of my worst runs EVER from last year. street tires FTL
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Old 04-07-2007, 11:32 AM
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i went to the track to night heres my best run
.462 reaction
2.462 60ft'[:@]
73.77 MPH
9.846 et

i just cant get any traction i was spinnig all of first and 2nd
i guess i need some control arms
what do you guys think i'd run in the 1/4?
You just need practice...you should be able to cut a 2.1 at least with all stock stuff, and not so good tires.
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Old 04-07-2007, 02:46 PM
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yea it was the trac was horrible as far as traction i couldnt keep it from spinning frist and second, that run was with me feathering second gear trying to get gripp. idk it just wont hook.. i think i want to get some control arms next, i already have 275 tires, and i'm putting in a 2.95 frist gear t-5 that i got for free also, what do you guys think i can runs if i pull like 2.0 60' or so?
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Old 04-07-2007, 02:53 PM
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if you can get a 2 second 60' time youll be knocking on 13's.. if not very close
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sick, thats what i was hopping for..... if i put control arms on my car will there be anydown side like handling or something?........... do you have any recomendations on a decent set of controlarms?
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with some tires i say you could run 14.3 cutting your 60 foots down...
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