My car is quicker with a full load of grocories in the trunk, lol

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09-08-2002, 07:37 PM

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My car is quicker with a full load of grocories in the trunk, lol

Listen to this guys

A few days ago I did a G-tech pro run and got 14.60 @103.1 . So today I wanted to see how my car would do with a full load of groceries. Keep in mind I was on the same stretch of road and all .. Today I did a 14.32 @ 105.4 MPH

Is it the groceries? lol

Since I fixed my cars problem I nocked off a good 4 tenths off my 0-60 and 3 tenths of my 1/4 mile(ya I know it's a G-tech but still). Anyhow my car really screams now. I raced my friend 13 second stang like I always do and I actually pulled on him from a roll. He use to always pull on me by atleast a car in 3rd too!

09-08-2002, 07:41 PM

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Outside temp the same?

09-08-2002, 07:41 PM

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Re: My car is quicker with a full load of grocories in the trunk, lol

congrats ethan..

this weekend i made my car a carnival ride.

09-08-2002, 08:11 PM

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Outside temp the same?

It was colder out the time before I had the food in the trunk, hehe

thebigsadler, oh realy

09-08-2002, 10:16 PM

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Funny

But believeable. The extra weight in the trunk causes the rear of your car to squat down more. This tilts the G-tech "up" more and then it thinks you're accelerating harder than you really are because of the squat. Hence, the "faster" times. hehe

09-09-2002, 05:53 AM

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did you have a lot of veggies in the car. vegetables make you healthy

09-09-2002, 05:58 AM

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Re: My car is quicker with a full load of grocories in the trunk, lol

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G-tech pro run and got 14.60 @103.1

i wonder why

09-09-2002, 07:07 AM

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I'd believe it if it was to the degree of sadler's (above sig pic). That thing looks like a thuggstah impala makin it's way to the graveyard after a sting with 5 250lb bodies in the trunk.

I think the max just likes groceries in the trunk a little better, so it opens up from 99.5% to 100%. Oh, wait, that feature is only avail on the GLEs...

(Man, I'm gonna get it from everyone after that)

Nice times, ethan.

09-09-2002, 09:48 AM

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sweet Ethan, when do i get my ride, head over to Bryant College we have 3-5 orgy members at my school and a few more in the RI area.

09-09-2002, 10:29 AM

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Re: My car is quicker with a full load of grocories in the trunk, lol

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Listen to this guys A few days ago I did a G-tech pro run and got 14.60 @103.1 . So today I wanted to see how my car would do with a full load of groceries. Keep in mind I was on the same stretch of road and all .. Today I did a 14.32 @ 105.4 MPH Is it the groceries? lol

Since I fixed my cars problem I nocked off a good 4 tenths off my 0-60 and 3 tenths of my 1/4 mile(ya I know it's a G-tech but still). Anyhow my car really screams now. I raced my friend 13 second stang like I always do and I actually pulled on him from a roll. He use to always pull on me by atleast a car in 3rd too!

what were your 0-60 times?

09-09-2002, 11:37 AM

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Re: My car is quicker with a full load of grocories in the trunk, lol

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I raced my friend 13 second stang like I always do and I actually pulled on him from a roll. He use to always pull on me by atleast a car in 3rd too!

OMG... the problem really has been fixed and emax was bogged down for real all this time....this is scary... race Steve one more time and see how it goes now.

09-09-2002, 12:00 PM

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steve is slow.

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09-09-2002, 03:58 PM

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Did you have a 6 pack of V-8? runnin on all 8 cylinders?

09-09-2002, 04:31 PM

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Re: Re: My car is quicker with a full load of grocories in the trunk, lol

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OMG... the problem really has been fixed and emax was bogged down for real all this time....this is scary... race Steve one more time and see how it goes now.

tomorrow after we both dyno i'm sure it will happen. i'm gonna lower my tire pressure this tiome though. i beat a WRX by two cars last night. ethan has the edge on me now but i'll have my Y-pipe on soon and i'm gonna do the intake manifold if his works out. NE will have the fastest maximas again