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 Post subject: Cash Soon To Arrive, Need to go Faster
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:58 pm 
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In around 1 month ill have another 2500 to waste on my car. I really want to get the 1/4 time down a bit more from 14.8 but need some advice on what mods i should do next. iv already done:

cam
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what should i do next with around 2500-3000 to spend? cheers
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:00 pm 
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ohh yeah and im running a single spinner 2.92:1 and was thinking about buying a 3.45:1 LSD but a Race Performance Mechanin told me to keep the 2.92:1 because it has a good ratio for drag racing? cheers
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:17 pm 
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i dont know who told you that,, but drag cars use ratios like 4.11 and shorter?? using a tall ratio like a 2.92 will slow your launch and 60' times, where as 3.45's will speed it up..
3.45 would be a good investment if you can find one for the right price


or if its and auto.. time for 5th gear


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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:45 pm 
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you would only be using 3 gears on the strip??

with a 3.45 you'll need 4th gear.
so there is a trade off both ways with the diff gears.


more power means you'll have to take the head off and have ported
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:14 pm 
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2800... Wolf and a BBM :D
Or, if you are weak, Smartlock conversion/bypass, EL ECU and BBM.
2.92's work in the EA cause the EAs T5 has different ratios.
First gear is f**k short as.
3.45's might make it too short, maybe think about 3.27s?

 

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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:59 pm 
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2.92 is a great ratio.
good for drag racing and good for economy. i would keep it. since its a single spin diff maybe put a lokka in it for a better 60' time.
http://www.4wdsystems.com.au/html/lokka.htm

my freidns near stock EA ran a 14.7 with a 2.92 diff and went .3 slower with a 3.27.. so go figure.

You could also benefit with a tight 3.9LSD. alot of the e-series guys are pulling great numbers with these diffs.

Steady ED is right on the money. I would go an aftermarket computer and get it tuned up. Also chuck on a bbm manifold. Will defiantely see ur times stumble into a 14.5 or 14.4..
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 Post subject: Re: Cash Soon To Arrive, Need to go Faster
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 3:44 pm 
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Southy wrote:
In around 1 month ill have another 2500 to waste on my car. I really want to get the 1/4 time down a bit more from 14.8 but need some advice on what mods i should do next. iv already done:

cam
zauhst and extractors
air intake
5 speed
el thermos

what should i do next with around 2500-3000 to spend? cheers


Hmmm. I would think that you would be VERY close to 14.8 with that combo as it is???

What sort of cam do you have?
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 3:46 pm 
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He HAS run a 14.8, I saw him do it.
One of the quickest cars on the night.
I think hes running a crow 'stage 3'

 

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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 4:03 pm 
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Rent a C-130, go to 30 000ft, and drive out the back, should get to 300km/h or so, lol. Save it and buy something better i say.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 4:07 pm 
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Steady ED wrote:
He HAS run a 14.8, I saw him do it.
One of the quickest cars on the night.
I think hes running a crow 'stage 3'


I just read his post properly. Oops. My bad :oops:

Well, with $2,500 to spend, how about a low boost turbo set-up?

OR buy another car, because, by the sounds of it, she aint gunna go too much quicker....
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 4:39 pm 
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Ditch the 2.92s, LSD 3.27 or 3.45.

What sorta cam you runnin now? Upgrade cam
Change that f**k ugly brown dash!!!
Chipped an tuned mate.
Start thinkin bout puttin a bit more cash aside and look at a supercharger or turbo then you be scarin the v8's at the traffic lights(drags even)

 

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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 5:30 pm 
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RuchEa wrote:
Ditch the 2.92s, LSD 3.27 or 3.45.

What sorta cam you runnin now? Upgrade cam
Change that f**k ugly brown dash!!!
Chipped an tuned mate.
Start thinkin bout puttin a bit more cash aside and look at a supercharger or turbo then you be scarin the v8's at the traffic lights(drags even)


By the sounds of it, he's scarin a few now :D
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:24 pm 
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i seriously dont understand why no one messes with the compression....11.5:1 compression and a water injection system will set you back MAX $1500 which will give you torque like a 351 Clevo

by the way.....doorslammers run diff ratios around the 5.33 ratio.......no where near the 2.92.....tell that mechanic he's got s**t for brains.

 

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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:41 pm 
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Definately do the diff change man. I went from 3.08 to 3.7's and dropped half a second off my quarter mile time with no other mods what so ever. This was in a commie though - but same rules apply in falcoons.

After you have done that get a decent cam

By then you wont have much change out of the $2500.

 

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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:44 pm 
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bah.. just read the cam bit in the original post - I thought you were asking which was a good mod.

Maybe look at a high stall too instead.

 

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