How to get my quarter mile time down?

[powis0520]

ive had my car for about a month give or take. and i ran a best time of a 14.440 my first time at the track? is that suppose to be good or is that horrible? WILL take any advice. Thanks

[jayson]

Work on your 60'. It was the difference for be between a 14.1 and a 13.6. Anything 2.1 or under should lead to pretty decent times. I pulled a 1.9 on my fastest street tire run ever and ran a 13.4. I wasn't very modded though. ID you have a s1, WOT shift from 1st to 2nd. THat's what helped me.

[cruzansrt4]

try buying some mods and working on ur launch

[manic_mopar]

For the first time that isn't horrible, i've seen first timers not break the 14's. I wouldn't buy any mods. Just go to the track and practice launching and your shifts. If you only get a 2.4 or 2.5 then change something on your launch. Raise the rpms adjust the clutch differently or the gas pedal differently. I would do that before anything else. No point in spending a few grand in mods just to barely break into the 13's. And I really wouldn't recommend WOT shifting, SPECIALLY if you have never done it before. No point in risking the life of your drivetrain just to gain maybe a tenth.

[Chase]

That was my area my first time. Though it was my first time ever in any car and i didnt realize test and tune thursdays was a bad idea and only got two runs the whole night.

[powis0520]

these are my stats( i guess thats what u would call them)
R/T : .409
60' : 2.403
1/8 : 9.444
MPH : 94.68
1/4 : 14.440

anything else i should work on?

[torque222]

the key to getting better at anything is "practice".....it takes time but it will pay off.......

[danameisoj]

ouch a 2.4 go ft.!! yea a good idea would be to lower your tire pressure.

i had mine set at 20psi . and i was cuttin 2.1 and 2.0 on my best run.
with only s1,fmic,exhasut and wga i was in the 12's on street tires.

stock there should be no problems to be in the high 13's, just work on it.

[1SLOWSRT]

That trap speed looks low, even being stock. You might want to check that out as well (maybe a boost leak test?)

[srtowner]

You need to do the same thing I need to do, learn to drive in the 1/4