Well I was just wandering how to pick up some extra speed on the strip... Being the cai is right there at the headlight if I took it out when I ran and mayb even opened up the hole if it would help my time any... You know giving it cooler air
take out right headlight?
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Well I was just wandering how to pick up some extra speed on the strip... Being the cai is right there at the headlight if I took it out when I ran and mayb even opened up the hole if it would help my time any... You know giving it cooler air
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well i mean would it hurt no. But will is help alot no. I mean if there is a turbo right there ya but N/A with little mods idk man. Do a battery relocation kit instead.
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Relocate my battery? Its a dd lol...I'm just looking for simple little things to help man...guess ill just do it...couldn't hurt anything...what you run in a 1/4 with the mods you got? Just wandering...
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ya the 13.8 is what I got. auto. doing a stall and shift kit next with M/T ET's. I mean ya wont hurt. but I mean say you run a high 13's and have a headlight taken out might lookin kinda funny! imo lol
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but your right. anything can help
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Lol well ya it may look funny but if it gets me a tenth I'm happy lol... I'm hopong to run like...well about wht you do...I got a buddy of mine with a 09 he ran like a 14.3? I think...but I leave him way behind on a 5 and 10 mph roll...like..bad..ugly... Lol he's a auto
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Lol well ya it may look funny but if it gets me a tenth I'm happy lol... I'm hopong to run like...well about wht you do...I got a buddy of mine with a 09 he ran like a 14.3? I think...but I leave him way behind on a 5 and 10 mph roll...like..bad..ugly... Lol he's a auto
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I'd say just leave the headlight in, I really don't think it would be worth the effort. I'd be surprised if you pick up a tenth by just taking it out. If you're not going to run that fast of a time anyway, I would say you're gonna kinda look like a tool going slow with a headlight removed. Just my opinion.
A battery relocation really isn't that hard, but the thick cabling you need can be expensive, and it's kinda tedious to hide the wires. Empty out your trunk once you get to the track, that'll save some weight. You can build a rear seat delete if you take your time and get it right, it will look a lot better and shave off a few pounds. Try not to run on a full tank of gas to save a little weight. Unbolt your front sway bar (I think it's only like four bolts) to help with the weight transfer (see how you like the car after you unbolt it, you can leave the sway bar out if you don't mind how it affects your handling). Get some grippy tires, pref. drag radials with wider rims. That's all I can think of for right now as far as cheap/free mods to improve track times a little bit.
A battery relocation really isn't that hard, but the thick cabling you need can be expensive, and it's kinda tedious to hide the wires. Empty out your trunk once you get to the track, that'll save some weight. You can build a rear seat delete if you take your time and get it right, it will look a lot better and shave off a few pounds. Try not to run on a full tank of gas to save a little weight. Unbolt your front sway bar (I think it's only like four bolts) to help with the weight transfer (see how you like the car after you unbolt it, you can leave the sway bar out if you don't mind how it affects your handling). Get some grippy tires, pref. drag radials with wider rims. That's all I can think of for right now as far as cheap/free mods to improve track times a little bit.
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I don't know bout all the other stuff bout on the sway bar...would I just leave it hanging and take out the links that connect it from the sway bar to the a arm?
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I think most people take them off and see how they like the way the car drives. Some people can't tell a difference, some people say they can't stand it afterwards. If you don't mind the way it feels, then just leave it off. Otherwise just take it off on raceday and put it back on.
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ill just have to take i out this weekend or something and check it out
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i love them.. i had some raspy sounding flows that came with the car but the started coing apart inside and i got a real good deal on them... they remind me of slp but deeper... alot deeper
I say run the car with and without the headlight to see what it does. It takes a whole 10 seconds to removed the headlight and replace it. Who cares what anybody else thinks, unless you are going to impress the people there. Take any little bit you can. If it doesn't help then what did you lose?
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Ya that's what I was gonna do...and taking out the sway bar should help with my weight transfer on the strip right? Shifting it to the rear wheels?
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and the battery relocation kit!
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Ya but I'm not gonna mess with my batt...to much trouble...and I'm not that serious..if I made it a full strip car then hell ya
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then i really wouldn't worry about the headlight then. Better of take your spare tire out
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I always take out the headlight at the track...did i tell a diff....i don't remember but if i don't take it off i always feel it would've ran at least a tenth better, superstition i guess...
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Its gotta help a little bit...I mean...your open element is right there behind it..I'm even thinking of opening up the hole a bit and getting a cowl hood to move some of the hot air under the hood...I know its only a 1/4 mile but still...
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