Nitrous doesnt make holes, tuners do
Joe :)
Keith Turk wrote:
>generally you have to wait on the Nitrous to get to the religious level
>
>K
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>
>To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 9:53 AM
>Subject: RE: East Texas Camaro at Maxton...
>
>
>>Dick:
>>I didn't know that you can detect the valves floating (except from the
>>
>holes
>
>>in the pistons-- LOL!). How can you tell?
>>Russ, #1226B
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
>>[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dick J
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 7:29 AM
>>To: land-speed@autox.team.net
>>Subject: East Texas Camaro at Maxton...
>>
>>
>>We took the East Texas Camaro to Maxton. After the long, long, long
>>
>drive,
>
>>Saturday did get off to a slow start, and we were getting a little worried
>>that we might have made the trip for nothing, as I knew we had to head
>>
>back
>
>>to Texas by late Saturday afternoon. As you've all heard, it cleared up
>>
>by
>
>>late morning, and I got to make several very enjoyable runs.
>>I had hoped for a little more speed (Hah! Like I guess I was the only one
>>there wanting that!), but I think I've reached close to all that my
>>econo-motor can put out (142 mph and change). I ran 28.5 tires and pulled
>>139 at about 5300 RPM. I then changed to 25" tires and pulled 141 and 142
>>at 6250 RPM. On the last run I tried to push a tiny bit harder and the
>>valves floated as it touched 6300 and I had to back off before I got to
>>
>the
>
>>clock.
>>I'll play with what I've got for a year or two, then I might give it a go
>>with nitrous just to see what the difference is. Next stop - - -World of
>>Speed this fall.
>>Dick J In East Texas
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