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Old 06-16-2008, 09:31 PM   #1
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Quarter mile Tips?
I'm running my 3.1 Firebird at a place called Edge Water on Friday. I've never raced before. Can anyone give me some tips on how to get the best time out of my car possible?
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Old 06-16-2008, 09:38 PM   #2
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stick or auto?
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Old 06-16-2008, 09:41 PM   #3
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Automatic. It has some mods as well.
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Re: Quarter mile Tips?
not much really throw an additional 2 degrees of timing in it,load the converter on launch,pull out the airfilter.bump up the air pressure in the front tires,take some weight out of the car.
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So basically do all that before hand and floor it the instant I see a green light.
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floor it when you see the 2nd "or last" yellow light up. go to 50 psi in front tires if there not dry rotted.
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