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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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14.50 is on the money for a stock 86 with a 4+3. What were your 60s? What are you shifting at? I "drive" my car off the line, best 60 is 2.06. When it was stock, shifting at 4000 seemed to work best.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Shimy86
I put them in and who knows if the car has any power gain but it did pick up 1.5 MPG. Ran it at the track and it's best was 14.508 at 97 MPH. Tons of fun but these old C4's are NOT drag racing cars, a "stock" 95 was there and he was in the high 12's all day.
"stock" 95 running 12's......I like that....he is faster than "stock" LS1's....I have to say it again...it's like asking how big your unit is.....everyone at the strip is runnig stock or just a couple of "bolt-on's"....LOL...
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Ruggeri
14.50 is on the money for a stock 86 with a 4+3. What were your 60s? What are you shifting at? I "drive" my car off the line, best 60 is 2.06. When it was stock, shifting at 4000 seemed to work best.
It was my first day at the track. Got about 15 runs. My best was 14.508, the slips are at home but I think 60's were 2.2??. I had a hard time figuring out how to hook up. I have Goodyear F-1 GS D3's and had to lower pressure to 18, get gas back to 1/2 tank, and launch at 2000. Higher spun hard and lower bogged. I was shifting at 4800. never tried shifting sooner. Also 3rd gear was turning about 5000 at the line, shifting to 4th didnt seem to affect time or speed?
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Originally Posted by 5rings
By the way, this is interesting reading.

http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/truth.htm


I also spelled Kowledgy wrong, it is correctly spelled "Nology"

These are the plug wires I bought for my LT4, lots of people talk about them. The MSD wires allowed the "laser show" hopefully these ones have a tight seal.
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