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Great burnout pic's ya'll . Robyn ya slayed the snot out of that guy on the tree! Cool!!! David

Stock Moog rubber bushings. The Edel's came with poly's but I'm just going to keep my stocks . I know I'll have some deflection from the stock bushings but they are only about a year old. I'll factor this into the adjustment. David

Picked up my control arms yesterday. Today I took measurements to determine my total working angle. Used an angle finder to get trans, driveshaft and pinion angles then did the math. Ended up with .5 degrees total working angle. I have read (many times cause I'm kinda slow with this stuff :Ds)that this is within spec. All these measurements were taken with the car's stock suspension(sans UMI LCA relocation brackets and air bags) loaded and with 1/2 tank of gas like I normally run at the track. My pinion angle is -2 degrees with 5 psi in each air bag. Then I took the air out of the left bag to 0 psi and aired the right to 18 psi. To my suprise this changed my pinion angle to -1.0. I'm guessing that when I launched with this setup my pinion angle would go to the + side ( not good). With the adjustable uppers I will be able to experiment with pinion angles and maybe get a little more out of my combo with less parasitic drag. I was wupped and decided not to put the arms on today . Might try tommorrow. I thought this was going to be easy!!!! Might try to get too the track in the next couple of weeks for some t&t. David

Making big smoke!!!! Very nice! David

Hey Steve, Mine were red so I just prepped them with Bulldog paint prep got can of black vinyl paint and they have held up well. David

Steve, I run air bags and relocation brackets on the lower control arms. I preload the right side with 18 psi on the right and 0 on the left. Helps the car leave straight and helps with traction and planting the r/r tire. See pic link below; http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t50/dbreese_2007/DWmontelunch1.jpg David

Here ya go guys and gals!!! Turn those speakers up!!! David

I know you were just funn'in me! My wife does complain though about the garage smelling!! David

Great Scott, my wife complains also!!! Yea the car is fat when it's cold plus the carb (Pro Systems 780 dp) runs a little fat at idle but is deadly consistant at the track and that's a trade off I can live with. The cam doesn't help either. It's not bad at all when the car is warmed up as it burns pretty clean. David

Hey Carl, I'm running Hoosier QTP 27x10.5's. I have an 8.2 rear with an eaton p-trac 3.73 motive gears and moser c-clip axles. I also installed a heavy duty rear cover with bolts that reinforce the bearing caps for the carrier. I don't think I have quite the hp/torque numbers but I'm pretty close. I have the stock d/s with 1310 u-joints. I'm not afraid of the setup at this power level and have cut a best 1.76 60'. Your car is somewhat lighter( 3500 lbs) than mine as it is right at 3900 pounds with me and 1/2 of gas. I'm guessing if you can get your car to hook maybe 12.3's. Just a guess. David

Carl, Try www.wallaceracing.com\Calculators.htm Ya might be able to get close but there are lots of thing that come into play. Air, converter slip, 60', etc. The best test is the ole 1320 dyno.LOL Don't know what kind of tires you are running but some sticky DOT"s MT Hoosier will help. 60' is very important. Good luck! David

Thanks Robyn, Gonna pull the tranny this winter for a little freshen up and a converter swap. Also a lttle more rear suspension work is planed with adjustable uppers. Hoping to wring out just a little more. As far as slaying some B/B I don't know bout that. David

That is sexy!!! Gotta love stroked high h/p torque s/b's. That thing outta rip!! David

Sounds awesome Carl. That is one clean looking exhaust system. Like the X-pipe. Kinda wish I would have went with that rather than the h. David

That would be neat Bruce!!Lets make it happen guys and gals. Lets hear those Montes!! David

Thanks Capri, I can't take all of the credit for the vid. My teenage daughter helped me out quite a bit!! .I'm not that computer savy!! David

Thanks for the info Robert!! I've thought about trying the super 44's. I have heard a couple of cars with'em. They sound sweet! David

Robert, I think I bought my kit in somewhere around 01/02. David

Flowmasters. Not sure what Mod (30 series?) but they came with the American Thunder kit. David

Play'in with the camera thought I would make a quick vid of the Monte at idle. Ignore the smoke as she is pretty fat when she is cold. Enjoy!!

Cool pic's!!!! Yea once ya get everything dialed in you should be mid 10's for sure. I'm suprised the tech guys didn't go nuts with your 11.0. LOL. Did ya get the lecture?? Congrats on your new best!! David

x2 with Thahn. Bought mine from Northern off of ebay and it had the 45 degree neck Can you return your rad? I've had zero issues with the Northern and the quality is top notch and it has been almost 5 years. David

OUCH!! . Oh well it's only money, they make it everyday. LOL Good luck. David

Your car is awesome!!!! Leaves hard and goes straight.!! Sorry about your break!! Was it the driveshaft /u-joint? Hope it wasn't the tranny! David

What a time warp!!!! That was awesome. Some great names. Love the dry hops they were soooooo cool. Warren Johnson sure was young looking back then. Thanks for posting Robyn. David