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PostPosted:Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:52 pm 
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Hi Nigel. Well said. I have also been following the continuous updates and feel that the whole "Protouring" movement has a momentum maintained from these cars being sponsored by the manufacturers. The kit works but you only need so much....after that does become all about the "bling". Bad Penny is undergoing another rebuild as we speak and so is Mary's Camaro.....

I must admit I do like the "too much power" syndrome as I find it highly amusing on the UK streets......I'm still working on tuning the twin Procharged SBC and haven't yet been able to get it into boost or over 2500rpm yet.......To tell you the truth I'm scared. But as soon as I get used to it I'll start to creep up on the boost till I get to that "too much horsepower" level.

As for leaf springs check this out. Al Jiminez has just done a 200mph 1/4 mile with a 2nd Gen Camaro, leaf springs, MT 275/60/15 radials and a Procharger F3!!!!

url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSn3oGi5wgA[/url]

Talk about keeping it cheap and simple. Think about how many people have chopped up their rear ends and installed slicks to achieve times no where near Al's record....
Just watched that video & boy does that car hook up, just goes to show, as you say, that chopping up your car, tubbing it with huuuuge slicks etc etc isn't always nescessary when the chassis set up right

cheers...Nige

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