Time consuming/stupid things you have done in search of horse power?
03-19-2010, 03:14 PM
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awhile back I turned my whole cai into a tornado on the inside lol. didnt do anything. at the track i have taken off my passenger seat. seem to work consitantly with .1 lol and that all i can think of. I know i have done more dumb things
03-20-2010, 06:00 PM
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03-20-2010, 09:56 PM
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-Push my car up through the staging lanes. Starting and moving up 20' just heats up the intake.
-Try not to use up my battery power. So between runs doors are shut, radio is not playing and electric fan is not cooling a radiator with no water flow (sometimes I'll run it for about 1 minute) and as said, constantly starting it to move it 20'. The theory here is I'd rather do my run with a fully charged battery. A low battery forces the alternator to work, which requires power.
- I will run the front tires over the max pressure to decrease rolling resistance.
That's the only secrets I'm letting out for now.
-Try not to use up my battery power. So between runs doors are shut, radio is not playing and electric fan is not cooling a radiator with no water flow (sometimes I'll run it for about 1 minute) and as said, constantly starting it to move it 20'. The theory here is I'd rather do my run with a fully charged battery. A low battery forces the alternator to work, which requires power.
- I will run the front tires over the max pressure to decrease rolling resistance.
That's the only secrets I'm letting out for now.
03-20-2010, 10:44 PM
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wow im impressed with the lice box t.b
thats a good idea i like it.
The battery thing thats interesting..
and the stats there about the air silencer are crazy, but hey it works.
The only reason i think a cai is better is because its a smooth path.
all the bumps in the stock rubber tube create a crazy amount of eddies. Worse then the silencer would.
id like to hear some more keep em coming!
thats a good idea i like it.
The battery thing thats interesting..
and the stats there about the air silencer are crazy, but hey it works.
The only reason i think a cai is better is because its a smooth path.
all the bumps in the stock rubber tube create a crazy amount of eddies. Worse then the silencer would.
id like to hear some more keep em coming!
03-20-2010, 10:53 PM
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oh i also forgot to mention, for 2 years now i have been meaning to race my old man.
hes got a 68 nova, 350 750holly stock ex manifolds. ( cars all stock. very sexy & clean)
But im going to do everything i can to take down his experience.
- remove pass seat, most likely back seat too
- remove spare
- debating pulling the air box
- icing the intake
- high octane
- clean what i can,
i thought i had a bigger list then that...
practice my launch on the back roads b4 hand
oh and i may borrow some slicks from my buddys next door neighbor. I dont know how using slicks with no experience would go over though..
hes got a 68 nova, 350 750holly stock ex manifolds. ( cars all stock. very sexy & clean)
But im going to do everything i can to take down his experience.
- remove pass seat, most likely back seat too
- remove spare
- debating pulling the air box
- icing the intake
- high octane
- clean what i can,
i thought i had a bigger list then that...
practice my launch on the back roads b4 hand
oh and i may borrow some slicks from my buddys next door neighbor. I dont know how using slicks with no experience would go over though..
03-20-2010, 11:20 PM
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oh i also forgot to mention, for 2 years now i have been meaning to race my old man.
hes got a 68 nova, 350 750holly stock ex manifolds. ( cars all stock. very sexy & clean)
But im going to do everything i can to take down his experience.
- remove pass seat, most likely back seat too
- remove spare
- debating pulling the air box
- icing the intake
- high octane
- clean what i can,
i thought i had a bigger list then that...
practice my launch on the back roads b4 hand
oh and i may borrow some slicks from my buddys next door neighbor. I dont know how using slicks with no experience would go over though..
hes got a 68 nova, 350 750holly stock ex manifolds. ( cars all stock. very sexy & clean)
But im going to do everything i can to take down his experience.
- remove pass seat, most likely back seat too
- remove spare
- debating pulling the air box
- icing the intake
- high octane
- clean what i can,
i thought i had a bigger list then that...
practice my launch on the back roads b4 hand
oh and i may borrow some slicks from my buddys next door neighbor. I dont know how using slicks with no experience would go over though..
dont run a higher octane then what your engine needs
03-20-2010, 11:35 PM
#19
-Push my car up through the staging lanes. Starting and moving up 20' just heats up the intake.
-Try not to use up my battery power. So between runs doors are shut, radio is not playing and electric fan is not cooling a radiator with no water flow (sometimes I'll run it for about 1 minute) and as said, constantly starting it to move it 20'. The theory here is I'd rather do my run with a fully charged battery. A low battery forces the alternator to work, which requires power.
- I will run the front tires over the max pressure to decrease rolling resistance.
That's the only secrets I'm letting out for now.
-Try not to use up my battery power. So between runs doors are shut, radio is not playing and electric fan is not cooling a radiator with no water flow (sometimes I'll run it for about 1 minute) and as said, constantly starting it to move it 20'. The theory here is I'd rather do my run with a fully charged battery. A low battery forces the alternator to work, which requires power.
- I will run the front tires over the max pressure to decrease rolling resistance.
That's the only secrets I'm letting out for now.
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