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This is a collection of Marc Struhl's postings to the So Cal DSM e-mail list over the years that he was drag racing his 95 GSX. His story illustrates the importance of tuning and practice instead of throwing more parts at a car. It starts out with a good quick basic mods car running mid 13's. Have a seat and read through to the end.
Racing / Comparison with Eric Lu's 95 GSX - First Race
Racing / Comparison with Eric Lu's 95 GSX - Second Race
Racing / Comparison with Eric Lu's 95 GSX - Third Race
Into the high 12's! (Carlsbad, January)
Pomona in May: 110mph and Sub 12.5's
Carlsbad in June - 12.20, but bye-bye clutch
Pomona in June - Awful new clutch, but 12.16 / 114mph
Carlsbad in July - 12.14, clutch-limited..
Backing it up - 11.81 @ 119 (Pomona, March)
Final Day at the Track (Pomona, April)
1999 War Story - Ram Air Firebird, Mustang Cobra
Commentary on How to Run 11's with Fewer Performance Parts
Durability under High Boost, Tuning
EGT temps, Injector Sizes, Test Pipes
Why Cars with Lots of Mods go Slow, Injectors/AFC, Misc
Getting More Traction - 16" Rims instead of 17"