Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

My DSM is just a daily driver, not a jackstand racer. I've got a Camaro for that. :D

Does Shep do anything to get his slicks up to temp before a pass?

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

All I have ever seen him do is clean them off. I am not sure if he started anything recently though.

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that's a freaking insane clip. I think I'm going to do the same set up!

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Damn he's fast!

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That's cool and all, but it would be cooler if he was driving a 1.8!

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:) :) :) :)

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Holy eff. He should ditch the spray though.

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Why? There is nothing wrong with running nitrous. You can run nitrous on just about anything, it's more streetable and simple than a turbo setup. Hell, he runs methanol, so nitrous is no where near "cheating" compared to running meth.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Meh. I would just rather have my car hit those times without having to press a little red button. But I do give him props. Putting anytihng in your car to get the best time you can is worth it. I would just rather not have to use it.

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Too bad he doesn't have to hit a "litte red button". He runs his nitrous through the AEM so its all automatic. I am not sure of his exact setup, but I am sure he has it set to spray different amounts based on boost and RPM.

Oh yeah and there is nothing wrong with running nitrous. You could say a turbo is cheating over a N/A car too.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Power adders for the win! The more the merrier. :)

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Ok whether or not he pushes a fucking button makes no difference. I was just trying to get my point across. Anyone could have spray and as soon as the spray hits well there ya go, no work needed. But that would be boring. Did you miss the part about me giving him props. I was giving my opinion about what I would want with my own car. Your taking this the wrong way. Why would I talk shit when I drive the car I drive. Exactly. I wouldn't. Because I can't compete.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

seams like someone hasn't pressed your button in a while..

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Hey now.. Lets not make assumptions.

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girl has some secrets....

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

I never said anytihng about secrets either :)

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But there's so much more than just slapping on nitrous. As if boost or nitrous isn't bad enough, adding them together can be like playing with matches in a munitions factory.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

That's why you practice w/ da NAWZZZZzzz.

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Nitrous is more risky to use than boost is, so I would say you just press the button and away you go. Nitrous is picky about bottle pressure and timing everything together correctly. The AEM is great for the timing part, but everything happens so fast with nitrous that is becomes difficult to tune it.

Basically I don't run nitrous because I am scurred.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

PUSSY! ;)

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I think its smart. Like he said, so much goes into it and you gotta be careful for something that you can't always control. I'd rather boost then have nitros.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

I'd rather have a redhead over a blonde, but if the option is there to use them both at the same time you don't continue to pick one over the other! PLEASE try and understand it that way.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Haha, watch the red-head comments, your talking to one!

Anyways, I guess I see your point, but I am a girl ;) I guess I just perfer not having nitros. Any way I explain myself will never satisfy you guys, so I will just leave it a lone. And I'm not saying I would never use nitros, I'm just saying that it would always be last resort. Not that Shep needs it anyways.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Someone has never seen, used, or really understands the use of nitrous. Just like allen said, if the option / need for both is there, DO IT UP. You do what you have to do to hit that goal.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

I plan on using nitrous with my car if I can get it running right. I am not even going to install it until I can get it runing good. Then we will see if I feel the need for it or not.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Even Shep has blown intake manifolds apart from a nitrous explosion, just ask the timing shack guy at the shootout a couple years ago. Unless you're chasing Shep, I don't see the point, everybody and their grandma is running nines without N2O these days.

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I am not sure what I want to do yet. I am now FWD and would maybe like more topend power if I go to the track. Maybe even to just help spool the turbo quicker. I have a few kits just sitting here so it is tempting. I am not sure if I will do it though.

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I have sprayed anything and everything, including gasoline engines & diesels. I've used turbo kits in a bunch of configurations...twin turbos to large single turbos. Every damn supercharger setup from Vortec A-trim to YS-trim, ProChargers, Paxtons, Powerdynes, I tried them all at one point or another. I've used nitrous systems from so many damn companies that have come and gone, and even made some kits myself with stuff I bought out of Grainger catalogs and pieces I had laying around. My hands down favorite for a drag racing power adder is N2O. Super cheap, easy to tune, reliable, repeatable, no belts to throw, no exaust routing nightmare and easy to maintain. For a daily driver, I've been a turbo fan since I had my first turbo Buick. It's hard to beat the on damand torque from a properly sized turbo combination on the street, and torque is what makes it enjoyable to drive. Now if someone out there wants to take a Mitsu 2.0, turbo it, spray it and even get close to running 7's in a car with a production head, production block, production trans and tons of factory parts and you want to dismiss it because "he's spraying", what in the hell would impress you? Ride in a solid mid 10 second nitrous car and the last thing on your mind will be, "Well it was fast, but you were spraying." Fast is fast, no matter how you get there. :D

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Most of the guys nowdays are running nitrous to get into the 9s. It is more common now than a few years ago. Look at the DSMTimes list. 2 out of the 3 2Gs in the 9s are running nitrous and 13 out of the 17 1Gs running 9s or faster are on the bottle.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

:)

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haha 2/3 2gs and 13/17 1gs. I prefer 1gs to dem bubbles cars!

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Josh [L], if it was a NEED, I would take it. OBVIOUSLY. But I'd rather... Ahh fuck it I've said it all before and none of you get MY point, I GIVE UP!

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

Affordable widebands. I believe that's the reason so many people are stacking poweradders now. Ten years ago it was uncommon to even see an EGT guage in a car for tuning purposes. Now you can pick up a wideband for a few hundred bucks and tune the car to perfection with very little hassle and without guessing what your A/F is. I have seen countless pistons melted with the old open loop Accel DFI setups. One wrong keystroke, go lean and instant molten aluminum. The majority of it was trial and error. The cylinder pressures in Shep's 2.0 have got to be something unbelievable on the bottle, and controlling that is amazing, simply amazing.

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

i never really thought of that.... honestly with his boost (has to be over 40 pounds) plus atmos, plus whatever the nitrous adds. my god thats like over 1000? maybe near 1500? i dunno maybe im just an idiot?

cant think right now...

-Colin

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

and then compression from the piston.

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don't forget the cheese!

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Thats why he uses 400,000 psi head studs, compared to the normal ARP at 180,000 psi.

~John

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

40+psi and 11:1 compression ratio, then add some nitrous. I really want to be in the passenger seat!

Re: Shep goes 8.1@177.6mph at ATCO
 

For those of you that haven't heard.....He did it. Ran a 7.97 at near enough to 180 mph.

From NHRA.com:
http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r=100#indextop

He posted a in-car vid on dsmtuners.com in the track talk.

Wiz

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