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Old May 4, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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Hitting the Traps w/4.10s

Ok, this is the setup.

4.10s
M6
16-inch tires with 245/45 drag radials

If anyone is running the combo; what RPM are you at when you hit the traps?
What kind of gains did you see when you went to the 4.10s. I tried doing a search, but couldn’t find this specific answer.

Thanks!
Old May 5, 2003 | 04:55 AM
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Re: Hitting the Traps w/4.10s

Originally posted by Silver02Z
Ok, this is the setup.

4.10s
M6
16-inch tires with 245/45 drag radials

If anyone is running the combo; what RPM are you at when you hit the traps?
What kind of gains did you see when you went to the 4.10s. I tried doing a search, but couldn’t find this specific answer.

Thanks!
How much hp are you making? How high do you want to rev it?

A 16" radial is ~26" tall and won't grow much at speed. For that tire with 4.10's, 5,800rpm is ~109mph, 6,000 is ~113mph.

Rich Krause
Old May 5, 2003 | 08:29 AM
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This is on a stock motor, stock manifolds with cats. I was just concerned about hitting the limiter in 4th before hitting the traps.
Old May 5, 2003 | 02:49 PM
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Originally posted by Silver02Z
This is on a stock motor, stock manifolds with cats. I was just concerned about hitting the limiter in 4th before hitting the traps.
I don't see many stock LT1's, but unless they run faster than ~109mph you won't have a problem.

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Old May 7, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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You wont have any problems with the 4.10s.

Glenn
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