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Mar 24, 2005 | 10:58 PM

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From: Mont Belvieu, Texas

he was at HRP

Mar 25, 2005 | 09:07 AM

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nativetexan

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From: East Texas

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Originally Posted by Flyer

Where in TX are you? What track did you go to?

I am from the Beaumont area and was at HRP like V8 mentioned. If you are from the Armpit of East Texas, I must be from the, well, maybe I shouldn't say...

Mar 25, 2005 | 09:12 AM

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From: East Texas

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Originally Posted by whitt1

I'm guessing that the gap between 2nd and 3rd gear felt a lot better too.Now wth a stall you can put that beast into the low 13s with some 1.8 60' times.

The truck felt a lot better and was still pulling at the traps, I was like this

then

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I am looking at a stall, shift kit and headers within the year, and believe it or not I may stop there, although a nice cam sure is tempting.

Mar 25, 2005 | 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by smooth sierra

going from a 31" tire to a 26" tire might have had something to do with it as well

to really compare apples to apples you would need the same diameter tire and leave the tailgate on. I would think the actual difference would be .1-.2 at most for the 20's although I have no idea how heavy the factory 20's are. I think tire diameter was your biggest friend here. It's equivalent to stuffing some 4.10's in the rear. good for 1/4 mile bad for mileage.

I think the majority of the change is also from tire height. A 31" tire with 3.73 would be the equivelant of those 26" tires with a 4.44 gear! I would say about .2 or more of that reduction is from gear change. Also, the tailgate helps with the MPH at the top if you are not running a cover. Either way you look at it, it is a huge difference for minor change.

Mar 25, 2005 | 04:08 PM

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i think the VHO should have come with 4.10's from the factory. it's tough to say which was better, the lighter weight of the wheels or the shorter tire. i'd be guessing the main difference was the tire height. switching to a stall and a 4.10 gear those numbers would be much closer to each other.

Mar 25, 2005 | 06:17 PM

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From: memphis tn

The main difference is weight and where it's located,the the further out the weight is located from the center of the wheel the greater the inertia and the greater the power used to accelarate that mass.It also takes more braking force to stop.