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Ran 14.47 with my little 5.3 CC 4x4

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SILVER SLED Senior Enthusiast

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Then ran 14.56, both at around 97 mph. Don't hate me but this was using a Dashhawk. However, this was run as heavy as the truck gets. I had planned on going to Milan dragway but they closed the track due to weather. So I put the bed mat back in along with my milk crate full of stuff including hitch receivers and filled the gas tank up. I didn't take the dashhawk out though. So on the way home from work I thought I'd give it a whirl and see what would happen. I'm impressed with this brick. I have a Diablo std tune updated once after the bigger tires. It has not been updated by Lew though, yet.

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right on specs..

97 mph.

 

I see in your list a 1997 2x4..

have you ever tried that one?

 

my 96 with a manual is comically fast.

bone stock, 5 liter.. flowmaster muffler and big silicone plug wires (custom equal).

 

one can confuse it for a 5.3, at 20 years old... that woofing gulp, unmistakable.

 

I bet they stayed the same for the past 20yrs... 100mph limiter.

SILVER SLED Senior Enthusiast

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Never tried the old GMC. Bought that truck as a beater when I had my TBSS, it is very rough on outside, but nice on inside. The GMC does run pretty decent, but noticeably less than new truck, so I never bothered.

SILVER SLED Senior Enthusiast

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Didn't the dragway you went to give you your official times?

 

Like I said, the dragway I was going to go to closed due to weather. I may go this weekend though, but it's gonna be a good weakend to get the dock in and lake/boat stuff done.

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Then ran 14.56, both at around 97 mph. Don't hate me but this was using a Dashhawk. However, this was run as heavy as the truck gets. I had planned on going to Milan dragway but they closed the track due to weather. So I put the bed mat back in along with my milk crate full of stuff including hitch receivers and filled the gas tank up. I didn't take the dashhawk out though. So on the way home from work I thought I'd give it a whirl and see what would happen. I'm impressed with this brick. I have a Diablo std tune updated once after the bigger tires. It has not been updated by Lew though, yet.

 

Man...these trucks with the 5.3 continue to impress me, the 6.2 is a beast, but these L83 motors do an admirable job!

Let us know how you do at the track!

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Had a disappointing run(s) at track. As opposed to the 37* weather on the back roads, the temp was 74* outside. And on both runs the intake air temps were about 120*, the computer starts pulling timing at I think 85*. Bottom line, it only went 14.8 at 95 mph. I may try in the fall on a cooler day but for the most part, I don't care that much....kinda, lol.

BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Like I said, the dragway I was going to go to closed due to weather. I may go this weekend though, but it's gonna be a good weakend to get the dock in and lake/boat stuff done.

O, wow.....glad nobody was injured or killed on the street.

Don't be careless, wait until the proper controlled environment is available and open. If something were to go wrong in the streets, the consequences for that type of recklessness aren't worth it just to see how fast your truck can go.

 

 

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O, wow.....glad nobody was injured or killed on the street.

Don't be careless, wait until the proper controlled environment is available and open. If something were to go wrong in the streets, the consequences for that type of recklessness aren't worth it just to see how fast your truck can go.

 

 

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O, wow.....I see what you did there. For what it's worth, I wasn't trying to see how fast my truck was, I just wanted to get an idea of what it would run in the 1/4 mile. I only got going about 100 mph. When I wanted to see how fast it was I was on a diff road and got it up to 135 mph before I got scared, the truck had more in it.

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