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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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I have an '02 A4 vert with the G92 axle. My 1/8 mile ETs were running 8.7@83.08 mph when it was basically bone stock. I installed Dynatech long tubes, high flow cats, x-pipe, Borla Stingers and a Hurricane cold air intake. I was then running ETs as low as 8.4 on my best run at 85.58 mph. Now to me, that's a nice jump but not as much as I expected. I looked at my 60' times from before and after the mods and they are virtually unchanged in the 2.0-2.1 second range. Right now it feels like I'm spinning all the way through 1st gear. I was wondering if any of you had experienced the same situation and if once you got rid of the run flats your 60' time improved and translated into higher ETs. Thanks for any insight you could provide.

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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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Ditch the Run Flats when you run at the track. A pair of M/T Drag radials will be a vast improvement over the stock tires.
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