New Admin
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New Admin
Hello everyone...
My name is Patrick, and with the growing popularity of this forum, and the others run under the auto forum universe ownership, i have been hired to help the current AFU staff. I just thought i should introduce myself, seeing as how i will be around alot from now on.
My name is Patrick, and with the growing popularity of this forum, and the others run under the auto forum universe ownership, i have been hired to help the current AFU staff. I just thought i should introduce myself, seeing as how i will be around alot from now on.
#4
RE: New Admin
very sadly... no i dont...i am a car enthusiast, and then some...when the current car on which i am paying is paid off, the mini is one of the cars at which i am looking...especially with fuel prices...id like something with a smaller, yet powerful engine...
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RE: New Admin
last year it ran 12.60s with mufflers and DOTs...on 87 octane...but the engine is getting a bit tired..ive been making about 250 passes a year, at least for the last 5 years without breaking the engine down...so im getting some blow by now, and my valve springs are a bit tired..so new valve springs have been ordered...new rear dif gears...a new timing chain...new rings and bearings...my dad is an old race mechanic, so he built the motor when i was 16..so 10 years of street and track racing has taken its toll..it was making about 480hp last year with the worn springs, and late in the year, i broke a few rockers and pushrods during a run...ran a 14.70 @ 55 mph...[:@] its alot of fun..i run the other cars too, but they are MUCH slower...heres a picture of it...it isnt very beat my..my old truck is...
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RE: New Admin
i am natrually aspirated, low compression. i can actually build just shy of 500hp on 85 octane, but that is of octane is hard to find anymore...we would like to get around 11s...no nitrous yet, although i ran a sebring coupe in 4 cylinder class last year also and it was on the bottle...the owner of that car is building a turbo motor, so that nitrous setup wont work for him anymore..i may get it, but i dont know on which car....