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ls1 tr7

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 19:48
by roadstar707
ran on monday at sears point , went to the semi finles for the first time. ran a little slow was hitting the rev limiter at 1200 foot , 6000 rpm. changed the limiter if no rain will run saturday

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 14:52
by grndsm
Which type of racing are we talking about here? Drag or RR?

Leon
'94 Eagle Talon AWD Turbo 613whp <powered by Mitsu 4G63T
'80 TR7 Spyder GS-T <undergoing Mitsu 4G63T transplant :)
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2472999

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 17:22
by jclay (RIP 2018)
His profile says:

"Hobbies: drag racing"

His other post says:

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. . . . . a stock 5.3 v8 converted to carb, turbo 350 , ford 9 inch rear end , 4.11 gears . the tr7 now runs 11.5 @ 115.0 mph . in the 1/4 mile.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 20:02
by grndsm
I understand this, but I am just used to hearing about Sears Point as RR track (though, they have both).

You must be going a lot faster to hit the rev. limiter 120 feet sooner! Did you boost the power or changed the drive ratio?

Leon
'94 Eagle Talon AWD Turbo 613whp <powered by Mitsu 4G63T
'80 TR7 Spyder GS-T <undergoing Mitsu 4G63T transplant :)
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2472999

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 23:43
by roadstar707
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by grndsm</i>

I understand this, but I am just used to hearing about Sears Point as RR track (though, they have both).

You must be going a lot faster to hit the rev. limiter 120 feet sooner! Did you boost the power or changed the drive ratio?

Leon
'94 Eagle Talon AWD Turbo 613whp <powered by Mitsu 4G63T
'80 TR7 Spyder GS-T <undergoing Mitsu 4G63T transplant :)
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2472999
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Posted: 23 Jan 2009 23:46
by roadstar707
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by grndsm</i>

I understand this, but I am just used to hearing about Sears Point as RR track (though, they have both).

You must be going a lot faster to hit the rev. limiter 120 feet sooner! Did you boost the power or changed the drive ratio?

Leon
'94 Eagle Talon AWD Turbo 613whp <powered by Mitsu 4G63T
'80 TR7 Spyder GS-T <undergoing Mitsu 4G63T transplant :)
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2472999
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">i changed from a power glide transmission to a turbo 350 . i had the limiter set at 6000 rpm . would of reset it but i did not have a laptop with me