I talked to a guy who said he saw a stock 2000 Lightning run at Bandimere speedway (about 5000 feet) and he said that it ran a 15.9. That seems awfully high, I know altitude affects it but come on.

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I haven't a clue how much altitude affects et's but maybe he lost boost. There is a guy around me who has lost boost a couple times and ran in the 16's.

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15.9 isn't bad if you're towing a boat! He should run under 15 seconds stock, & under 14 seconds with a chip & filter. I lost boost for 2nd & third & ran a 15.0 & no boost for the whole run = 16.37 oops. Lloyd

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I'm sorry...I have to jump in here.

At over 5000' above sea level stock Vipers will run mid, high-13s. At least that's what I've heard from people who race at Bandimere.

Many stock 4.6/5.0 Mustangs which will run low-14s in "normal" conditions will turn high-15s, low-16s up there.

You have to compare apples to apples. 5000' above sea level makes it hard to get a good comparison.

I'm not saying it isn't _possible_ he lost boost during the run, but at that elevation, I wouldn't assume that was the case.

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I remember CA complaining about how she was running 15.1s (along with the LS1s) at Bandomere (sp?) in May. She was stock at the time, so a 15.9 is understandable at those altitudes. At least I think that's what she was running. CA?

DUCK

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I ran 16.1 with no boost.
Elevation at the track is 168 feet.

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I'll pop in my 2 cents.

The air at Bandimere is *very* thin. In addition, it's been pretty hot (until this last week). CA ran a few weeks ago and her quickest time was 14.8 with chip and filter, so 15.9 seems a little high, but within reason.

I'm from the SF bay area and compared to there, the air here is cr@p. If you talk to anyone that has run their truck at both high and low altitude they will tell you that you will be very surprised by the difference.

W

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As Wheels said above,CA ran 14.8 up there with the chip and filter. Compare that with the 13.43@102.7 she ran at the WFC at a MUCH lower altitude track in St Louis. Amazing difference!

Billy

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Okay,
I want to move to sea-level. I bought my L in Indiana and it ran much better their even though it only had 500 miles on it. Now it has 4000 and I am still waiting for the motor to loosen up. I guess I need a chip/filter.

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