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F1-r sbc traction help
« on: November 20, 2009, 12:39:16 PM »

ok my setup is built sbc f1-r procharger 18lbs meth injection at 5lbs up to 18lbs and holy hell i cant hook up which of course to be expected my setup is 8.5 rear end 4:10 gears moser axles et streets 28x11.5x15 now i am debating some cal trac bars and the new msd 7 programable where i can adjust the timing outta the gate seems like a real nice setup. just wondering what you guys thought. The car is mostly street driven weekend warrior. also running a th350 4000 stall and trans brake not sure where to setup everything up at. thanks guys
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Re: F1-r sbc traction help
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2009, 01:30:48 PM »

First thing I would change is the gear .
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385 sbc / S480 at  16.5 psi ............9.62 @ 139 mph     4400lbs
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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2009, 02:34:58 PM »

thats what i've been reading would you drop to something like a 3:70 man by the way sweet truck i've followed alot of your post from swapping from a procharger in the end are you happy with the setup
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2009, 04:31:13 PM »

thats what i've been reading would you drop to something like a 3:70 man by the way sweet truck i've followed alot of your post from swapping from a procharger in the end are you happy with the setup

I'm not sure but I would think you would still run out of gear with a 3.73 and a 28" tire ..............   18psi on an F1 is going to be a beast . 

What RPM are you wanting to spin the motor ?


The turbo has been a blast , and I'm still learning a lot .  But yes , I'm VERY happy with it .
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Re: F1-r sbc traction help
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2009, 07:12:45 PM »

well i hope to spin up to about 7200 just had the platinum dart heads re worked i really like my setup been looking at some lemonsheaders that are 2inch primaries to a 3.5 inch collector but hard to justify the 1200 bones i really want to get the car to hook first
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