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Old Dec 20, 2002 | 11:08 PM
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hey gusy with wuts in my sig whats do you think i should be running in the 1/4? i am just curious cause my dad won;t let me take it to the track. he said i am gonna blow my trans and he will have to pay for it. well anyways wut u think? thanks
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Old Dec 21, 2002 | 12:16 AM
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13.6 to 13.8 roughly.
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Old Dec 21, 2002 | 03:10 PM
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13.6 to 13.8 roughly.
sounds like a good guess, id say with decent traction and driving, that you could be closer to low 13s...let us know
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Old Dec 21, 2002 | 03:15 PM
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I'd guess 14 flat as it sits with the 3.08s, 13.5 with 3.73s
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Old Dec 21, 2002 | 03:23 PM
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i don't believe a 3.08 or a 3.73 exists for a 9 bolt.
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Old Dec 21, 2002 | 06:09 PM
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yea its 3.27 rear. yea i was thinkin 13.5 with traction
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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from the way you refer to it in other posts i'd guess right now it would probably turn low 15's or high 14's. in optimal tune i'd guesstimate high 13's.
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 10:01 AM
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so u are saying a 350 with a cam, intake, 750 carb, ignition, 3-angle vavle job on the heads will only pull less then a secound faster then a stock 350 tpi? i find that hard to beleive
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 02:58 PM
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it's not the fiddle but the fiddler.
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 03:29 PM
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it's not the fiddle but the fiddler.
preach on brother
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 03:53 PM
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so u are saying a 350 with a cam, intake, 750 carb, ignition, 3-angle vavle job on the heads will only pull less then a secound faster then a stock 350 tpi? i find that hard to beleive
LMAO, well if what the other guy said is correct and your car isn't running right, then yes it could run that.

I happen to "know" someone with a 350, 3:73s, Comp 268xe cam, full exhaust that ran a mid 15 with a carb.

It's all in how things are working.

BTW, I believe it was the carbs fault for those poor times..
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 04:24 PM
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true, but i am only 17 and i am still learning how to tune a carb, i built my whole car just about and i am just learnin how to tune a carb in right, so any input from the master fiddler would be helpful thanks
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 06:18 PM
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true, but i am only 17 and i am still learning how to tune a carb, i built my whole car just about and i am just learnin how to tune a carb in right, so any input from the master fiddler would be helpful thanks
If you get all of gremlins worked out should definitely be a low to mid 13 sec. car........Just take to Atco on a thurs. night when your dad least expects it! lol
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 07:33 PM
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13.5 with traction. Sounds like a good setup.
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 07:53 PM
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I'm going to go with very high 13s.
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 11:15 PM
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mid 13's is my guess
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