# SO close... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 2, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017 "2005-09-02T21:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/21 "2005-09-04T14:41:23Z")
Orange Liar is now fast 🙂 Nice bro, REALLY nice… ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Black\_Hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_Hatch)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/22 "2005-09-05T05:13:20Z")
almost there homie. u still @ 12psi in those meats and nice ricer coat ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Black\_Hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_Hatch)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/23 "2005-09-05T05:47:35Z")
oroc vs turbossls1 [http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/p6f2768108f54fb76551becc0a842c172/f2779950.mpg](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/p6f2768108f54fb76551becc0a842c172/f2779950.mpg) others [http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/p6e2c757b6d03baf3a46cba32053683c5/f2779626.mpg](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/p6e2c757b6d03baf3a46cba32053683c5/f2779626.mpg) [http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/pce49912b4542049fb932fe73df3681e6/f277937d.mpg](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/pce49912b4542049fb932fe73df3681e6/f277937d.mpg) ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/24 "2005-09-05T08:31:48Z")
wow ur car is sick ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/25 "2005-09-05T11:54:45Z")
> [@Black Hatch](#): > > almost there homie. > > u still @ 12psi in those meats > > and nice ricer coat No actually i went up to 14psi and i’m havnig 1.50-1.51 60fts now :tup: Now lets see what the bottle does for me 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/26 "2005-09-05T14:32:50Z")
so did ya ever get 6’s @ NYI? ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/27 "2005-09-05T15:26:53Z")
> [@Black Hatch](#): > > oroc vs turbossls1 > [Crazythemes • DesignSkew](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/p6f2768108f54fb76551becc0a842c172/f2779950.mpg) > > others > [Crazythemes • DesignSkew](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/p6e2c757b6d03baf3a46cba32053683c5/f2779626.mpg) > > [Crazythemes • DesignSkew](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid185/pce49912b4542049fb932fe73df3681e6/f277937d.mpg) dont work ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/28 "2005-09-05T15:56:33Z")
> [@K Cuv](#): > > dont work right click, save as ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/29 "2005-09-05T20:36:48Z")
good vids :tup: The car sure gets cookin fast outta the hole 🙂 Turbo LS1’s ride moves nice once he hooks up too :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Black\_Hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_Hatch)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/30 "2005-09-05T21:39:07Z")
yea mike is lucky that was only 660’, other wise the ls1 woulda pulled on by… hahahahha JK ---
**Author:** ![NHRATA01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@NHRATA01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NHRATA01)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/31 "2005-09-06T07:11:02Z")
Nice times! Are you really still running a 305??? I figured the LB9 is long gone and you switched to a regular carb’d SBC? You think about maybe putting an airbag in that pass side rear spring to straighten out the launches? ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/32 "2005-09-06T11:47:53Z")
he has bags… but limited time at the track (though a lot recently)… the whole setup is new this season… so its just a matter of time. ---
**Author:** ![FASTMOFO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de053/32.png) [@FASTMOFO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FASTMOFO)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/33 "2005-09-06T14:59:17Z")
If there is any room left on your shaft, can I sneak in a lick? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/34 "2005-09-06T15:11:30Z")
wow nice… ---
**Author:** ![FASTMOFO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de053/32.png) [@FASTMOFO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FASTMOFO)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/35 "2005-09-06T17:19:47Z")
> [@Twizted](#): > > so did ya ever get 6’s @ NYI? yes inquiring minds want to know! Once u get it dialed in you shud be whackin out 6.90’s at 105 n/a at Lancaster NO Prob! Car is sick bro ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/36 "2005-09-06T17:44:53Z")
> [@FASTMOFO](#): > > yes inquiring minds want to know! Once u get it dialed in you shud be whackin out 6.90’s at 105 n/a at Lancaster NO Prob! Car is sick bro i dunno about 105 maybe squeeze out a 100mph but thats about it. hopefully he will get to the 1/4 before the year ends too 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/37 "2005-09-06T19:05:18Z")
> [@NHRATA01](#): > > Nice times! Are you really still running a 305??? I figured the LB9 is long gone and you switched to a regular carb’d SBC? > > You think about maybe putting an airbag in that pass side rear spring to straighten out the launches? yes the plate is old, i’ll get a new one next year 😉 carb’d sbc :tup: I have airbags in the rear, i tried launching hard at 3600rpm and the car jsut rolled over in that pic, this past weekend i went the other direction and foot braked the car instead of bangin off the two step/tranny brake, brought the converter up to about 1800rpm and the car liked it alot, let the converter to the flashin’ 😉 it left perfectly straight and went faster :tup::tup: no more tranny brake for me ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/38 "2005-09-08T03:49:07Z")
:tup: i love seeing all these vids, they bring a tear to my eye 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/39 "2005-09-08T05:36:25Z")
> [@Oroc](#): > > i tried launching hard at 3600rpm and the car jsut rolled over in that pic, this past weekend i went the other direction and foot braked the car instead of bangin off the two step/tranny brake, brought the converter up to about 1800rpm and the car liked it alot, let the converter to the flashin’ 😉 it left perfectly straight and went faster :tup::tup: no more tranny brake for me hmm… hasn’t that thing been problems since day one? ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017/40 "2005-09-08T17:16:15Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > hmm… hasn’t that thing been problems since day one? haha no the first problem was my line lock that day at the track, figgin power wire kept falling out of my fuse panel and my line lock wouldn’t work hence my first two 7.3 runs, once my linelock worked and i did a burnout it was 7.0s from there on out 😉 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-close/2017.md?page=1)