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Did I do right or OVERDO it with mods??

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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:44 AM
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Did I do right or OVERDO it with mods??

Well it is so close to the time that I will be getting my car back from the shop Monday and had the following done to it:

3.73's Strange Gears (2 series)
PI Vigilante 2800 Stall Converter
PCMFORLESS
Tranny Cooler
New tranny case ( old torque converter went crazy and cracked the case by slapping against it)


Now I have the following mods listed in my sig and some cheap yokohama tires that I got that are only made here in my city . Anyways besides buying those tires am I still going to be able to see some gains 1/4mile. I am just curious because if I can't get traction off the line then without tires I am screwed no? I will have better tires in a couple of months though!

So do you all think that I will be able to see the gains from the following mods that I got done and did I make the right mod choices???

Thank you to anybody that can give me feedback
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:57 AM
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Theres only one way to find out, drive it. actually pull it on the dyno a few times, see what it has.

Any way good luck with the mods
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 01:21 AM
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I think you will definately see some gains driving the car around town, with crappy tires though you will not get the most performance from the mods you did. It is going to spin alot and you won,t get down the road from a dead stop till you put good rubber on it.
You should still be able to enjoy the new parts though.
I am breaking in a new converter and rebuilt tranny and so far it feels awesome, I really like the solid way the tranny feels.
You can really tell it has a stall in it though.
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 03:12 AM
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Maybe some brm lca's will help me be more beneficial to the mods I did?
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 03:41 AM
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LCAs would help but your limiting factor will be the tires.
As far as street tires go I had real good luck with Bridgestone Potenza RE 730s.
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 04:37 AM
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Get some good pics of a smoke show.
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 10:46 AM
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Anybody think that I will be in the 13's?? I ran a 14.8 here in the high elevation before, but that was my first time at the track too.

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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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Nobody else with opinions?
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 04:07 PM
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you'll be faster, but i dont think you'll have higher hp...
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 05:11 PM
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No not any more horse power, accept maybe from pcmforless, but I am wondering how much i would drop my 1/4mile by.
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 05:25 PM
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With the stall and the 3.73s and a decent hook you should run 13s easy.
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