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Old 07-02-2013, 09:34 PM   #41
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You'll be OK.
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Old 07-02-2013, 10:26 PM   #42
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Ed;
My car is ran only 8 hundredths away from the G/PS record.
And drive it to the tracks. Can you do that with an ATI converter?

There are more things to do to make it quicker which requires a trailer.
Corbitt Marshburn went a best of 12.55 in his ImpalaSS in F trim.
300 lbs lighter than my car. He gives me hope.

ATI is a great builder, but so are a lot of others.
The key reason I would consider them, they are close to Rockville, Md

Back to topic.
Will,
Please send the pictures of the chassis mods you made.

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Old 07-02-2013, 10:47 PM   #43
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Probably run UNDER the record, and drive it to the track. Why not? People do drive them on the street. You don't have to have a lock up converter to drive it. Testing we did with a '95 Camaro showed a same stall speed P. I. Vigilante converter to be 1/10th quicker than the yank. Still had lock up for street cars.

I get it, you are impressed with your own car. I hope I never get to that point, I would probably just keep doing the same things, and stop trying to get faster. Mine will never be fast enough. People just trying to help you here.
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Old 07-03-2013, 11:21 AM   #44
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Help, my thread got highjacked! Only kidding Dan. I am working on the frame mods still, should have done by weekend. I will send pics ASAP.

James your right about stick shift, "real race cars have 3 pedals" I will most likely start with a race prepped Turbo 350 I have, which i bought 10 YEARS AGO to run in the 68 i bought but decided to run the Jerico. Right now i don't have a jerico or clutch, but if i come across one I will run that combo for sure, but the plan is down the road it will be a stick shift car again.

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Old 07-03-2013, 11:27 AM   #45
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Probably run UNDER the record, and drive it to the track. Why not? People do drive them on the street. You don't have to have a lock up converter to drive it. Testing we did with a '95 Camaro showed a same stall speed P. I. Vigilante converter to be 1/10th quicker than the yank. Still had lock up for street cars.

I get it, you are impressed with your own car. I hope I never get to that point, I would probably just keep doing the same things, and stop trying to get faster. Mine will never be fast enough. People just trying to help you here.
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I did not go from 15's to 12's without making it go faster.
My car has the Lock-up feature and makes driving to the track tolerable.
Right now got a lot of data with two Converter companies and do not want to restart with another.

AND yes I am impressed with the performance of my car.

I earned and paid for it. Just like you !!

WILL.. btw my 1969 Impala was a stick car..
You have me very intrigued to go Stick.


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Old 07-03-2013, 12:26 PM   #46
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ED.....
I did not go from 15's to 12's without making it go faster.
My car has the Lock-up feature and makes driving to the track tolerable.
Right now got a lot of data with two Converter companies and do not want to restart with another.

AND yes I am impressed with the performance of my car.

I earned and paid for it. Just like you !!

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I'm happy for you. I have never been impressed with one of my cars. I have never felt like they were as fast as they needed to be.

Your thinking is cheaper. LOL

Btw, shortest post I remember seeing from you. :-)
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Old 07-03-2013, 04:01 PM   #47
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I'm happy for you. I have never been impressed with one of my cars. I have never felt like they were as fast as they needed to be.

Your thinking is cheaper. LOL

Btw, shortest post I remember seeing from you. :-)
Ed...
Hell, I am impressed what you and others have done!
You are a study of building successful race cars.
Heck Bill Nees $1000 Stocker...damned impressed !!

Go by the website and view the YankSS.
It is designed to be street tractable.
Get a Caddy, G8, Camaro, FB, add a SS4000, gears, tires, tune and you will run near the Stock index.

You are the Ed Wright tuner specialist, correct?

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Old 07-03-2013, 05:30 PM   #48
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Yes, that is my correct name.
About anything will run "near the index", they are way too soft.
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Old 07-03-2013, 06:38 PM   #49
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Yes, that is my correct name.
About anything will run "near the index", they are way too soft.
Are you the same Ed Wright the PCM Computer Specialist?

AS for the Index...maybe, but you have to work hard to get there.
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Are you the same Ed Wright the PCM Computer Specialist?

AS for the Index...maybe, but you have to work hard to get there.
Yes that is me.

Imho, the indexes need whacked about half a second. Just about everybody I work with can run over a second under. Street cars can run the index if you have a clue.
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