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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 12:04 PM
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Went to test and tune last night in my quest for a 7.999 all motor. Well, it didn't happen. Had a couple of 8.15's. I also ran an 8.70 @ 79mph. I went back to the pits because the car was stumbling. Come to find out I had accidentally knocked the no. 1 plug wire off the distributor. I guess a 8.70 with a 1.93 60' isn't bad for 7 cylinders.

Anyway I decided to use some squeeze on my last two runs. I ran a personal best of 7.366 with a 125 shot. Here's the breakdown:

Reaction .083
60' 1.553
330' 4.689
1/8 mile 7.366
MPH 91.67

I made another pass with the bottle pressure increased to 950 (from 800) but it spun (1.682 60') and only managed a 7.502. I leave at 16 -1800rpm and shift @ 5600 rpm. By the way, out of 5 passes, three Mustangs were killed.
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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 02:04 PM
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nastee, great numbers! and great kills on the moosestangs...
was curious, what tire pressure do you run at?
thanks and keep up the great work.
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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 02:57 PM
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:eek: :eek: Those are good numbers only running on 7. With nitrous impressive. Is that a roller cam you are running.
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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 04:23 PM
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nastee, great numbers! and great kills on the moosestangs...
was curious, what tire pressure do you run at?
thanks and keep up the great work.
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Thanks. 21.5 psi just motor, 17.5psi on squeeze.
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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 04:28 PM
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Thanks. Cam is a hydraulic flat tappet. Way too mild for most tastes, but it gets the job done!

:eek: :eek: Those are good numbers only running on 7. With nitrous impressive. Is that a roller cam you are running.
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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 06:03 PM
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That is even more impressive with a flat tappet hyd. cam. Gotta build a 383 out of mine someday.
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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 07:25 PM
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Nice Job! i need a 383 as well. mabey i will run into some money one day. enjoy :cheers:
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