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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 03:49 PM
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I relocated the battery to the rear.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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rear seat
egr set up and lines.
air pump and lines (its not belt driven on ls1's so you dont need a new belt..)
and on race nights remove the a/c belt its a seperate belt from the serp. belt that runs the p/s , alt, wp....
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by djzstang1
on race nights remove the a/c belt its a seperate belt from the serp. belt that runs the p/s , alt, wp....
i never thought of that. does anybody else do this?
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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I don't. I have tried it before on the street. Maybe 10 hp. You can't go far tho.
Maybe if I get stuck at a time landmark
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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short belt mod is worth a solid 0.05 (5 hundredths) in my experience. its mostly a dyno cheating mod.
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by myltwon
paint weighs alot too sand it to the bare metal and leave it
i think the paint was the best idea....lmao
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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actually, thats why us airs planes have no paint ( i think its theirs, im drawing a lil blank here)

less weight
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BLUE2KSS
actually, thats why us airs planes have no paint ( i think its theirs, im drawing a lil blank here)

less weight
i wish some would actully strip there paint for weight reduction. .
man i would prolly die laughing
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Jester0754
i wish some would actully strip there paint for weight reduction. .
man i would prolly die laughing

i actually know of someone who SHORTENED their wiring harness

thats too damn far imo
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 04:15 AM
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oh yeah and race naked too, clothes are overrated
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