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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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My buddy has one of those electronic things that displays horsepower, 1/4 mile times, etc...he said his 30 to 80mph times were 10sec. and 11sec...Is that that good or not?? Let me know everyones opinion so I can set him straight....Thanks
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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not sure but i go from 0-86.25 mph in 7.89 sec.
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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Well all he has is a CAI, and a handheld in a ecsb 5.3
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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Anybody??
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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sounds right for a lightly modified truck.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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tell him to grab that meter and find the closest ricer and toss it at him. its about all its worth, a good laugh
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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haha so those meters you can buy in the jegs catologe are that worthless? they seem like a decent idea if they worked well...
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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for one thing, they dont consider traction. mine is more than a second off but its very consistant. i use it to see if a mod helped or not. i got the el' cheapo ebay unit.
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