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Post by Captain Awesome on Sept 16, 2020 16:35:55 GMT -8
This shit bugs me.
A "friend" has a draw thru Turbo on a 350 Chevy. Everything is fresh and new. He ran 14.35 @ 96 best with it. He was disappointed. I've been telling him for 5 years to get rid of the 1970s muffler that came with the Turbo kit, and get a Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler. Welp, he finally did. picked up 6 psi of boost. He took the Car to the track tonight and ran 13.71 @ 100.5. For a $50 Muffler.
Anywho, real nice he invited me to go with him. Thanks for the call from the track.
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Post by 69Rebel on Sept 16, 2020 18:31:36 GMT -8
Well, cappy, if you ever give me a $50 idea that picks up nearly .7 sec in the 1/4, I'll give you a kiss while wearing high heels and a dress.
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Post by Captain Awesome on Sept 16, 2020 18:58:57 GMT -8
Exactly, Reb. I bet I don't even see lunch off the dollar menu.
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Post by javtwotone on Sept 17, 2020 3:56:10 GMT -8
Did he put in a cut-out also? don't understand why he's running a muffler at the track anyway? I had about 2' after the turbo and then the cut-out. Sounded like a frikkin jet taking off!
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ungrateful
Sept 17, 2020 6:08:59 GMT -8
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Post by spud on Sept 17, 2020 6:08:59 GMT -8
Thats right! Hell to the yeah. Turbo’s dont need a muffler. Just a four inch pipe. Maybe you dont wanna be seen with someone as slow as that cappy. It would be different if he ran a 13 naturally aspirated... but that pretty fuckin slow for a boosted 350
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Post by Captain Awesome on Sept 17, 2020 8:56:24 GMT -8
No cut out. 2 1/2 single exhaust. This kit was for a 70s Chevy truck. He made the pipes fit a 40 Plymouth. I told him it needs at least a 3" pipe.
He grabbed the kit NOS at the Swap Meet 6 years ago for $500. He's had a Q-Jet on it, 600 750 Edelcocks, 650 and 750 dps, that Summit Motocrap style knock off Holley everyone jacks off too. Now a 1850 Vac Sec, which produces the most boost. There's some valving under the carb and with a 750 DP it only got 6 psi. Put the 600 back on, it got 11.
I told him with those ETs, you see why guys ditched the draw thrus. It should run 13s n/a I agree. He has 1000s of hours into this thing over the years. He keeps thinking and thinking about it. He has more thought and Labor into this Car than they did in the Space Shuttle. So I thought he'd be greatful my beat to death suggestion, that he ignored for years, gave him his largest gain. Geez, they never made a Muffler worth a shit in the 70s. What, a 2" inner tube Cherry Bomb Glasspack was considered "Performance" and those slow you down. 7/10s 4.5 mph, $50. The Dude would get at least a 30 pack of Beer.
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Post by Captain Awesome on Sept 17, 2020 10:40:47 GMT -8
2.30 and no Lunch, or no 30 pack. Stay slow. I guess all of his Go Fast Stories from decades ago were all lies. But those were gutted out, chassised, drag cars, it's a lot harder to go fast with a full dress street car.
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