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fatniclan
It was a hot one at the track tonight...
So my times are icky:

1st Run: 14.563
2nd Run: 14.301
ET RUN: 14.201 LOST

My ET was 14.3

13.9 is my goal
SassySue09
Heck those aren't bad times with what you've got done to your car and if it was hot and sticky. I know my times go up some when the weather turns hot and muggy.
FastLT1
How well does your car hook up? Mine doesn't at all.
fatniclan
QUOTE(RAMZ @ Jun 17 2004, 03:10 PM)
How well does your car hook up? Mine doesn't at all.

it only hooks up ok...not alot of tire spin but enough to be annoying. I usually have good R/T and the bird is really good at getting up and going so usually i always see the othere car in my sidemiror all theway down the track
Wiccan1
Do you all pull your rear seats out when you race? I went through my '81 and pulled all of the under dash insulation out. After I get the 455 in and the 4:10's in I am gonna yank out the seats, speakers, spare tire, jack etc and try for low 13's.
fatniclan
my 6x9s are out my subox is out rear seats are in but down..ill take um out for this wens.
Wiccan1
I have heard that at least in my car it can account for about 50-60 lbs. Dont forget the jack and spare. I always stand back and look at the car with the hood/trunk/doors open and think "What dont I need to run". Of course I dont pull the carpet etc....
fatniclan
i think its so funny when the ricers pull out ALL the carpet and little speakers...come on now
Doug
I never remove anything. I want to know exactly how fast the car is in full street trim with the spare and the jack, and everything. it is a street car so I want to know what it can do as one. if I rip everything out and run a better time it is only a track time and doesn't represent how the car is setup 99.9% of the time. also 100lbs =.1 reduction in times usually.

Doug
Wiccan1
Good point Doug, never thought of it like that.
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