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Old 10-20-2011, 12:19 PM   #183
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Originally Posted by newmoon View Post
Or a car picking up nearly 1 full second with nothing more than a E85 tune, lol

Why wouldn't it?

E85 is basically race gas... AND the fact the 5.0 with that E85 tune in question had tires too.

The argument of picking up 1.5 seconds with a tire is stupid.

Explain this.

My 07 GT makes 407 RWHP, weighs 3800+ lbs with me in it. It's an Auto, non-intercooled Centri blown car, Stock Headers, stock suspension, 3.31 gears, and crappy goodyear eagle F1 tires. It ran consistent 12.2-12.3 @ 113. So, with the logic of a "tire dropping 1.5 seconds, since my 07 already has an O/R pipe" my GT should be running 10's right?

I don't think so....

A lot of people need more track time before they start throwing insane estimates on time and what a mod will do. At most, a Camaro with an O/R Pipe, and a tire without a tune will run 12.1-12.2 @ 114-115 in great weather with a great driver. It will not run mid 11's @ 117-118 with only those two modifications.
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