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Old 02-02-2011 | 05:29 PM
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anyone wanna guess on e.t change with gears

stock rs, t.b.i 305, already has 2800 converter, last time out ran 16.29-16.35 with 2.73 gears, just added 4.10's with a eaton posi hoping for
6 tenth's...g-tech picked up 8mph, was shifting into 3rd just before the
mph stripe, now in third at 4500 rpm with using the g-tech...will be running it this sunday in the 1/4 mile for real times

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Old 02-02-2011 | 06:08 PM
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6 tenths seems a bit lofty. hopefully you didn't put too much gear in it...those tbi motors don't take kindly to mods without pcm tuning.
Old 02-02-2011 | 07:18 PM
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Definitely seems like a lot of gear for a stock motor.
Old 02-02-2011 | 07:26 PM
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Sounds good to me, since his mph will be so low anyways I think it'll stay in the powerband
Old 02-03-2011 | 10:30 AM
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Re: anyone wanna guess on e.t change with gears

motor is 145k stock, i runs synthetic oil, dont let it get hot, if i could'a done 4.88's or 5.13's i would have, it's not a daily driver, just drive it to the track and back, i figure 3000 rpm at 65 mph would be do'able in 4th gear locked up, right now it's 2600 at 65mph with 275/60's

one problem i did encounter when playing with the g-tech was fuel shut off came on just before the 1/4 mile, speedo was buried, so i'am changing the driven gear from 37 tooth to a 44 tooth to slow down the speedo a little, i dont care if it not accurate just dont want fuel shut-off to kick in before the 1/4 mile mark
Old 02-03-2011 | 07:51 PM
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You can buy a chip to by pass that cutoff also
Old 02-04-2011 | 10:15 AM
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put the new gear in the trans, slowed the speedo approx 15mph, still about 10mph fast but i'll take it, gear was like $8.00 at the dealer
Old 02-04-2011 | 11:56 PM
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I'm guessing 16.000
Old 02-07-2011 | 12:01 PM
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well do to high winds track only ran 1/8 mile...times went from 10.39 to 10.06 in the 1/8th mile...speed was the same 65mph....60ft went from
2.31 to 2.04...this with a 20-25mph headwind....so 10.06x 1.57= 15.79 1/4mile time.....on paper anyway
Old 02-07-2011 | 12:34 PM
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Re: anyone wanna guess on e.t change with gears

congrats on the new times
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