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Old May 30, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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ok i have an 89 lx with a 302 AFR 185's victor Jr intake, holley hp carb, 544 560 lunati HYD roller cam, a fully buit AOD with a 3500 stall 4000 with tranny brake, 3 inch exhaust and 3.73 (well as of today 4.30's) i have full sus. front and back but i'm only cutting 1.90 60 foot times on 27 inch tall ET street launch off the tranny brake at 3200 on the 2 step car ran a 7.88 saturday night but only once 8.2 the rest of the night. trying to find out some other ideas. going to try the 4.30 for the hell of it paid 50 bucks for the gear off ebay and the guy was local. if i get the 60 fot down to 1.6 1.5 should be a 7.50 car i hope!!! let me know of you guys and any ideas going to be fucking with it all day tomorrow. so i can go to the track with it tomorrow night
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Old May 30, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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car seams to dead hook once i launch but then falls on its face. but takes off around the 125 feet out
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Old May 30, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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plugs i had the same problem, check to make sure your running a 3924 or a 3923 autolite
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bad sprag in the convertor?I thought you asked about that last time around?
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Old May 31, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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FI or carb car?
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Old May 31, 2006 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 69Boss521
FI or carb car?
Carb.

You said it launches, but falls, then picks back up. Do you have jet extensions in the rear of the carb?
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Originally Posted by Mars_302
almost sounds like fuel is being lossed with launch then catches back up
i plan on taking the whole carb apart today and going through it going to see what the floats are at!
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Originally Posted by evocrazy1
plugs i had the same problem, check to make sure your running a 3924 or a 3923 autolite

I run NGK yes there the right plug
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Originally Posted by cochese
bad sprag in the convertor?I thought you asked about that last time around?

Steve at CRT Said the converter was fine so i took his word
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