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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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nice '32. i had a friend that had one and it would pull the tires off the ground in 3rd.
as for your suburban be careful running a 200hp shot at 12:1 compression, i dont wanna see you tear up that engine.
as for the e55 i would probably go with the 305's but i definetely think a 9.5-10" rim in the back would definetely help out alot. but remeber to much of a tire will slow you down. i would start out with modifying the suspension first. then start w/rims/tires, you might find that a 285 would be the best.
a true posi would also help.
as with race-cats the majority of them will clog up faster than the stock cats. i would either take them off and use a o2 simulator or leave the stock one on.
i definetely think its possible for high 11's

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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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James: Thank you so much! I love debates because it always brings out ten fold more information!

I think I might have to do an exclusive section on my project all about your Suburban and Model B and E55 Greg!

rlh006: I will also try to get my partner to add your speed demon into the site also under the Japanese Cars part!

Don't spread this link around please.

http://vraa.gotdns.com/mainproject/t...al/default.htm

That's the site so far, I work on the main page and exhibits and the German car part, my partner works on the Japanese cars part.
Hey VRAA, when I get back from Hawaii I'll send you some shots of the '32. The more I think about it, the more excited I'm getting!
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 07:07 PM
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Originally posted by rlh006
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nice '32. i had a friend that had one and it would pull the tires off the ground in 3rd.
as for your suburban be careful running a 200hp shot at 12:1 compression, i dont wanna see you tear up that engine.
as for the e55 i would probably go with the 305's but i definetely think a 9.5-10" rim in the back would definetely help out alot. but remeber to much of a tire will slow you down. i would start out with modifying the suspension first. then start w/rims/tires, you might find that a 285 would be the best.
a true posi would also help.
as with race-cats the majority of them will clog up faster than the stock cats. i would either take them off and use a o2 simulator or leave the stock one on.
i definetely think its possible for high 11's

vraa
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The Suburban is gone but the motor lives in the '32 now with 12:1. 200HP shot on this motor is nothing. It is built to withstand 850+HP with nitrous. I'm only putting out 540 without it.

Too much tire slow me down? If it is 2 feet wide and weighs 20 pounds more maybe but the E55 is so under tired now, I couldn't possibly slow down. 285 is still a huge problem. Others are already running this size and spinning tires up to about 70 mph. Based on weight and torque of other cars in this power range, 305 will still be small.

Race cats are shown to add anywhere from 5-25HP on different cars. Taking them off altogether is not acceptable for me and O2 simulator or stock cats are zero HP gain. So what if they plug up faster. In this game, if you want to play you have to pay and pay big.

HP doesn't come cheap nor does it come easy.
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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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i appreciate the hospitalitly.
Anytime man, now I just gotta get John to get off his lazy butt!

Hey VRAA, when I get back from Hawaii I'll send you some shots of the '32. The more I think about it, the more excited I'm getting!
Gracias! Heck, I'm getting excited too!
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