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Old 05-10-2008, 08:11 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Chosen View Post
alright thanks. yea i think my 2nd and 3rd runs were like 10min apart. so the engine really didn cool down.

I didnt mess with the tire pressure. I searched around but it seems like everyone uses different tire pressures then eachother. any advice on what psi i should be running?

think i had bout a half tank when i was runnin.
Well I know each tire is different just like each car is different but most tracks have air so drop it to 20 or 25 whatever you feel comfortable with

Also you have to think half tank of gas is like 6 to 8 gallons of gas which weighs like 6 to 8 pounds each
so if you drop that to 1/8 or less of tank then you are going to drop like 50 to 75 pounds of weight
since we are on the topic of weight I would suggest taking out the spare and floor mats which you could reduce about another 50 pounds

You should also think about or do some research about fuel and what octane you can use to achieve more HP for your setup
Most tracks have race fuel which is 112 octane might want to think about a mixture or straight you could so test each of these theories since you will be at the track
Another thing you can think about is the more air in the more air out the faster you can go(so if you delete the cat you should gain a good chunk of power and might break into the 14's)

There are a lot of other things to think about when attempting to gain HP and making faster track speed
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