Fastest 1/4 Mile Times.. Shift Paddles or Not? Ect Power Mode TOO??
05-27-08, 07:43 PM
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Ramon:
This has been proven by several cars. Cayman has spent the most time on the the track and has dozens of posts with time slips. He knows what he is talking about and several others have done the same thing. I personally took my car out to Firebird Raceway in Arizona with 56 degree weather. I ran three runs with PWR ON and three without. My times were faster without and two of the without times I actually had slower reaction times out of the start but was STILL faster. Don't take our word for it, just pony up and go run yours yourself. If your track is like most of ours, they will give you print outs after each run. Good Luck. Don't be shocked when you can't break 13.9 or 13.8. Maybe then you will respect the advise you got from Cayman who is running 12.8's.
This has been proven by several cars. Cayman has spent the most time on the the track and has dozens of posts with time slips. He knows what he is talking about and several others have done the same thing. I personally took my car out to Firebird Raceway in Arizona with 56 degree weather. I ran three runs with PWR ON and three without. My times were faster without and two of the without times I actually had slower reaction times out of the start but was STILL faster. Don't take our word for it, just pony up and go run yours yourself. If your track is like most of ours, they will give you print outs after each run. Good Luck. Don't be shocked when you can't break 13.9 or 13.8. Maybe then you will respect the advise you got from Cayman who is running 12.8's.
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05-27-08, 09:26 PM
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Ramon:
This has been proven by several cars. Cayman has spent the most time on the the track and has dozens of posts with time slips. He knows what he is talking about and several others have done the same thing. I personally took my car out to Firebird Raceway in Arizona with 56 degree weather. I ran three runs with PWR ON and three without. My times were faster without and two of the without times I actually had slower reaction times out of the start but was STILL faster. Don't take our word for it, just pony up and go run yours yourself. If your track is like most of ours, they will give you print outs after each run. Good Luck. Don't be shocked when you can't break 13.9 or 13.8. Maybe then you will respect the advise you got from Cayman who is running 12.8's.
This has been proven by several cars. Cayman has spent the most time on the the track and has dozens of posts with time slips. He knows what he is talking about and several others have done the same thing. I personally took my car out to Firebird Raceway in Arizona with 56 degree weather. I ran three runs with PWR ON and three without. My times were faster without and two of the without times I actually had slower reaction times out of the start but was STILL faster. Don't take our word for it, just pony up and go run yours yourself. If your track is like most of ours, they will give you print outs after each run. Good Luck. Don't be shocked when you can't break 13.9 or 13.8. Maybe then you will respect the advise you got from Cayman who is running 12.8's.
05-28-08, 10:18 AM
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Car A Revs from 1000 RPM to 7000 RPM in 1.5 seconds in 1st.
Car B Revs from 1000 RPM to 7000 RPM in 1.8 seconds in 1st.
Car A is faster in the 1/4 mile, right? Well, again, no, not necessarily. It takes time to change gears, and you usually get the best acceleration at high revolutions allowing you to best utilize the torque curve. To test this theory, find a car with a steep torque curve and start it in 2nd from a stop. Notice that it feels sluggish out of the gate and gets better as the engine winds up?
The point is, when you upshift, you lower RPMs. Most, though not all times you want to maximize the amount of time in any given gear. If you Car B can finish the drag race in 3rd@7000 RPM, and Car A can finish in 4th@4000 RPM, I would bet on Car B every time, even if Car A revs slightly faster.
05-28-08, 10:41 AM
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^^^ I'm speechless. Why do you guys refuse to just click the link to read the 2 small paragraphs that explain the graph?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=38
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=38
05-28-08, 12:00 PM
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^^^ I'm speechless. Why do you guys refuse to just click the link to read the 2 small paragraphs that explain the graph?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=38
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=38
Using just the information that Gernby provides (the graph....and yes, I did read your post
), there is still the chance that revving the car higher doesn't necessarily equate to faster times, due to the engine's powerband. You could be out of the torque curve above a certain rpm, which *could* be the reason why the pwr mode shifts sooner.However, caymandive's runs, in conjunction with Gernby's graph, shows that normal mode is faster with regard to 1/4 mile times and that the car doesn't drop power as it gets close to redline.
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05-28-08, 12:48 PM
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Using just the information that Gernby provides (the graph....and yes, I did read your post ), there is still the chance that revving the car higher doesn't necessarily equate to faster times, due to the engine's powerband. You could be out of the torque curve above a certain rpm, which *could* be the reason why the pwr mode shifts sooner.
However, caymandive's runs, in conjunction with Gernby's graph, shows that normal mode is faster with regard to 1/4 mile times and that the car doesn't drop power as it gets close to redline.
), there is still the chance that revving the car higher doesn't necessarily equate to faster times, due to the engine's powerband. You could be out of the torque curve above a certain rpm, which *could* be the reason why the pwr mode shifts sooner.However, caymandive's runs, in conjunction with Gernby's graph, shows that normal mode is faster with regard to 1/4 mile times and that the car doesn't drop power as it gets close to redline.
