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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Scotty C6
UMMM I DONT THINK SO BECAUSE I RAN A 12.6 AT 115 WITH A 2.2 60 FT, AND THAT WAS WITH 367RWHP AND 366TQ SHIFTING AT 6500 RPM. I THINK I COULDA RAN A 12.2 BACK THEN WITH A GOOD HOLW SHOT.
I've seen and read about many people who have added power and ran the same times or worse than with stock power. Sometimes you have to learn the car all over again.

In my experience asking "what will i run?" is from those who don't really want to race the car, they just want to be able to say "it's an 11 second car", etc. Now you've said you've already hit the strip and ran 12.6/115 on less power. So logically the car is probably capable of faster times. Unfortunately, they don't drive themselves down the strip so you become the biggest variable in what it will run. You're getting honest responses from experienced racers. It's up to you how you take it. If i were you, i'd work on slowly trying to learn the car and better your times on each run. Don't expect instant 11.5s on the first run. You will be disappointed.

Take JoeG for example. I consider him an acceptional driver. I have similar mods/hp as him yet I don't think i'd be able to get anywhere near his times without a lot of practice. But hey, i'm not the greatest driver. You on the other hand may be at Ranger & DoctorRon's level. Who knows? Just go run the damn thing and enjoy yourself.

Good luck and be sure to post your results, good or bad.

Last edited by k0bun; Nov 13, 2007 at 06:58 PM.
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