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01-01-2023, 11:33 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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Happy New Year 2023 - Any goals for the coming year-2024 goals
Happy New Year all.
Be safe
So, whats your motorhead goals for 2023
I'll start
Race the Friday Night Gamblers Series with my 57 Chevy. 5th year doing so.
1. Need to make some carbs adjustments to improve it's consistency in hot humid summer weather. Run a nostalgia event or 2.
2. Make some carb adjustments on my 80 Firebird (w/sbc) My backup car.
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57 Chevy - 210 - 355 SBC-Powerglide-10 Bolt 3:73 Gears - 12.78 best et - 104.78 MPH-street driven
80 Firebird-350 SBC-Turbo 350-10 Bolt 3:42 Gear - 13.69 best et @ 97.52 MPH
96 Buick Roadmaster wagon LT-1 - (DD) for sale
2023 Equinox - wifey's car
22-Ford Maverick-FWD Eco
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01-01-2023, 03:09 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 16,899
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Convert car over to flex fuel, tune it for E85, then go run 9s
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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01-02-2023, 04:36 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Whitehouse Station
Posts: 2,255
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Tune dialed in
Hood painted
new calipers/pads/rotors
go faster than 13s
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2000 Trans Am M6 - Mods: Yes.
2018 Durango R/T - AFE Intake, JLT Catch Can, Stainless Works Catback, Vinyl Dodge Racing Stripes
2003 Toyota Matrix XRS M6 - Lol
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01-02-2023, 07:27 PM
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10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Roxbury, NJ
Posts: 2,111
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Would be awesome to get to more events this year.
- Only got to do one autocross event last year, but that one is my best to go to.
- Drag racing, well I'm pretty close to where I expected the car to be for the next couple years. On motor, I don't expect it to get much quicker than the 11.67, but an 11.5x would be cool. It cut a 1.44 sixty foot on motor and thats probably as good as it will get. However, I still have some testing to do with nitrous, and I had always hoped this car would be a solid mid-10 second car on nitrous, and the 10.601 is good, but that was with the old converter and some other variables. If this car could click off a low 10 second timeslip like a 10.35, that would be killer. I've still only sprayed the 175 shot a handful of times, and maybe eventually I'll get to that 200 shot.
- Car shows, I will get to some, but I'd rather be at the track. So I will get to some important local ones, some of the big ones (carlisle), and some cruise nights.
I do want to get the car to Atco this year, its been since 2020 when I was there, so i am going to put that as a 2023 goal.
If I can somehow get to try my hand at the bracket events, or even the Friday night gamblers events at island, maybe I could work on try to get better reaction times and consistency so I could go some rounds at an event.
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1987 IROC-Z - modified
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01-03-2023, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Millstone twp
Posts: 541
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Finish building my 327
build my 400
Weld up the bodies on my 51 Chevy and 69 SS
![Smile](http://www.njfboa.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif) but of course they have been on the list for years now already!
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01-03-2023, 02:15 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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Just a short list...
New Shop - Finish organizing/layout and get a two post lift.
81 Bird - Fix coolant leak, new trans/converter
97 Bird - Fix leaks from rear diff and likely RMS. Depending how far down rabbit hole I go, could be fun to do proper fuel lines, bigger injectors and see what it will do on race gas
V - Likely some semi minor under hood cosmetic stuff
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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01-04-2023, 07:04 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northwest
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Camaro: Drive it more than 2x or 50 miles per year. Find a car seat that fits in the back while allowing someone to sit in the passenger seat. Change the oil.
Boatercycle: Keep on keepin' on
Quad: Decide if selling or not. Haven't ridden it in like 1.5 years
It's a big year for toys ![Laughing](http://www.njfboa.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif) . Work and a kid have kept me extremely busy and I'm glad I stuck with my idea of keeping things simple....I can hop in any of the 3 and go for a ride at any point without fear. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have touched them at all.
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1995 Z28 Convertible A4 13.78 @ 100 (CAI, high flow cat, catback, 160 thermo, hypertech, Strano springs, Koni yellows, sway bars, 3 pt. UMI SFC)
2018 Sea Doo GTX - 3 cylinders and das boooooost
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Is English your 2nd language? Did you graduate high school? Your posts make my head hurt.
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01-04-2023, 08:58 AM
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12 Second Club
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Oradell
Posts: 8,368
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keep the fleet in driveable condition lol
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86 Camaro
88 Camaro
95 Impala SS
97 Trans Am WS6
98 Blazer ZR2
00 Corvette
04 CTS-V
07 Sublime Charger Daytona
10 Tahoe SSV
12 Tahoe LT
17 Malibu LT
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01-04-2023, 01:28 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Part out this 4th yet I have in the garage. Should be mostly dismantled by eow.
Get the red car just ready for spring.
Start getting the 67 autocross ready.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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03-07-2023, 09:41 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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Post new years check-in. Anyone get anything done?
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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03-07-2023, 06:58 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Whitehouse Station
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Nope. Waiting for no more salt on road to drive the trans am. Trying to keep it in pristine shape lol
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2000 Trans Am M6 - Mods: Yes.
2018 Durango R/T - AFE Intake, JLT Catch Can, Stainless Works Catback, Vinyl Dodge Racing Stripes
2003 Toyota Matrix XRS M6 - Lol
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03-07-2023, 08:15 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Posts: 20,149
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The 4th gen parts are clearing out.
But if break everything I touch was my plan, mission accomplished
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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03-13-2023, 02:56 PM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
Posts: 8,686
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I kept telling myself I was going to work on this car all winter, but just got started on it over this weekend. Current list to do is:
1. Move battery back to the front
2. LS6 Valley cover and eliminate catch can and valve cover breather
3. New valve covers and LS3 coil packs
4. New alternator from a HD truck
5. C6 power steering pump with adapter kit to relocate reservoir
6. Reinstall AC (and pick up parts from Scott)
Then the car goes to Josh for some clutch work (I really need to call him to schedule that) and then a better tune and some interior work.
Getting there.
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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03-13-2023, 04:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Jim Thorpe PA
Posts: 2,132
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Get it on the road for the first time in about 6 years. Motors swapped, found the steering rack leaking at the input shaft, can't get it to shift so I bought a magnum f so that needs to get installed, finish fuel pump install, finish the suspension swap (Afco coilovers, watts link), and find someone to actually tune it.
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01 SS 383 stroker, Magnum F, 9in.
86 Trans-Am 355 t56
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04-25-2023, 08:27 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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New Shop - Finish organizing/layout and get a two post lift. [DONE]
81 Bird - Fix coolant leak, new trans/converter [DONE]
97 Bird - Fix leaks from rear diff and likely RMS. Depending how far down rabbit hole I go, could be fun to do proper fuel lines, bigger injectors and see what it will do on race gas [Leaks perhaps resolved]
V - Likely some semi minor under hood cosmetic stuff [DONE]
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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04-26-2023, 08:35 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northwest
Posts: 8,860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anti_Rice_Guy
Camaro: Drive it more than 2x or 50 miles per year. Find a car seat that fits in the back while allowing someone to sit in the passenger seat. Change the oil.
Boatercycle: Keep on keepin' on
Quad: Decide if selling or not. Haven't ridden it in like 1.5 years
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Camaro: Found car seat that works. Now it needs to not rain every day.
Boatercycle: Easy, done!
Quad: Sold for high asking price in 3 days.
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1995 Z28 Convertible A4 13.78 @ 100 (CAI, high flow cat, catback, 160 thermo, hypertech, Strano springs, Koni yellows, sway bars, 3 pt. UMI SFC)
2018 Sea Doo GTX - 3 cylinders and das boooooost
Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Is English your 2nd language? Did you graduate high school? Your posts make my head hurt.
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04-26-2023, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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My main goal was to get new tires on the purple people eater so I could drive it. The previous tires were 13 years old and were no longer rubber.
Got that done, can now enjoy car. Hopefully I can put more than 100 miles a year on it now.
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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04-26-2023, 09:36 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Whitehouse Station
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ThoR294
Tune dialed in
Hood painted
new calipers/pads/rotors
go faster than 13s
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Waiting for dyno at 2g engineering
dropped off at Charlie's Auto Body
Still on shelf
need 1-3 done first
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2000 Trans Am M6 - Mods: Yes.
2018 Durango R/T - AFE Intake, JLT Catch Can, Stainless Works Catback, Vinyl Dodge Racing Stripes
2003 Toyota Matrix XRS M6 - Lol
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04-27-2023, 05:32 AM
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10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Roxbury, NJ
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Some dyno time at Larry’s shop is also on my list for 2023
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1987 IROC-Z - modified
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04-27-2023, 07:44 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Bishop
My main goal was to get new tires on the purple people eater so I could drive it. The previous tires were 13 years old and were no longer rubber.
Got that done, can now enjoy car. Hopefully I can put more than 100 miles a year on it now.
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And no proper send off pic/vid? Shame
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThoR294
Waiting for dyno at 2g engineering
dropped off at Charlie's Auto Body
Still on shelf
need 1-3 done first
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Why did you lock it into paint jail before sorting out the rest??
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Originally Posted by IROCZman15
Some dyno time at Larry’s shop is also on my list for 2023
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Sounds like an old fashioned dyno day is in order.
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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04-27-2023, 02:57 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
Why did you lock it into paint jail before sorting out the rest??
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Not in jail technically lol. Haven't had time to do the brakes yet! And waiting on Larry to get dyno going.
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2000 Trans Am M6 - Mods: Yes.
2018 Durango R/T - AFE Intake, JLT Catch Can, Stainless Works Catback, Vinyl Dodge Racing Stripes
2003 Toyota Matrix XRS M6 - Lol
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05-03-2023, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
And no proper send off pic/vid? Shame
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The tires were old and hard enough that I was more worried about one of them deciding to part ways with the tread and taking out body panels with it. The difference in traction between the old and crappy (even when new) nexen tires and the new general tires is night and day.
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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05-04-2023, 12:57 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Bishop
The tires were old and hard enough that I was more worried about one of them deciding to part ways with the tread and taking out body panels with it. The difference in traction between the old and crappy (even when new) nexen tires and the new general tires is night and day.
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I get it. Fresh rubber always is a feel good. Plan ahead for future send off next time though.
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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05-05-2023, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: harmony, nj (phillipsburg)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
And no proper send off pic/vid? Shame
Why did you lock it into paint jail before sorting out the rest??
Sounds like an old fashioned dyno day is in order.
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did someone say dyno day????
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1994 Firebird Formula - Injuneer's car - NEW PB 9.90 @131
2021 Charger Scat
Wrench/driver 94 Camaro Ellwein 385/D1SC/CPT 4l60e/9" slow pile
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05-13-2023, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I get it. Fresh rubber always is a feel good. Plan ahead for future send off next time though.
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Yeah, I have no plans to leave the tires on there for 13 years again, haha.
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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