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May 26, 2005 | 11:01 PM

#31

fozziez28

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From: Oklahoma

Re: Disapointed

Do the math, then tell me im wrong! Just put donuts on your car then, if you can go with 12s. From an engineering standpoint it makes a difference whether you believe me or not. This is a moot point. -foz

May 26, 2005 | 11:43 PM

#32

1996z28m6

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Re: Disapointed

1 + 1 = 2.............now that thats done....YOU'RE WRONG. Its not going to affect his or anyone else's 1/4 mile times enough to cause a .3 to .4 difference. Maybe the people who tested this drove worse, different conditions, etc...in other words it is not the reason for this guy running a 14.4 or whatever.

May 27, 2005 | 01:27 AM

#33

97bowtie

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Re: Disapointed

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Originally Posted by 1996z28m6

so what you are saying is that switching from 16s to 17s cause u to lose almost half a second in a 1/4mile...ROFLMFAO...if thats the case why dont we all throw some slicks on 12s....yall are retarded...im sorry but a simple upgrade of wheels is not going to do that.

Nobody said anything about bigger wheels causing a .5 second loss. Learn to comprehend what you read. Fredmr's post regarding wheels having NO affect on 1/4 mile times....he's dead wrong. Why do you think guys with 8-9 second f-bodies ALL run 15 or 16" wheels. No, an 18" wheel won't cause a .5 second loss on a 14 second car (I never said it would), but it does affect 1/4 mile times/trap speeds and dyno pulls...which again, was the point Fredmr was trying to refute. Try to pay attention, you might learn something.

May 27, 2005 | 07:39 AM

#34

1996z28m6

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Re: Disapointed

I do agree that it will affect times some, but some dude was saying that it would cause .3 - .4 difference.

May 27, 2005 | 09:42 AM

#35

DiabloGT

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Re: Disapointed

how much slower would it make me by getting z06 rims in size: 17"x9.5 with 285's in the front and 18"x10.5 with 305's in the rear but all around nitto drag radials? would it help any if i got the rear an inch smaller?

May 27, 2005 | 09:48 AM

#36

jsetzer

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From: Moore OK

Re: Disapointed

My bone stock times where in the area of 14.6-14.7

Muffler got me a little lower.

Muffler, not cats, cai, 4.10's got me to a 14.016

I was trapping 102 consistently so I know I had enought to break the barrier.

I am hoping to finally break 13s considering the longtubes and cc306

Last edited by jsetzer; May 27, 2005 at 09:52 AM.

May 27, 2005 | 02:05 PM

#37

BlackLT1_TX

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From: Dallas/Fort Worth

Re: Disapointed

bone stock on afs 17x11's through a a4, 13.9 @ 99mph @ texas motorplex. i think something is wrong with his car.

May 27, 2005 | 02:24 PM

#38

JBird33

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From: Redding, CA

Re: Disapointed

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Originally Posted by sick-1

well the auto is killing you alot but i think you need to stall it up as much as possible. Mine is a six speed but on stock everything but the filter, no cat, and 4.10 gears i traped 13.42 @ 105 so i think you can do better with a little pratice

Did nobody else catch this??? An auto does not hurt at the track. Any serious drag racer will want an auto over a manual any day. Near stock, a 6-speed may do better but that's very driver dependent...and why even call your car "stock everything" when you have intake and exhaust work done, and gears?? Doesn't make much sense.