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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 98LS1
Damn dude, you swap out cars a lot. Had some nice ones though. Hard to believe guys remove the passenger seat in a street car. I always wanted to know what mine ran in full street trim. Oh well...

Nice runs and nice car. I'm sure you have a lot left in it.
I feel the same way 98. I want to know what the car can do all the time, not just part of the time. You're right though, it def has a good bit left in it. I'm still getting used to it with only 6 passes under my belt. I'm hoping it'll be cooler this Friday night, so maybe I'll be able to work on the driver mod some more.

Appreciate the compliments.
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bolivianpimp
Nice video, who won? I am looking at the LCA's just like you. Since we are lowered we need relocation brackets or adjustable lca's right?
Thanks dude, I got him by a car or so. It was close though. We ran twice with similiar results. I'm not lowered, but relocation brackets are still a good idea imo. The ones I was looking at basically just place the LCA further below the axle. I'd say adjustable LCAs would be needed for yours, but I'm not positive.
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 98LS1
I always wanted to know what mine ran in full street trim. Oh well...

Nice runs and nice car. I'm sure you have a lot left in it.
ditto

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Thanks Stkjock. You're responses to some of my other posts have been proven so far. I will get my hands on some DRs before too long, I just want to get the suspension right first. I just hate to lose the street tires so soon. Are the Steeda torque box braces worth it in your opinion?
on a coupe probably not needed, get to big HP 500+ , then yea they probably would.

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Thanks dude, I got him by a car or so. It was close though. We ran twice with similiar results. I'm not lowered, but relocation brackets are still a good idea imo. The ones I was looking at basically just place the LCA further below the axle. I'd say adjustable LCAs would be needed for yours, but I'm not positive.
relocations are really not needed IMHO unless your lowered. you can check and adjust your pinion w/ the LCA or UCA


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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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All things considered, thats not to bad. Didn't realize you got a 'vert.

Hell the fact that Dido was playing in the background probably added a few tenths and took away a mph or two.
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ps - Stone - learn to use the "multi quote" feature when responding to multiple posts, faster, simpler and cleaner... TY[/QUOTE]

Will do.
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 83gtragtop
All things considered, thats not to bad. Didn't realize you got a 'vert.

Hell the fact that Dido was playing in the background probably added a few tenths took away a mph or two.
No vert, its a coupe. Yea, sorry about the Dido stuff, lol!
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Its still not a bad time for the first time running the car on a sh*tty track day. Has that even reached the 1k mile mark yet? I still think that this car has 12s in it with good track prep, a couple thousand miles and a few more runs in its current set up. I've seen plenty of people down here run 13.0s at around 104-105 with drag radials on bolt on S197s.
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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Thanks Dark,

It hit 1800 miles when I got home. Its a pretty decent hike to and from work, so its accrued more miles than most cars would in the length of time I've had it. I need a beater.

Do modern cars open up a little once they get a few thousand miles on them, or is that a myth?
Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Stone629
No vert, its a coupe. Yea, sorry about the Dido stuff, lol!
Oh thought you were the red car, didn't know they made the GT/CS in that color.

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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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there is a multi quote function? when did we get that lol....



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