Puttin the Hammer Down

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  1. riporter

    riporter Member

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    I made my first pass tonight with the Nitrous...only a 100 hp shot..the timeslip on the left was the first pass...no nitrous, the slip on the right was with the juice... 45 minutes later.
    To say it is incredible that it picked up half second and almost 10 mph is an understatement. What's more the next pass on juice it ran almost the exact same number as the first. :yup:
     

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  2. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

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    wow. that's a great pickup in time. have fun. with it. (y)
     
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  3. maverick1970

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    Awesome, and that is with only a 100 shot!(y)
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Bet you felt THAT difference in the seat of your pants, didn't you? :)
     
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    ford84stepside Lone Wolf

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    WOW Rip can play with the big boys now! Go gettum! Sounds like FUN!
     
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  6. Erick-Mav

    Erick-Mav Maverick Punk

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    Cool...I'm waiting for the "Gunning for the 4's" thread.
     
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    CornedBeef4.6L no longer here

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    Rick for a minute there I forgot you ran 1/8 mile:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :rofl2:

    I WAS LIKE GOOD GOD MAN WHAT THE HELL IS IN THAT THING!!!
     
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  8. Rick Book

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    Man, You're running some GREAT times in that car - making the Maverick owners VERY proud!

    'Continued success and waiting to hear what happens when you start adding
    even a little more dope to it!

    Congratulations on your NEW-new Personal Best! :Handshake
     
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    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    And they all said that heavy guys can't be fast. HA! You showed 'em and are setting the bar. YEE HAH!!!!!
     
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  10. Dan Starnes

    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    Wow Rick that is impressive. The 60ft time is killer too. Congratulations!!
    Dan
     
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    What got me was the consistency of the nitrous runs...identical 1.24 60's and a 5.50 and 5.51...2 hours apart different lanes and 10 degree temperature change. Off the bottle my ET dropped a full tenth over the same time frame.
    Here's a video...nothing fancy...no purge cloud or anything like that...the way I have it setup no one knows it's on the bottle;)

    Browser must be IE and have Quicktime...http://riporter.neptune.com/index.html?selectedalbum=riporter267964
     
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    That has been researched and is in the planning stages now...it's not as hard(on the pocket book) as I thought it would be.:p
     
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  13. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    just saw this Rick....congrats!
    Thats gettin' down the track!!!!!!!
     
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  14. eddie1975

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    someome cut a light on the 2nd pass:D .007 :clap:
     
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    That is great Rick......are you gonna go alcohol now?
     
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