lost performance
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lost performance
got a 1989 auto , just had the auto rebuilt again , new mufflers , tyres and using 20 W 50 engine oil ( to reduce oil leak ) . Thing is that now it wont do a burnout , when i put my foot down taking off from the lights . The mufflers cut the drone out but seemed to reduce the power . Any ideas guys ???
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^That's a good call there.
The other idea I have when I see these threads is to stop using the "PEEL-O-METER" to try to measure power. It is not accurate. If you really question the power, measure in some objective way; dyno, drag track, g-tech, etc.
Then you know.
The other idea I have when I see these threads is to stop using the "PEEL-O-METER" to try to measure power. It is not accurate. If you really question the power, measure in some objective way; dyno, drag track, g-tech, etc.
Then you know.
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Tom has a good point and in addition, tires dry out and get hard. That makes it much easier to spin them and do burnouts. Your new tires are probably much stickier and giving you much better traction - your car could actually accelerating faster even though it doesn't seem like it since you could be hooking up earlier. Run it at a local track to see what you have now.
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Tom has a good point and in addition, tires dry out and get hard. That makes it much easier to spin them and do burnouts. Your new tires are probably much stickier and giving you much better traction - your car could actually accelerating faster even though it doesn't seem like it since you could be hooking up earlier. Run it at a local track to see what you have now.
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