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Old 10-30-2010, 12:05 PM
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88 GTA just getting started

88 GTA (406 HSR coming soon) in progress
Eibachs, Fog lights And L.e.d driving lights, 3 in dynomax off road 14.22@97 and 13.70@101 on 50 shot losing a cylinder at 1000ft.. loving the progress
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Re: 88 GTA just getting started

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88 GTA (406 HSR) in progress
Eibachs, Fog lights And L.e.d driving lights, 3 in dynomax off road 14.22@97 and 13.70@101 on 50 shot losing a cylinder at 1000ft.. loving the progress
Nice project man.
One question: Why are the times so high when you have a 406 HSR in it or are those times on a 350? Mine ran 14.25@96 and all I had at the time was a 350 with a SuperRam on it and some bolt ons/upgrades.
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Re: 88 GTA just getting started

no the 406 is in progress as im typing lol.. that pass was just bone stock with dynomax exhaust y-pipe back
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no the 406 is in progress as im typing lol.. that pass was just bone stock with dynomax exhaust y-pipe back
So all you had was a catback exhaust and you ran a 14.2? How the hell did you do that??? I have a 350 that had the following mods/upgrades at the time and only managed a 14.2 in 87 degree weather.

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Re: 88 GTA just getting started

From what I have seen browsing the forums for the past two years, a stock L98 does mid 14s, low 14s with a good driver.
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From what I have seen browsing the forums for the past two years, a stock L98 does mid 14s, low 14s with a good driver.
I have read all the magazine articles posted over on the source page and everything I've read says the GTA does high 14's generally from the factory. I can imagine mid 14's, but 14.2 is just pushing it for me on a stock L98 from what I've seen and read. I'm not calling his word into question, I'm just curious on why I'm not faster than that given my mods. I dynoed at 235WHP and 318 WTQ which is about 40-50 HP over what they made from the factory when you factor in the driveline losses, so how the hell am I only running with a stock 88 GTA that had 15 HP less than me from the factory since they were rated at 225 and mines rated at 240?
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is yours an auto or t5.. my best 60 ft was 1.97 launching about 1k or a lil over.. i tried to run in with 87 oxygenated fuel compared to 93 pump that i had.. and i picked up a .10 at the 1/8th.. i know a guy with air foil and y-pipe back, k&n, and 10* advanced timing but he has a 2800 stall in an iroc an run high 13.80s
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http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-C...lip-19454.html
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Re: 88 GTA just getting started

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is yours an auto or t5.. my best 60 ft was 1.97 launching about 1k or a lil over.. i tried to run in with 87 oxygenated fuel compared to 93 pump that i had.. and i picked up a .10 at the 1/8th.. i know a guy with air foil and y-pipe back, k&n, and 10* advanced timing but he has a 2800 stall in an iroc an run high 13.80s
Auto. My best 60 ft. time was 2.06. I'm running 8* advanced on a pcmforless chip. I know I'm losing some time on the 60 ft. cause it spins some for about 10-20 feet off the line and I plan to work on that with some tire pressure changes next time I go to the track. I also had it running a little rich because the fuel pressure was a tad too high.
Here is my timeslip: http://www.dragtimes.com/Pontiac-Tra...lip-21008.html
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Re: 88 GTA just getting started

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So all you had was a catback exhaust and you ran a 14.2? How the hell did you do that??? I have a 350 that had the following mods/upgrades at the time and only managed a 14.2 in 87 degree weather.
reading FTL?

his first post,
Originally Posted by faster1k
8 14.22@97 and 13.70@101 on 50 shot losing a cylinder at 1000ft
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hahaha, opps my bad, didnt see the second time

but yes, i have seen l98's go low 14's with little work
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