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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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I took my car to the track bone stock run it 8-10 times my best was 13.40@108 my worst was 13.56@107 I had a baseline dyno done with borlas and a vortex intake the car made 314.3rwhp and 327.6 rwtq. I had the procharger installed last march and went to the track then my best time was my first run of 12.56@115.9mph then i ran like a 12.7 then a 12.9 then a 13.2. I even let the car cool down between runs. I went back to the track tonight and only got 2 runs in because they have qualifying for a doorslammers event, MAN THOSE CARS ARE INSANE they were all running mid 6s @ 200mph :eek: anyways my results tonight were:

---------run 1--------run2
R/T-----.547---------1.000
60ft----2.513--------1.957
330----6.222--------5.500
1/8-----9.062-------8.418
mph----87.38-------83.94
1000--11.458------10.931
1/4----13.473------13.048
mph---111.37------106.16

Dont laugh at my first run tonight I almost killed it off the line :lol: OK you can laugh. But seriously after my first trip to the track after the blower install i asked my tuner why is my car getting slower after every run? He thinks my belt could be slipping. You can see my mods in my sig I would just like some of your opinions on how i can gain 165rwhp and only gain .8 in the 1/4 on my best run? also why would my car go slower and slower and how was i running 107-108mph stock and im running 106mph now? :confused:


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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 12:51 AM
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Belt slippage off of the line is what is killing your new S/C setup... Get that fixed and it will go much faster.

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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 07:25 AM
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With the slippage, try to feather the throttle and ease it down until you are going about 40-50mph then put it down. Your time may not be that great, but the trap speed should come up to the low to mid 120s at least.
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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 09:26 AM
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Thanks for the replys. I am going to my tuner today to talk about how to fix this. :cheers:
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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 09:58 AM
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Let us know what your tuner says... ok? :)

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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 10:19 AM
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Several other things could also be going on. Here are a few things to consider:

* IATs going up and timing being pulled by PCM
* coolant temp going up and timing being pulled by PCM
* KR causing timing to be pulled
* Fuel pressure drop causing KR
* clutch slipping
* boost leak

I've had all of the above in the past. I think I have it all resolved now, but I have not been to the track with all the fixes in place.


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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 01:27 PM
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Talked with my tuner today, he thinks the belt is slipping. He is ordering me a manual tensioner, says this should fix it. Starting monday I will be working out of town indefinitely, but will be home on the weekends, so I'm not sure when it will get installed, but I will let yall know my results. Again thanks for everyones input. :cheers:
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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 01:29 PM
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Several other things could also be going on. Here are a few things to consider:

* IATs going up and timing being pulled by PCM
* coolant temp going up and timing being pulled by PCM
* KR causing timing to be pulled
* Fuel pressure drop causing KR
* clutch slipping
* boost leak

I've had all of the above in the past. I think I have it all resolved now, but I have not been to the track with all the fixes in place.


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If the tensioner doesnt fix it I will look into these possiblities. Hopefully the tensioner solves it.
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