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Old 05-06-2010, 04:20 PM   #9
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Default Re: Transbrake launch rpm?

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Originally Posted by greg fulk View Post
Oh hell! short story.....a buddy had a Pinto "bracket" car...would footbrake run 7.70's 1/8 mile....the brake for bracket 1 was 7.50 & he wanted to run bracket 1. Sooo he was having a new engine built (he wanted to run 7.30's ) he got his new trans with a brake so put it in with the "old" engine....car went 7.48 first pass! He said "hell all I needed was the trans!" with the "new engine" the car ran 6.80's!!!
If I pick up 2 tenths on the brake, I'll have one big smile. Anything into the 9's and I'm happy.
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