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Old 03-20-2017, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Miller
Nice run,but man does that 60ft. time need help!!!!Easy 13 second truck with a better 60ft.time IMO.
I hear you. I've tried launching multiple different ways at different tire pressures etc. and I can't cut anything better than a 2.3xx. Maybe the boss intake paired with my open diff 3.31's is the culprit. Robbing me of low end.
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Here's a choppy vid of the run. Went up against a Mitsubishi EVO. I thought he was going to walk me. Nope!

Old 03-21-2017, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by blue5.0
I hear you. I've tried launching multiple different ways at different tire pressures etc. and I can't cut anything better than a 2.3xx. Maybe the boss intake paired with my open diff 3.31's is the culprit. Robbing me of low end.
Not having 4wd,a LS diff would be money well spent if you're spinning the tires on launch?

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Old 03-24-2017, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Miller
Nice run,but man does that 60ft. time need help!!!!Easy 13 second truck with a better 60ft.time IMO.
Just ordered some Nitto Nt05r drag radials for some 17" wheels I have laying around. I'm hoping that will help my terrible 60'
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Just picked up some drag radial Nitto NT05r 275/40/17 to try and help me cut down my 60'. Any tips/tricks/suggestions on what RPM I should launch at, PSI to run tires at, burnout or no burnout? water box or no water? etc. etc. ??



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Originally Posted by blue5.0
Just picked up some drag radial Nitto NT05r 275/40/17 to try and help me cut down my 60'. Any tips/tricks/suggestions on what RPM I should launch at, PSI to run tires at, burnout or no burnout? water box or no water? etc. etc. ??




Those look great!
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Originally Posted by blue5.0
Just picked up some drag radial Nitto NT05r 275/40/17 to try and help me cut down my 60'. Any tips/tricks/suggestions on what RPM I should launch at, PSI to run tires at, burnout or no burnout? water box or no water? etc. etc. ??



Water box, yes. No need to go all street outlaws, just enough to clean and warm the tires. As far as psi, I'm not really sure on those. There's not a lot of sidewall for flex, so I'd say probably higher there. Launching will just have to be practice on what works best. Good luck.
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So I took my truck back to the drag strip, ran a good 13.6 on just tune and cai. Take off was stalled, not sure to what, sway bar unbolted, 20psi on oem 18s and 93 tune on e85 fuel at half tank.
That's a good run on intake/tune. Gives me hope for mine whenever I get it back. I take it that the MPT tune is pretty aggressive?
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That's a good run on intake/tune. Gives me hope for mine whenever I get it back. I take it that the MPT tune is pretty aggressive?
Yes, the tune is somewhat aggressive in normal drive mode, but I'm much more aggressive to it in manual mode shifting it at 7k rpms. I'll be taking it to royal purple raceway in Houston tomorrow night and try to get a better 60', in turn getting a better 1/4 mile time.
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Originally Posted by jetford
Yes, the tune is somewhat aggressive in normal drive mode, but I'm much more aggressive to it in manual mode shifting it at 7k rpms. I'll be taking it to royal purple raceway in Houston tomorrow night and try to get a better 60', in turn getting a better 1/4 mile time.
I never did get to run mine before it got wrecked but when I get it back I'll be sending some logs back to LET. Then see where some sticky tires, CAI and tune will get me. It would be nice to see a 15+ four door run 12s with just some basics and staying NA.


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