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Well...until this thread I was feeling pretty good about my Jan times(12.0's-12.1's) and not overly bad about my April times, but after seeing what Joe_G and Wa$nt Me are doing with similar or less mods, I'm pretty upset with my runs now. I have to stay out of this thread until I get something worth posting,or it'll drive me nuts.
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Well...until this thread I was feeling pretty good about my Jan times(12.0's-12.1's) and not overly bad about my April times, but after seeing what Joe_G and Wa$nt Me are doing with similar or less mods, I'm pretty upset with my runs now. I have to stay out of this thread until I get something worth posting,or it'll drive me nuts.
That is amazing.I think you'll notice on the best times list above that the other fast bolt on guys have stall converters. If you put one of those in your 6 speed I would bet you would see some 11.7's if not 11.6's. People say .1 off the 60 equals .15 off the et, I haven't seen that exact ratio but the 60 foot is really where it happens.
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I think you'll notice on the best times list above that the other fast bolt on guys have stall converters. If you put one of those in your 6 speed I would bet you would see some 11.7's if not 11.6's. People say .1 off the 60 equals .15 off the et, I haven't seen that exact ratio but the 60 foot is really where it happens.
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Well, don't despair - we have 6 speeds and once you learn to launch a 6 speed, a 1.6 or 1.7 60 ft goes a long way toward that 11 second slip. Plus Wasn'tme must be really able to bang gears, must be powershifting to get 125 cam only. My buddy, who is an excellent driver, can get 126 on a 440 rwhp Z06 but he uses drag radials and is the king of powershifting. Wasn'tme is on runflats! That is amazing.
I think you'll notice on the best times list above that the other fast bolt on guys have stall converters. If you put one of those in your 6 speed I would bet you would see some 11.7's if not 11.6's. People say .1 off the 60 equals .15 off the et, I haven't seen that exact ratio but the 60 foot is really where it happens.
That is amazing.I think you'll notice on the best times list above that the other fast bolt on guys have stall converters. If you put one of those in your 6 speed I would bet you would see some 11.7's if not 11.6's. People say .1 off the 60 equals .15 off the et, I haven't seen that exact ratio but the 60 foot is really where it happens.
I have a little experience banging gears and I'm pretty consistent once I learn a particular car. The run in the video was the first time at the track and the fourth run with the current mods, I was very pleased!
I would have bought back in after my breakout but I boiled the fluid in my clutch and I was afraid to break the car since it was my way home. I'm working on a better clutch setup so I can hotlap at will. Do you have any suggestions??
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Thanks for the compliment my convertible brother!! I have a little experience banging gears and I'm pretty consistent once I learn a particular car. The run in the video was the first time at the track and the fourth run with the current mods, I was very pleased! I would have bought back in after my breakout but I boiled the fluid in my clutch and I was afraid to break the car since it was my way home. I'm working on a better clutch setup so I can hotlap at will. Do you have any suggestions??
I have a little experience banging gears and I'm pretty consistent once I learn a particular car. The run in the video was the first time at the track and the fourth run with the current mods, I was very pleased! I would have bought back in after my breakout but I boiled the fluid in my clutch and I was afraid to break the car since it was my way home. I'm working on a better clutch setup so I can hotlap at will. Do you have any suggestions??I've seen guys go through a bunch of clutches in our Corvette Challenge. In my observations, the Aussie clutch seems pretty good for H/C cars. One guy has a Cartek and it seems good too.
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St. Jude Donor '08
You can add me to the list now, i finally ran the 1/4 best time is 12.522@115.26 mph and my 1/8 is 8.215@89.57 mph with bolt ons.Kooks 1 3/4 Headers/Kooks Cats and X-pipe,160t-stat,Vararam,Rt.66 catback,and Cartek Dyno tune .
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watch what happens with more track time
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