Finally went to the 1/4 mile track..............
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Finally went to the 1/4 mile track..............
O.k. , I know I need a baseline 1/4 mile run before I do any mods to the drivetrain, so last night happened to be the night. Not near perfect racing conditions, Bout 84 degrees, but anyways I was ready to have fun. My first attempt was right off of the highway 'bout 45 min from my house. I knew I wasn't cooled down enough, but wtf, I came here to see real life "situations". First I stagged with a 90 something camaro (he wouldn't start his car until the last sec he had to, cause he was afraid to get the motor to hot) It looked fast. I must say I was a little scared because of the sounds this car made, once started. I was running my car with a 100 pound system in the trunk as well as a full spare, jack and whatever other junk was in the trunk. I wanted to see true street form. I stagged and did no burnout (don't own a race car) and brought my rpm's up to 2,000 ,Vsc off , and power mode on. Well let me tell u I ate this camaro and was pretty happy 14.703 at 95.73 mph. The sled of a camaro went a low 15 or something (don't really know cause the guy who gave me my timeslip only gave me my time, he ripped it in half). Now I was ready to cool the car off a bit and was really thinking 'buot mid 14's. Next run was made re-setting the ecu right before the race, and shaking out my air filter. I lined up with a 92 mustang supercharged, oh well, I left the line at 2050 rpm and got a 14.6 at 94mph ( ) Anyway the mustang ate me with a 11.8. Wish I could of stayed longer but the wife wanted to go. Over all I was happy. I think I could get a 14.4, if I lose some extra stereo sit and other junk and a little more practice, but I wanted to see what times my car runs in everyday life. Not to bad for 128,000 miles.What do u guys think? Also ....My wife is now hooked on racing
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Thanx peeps, I don't think I could manage low 14's but I'm almost sure I can do 14.5. Just gotta get rid of the extra weight in the trunk. I have 2 video's, I just gotta figure out how to post.
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Those 60 foots aren't bad for that time. We have some vehicles at my track at higher altitude that hits from the 11 to 13 range and get 1.9 to 2.2
I know that Bradenton track very well. There is a friend of mine who sometimes brings his Z06 out there.
I know that Bradenton track very well. There is a friend of mine who sometimes brings his Z06 out there.
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Originally Posted by CinFulxGS4
With my 17's I have traction problems leaving the line without raising the RPM's... Did you try loading the brakes and then coming off the RPM's and launching at idle?
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Originally Posted by Lexmex
Those 60 foots aren't bad for that time. We have some vehicles at my track at higher altitude that hits from the 11 to 13 range and get 1.9 to 2.2
I know that Bradenton track very well. There is a friend of mine who sometimes brings his Z06 out there.
I know that Bradenton track very well. There is a friend of mine who sometimes brings his Z06 out there.
They are pretty decent, I think.... IF ... I could muster out a 2.0 or 2 and change 60' , The outcome would of been 14.4-14.5. Again, I think weight has more to do with this rather than traction. Who knows for sure??? I know it was a lot of fun..There were a lot of neon srt4's there running from 14.2 - 15.? some were faster but I probably didn't see, and some other cars that looked mad fast, but didn't perform. I wont talk about the other fast cars because there were soooo many.But I did see a 2005 bmw m5 blast down the track with a 12.6 at 126mph......
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Originally Posted by blaise
They are pretty decent, I think.... IF ... I could muster out a 2.0 or 2 and change 60' , The outcome would of been 14.4-14.5. Again, I think weight has more to do with this rather than traction. Who knows for sure??? I know it was a lot of fun..There were a lot of neon srt4's there running from 14.2 - 15.? some were faster but I probably didn't see, and some other cars that looked mad fast, but didn't perform. I wont talk about the other fast cars because there were soooo many.But I did see a 2005 bmw m5 blast down the track with a 12.6 at 126mph......