So I went to the track today!

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hahahaha

I was about ready to have Lisa drive my 95 when it ran a motherf#(*ing 15.01... haha

Has Rodney been playing with your tune some more?


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I actually haven't seen Rodney for a while.

I think it was just the cool night, upping the shift point to 6800, and the weight reduction that likely made the difference.

Of course all tracks are a little different, and this car has always been quick at TMP (Cayuga)


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I thought you said you would bolt 100lbs to your bumper and it wouldn't slow it down when I was complaining about the 25lbs of rotating brake weight. Apparently getting your fat ass outa the seat made a difference.

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3X00-Modified wrote: Apparently getting your fat ass outa the seat made a difference.

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That may be true, but it's also a N/A number NO ONE is going to get anywhere close to!

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Don't give me that BS.

If I had the time and money that you've invested into your car into my engine I'm sure I could be doing the same if not similar numbers.

You have a lot of the right parts working together, and to be brutally honest some of us can't afford that level right now so yes that combination is out of our reach.

I got 13.9's before and I'm sure if I had a n/a cam setup and a bit more in the trans I could have done much better.

Just think, you spent well over 2k to go from 14.2's to 13.7's(with you driving) and I was at 13.9 with only $600 in my cam/spring combo and a standard rebuild on the trans. ;)


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NOBODY else is stupid enough to spend this much money on one of these silly cars.

Hell I don't even run it competitively any more.

Might get to a bracket race in the next few weeks, but time is somewhat limited these days.


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asylum wrote:NOBODY else is stupid enough to spend this much money on one of these silly cars.
Wanna bet? I'm just a bit tight on the edges right now with the house and such. I will be putting more into my car in the years to come. :)


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Well more power to ya! I still think a 12 is not out of the question but how much??? Maybe more cam and gearing.

I got talked into this cam after I probably over-emphasized the street ability requirement. If I had it to do over again it would have been alot more aggressive.

This one is about done. It started as a project that became a challenge (obsession?) however I really don't have the time for it right now.

It actually hasn't made a competitive run since October last year. And it appears the Quad is going to PA


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I spend way too much time & money on my slow car...


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Hell I was going to spend more than that for my build and it would have been much slower than any other built car here(I wanted a reman engine). What's the point in building a car anyway? There will always be someone with more money that will be faster. People think I'm crazy to put any mods on a Beretta. Just drive it and get another F-Body. I have fallen into the wierdo group. Screwing around with a car that will never be as fast as the "cool" cars.
Guess life with an F-Body was too easy(lol). I don't fit in anywhere anyway. Not even here. An outcast car is the one for me. Keep pushing guys! One day someone will say"I got beat by something and I don't know what it was or who made it, kind of cool looking though".


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Do you know anything of the satisfaction of blowing away 396 Camaro, 454 Chevelle, Boss 429 Mustang, Hemi Challenger, or 440 six-pack Super Bee with what they all laugh at in the Staging Lanes?

And then the conversation that follows in that "you got your ass kicked by a V6 FWD Beretta by 10 lengths?"

Happens to me all the time!

Most '60's/70's Muscle cars are hard pressed to run a mid 14!


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^^ very true.
Stock muscle cars are very over rated. Same with stock imports, many of them wont keep up in stock form.


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asylum wrote:Do you know anything of the satisfaction of blowing away 396 Camaro, 454 Chevelle, Boss 429 Mustang, Hemi Challenger, or 440 six-pack Super Bee with what they all laugh at in the Staging Lanes?

And then the conversation that follows in that "you got your ass kicked by a V6 FWD Beretta by 10 lengths?"

Happens to me all the time!

Most '60's/70's Muscle cars are hard pressed to run a mid 14!
Yup, but all the old farts think they are rockets.

Good luck trying to beat an LS6 454 Chevelle though... hahaha I know they were low 13s right off the showroom floor.


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All I gotta say is that's a badass time, and even more reason to get back in shape. Living behind a desk fattened me up.


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KFLO 93 GT wrote:All I gotta say is that's a badass time, and even more reason to get back in shape. Living behind a desk fattened me up.
A female cooking for you is even worse for your gut. Ask me how I know... I was in good shape when I lived on hot pockets.


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