C4 Tech/Performance L98 Corvette and LT1 Corvette Technical Info, Internal Engine, External Engine

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Old 08-26-2018, 09:22 PM
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Okay so I have a question I have a 93 LT1 .
I I installed a cam and I had it tuned. Ran really good. Took to track .as soon as car launches . within 10' COMPLETELY falls on its face. Then picks back up .start st day with 1/2 tank of gas .Each pas was worse ty previous. I have video .kinda hard to hear with ricer in back ground .
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2800 stall converter
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Old 08-26-2018, 09:28 PM
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..... Put more gas in it ! … The fuel is sloshing straight up the back of the tank and you're sucking air … I run mine full all the time when I race … it might cost me a few hundredths of a second but more than makes up for it with consistency …..
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Yeah, I'd put a fuel pressure gauge on it and launch it down the track.
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Someone in a fb post ssid they're notorious for that.
https://youtu.be/ehPKFkfNkAg
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Only does it on track
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Originally Posted by BLKMAMBA
Someone in a fb post ssid they're notorious for that.
https://youtu.be/ehPKFkfNkAg
That "somebody" on FB might know a thing or 2 about drag racing C4 Corvettes....
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