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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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Long story short my birthday is coming up and my gf is taking me to the track as partial gift the car is completely unmolested, also have straight pipes from headers back, having a cobra clutch installed..i know i kno.. still have air silencer on it. I know to get rid of that, but the question i have for you is what rpm's to launch it at, when to shift and what can i do to tweak it to gain a little hp and torque? Advance the timing to 10* maybe more, shed the back seat even? And also plan on gettting some sub frames before i go. Stock gears as well. Just need some tips and what to expect. Just wanting to know what it runs and how well she runs, and keep track as i go along puttin mods on. If this is in the wrong section sorry for that. thanks for the advice.
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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timing is set at base 10* already for stock
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 08:05 AM
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Just go run her and tell us the times ...Good start mod is get rid of those 2.73s gear and put in the 3.73's. It will wake your car right up!
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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If its your first time just go out and have fun. Your not gonna get great times being your first time. So just have fun with it. If you try to hard you will end up with worse times. Just pretend your at a stop sign and your gonna take off as fast as you can without spinning tire.
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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get slicks and dump it at 6k lol
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mjr46
timing is set at base 10* already for stock
should i bump it up 16 to 18*? What do you think
And i know those gears arent gonna do me justice, its on my list of either 3:73's or 4:10, i see people say go 4:10 or nothing at all? Hopefully i cant get them installed before i go and run it. My buddy has a shop and throw them in for about $330
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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13-14 is fine
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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i used to launch from idle. you just gotta get a feel for it
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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Just let her eat!!!
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 5.0kid
get slicks and dump it at 6k lol
Haha right!!!



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