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Old 11-09-2003, 01:41 PM   #1
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knock sensor+drop resistor mod=great improvement

I'm very pleased with the new knock sensor and my drop resistor mod. I haven't been to the ran my car for a couple months and the best I could get was 16.5 in the quarter w/ bad ks. I fixed the knock sensor about a month and half ago and just this Thursday didn't the drop resistor mod. Ran the quarter with a best of 4 runs at 15.8. can't beleive my time increased .7
now I am going to get that y-pipe and maybe some no2
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Old 11-09-2003, 05:57 PM   #2
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What elevation are you at and with what modfications? I ran a 15.7 stock.
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Old 11-09-2003, 06:37 PM   #3
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I have a conical air filter from auto zone and a cheap muffler from the local shop.

I beleive the elevation was around 1100 ft.
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1100 above sea level, I think that is a pretty good time then.
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1100 above sea level, I think that is a pretty good time then.
damn thats pretty high above sea level. The track I go to in Jersey-englishtown Raceway Park-is 350 ft above sea level I think. Big difference in times there.

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Old 11-13-2003, 11:31 AM   #6
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I wasn't sure about how high I was about sea level and since ya'll think it's a pretty important factor I checked it up on the internet and the source I read said 1100 ft. guess I knew more than I thought.

does the elevation and the density of the air really make that much of a difference?
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not at that altitude, lol.
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