Don't believe in factory freaks?
11-07-2004, 10:07 AM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Are you 100% sure its stock? I thought mine was when I bought it, it was 100% stock externally. Then I pulled the Valve covers to adjust the rockers and found some nice crane 1.6's and dual Valve springs. Then a few months ago when I pulled the intake manifold to change my cam I found out that my heads are ported. 
Just a little heads up that you might find goodies already installed in your car...
Just a little heads up that you might find goodies already installed in your car...
11-07-2004, 11:15 AM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by mattybz28
I do have some weight reduction, but not much. I took out the back seat and passanger seat for the times posted. Bumper supports still there.. ac.. all that still in the car.
11-07-2004, 11:33 AM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by SS MPSTR
Was the scale you used accurate? 3150# for minimum removal seems light to me.
11-07-2004, 11:37 AM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by speed_demon24
Are you 100% sure its stock? I thought mine was when I bought it, it was 100% stock externally. Then I pulled the Valve covers to adjust the rockers and found some nice crane 1.6's and dual Valve springs. Then a few months ago when I pulled the intake manifold to change my cam I found out that my heads are ported. Just a little heads up that you might find goodies already installed in your car...
Just a little heads up that you might find goodies already installed in your car...
11-07-2004, 12:36 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Looks like a stall or gears are in thre IMO. Really hard to get a stock gear/stall car to leave that hard, even more so on street tires. Not saying it isnt possible, but I would bet against it being as stock as you think it is.
11-07-2004, 12:50 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
and when i say street tires i mean BFG kdws's 
[/QUOTI work at a big tire shop and if those are the tires im thinking of they kind of look like flames dont they? If there kdws's then they are a near drag radial, those tires are some of the nicest every day tires you can buy. just thought i might mention. By the way those are still unbeleivable times!
[/QUOTI work at a big tire shop and if those are the tires im thinking of they kind of look like flames dont they? If there kdws's then they are a near drag radial, those tires are some of the nicest every day tires you can buy. just thought i might mention. By the way those are still unbeleivable times!
11-07-2004, 01:54 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by wot-z28
and when i say street tires i mean BFG kdws's [/QUOTI work at a big tire shop and if those are the tires im thinking of they kind of look like flames dont they? If there kdws's then they are a near drag radial, those tires are some of the nicest every day tires you can buy. just thought i might mention. By the way those are still unbeleivable times!
[/QUOTI work at a big tire shop and if those are the tires im thinking of they kind of look like flames dont they? If there kdws's then they are a near drag radial, those tires are some of the nicest every day tires you can buy. just thought i might mention. By the way those are still unbeleivable times!Those are my tires. I wish they were drag radials..
11-07-2004, 02:00 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by atljar
Looks like a stall or gears are in thre IMO. Really hard to get a stock gear/stall car to leave that hard, even more so on street tires. Not saying it isnt possible, but I would bet against it being as stock as you think it is.
11-07-2004, 02:47 PM
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My bad on the tires, i was thinking of another set on the kdw line that has some of the best compound technology out there. take it easy, and have fun with that mean machine!
11-07-2004, 03:43 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Your times and mph are good for an A4, but I dont think they're really that "freakish." A borla catbak is one of the better flowing catbacks, and a CAI gives a good gain on stock cars. I say +1mph for the Borla and +1.2mph for the CAI, maybe more. Since you got a 60' time that any stock suspension and tire f-body owner would LOVE to even get close to, I say your car is just running good (recent tuneup, engine in good shape, etc). Either way, congrats though.
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11-07-2004, 04:19 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by mebanditws6
Your times and mph are good for an A4, but I dont think they're really that "freakish." A borla catbak is one of the better flowing catbacks, and a CAI gives a good gain on stock cars. I say +1mph for the Borla and +1.2mph for the CAI, maybe more. Since you got a 60' time that any stock suspension and tire f-body owner would LOVE to even get close to, I say your car is just running good (recent tuneup, engine in good shape, etc). Either way, congrats though.
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11-07-2004, 06:23 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by mattybz28
Ok... that sucks.. 
You prob got that time mis-quoted cuz that ain't shat for full bolt ons.. headers.. and roller rockers also being tuned.
what's a d.a. of 3000 mean?
You prob got that time mis-quoted cuz that ain't shat for full bolt ons.. headers.. and roller rockers also being tuned.what's a d.a. of 3000 mean?
D.A. stands for density altitude. Density altitude is the corrected altitude considering weather factors. That means that the time was achieved at more than 3000' above sea level. So, in all actuallity, you could take about a half second off that time.
11-07-2004, 08:02 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by ZaneO
You talk crap, and you don't even know what D.A. is
D.A. stands for density altitude. Density altitude is the corrected altitude considering weather factors. That means that the time was achieved at more than 3000' above sea level. So, in all actuallity, you could take about a half second off that time.
D.A. stands for density altitude. Density altitude is the corrected altitude considering weather factors. That means that the time was achieved at more than 3000' above sea level. So, in all actuallity, you could take about a half second off that time.
11-07-2004, 08:18 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Originally Posted by mattybz28
If you know of an m6 that does any better, let me know. I've yet to see any difference between a4 times and m6 times..
Mine did marginally better - driving w/ two feet. 13.01@106.9 .. cutout and cold air. 2.04 60' .
Feb.14th 1999, @ 10:57am . <- I scanned the timeslip since it was the quickest known car 2 the time. For the mods. Err.. lack of 
11-07-2004, 08:20 PM
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Re: Don't believe in factory freaks?
Most people who know about racing, understand clearly about D.A. and its relevance to times.
It's not my car, so I don't care, but there was no "mis-quoted cuz that ain't shat for full bolt ons"
It's not my car, so I don't care, but there was no "mis-quoted cuz that ain't shat for full bolt ons"