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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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my house and other stuff come first..
Not to many people think like that.
Old Sep 4, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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thats because most people here are no were near that stage in life yet...lol
Old Sep 4, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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well at 106 years old i certainly hope you have hit that stage.
Old Sep 5, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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lol ^^ im 27 now..but im a giant kid inside always... screw growing up lol.. 106 = wisdom years lol
Old Sep 12, 2007 | 02:32 AM
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what mods do you have?
Old Sep 12, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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mmw header, stock mid pipe, greddy evo2 axleback, injen CAI with velocity stack and filter tip, p&p head, 11.1 HC pistons, crower rods, acl bearings, ferrera k20 honda titanium valve springs, retainers, rocket motosports 1mm oversized titanium valves, zpi crank pulley... that about covers the motor...no tune..semi rich conditions..
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my best time is a 10.18 with CAI only, I beat a s/c tC
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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u may think its funny considering the the times should be alot lower but its not a big deal to me...considering the track is a brand new track with no rubber down on the pavement and very ghetto + im on stock faded tires 10 flat is a good time at that location.. considering i have no traction until about half way down the track which is about 3rd gear at about 4k rpms... im sliding a good chunk of the way down... and yea i have beaten s/c tc's also before from a roll or a dig even before the motor was done... thats nothing special to brag about...lol.. now i flat out destroy them..

BTW to give you an idea of a 1/4 time at a good track (moroso).. best time in the 1/4 so far on my stock tires was 14.4 @ 97 mph which is a considerable difference...
Old Sep 12, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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Track makes a big difference.

Boosted tCs here are running 14 and 15 at the 1/4 mile. That's some issues.
I haven't gone yet, and if I pull a 14, I'll blame it on the track! if I pull a 13, I'll blame it on the driver!
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by TCpete
u may think its funny considering the the times should be alot lower but its not a big deal to me...considering the track is a brand new track with no rubber down on the pavement and very ghetto + im on stock faded tires 10 flat is a good time at that location.. considering i have no traction until about half way down the track which is about 3rd gear at about 4k rpms... im sliding a good chunk of the way down... and yea i have beaten s/c tc's also before from a roll or a dig even before the motor was done... thats nothing special to brag about...lol.. now i flat out destroy them..

BTW to give you an idea of a 1/4 time at a good track (moroso).. best time in the 1/4 so far on my stock tires was 14.4 @ 97 mph which is a considerable difference...
what are you waiting for to change your tires bro?
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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yea bro.. lolol im gonna wear down my fronts as much as possible rotate the tires so i can get 4 brand new tires all at one... im debating on the falken azenis rt615 or the toyo proxes.... but yea once i get new better tires in the front i should hit 9's all day at the track..

hows the mach 1 carlos..have u taken it to the track??
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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^^have you looked at the BFG KDW's ? No I havent taken it to the track yet, I was thinking about going to Moroso next week, but according to their rules if you run 13.99 or quicker u need a helmet, since you been there before, Do you think they give me some s**t for not having a helmet? If not i'll go to countyline.
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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yea they might _____ at you for not having one.. but you can pick up one cheap..

and yea i was looking at the KDW's but they are just shy expensive..

the t1r is looking better to me but i think the rt615 will give me better traction..the t1r also has good treadwear at 280 but the falken has 200 = me buying more tires..
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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So you currently have the stock potenzas on aftermarket rims?
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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unfortunately yes.. i did it at the time to save $ for newer better tires when the time came..
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Pete do you know of any store here in miami where i can go and try out different ones, i dont want buy something over the internet to then find out that's uncomfortable.
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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bro best thing is word of mouth.. unless you find people with the tires u want... and ask for a ride lol
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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??? Pete u misunderstood me, I was talking about helmets lol.
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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hahah my bad.. im like half asleep at work.. i dunno bro... maybe like a motorcycle/bike shop
Old Sep 13, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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I thought you were talking about tires as well!!!
Yeah, try a bike shop. hell, you can get cheap helmets here at walmart (and I don't mean bicycle helmets!) But Vegas is a year round biker city.



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