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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 08:48 AM
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great results look forward to seeing what it can really do when you lean on it. arun's success with small cubes is pretty awesome.
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by vrybad
Great results on a fairly basic setup.
That car must pull nice!!

How quick/fast have you run in the past?
I went 10.00 with a 1.69 60 and blowing the tires off.Log shows I was in and out of the throttle 4 times.It was even hazing the tires in 3rd.lost 15 mph of wheel speed when I shift to 4th
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 02402ramair
Ricky can drive the crap out of his car. Can't wait to see the results. Car needs more gear Ricky.

Great job.

Make sure you put some race fuel in it when you go back to the track. Insurance!!!!

9s coming soon.
This guy can slip the gears for sure.. Plus he is funny as hell.... Robert
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Originally Posted by vrybad
Great results on a fairly basic setup.
That car must pull nice!!

How quick/fast have you run in the past?
For someone to get one of these cars in the 9,s in a stick car, it take some driving for sure. Plus on top of that with stock ci and stock top end here. He is doing some dam good driving in the 1/4 mile for sure..Robert
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Nice power.
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:20 PM
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Good job Ricky. You will run 9's soon.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Good job Ricky. You will run 9's soon.
thanks Shane
Got rained out this weekend.Hope I can do it next one.I go under the knife on the 6th,so this is my last hope for a while
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best of luck brother. I love seeing u guys build these car up from 500rwhp-900+ and seeing the 1/4 mile results just awesome man!! I cant wait to see this car go 9s! but for some reason?? maybe traction 9s come hardest of all....
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best of luck brother. I love seeing u guys build these car up from 500rwhp-900+ and seeing the 1/4 mile results just awesome man!! I cant wait to see this car go 9s! but for some reason?? maybe traction 9s come hardest of all....
Awesome ricky I seen the post where you went 9.71 with this 811rwhp! with a stick
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Old Nov 4, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Awesome ricky I seen the post where you went 9.71 with this 811rwhp! with a stick
I'm prestty happy now,the pipes are blowing off.Think it's going to go low 9.50s @153.All my low 9.70s passes the charge pipe blowed off.shoot it went 9.72 @ 127 LOL that was going to be a good one.Thanks tho.I've worked hard and bothered a lot of people to get this car right.
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Hey Ricky, did you ever get your dyno chart?

I'd love to take a look at it... comparison purposes..

Do you know if it was in SAE or STD?
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