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Who says the 03's arent tuneable??

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Old 04-10-2010, 04:06 PM
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Running in 4wd is killing you after 1st gear. I'd rather baby the launch than lose that much power once rolling.
 
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I was gonna say like the 4x4 light on at 80 MPH, Would it hurt to reach down and switch in up to two High after the 1-2 shift, maybe that can be a trade mark like Steve MQueen giving a shot of gas between shifts in Bullet!

Thanks for starting up the forgottens, have signed up and am waiting for a response.
 
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The forgotten club now has 3 members. Thanks for the idea.

I'm sure 4x4 is really killing me at higher speeds. Its not possible to shift out of 4x4 mid-run though. I'll try a few launches in 2wd and see what happens. Better do all my testing now before I get my new tires lol.

Just waitin on a buddy with a video camera and I'll take some burnout/donut videos since I'll be gettin new rubbers pretty soon anyway
 
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Damn your truck hauls now considering the size of it. "the forgottens" cracked me up, thats a good description. Hopefully this summer ill have enough time to get my cam reground so I can join you and MopaRamman on the small list of cammed 03's. Good job man
 
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It sounds good but I guess Im just use to mine cause that seemed fairly slow as far as acceleration goes. But 4x4 and large tires and added weight is probably whats doing it.
 
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its def the 4x4. I gotta do another run without it. It FEELS really quick (a heck of a lot faster than my buddies Saturn Ion Redline he brags about lol). Perhaps its just cause its so heavy it puts a lot of G-forces during acceleration. After looking at that video a couple times, I'll admit it does look pretty slow.

I've got about 300 extra pounds of stuff in the bed, so I'll take that out, perfect this tuning a little bit, and then launch in 2wd and see how much it improves.
 
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It doesn't look slow man, best I could figure it looks like 0-60 in about 7 which is good for such a heavy truck.
 
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Holy ***** dude! That thing is flyin!
 
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the problem with this addiction is, once you have the performance you wanted at one point, its no longer enough. im already thinking what i can do to make it even faster...ugh
 
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Originally Posted by AF_HEMI
its def the 4x4. I gotta do another run without it. It FEELS really quick (a heck of a lot faster than my buddies Saturn Ion Redline he brags about lol). Perhaps its just cause its so heavy it puts a lot of G-forces during acceleration. After looking at that video a couple times, I'll admit it does look pretty slow.

I've got about 300 extra pounds of stuff in the bed, so I'll take that out, perfect this tuning a little bit, and then launch in 2wd and see how much it improves.
Man, don't get caught up trying to make it into a racer. A fast truck is just that a "Fast Truck". If it makes you smile then that is as fast as it needs to be. Good luck....
 


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