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09-04-2005 | 01:04 PM

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Originally posted by Red C5
Congrats on a job well done my friend.

Thank you O-wise 1. Wish you'd been there... you woulda lined me up properly and I'd have hit the black patch dead on

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09-04-2005 | 01:06 PM

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Congrats Alex!!! Now I have a pretty good sense of where I should be . . . 10.5.

Craig

You know it man! 10.5 should be very doable. Go on a cooler day than I did. My best 60 foot ended up being 1.62 but then I lost that MAF

You know what we have to do right? Line these two cars up at a strip and get a video of TWO slow Tips running mid 10s:P

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09-04-2005 | 01:11 PM

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Awsome Sharkman. Street tires. Probably way too much neg. camber. 103'. Very impressive. You will be posting even better times if you decide to set the car up specifically for the 1/4 mile. After watching that short video clip you posted the other day, I've been pondering the bennifits of the quick get-away afforded with a tip.

Mike

Hi Mike, you are absolutely right! Cooler night, get rid of the camber and I reckong I might be able to better that 1.62 60 foot! I know she probably has better things to come.... I'm going to data log her and probably go back again and make a run when it's cooler

Seriously, Todd @ EVO said the same darn thing a while back. Tips are slow

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09-04-2005 | 01:21 PM

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That is awesome! What a fun car that must be on the street.

Thanks man! It doesn't need VHT, drag radials or anything so I think it's more of a street machine than stripper

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09-04-2005 | 01:27 PM

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congrats alex! What was the fastest mph of the day?

do I read 103 degrees correctly?

Yeps it was 103 and 135 was the best trap speed lol! Unfortunately by the time it cooled down I ran out of the good gas so I had to make do with what I had afterwards and lower boost

#51

09-04-2005 | 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by sharkster
You know what we have to do right? Line these two cars up at a strip and get a video of TWO slow Tips running mid 10s:P

It may not be a strip, but how bout Sat night? You have a PM.

Craig

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09-04-2005 | 01:59 PM

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It may not be a strip, but how bout Sat night? You have a PM.

Craig

Man I wish you guys lived closer to me. Sounds like some late night fun on the back streets.

sharkster,
What all is done to the tip trans? Is it still stock?
It looks like I might need to get one of those stalls.

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09-04-2005 | 02:28 PM

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Excellent result! Where is the timeslip?

#54

09-04-2005 | 02:32 PM

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alex,
congratulations! try that @ 60 degrees F.
carlos

#55

09-04-2005 | 02:41 PM

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No doubt! His car is so hard to control. Two pro drivers barely managed to keep it in a straight line lol!

Oh c'mon, let's not talk about straight lines from that day...

Seriously, it's exciting to see what you're doing with the car. I wonder if your car might actually end up quickest, assuming it can shift faster than a manual and you can control shift points thru programming/gearing. What's your thinking on that?

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#56

09-04-2005 | 03:21 PM

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Congrats Sharkey!!!

What you need now is a nice cool wednesday nite drag session to see what is possible.

#57

09-04-2005 | 04:59 PM

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Sharky did you disconnect the front driveshaft or were you runnin awd?

I am thinking I need to do this to avoid bogging down off the line, whatcha think?