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This was at California Speedway...the guy with the Mustang had been there before and so had the guy with the Supra. The guy in the Stang kept making excuses for his runs saying that the car wasn't running right. Personally, if my car wasn't running right I wouldn't continue to make passes. The guy in the Supra didn't know how to launch....he was launching his car at 2400rpms and wondering why he was bogging. I suggested slipping the clutch at about 3500 to get the turboes to spool and then going, but he decided not to run it anymore because of the criticizm he was getting. The clutch he has can handle the abuse and has been used in 700+whp cars while he is sitting at 525whp. Also, stock rear ends and trannies have been used in cars running 9's and 10 second full weight street cars with no problems, but he claimed he didn't want to hurt the tranny or diff. That Getrag box is almost indestructable!! Same thing with the rear end. When I told him that he was like "I know, but I just want to be safe" Why build a 500+whp car and take it to the drag strip then? I'm sorry, but if your car is pulling 118-121 trap speeds and your fastest pass is a 14.4 out of 5 passes, you deserve to be made fun of. When you are afraid to race civics with motor swaps that are running 14's, you ought to just sell the car to someone who will appreciate it.