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Those runs were on the same track the same night.


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Originally posted by wattspxr:
probably the st200 struts alone are costing him about a tenth, probably more. Po-Jay you should consider investing in some Koni adjustables it'll allow you to keep the weight from transfering to the rear with that much more power and get more of the power to the ground where it belongs....




I am not a fan of Koni Adjustables. I have the Euro-Handling Kit- Sach's struts from BAT. I do not have the ST200's. Everyone that I know with Koni's has had a problem with sticky valves. They all ride on at least one strut that has become unadjustable. Expensive crap, IMHO.
I pulled a 2.29 60' once that night, but alas I missed the 3-4 shift and only ran a 14.227 coasting through the trap. My opponent who ran 14.05 was beaten badly until I missed the shift. I think that I had a 13.99 at least... Oh well. "The one that got away"...

In answer to the earlier question, yes, I have the smaller pulley and am running a full 10#PSI at 7600RPM's. I was probably at about 95.5Octane that evening too.

BTW- At sea level I am SURE that I would be at 13.90ET at least. It runs nice down low.


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Interesting note of the Koni's!!! May have to reconsider my options. In any case the point made was that by stiffening up the rear to reduce weight transfer, the end result will be better off-the-line traction.

As far as racing at SeaLevel, even that can be greatly dependent upon factoring Humidity. You must realize that a motor thrives on air, the more air you take away from it, the less power it produces. In the case of Higher elevation it's pretty obvious. But Humidity can and will do the same thing. Humidity is basically a level of moisture in the airmass. Higher level of Humidity means a greater volume of water to air ratio, inturn less power. It stands to reason that unless the air at sea level has medium to minimum levels of moisture, you will still be affected by a decrease in performance. I guess if you live a MileHigh and experience Humidity in the 70-80% range, you're really pressed out of luck....

In my case it's simply a matter of higher humidity factored in with a crappy track and wind.


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So how'd the second time go?!


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