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Raced my GTA this weekend....I'm very happy :)

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Old Nov 27, 2000 | 09:35 AM
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Raced my GTA this weekend....I'm very happy :)

Well, i finally made it to the track this Saturday. My fastest run was a 14.85 @ 93 mph spinning my tires off the line. Its an 89 L98/auto GTA w/ 106,000 miles on it. Surprised the hell out of me! I also have an exhaust off an 83 T/A (dual crossflow style) which I'm sure is slowing me down. I ran into a guy there with an 88 Z28 that has a set of 3.45 gears for the borg-warner rear. Do you guys think it will make much of a difference if i put the 3.45's in place of my 3.27's? What do you guys think?
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Old Nov 27, 2000 | 10:00 AM
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It will make a little difference. I'm guessing a tenth mabye.
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Old Nov 27, 2000 | 11:39 AM
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It really depends on how many RPMs you're turning when you cross the finish line. If you're down kinda low in the RPM range, swap 'em out for a steeper (numerically higher) set. If you're getting close to red-line with the gears you've got now and you swap 'em for a steeper set you might loose some time...

-Mark W.
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