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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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first time i brought the 84 4+3 out to the track i just recently got it on the road. I hit a 14.7 at 91 MPH the car is stock crossfire so i was happy with the times now i have a foundation of what i do nets me what gains
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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Awsome numbers. You must have been driving great to run that. Stick cars are not easy to dragrace.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Spankyellow
Awsome numbers. You must have been driving great to run that. Stick cars are not easy to dragrace.

HAHAAH not really my first pass was 16.2 lol she wouldnt hook up at all with the hard crappy tires i have :P lol

my best run was
R/T.... .908
60'.... 2.116
330... 6.065
1/8... 9.446
MPH... 72.2
1000... 12.304
1/4... 14.713
MPH... 91.35
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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That aint bad at all for a stock crossfire
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Not so hot off the line, but wow you really poured on the steam after that, very impressive
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 4Ever21
Not so hot off the line, but wow you really poured on the steam after that, very impressive

Yeah you can tell im a beginner lol i started getting it down after a few passses my launching can use some work to say the least lol
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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Nice!

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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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Nice run!!!
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Good numbers for a crossfire.
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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Good job! My first time at the track I made a major mistake. After I staged, I was checking to make sure the traction control was off and that I had the car in drive. When I looked up the green light was on and the other guy was already gone!
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Nice run! I'm hoping to have my 85 together for my first run on the 1/4 mile next Sunday. Sounds like you had a good time and some learning experiences. Time to buy some new tires!
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Jonnymac
Good numbers for a crossfire.


My 85 in bone stock trim ran a (best) 14.9, altough I think the cat was clogged when I first bought it....I know others on the forum had better times with their "stock" 85's, but I guess mine was weak....not so much anymore...took care of that...
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by mcnulty95
Good job! My first time at the track I made a major mistake. After I staged, I was checking to make sure the traction control was off and that I had the car in drive. When I looked up the green light was on and the other guy was already gone!
You realize, of course, that didn't affect your ET.

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now i just need to figure out what i need to do to get it in the lmid to low 13 I was thinking LS1 swap but the amount of work and cash was kinda a turn off. i think im gonna stick with the cross frie for now. Seems like alotta fab work needs to go to a ls swap cuase of the 4+3 is that correct?
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Mine is in the 13's with nothing done to the 165,000 mile engine other than a ported intake manifold.

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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Mine is in the 13's with nothing done to the 165,000 mile engine other than a ported intake manifold.

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wow.. how did you manage that? a stock 84 is in the high 14 low 15 sec range when it was new.just porting the intake knocked off a full second ,that what a 75-100 hp shoot of nos does .i don't think the ported intake can knock off that much off your et.but i could be wrong i just want to know how you did it with a 205 hp car .
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obviously a 84' with only a ported intake isnt going to be a high 13 sec car

he claims stock engine, and while technically thats true, im sure he has more mods done to the car than just a ported intake

headers, catback exhausts, gears, higher stall converters, drag radials, and the like dont actually require any "engine" disassembly. so the motor is "stock", but the rest of the car isnt im sure

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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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CFI's car only has the ported intake,vigilante stall converter,drag radials and true dual exhaust. Correct me if im wrong CFI but its what memeory serves me.

165k and still going fast!
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Originally Posted by SHINOBI-X
CFI's car only has the ported intake,vigilante stall converter,drag radials and true dual exhaust. Correct me if im wrong CFI but its what memeory serves me.

165k and still going fast!
Correct, and thank you. That is a damn good memory, why do you know that? No headers, no gears, just what SHINOBI said plus a lot of time testin' and tunin'.

You are mistaken on one point, makn u shiver, I haven't just "knocked off a full second", I have knocked off TWO and a HALF seconds. And the poor old wheezer still burns a quart of oil every 2 - 300 miles, but has never had a head off.

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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Correct, and thank you. That is a damn good memory, why do you know that? No headers, no gears, just what SHINOBI said plus a lot of time testin' and tunin'.

You are mistaken on one point, makn u shiver, I haven't just "knocked off a full second", I have knocked off TWO and a HALF seconds. And the poor old wheezer still burns a quart of oil every 2 - 300 miles, but has never had a head off.

RACE ON!!!
that great wow you really must have that thing running great.2 1/2 seconds faster with basically a stock engine that takes some talent and know how.are you planing any major mods for the engine in the future? that would be great to see how fast you can go in a cfi .
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