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Old 09-14-2008 | 05:38 PM
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First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

best

60 ft. 1.832
et 12.632
mph106.89

car was consistent

406
9.8 cr
edelbrock rpm heads (170 cc, 2.02 1.6)
air gap
750 demon (stock jets, should I jet up?)
1 3/4 headers, 4" mufflex (spintech)

cam crane h288-2 (113821)
hydraulic flat tappet
226/234
.458/.473

Nitto drag radials
completely stock suspension
3.73 posi
2800 stall

i also didnt run faster with the converter locked up? but thats not a problem anymore cause my 700 lost od
Old 09-14-2008 | 08:33 PM
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Re: First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

A couple things I noticed, the edelbrock heads don't flow worth a crap. I had those same ones. That cam is very small, and a little more stall in the converter. When your at the track do you remove the front sway bar?
Old 09-14-2008 | 09:50 PM
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Re: First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

Originally Posted by joeblue83
A couple things I noticed, the edelbrock heads don't flow worth a crap. I had those same ones. That cam is very small, and a little more stall in the converter. When your at the track do you remove the front sway bar?
I know the heads arent the best and are small, is your setup pretty tame on the street with the big heads and 3500 stall? Will I not see much of a difference with a bigger cam and those edelbrocks? like the comp 286h http://www.compperformancegroupstore...&Category_Code=
? i think some more stall is a good idea since im gonna have to swap the trans soon. What kind of gains do you see in your 60ft/et with a disconnected sway bar?
Old 09-15-2008 | 09:27 AM
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Re: First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

My car works great on the streets, and get 21 mpg when i baby it
Old 09-15-2008 | 12:03 PM
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Re: First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

What altitude are you at?
Old 09-15-2008 | 12:59 PM
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Re: First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

i talked to my engine builder today and we came to the conclusion that the trans was done/getting worse seeing as my first run was the best. I am pretty set on a tko600 which means my setup can be extremely streetable, my altitude was 550 feet, it was 95 degrees and humid as hell.
Old 09-15-2008 | 01:02 PM
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Re: First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

you'd need a cam with more lift id say or you could try some 1.6 rocker arms. other than that a 12.6 is pretty good id say. did u hook up? For carb jetting do the primaries by plug color and jet the secondaries for maximum MPH (not et) keep going up on the secondary jets until the MPH stops improving then go back a step
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Re: First time to the strip, times and setup how can i improve?

Originally Posted by Rayzor32
you'd need a cam with more lift id say or you could try some 1.6 rocker arms. other than that a 12.6 is pretty good id say. did u hook up? For carb jetting do the primaries by plug color and jet the secondaries for maximum MPH (not et) keep going up on the secondary jets until the MPH stops improving then go back a step
I was pretty surprised on how well I hooked up, but my best 60 ft was in the 1.8s. my engine builder (built over 50 engines and owned over 40 cars) is saying i can get into the 11s with a stick, and the chassis set up (same cam)
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