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Old 05-30-2018, 05:33 PM   #11
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WJ also said a while back that the forward facing hoodscoops took away about 60 hp with the drag it created.
I thought he said 80hp.
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Old 05-31-2018, 08:02 AM   #12
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Your probably right that was a while ago, I now can recognize a train 2 out of 3 times...LOL
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Old 06-06-2018, 10:06 PM   #13
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Does the Firebird trip the mph clocks with the tire or the nose?
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Old 06-06-2018, 10:22 PM   #14
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does the firebird trip the mph clocks with the tire or the nose?
You figure it out. I lost this round.

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Old 06-06-2018, 10:45 PM   #15
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looks like the chin spoiler tripped the light BUT it also looks like the driver "tapped" the brakes causing the car nose to dip helping trip the light-- so much for the 3 inches-- FED 387
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Old 06-07-2018, 09:02 AM   #16
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finish line is six inches I think.
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Old 06-07-2018, 10:42 AM   #17
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Old 06-07-2018, 11:30 AM   #18
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6 inches is the correct answer ----all others are all supposed to be at 6 inches--however some 60 foot lights may be set between 6 and 13 inches for cars that wheel stand long distances- I was thinking about static height of the vehicle of 3 inches--actually the starting line lights height I believe is closer to just over 2 inches--regardless looking at the picture the red car tripped the finish line light with something other than the wheel-- how he did it is for future discussion
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Old 06-10-2018, 01:12 PM   #19
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Yep, finish line light tripped by the nose is very common.

Myron Piatek Yep, the CD for the pickup is better, but look at the last column. The CD X sq ft of frontal area is the real deal.
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Old 06-10-2018, 10:18 PM   #20
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This was an issue with long nose ProStockers of the 80s.
Especially the Camaros!
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