E.T. with 2.59 gears
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From: SE NY
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My best times are in my sig with some bolt-ons and stock cam, heads and headers.
Last Sat. at Englishtown I was still down on power and ran low 13.4s at around 100mph with 1.89sec short times.
Last Sat. at Englishtown I was still down on power and ran low 13.4s at around 100mph with 1.89sec short times.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Kansas City MO
I have a true dual exhaust system with no cats and borla mufflers. I also have a cut lit with K&N and removed Air pump and frisbee. My best time is in my sig. This was on street tires and 2.59's with my A4.
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From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by 65Z01
My best times are in my sig with some bolt-ons and stock cam, heads and headers.
Last Sat. at Englishtown I was still down on power and ran low 13.4s at around 100mph with 1.89sec short times.
Last Sat. at Englishtown I was still down on power and ran low 13.4s at around 100mph with 1.89sec short times.
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From: SE NY
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cuisinartvette, yes it was on a new set of GY Eagle Ultra HP Plus, stock 17" size tires at 29-30psi.
All morning & after noon the track was very tight and gave a dead hook every time. Early in the evening we had 3 successive oil-downs around sunset and the track went away, as did my good short times.
All morning & after noon the track was very tight and gave a dead hook every time. Early in the evening we had 3 successive oil-downs around sunset and the track went away, as did my good short times.
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Joined: May 2003
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From: Annapolis MD
here is my best timeslip from last year and it was in spring. fall racing season i was fighting codes and the car was down on power.
Current Mods when this run was made:
K&N open air box, MAF descreened, TB Bypassed, 160* T-Stat, Accel Super Coil, 12* degree advance timing, TPiS Long Tube Headers, !Air, !EGR, and dumps off the rear Y pipe. Hayden Tranny cooler. Stock 1600 rpm stall, 2.59 rear gear on 275/40/17" BF GoodYear F1 D3 285/40/17" at 18 psi.
added a few mods since then and should go a hair faster
i'm gonna keep the D 36 with the 2.59 gears until it breaks. next up is a 388 stroker with 3200 stall and some juice with a progressive controller down the road so i can come out of the hole easy with a small 30 shot and in 3 seconds or so be at the full 150
Current Mods when this run was made:
K&N open air box, MAF descreened, TB Bypassed, 160* T-Stat, Accel Super Coil, 12* degree advance timing, TPiS Long Tube Headers, !Air, !EGR, and dumps off the rear Y pipe. Hayden Tranny cooler. Stock 1600 rpm stall, 2.59 rear gear on 275/40/17" BF GoodYear F1 D3 285/40/17" at 18 psi.
added a few mods since then and should go a hair faster
i'm gonna keep the D 36 with the 2.59 gears until it breaks. next up is a 388 stroker with 3200 stall and some juice with a progressive controller down the road so i can come out of the hole easy with a small 30 shot and in 3 seconds or so be at the full 150
Last edited by Mad-Mic; Mar 22, 2005 at 10:48 PM.
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From: Annapolis MD
Originally Posted by xeugep
I'm starting to like 2.59s compared to my 3.07. I bet you all have better gas economy and do high speed cruises at a lower RPM. 80 mph @ 2000 rpms sounds better than my 70 mph @ 2000 rpms.
at 80 mph i think i'm turning 1800 rpm?!?! i can tell you at 5100 rpm in drive going to OD what i'm hitting!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Jackson MI
I managed a 12.4 with my LT1. It was weird, I ended the runs just before I hit the revlimiter in second gear. 
I've got a 3.45 now with a higher stall converter, launching is harder, but those 60' times went from a 2.0 to a 1.7X if I launch right on street tires.
I've got a 3.45 now with a higher stall converter, launching is harder, but those 60' times went from a 2.0 to a 1.7X if I launch right on street tires.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Mar 2005
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1995 ET with stock 2.59 Third member...
I ran a 13.995 with stock 2.59 rear in the 95 LT-1 we got. There nice milage gears but they are not for drag racing...Changing to 3.55 cuts about .5 second of our ET with just gears. Pretty Amazing...
Adam
Adam
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Originally Posted by Mad-Mic
here is my best timeslip from last year and it was in spring. fall racing season i was fighting codes and the car was down on power.
Current Mods when this run was made:
K&N open air box, MAF descreened, TB Bypassed, 160* T-Stat, Accel Super Coil, 12* degree advance timing, TPiS Long Tube Headers, !Air, !EGR, and dumps off the rear Y pipe. Hayden Tranny cooler. Stock 1600 rpm stall, 2.59 rear gear on 275/40/17" BF GoodYear F1 D3 285/40/17" at 18 psi.
added a few mods since then and should go a hair faster
i'm gonna keep the D 36 with the 2.59 gears until it breaks. next up is a 388 stroker with 3200 stall and some juice with a progressive controller down the road so i can come out of the hole easy with a small 30 shot and in 3 seconds or so be at the full 150
Current Mods when this run was made:
K&N open air box, MAF descreened, TB Bypassed, 160* T-Stat, Accel Super Coil, 12* degree advance timing, TPiS Long Tube Headers, !Air, !EGR, and dumps off the rear Y pipe. Hayden Tranny cooler. Stock 1600 rpm stall, 2.59 rear gear on 275/40/17" BF GoodYear F1 D3 285/40/17" at 18 psi.
added a few mods since then and should go a hair faster
i'm gonna keep the D 36 with the 2.59 gears until it breaks. next up is a 388 stroker with 3200 stall and some juice with a progressive controller down the road so i can come out of the hole easy with a small 30 shot and in 3 seconds or so be at the full 150
my friend has a bone stock 02 SS that traps in at 13.2@108.5 with a 1.99 60 foot. no pun at all. the LS-X motors are unbeatable when it comes to making power.
that is why if i race a LS-1, It has to be from a dead stop or i will get spanked pretty hard.
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Joined: May 2003
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From: Annapolis MD
is your friend an M6 6 speed car? if so thats why. manuals don't eat up as much HP as auto's do. plus with 4 more u-joints that eats up even more.
if i made power upto 5800 rpm in 5800 rpm in 2nd gear i'm at 101 mph.
come on 388 roller stroker with my LT1 intake
if i made power upto 5800 rpm in 5800 rpm in 2nd gear i'm at 101 mph.
come on 388 roller stroker with my LT1 intake