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Old 06-17-2001 | 06:40 PM
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Airbag!!

I don't mean the type on your steering wheel, but the type inside the right rear coil spring. Anyone use one? If so, what kind of pressure seems to work at the track as well in daily usage?

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Former Paxton (6-psig): 12.57 @ 111 mph.
Former Paxton (6-psig) & former 50-hp nitrous: 12.04 @ 114 mph.
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ATI D1SC (10-psig): Projecting high 11's.
Future ATI D1SC (15-psig): Gotta catch them pesky 26-psig boosted TTA's!!

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Old 06-17-2001 | 11:11 PM
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I can partially answer your question. I run one, and I usually run 15# in it. But I rarely drive the car, and when I do, its just to a car show or to a cruise-in, so I just creep around it. With the spool in the rear and the 4" skinnys on front, any handling is non-existent on car anyway. But it does improve my launch greatly. I blew the line off of mine one night and lost the clamp, and to get the car to even hook, I had to drop my air pressure 4#, and the 60' still suffered from what it was running previously.

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82 Z28 383, Ported 215cc Dart Iron Eagle Heads 72 cc Comb. Chambers, Comp custom grind Hyd roller cam, Speed Pro .250" domes, Wheeler Motorsports 4340 I beam rods, Eagle 5140 steel crank, Weiand Team G intake, Holley 830 DP, hedman headers
Trans: Turbo 350 w/ 4000 stall -- Rearend 7.5 w/ Richmond 4.10's, Auburn Minispool
Best ET:11.63 @ 113.25, w/ a 7.39 1/8 @ 93.04, and a 1.626 60'


89 RS, L03 305, Hypertech Chip,cat delete, Dynomax exhaust,K&N open element Filter,160 stat, MSD coil --Trans:700R4 Corvette Servo -- Rearend: 7.5 GM 3.42 w/ posi-lock
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Old 06-18-2001 | 01:54 AM
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I've got an Airlift 1000 kit, I'm using one bag and my dad has the other, both in the right rear. I deflate it for street use, but at the track its up to 30-40 PSI.

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