Fast MPH, same old ETs...
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
you would improve your 60 ft times a lot if you went with a gear to
help the launch, you already have great hook up, so gear would get you were you want to be, then if you decide you want more do the converter.
you would be going thru the traps in mid to high 4 th gear
good luck in making the right decision!!!
help the launch, you already have great hook up, so gear would get you were you want to be, then if you decide you want more do the converter.
you would be going thru the traps in mid to high 4 th gear
good luck in making the right decision!!!
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
If I hadn't gotten the boot from Sacramento last Wednesday night, I probably would have been able to run a high 10 second pass on Friday.
Even though I've already got 3.42 gears in the car, the difference between my stock and 3600 Yank was 0.32 seconds which like I said, could have been more as the slower time (11.475 was run on a prepped track) and the 11.155 was on an unprepped one.
Go for the 3600, you'll love it and it is extremely streetable too.
Christopher
Even though I've already got 3.42 gears in the car, the difference between my stock and 3600 Yank was 0.32 seconds which like I said, could have been more as the slower time (11.475 was run on a prepped track) and the 11.155 was on an unprepped one.
Go for the 3600, you'll love it and it is extremely streetable too.
Christopher
wouldn't you agree that a gear will help a lot more than a converter??
he has great hook up, great mph, 60 ft times is the downfall, he's still in 3rd gear at the traps. what gear are you in wnen you go thru the lights?
your 3.42's make a big difference,don't you think?
Phil
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Christopher
wouldn't you agree that a gear will help a lot more than a converter??
he has great hook up, great mph, 60 ft times is the downfall, he's still in 3rd gear at the traps. what gear are you in wnen you go thru the lights?
your 3.42's make a big difference,don't you think?
Phil
wouldn't you agree that a gear will help a lot more than a converter??
he has great hook up, great mph, 60 ft times is the downfall, he's still in 3rd gear at the traps. what gear are you in wnen you go thru the lights?
your 3.42's make a big difference,don't you think?
Phil
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks for all the comments and info guys! I thought that going through the traps in 3rd in these cars is a good thing. I still have about 2-400 rmp left at the traps before it'll shift into 4th. The first time I tried drs, it did shift into 4th and killed the mph down to 121-123mph running the same ETs with a slightly better 60ft than what I ran this weekend. I think if I went with a converter, I'd probally have Jeff raise the shift points on 1-2-3 and still be able to go through in the meaty portion of 3rd.
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Melting Slicks
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Christopher
wouldn't you agree that a gear will help a lot more than a converter??
he has great hook up, great mph, 60 ft times is the downfall, he's still in 3rd gear at the traps. what gear are you in wnen you go thru the lights?
your 3.42's make a big difference,don't you think?
Phil
wouldn't you agree that a gear will help a lot more than a converter??
he has great hook up, great mph, 60 ft times is the downfall, he's still in 3rd gear at the traps. what gear are you in wnen you go thru the lights?
your 3.42's make a big difference,don't you think?
Phil
I go through the traps in 4th gear.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'11
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yes shifting 1 less shift is better, that is a plus. also an extra shift can put you threw the power band again usually before the hump and after, that extra shift would put you before the hump once shifted, then you would cross the finish line before peak, and however long you were in fourth would actually slow you down
Melting Slicks
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yes shifting 1 less shift is better, that is a plus. also an extra shift can put you threw the power band again usually before the hump and after, that extra shift would put you before the hump once shifted, then you would cross the finish line before peak, and however long you were in fourth would actually slow you down
My car shifts into 4th at 96mph with the tach at 6600RPM so I couldn't stay in 3rd even if I wanted to as I'd hit the rev-limiter before the traps.
