1/4mile times for cars with awr header
July-24th-2003, 08:26 AM
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Originally posted by Installshield
Shaving a whole second off with a FS-DE will not be that difficult with just a couple of bolt-ons...The car has adequate torque, but the problem is the lack of higher rpm breathing (which is where most of the revs are in 1/4 run)...The cams will help the engine's rev-band, despite being a tiny gain....The header gets rid of the the pathetic down-pipe, which will definately help across the entire rev range, and an intake and exhuast will also help a little...Getting a FS-DE from 15.8 to 15.lower is a different story without FI..
Shaving a whole second off with a FS-DE will not be that difficult with just a couple of bolt-ons...The car has adequate torque, but the problem is the lack of higher rpm breathing (which is where most of the revs are in 1/4 run)...The cams will help the engine's rev-band, despite being a tiny gain....The header gets rid of the the pathetic down-pipe, which will definately help across the entire rev range, and an intake and exhuast will also help a little...Getting a FS-DE from 15.8 to 15.lower is a different story without FI..
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