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Old 04-12-2016, 09:39 PM
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1/8 mile guesses?

first time taking my camaro to the track tomorrow for test and tune. nothing real special. gen1 SBC, 350. th350, 10" stall, shift kit. 3.73 gear. 100 shot. 27x10x15 slicks. 750 holley vaccum secondary. hyd flat tappet, 268 duration, .488 lift with 1.6s. EPS intake. hooker shorties, 2 1/2 duals with h-pipe. flat tops with 305 heads. typical bucket of bolts. any guesses?
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Re: 1/8 mile guesses?

Cut a good 60' and I'd guess anywhere from 12.5 to 11.7
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Don't get your hopes up. You should get a 9 second 1/8 mile ET if everything works properly. I think those restrictive heads will be holding you back. I highly doubt you'll get an 8 second 1/8 mile ET.
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Also, I thought you said 1/4 mile. My bad. Alky is right.
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i was running neck and neck with a buddy street racing with worn out drag radials, 12" converter and no bottle. he runs 8.3-8.5. i guess i'll know later. loaded up and ready to go soon. hoping for good weather.
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8.50-8.70s.. Good luck, let us know how you did
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first 3 passes were 8.7s.
last pass was 8.39, 82mph.
i was slowly starting to figure it out. interesting my buddy couldnt get under a 9.0 that claimed 8.3s.
it was a learning experience and we had a lot of fun.
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Nice!
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Re: 1/8 mile guesses?

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first 3 passes were 8.7s.
last pass was 8.39, 82mph.
i was slowly starting to figure it out. interesting my buddy couldnt get under a 9.0 that claimed 8.3s.
it was a learning experience and we had a lot of fun.
Any videos?
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Any videos?

yes, my son and nephew posted a few on facebook. i'm so low tech savvy, IDK how to transfer them here. i think one video is in a group called third gen riders on facebook.
any suggestion or help to transfer a video here and i'll post em.
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Re: 1/8 mile guesses?

Not bad...was that with a 100 shot?
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yes, with 100 shot, but not off the line. i only footbraked it to about 2,000rpm, then sprayed from 2nd gear on. i was fighting traction issues. still think i could let more air out. pretty sure i was running 14lbs?
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yes, with 100 shot, but not off the line. i only footbraked it to about 2,000rpm, then sprayed from 2nd gear on. i was fighting traction issues. still think i could let more air out. pretty sure i was running 14lbs?

Nice...looked like a good pass.
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