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Old 07-13-2009, 08:43 PM
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new best- 10.75 @ 127.92

ran it @ Martin Michigan for Pink's All out during the heat of the day, can't wait till fall!! Next on list is 28" tires and 4.33's. managed to get my 60' down to 1.51
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what rpm did you launch at and were you side stepping the clutch?
good runs!

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Old 07-14-2009, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jonesy
ran it @ Martin Michigan for Pink's All out during the heat of the day, can't wait till fall!! Next on list is 28" tires and 4.33's. managed to get my 60' down to 1.51

Nice numbers.

Are you sure that you want to go 4.33s. I have 28s and 4.10s and with some converter slip go thru the traps at 6500 only going 120mph. You're going 127 now and if you up your shot, OK when you up your shot you might need some rev room.
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I did the gear calculator and @ 130 car is 6755 rpm, 7000 is 135. I eventually would like to join the single digit club, but was extremely happy with the consistency of the car and hoping to go quicker with the bigger tire and getting different gear and hopefully keep it consistent. Al we'll have to meet up sometime @ the track, where do you go. I plan on going to Stanton sometime but before I go I'm changing gear and tires
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Nice numbers, especially after the rain and heat. Post a pic if you find one of your car. I'm not sure if I seen it or not. It wasn't the Purple one with RS body kit was it? That car sounded good.

Tonight, Joe and I found that my coil was cracked and arcing into it's feeds. Possibly why I ran like poo saturday....
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nope, white Z T top, had LS style front with 3" cowl hood, Prostars all the way around car 90 E, I ran open headers thinking it would set the world on fire and only dropped . 07. I actually think it runs better with ex. on. Should be in 10.50's when cools off...hopefully. I'll try to post a pic later..... awesome pic I got from there w/ front end up equally about 6", the rollbar and adding the Wolff drag swaybar really makes launching and driving it alot more forgiving, before car was all twisted up and a mother to keep straight through 1st and second
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Originally Posted by jonesy
I did the gear calculator and @ 130 car is 6755 rpm, 7000 is 135. I eventually would like to join the single digit club, but was extremely happy with the consistency of the car and hoping to go quicker with the bigger tire and getting different gear and hopefully keep it consistent. Al we'll have to meet up sometime @ the track, where do you go. I plan on going to Stanton sometime but before I go I'm changing gear and tires
I run the STS series at Stanton and I'm running the heads up 11.0 index there this Friday night.
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