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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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Video of Roots car

http://members.aol.com/rooster433/eaton.mov

thats a second gear (automatic) pull from 28ish - 77mph
Old Jan 11, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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Damn that thing looks like it pulls! Sounds great too. Are there any downfalls that you have now that you are running that eaton, such as not having windshield wipers or something, from cutting up the cowl
Old Jan 11, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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eh, not really

It still has windshield washers and everything. Everything works like its supposed to.

BTW. thats without the alcohol turned on. the blower was getting warm after 4 pulls like that.

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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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Any pics or any other vids of the car? Sounds sweet..

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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:30 AM
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What is that guage we are looking at, and what do the numbers mean? You see how it pins the guy to the seat?! Damn

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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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the one in the AC vent is boost and its sitting on 9psi.. sometimes it hits 10 but heat gets back down to 9.
Old Jan 13, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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I'm talking about the gauge that the guy is holding in his hand.
Old Jan 13, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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That's an AFR gauge.
Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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Yeah i should really spend more time on tuning it..

I've tuned it a little more here lately to around a 11.7 or so. Just trying to keep things safe.

9-10lbs of boost, non intercooled, with 9:1 pistons is kinda wild for pump gas.. especially with a eaton.
Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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linky no worky
Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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yes it does.. get quicktime
Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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I have quicktime.. will try again
Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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just curious, why a roots? did you have an extra laying around the house or what?

different, but cool
Old Jan 14, 2004 | 01:00 AM
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Originally posted by josherSS
just curious, why a roots? did you have an extra laying around the house or what?

different, but cool
I can't speak for Rooster, but I would love to have one. Instant full boost is enough reason for me, no boost drop between gears, awesome torque numbers, no oil changes required for 100,000 miles on this self contained unit. I'm sure there's more reasons but these are some to name a few. If I'm not mistaken he did this at a very cheap price. The only disadvantage(if you want to call it that) is having to upgrade to a 12 bolt to hook up all that torque



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