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Nice...you need to change your results in your profile...again.
Does this car also run with the stock intake/TB?
BTW..at 275 lbs, if you'd have let Alex drive the car I think you'd have seen an 0.1 better ET.
j/k
Does this car also run with the stock intake/TB?
BTW..at 275 lbs, if you'd have let Alex drive the car I think you'd have seen an 0.1 better ET.
j/k
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im thinking about the new Vararam TB
if it works as good as the VR i will be in the 10s
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LS3's have their work cut out.
I thaught the ls3 would be the car to break your 11.21. It might happen but it wont be for a while especially if you find a way to break into the 10's .Im sure you will break into the 10's in the next few months. PM me with your Dyno numbers, Im thinking about cARTEK.
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Whatever it is, that's how much quicker Alex could've potentially gone in this car.
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the reason i dont care about mph is because mph doesnt win races, yes its good for roll racing, top end turnpike cruising, its cool for conversation but that's about it. if you look at the first time card i ran a very powerful cobra a lot of work , slicks skinnies a fast car, he out lighted me. i wasn't really trying but he was. as you can see he ran 134.93 out lighted me ran an11.236 but the time card says right lane wins by .0098 i won with 121.52 mph his 134 meant nothing
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James!! i am 53 years old and work like a lumberjack 58 inch chest 38 inch waist 5ft. 10 inch tall now that i am old i have a bit of a gut but very big arms and shoulders. old people way more. so the car would be in the 10s if i go on a diet. i can go down to 220 in a month if need be. that's my ace in the hole for when i need it the reason i dont care about mph is because mph doesnt win races, yes its good for roll racing, top end turnpike cruising, its cool for conversation but that's about it. if you look at the first time card i ran a very powerful cobra a lot of work , slicks skinnies a fast car, he out lighted me. i wasn't really trying but he was. as you can see he ran 134.93 out lighted me ran an11.236 but the time card says right lane wins by .0098 i won with 121.52 mph his 134 meant nothing
the reason i dont care about mph is because mph doesnt win races, yes its good for roll racing, top end turnpike cruising, its cool for conversation but that's about it. if you look at the first time card i ran a very powerful cobra a lot of work , slicks skinnies a fast car, he out lighted me. i wasn't really trying but he was. as you can see he ran 134.93 out lighted me ran an11.236 but the time card says right lane wins by .0098 i won with 121.52 mph his 134 meant nothing 
Well put. I don't know what the obsession is with trap speed. What good is it if you run 3 mph quicker than your opponent and still lose the race?
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Be it drag racing, autocross or even a standing start road race (the ability to be able to power out of/off of a turn still falls under acceleration) strong acceleration is still key. An open road race (ie: Nevada Classic, Flying Mile etc.) or say Bonneville, well that's different. 
Like I've said before, given the choice, I'd much be able to say that I ran a 12.0 at only 117mph than to say I only ran a 12.6 but at 123mph.
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Be it drag racing, autocross or even a standing start road race (the ability to be able to power out of/off of a turn still falls under acceleration) strong acceleration is still key. An open road race (ie: Nevada Classic, Flying Mile etc.) or say Bonneville, well that's different. Like I've said before, given the choice, I'd much be able to say that I ran a 12.0 at only 117mph than to say I only ran a 12.6 but at 123mph.
Its all about the et, not the mph.
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I guess it is important to me because in many ways it shows the potential of the car. In the examples given, yes he lost to denis, but because of the greater power(higher mph) on an equal launch and equal tree, he will win every time.
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....but he didn't....whoever gets there first wins, end of story. Great potential or not, he lost...in this example. I'm on the band wagon as well, I'd rather run a quicker ET vs mph. That higher mph, when cars are near equal, often come with spinning anyway.
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If you want potential throw a supercharger or turbo on their. There are guys running with superchargers running mid 12`s@ 125mph because they can`t get traction, but they have a higher trap speeds
ETs=efficiency.
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Theofel's secret is his high stall converter and DR's giving him a 1.5 short time. That is where the et is. I just cannot seem to get below 1.7's anymore, you guys with stall speeds have it all over us manual guys!
11.14 on a bolt on only car is just great. You really have that thing dialed in Dennis!
11.14 on a bolt on only car is just great. You really have that thing dialed in Dennis!
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Theofel's secret is his high stall converter and DR's giving him a 1.5 short time. That is where the et is. I just cannot seem to get below 1.7's anymore, you guys with stall speeds have it all over us manual guys!
11.14 on a bolt on only car is just great. You really have that thing dialed in Dennis!
11.14 on a bolt on only car is just great. You really have that thing dialed in Dennis!
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I understand the converter changes things. Never claimed to have more power than anyone else. Certainly have better track conditions though.
Everytime I get better 60s the trap goes up a little.
Everytime I get better 60s the trap goes up a little.
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