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Old 05-16-2001, 11:21 PM
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My car hates the track

Well,Ran again at the track and didn't like the results.First run i made was when i first got there with Jrock in the car and a full tank of gas.Second run i spun for a second and had to let off to hook up,Damn car hates the track.Here's my times,seems kinda slow for my motor,tell me what you think. 1st run,.734
2.413
6.758
10.402
66.86
2nd run, .547
2.455
6.588
10.073
69.51

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well, i would start by working on the launch. that is a terrible 60' time. with the car getting out that poorly there is no real way to tell how well the engine is performing. you need to get that down to the 2.0-2.1 range to see what is really going on.

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Old 05-17-2001, 06:04 PM
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its just hard not spin'em with this motor,the 305 i had no problems with spinning,but i also had alot less power..
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Hey...no one could have a worse time than me..i dont even want to say it. My 92 RS 305 ran 18 @ 80mph. Either need to sell it or start doin some serious work to it!
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OUCH!Was the car running? just kidding.....what motor do you have?
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I have a 305 TBI. Its pretty much stock, I have an open element air cleaner, K&N, Boush Platum Plus 4 Spark Plugs, and a Flowmaster Muffler. I dont know what the deal is. The engine runs good. But when i did that i had my t-tops out and windows down..but that shouldnt of made it that bad. Really Sux I want an Iroc-Z!
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just got some new times tonight,kinda weird i dropped some tire pressure(not alot) toyed with the carb and here are the new times; 1st run.... .611 2.385 6.524 9.993@70.59 mph 2nd run; .804 2.288 6.432 9.899@71.24mph and 3rd run; .755 2.202 6.324 9.764@71.61mph times are getting better slowly.......but their getting Better!

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hey RallySS, try running with the T-tops ON and windows up next time, lol, it actually does slow your car up to a full 1-1.5 seconds. The air gets trapped in the hatch and has nowhere to go, simple as that.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Blucamaro:
just got some new times tonight,kinda weird i dropped some tire pressure(not alot) toyed with the carb and here are the new times; 1st run.... .611 2.385 6.524 9.993@70.59 mph 2nd run; .804 2.288 6.432 9.899@71.24mph and 3rd run; .755 2.202 6.324 9.764@71.61mph times are getting better slowly.......but their getting Better!

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it lookks likeyou are headed in the right direction. do you still have the stock rear suspension? if so, find a friend that welds and box the stock control arms, panhard bar, and torque arm. also check out spohn or one of the other suspension places and get soem control arm relocators to weld in place. this should help a lot with the hook. a little more woek and you should be getting there. also drop one of the end links off the front sway bar to help with weight transfer. good luck.

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Old 05-26-2001, 03:40 PM
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yeah,at the moment the suspension is still stock,and believe mme it's tired too,gonna get all new suspension before I head up to jersey..
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