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    Posted: 24-June-2012 at 9:16AM
The first time I went down the strip I had way too much air in my tires. It was like driving on ice, I finally just tromped it and sent the tires up in smoke. On the second run I let most of the air out of my tires and got it to hook. These two videos are before I hurt my engine.
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Shocked Say What? Hope you didn't .
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Looks like I will be bringing my Mustang. I will try to bring the GTS but I have to work too. 14 1/2 hour days don't leave much time. I don't exactly know what is wrong yet but it is knocking bad.

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Originally posted by antlerfiend antlerfiend wrote:

The first time I went down the strip I had way too much air in my tires. It was like driving on ice, I finally just tromped it and sent the tires up in smoke. On the second run I let most of the air out of my tires and got it to hook. These two videos are before I hurt my engine.
 
 
  Oh crap, hope you didn't hurt it to bad. 
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ill be praying, and hoping for not too much damage

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I bent all of the pushrods. I reshimmed the rockers and put hardened pushrods in and today will be the test here at Thunder Valley. We are gonna have 3 Gran Torinos on the strip.
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