Abilene Dragstrip AAR. Best 60' and 1/8 ET yet!!

[BDCarrillo]

(Yes mods, this is in the right section...)

Here we go guys:
24.5" M&H slicks at 11 PSI on the left, 10 PSI on the right
Front coilovers at 6 clicks toward hard from max soft
Rear coilovers at 6 clicks toward soft from max hard
Boost was about 21 PSI max
100% Methanol in the tank, M5 in the intake and M7 in the TB spacer, meth comes on at 10 psi of boost @ 150 psi
91 octane gasoline (about 3/8 full)
DAB settings 0133 (if memory serves)
NO HOM
SAFC II was pulling out 15% fuel from 3000 to about 5600 RPM
Traction bars tightened as much as possible with wheels on the ground
2-step was at 4400 RPM
WOT shifting at ~5500 RPM
AFRs were a solid 11.0 flat
I did second gear burnouts holding the E-Brake with the methanol OFF.

What did all of that jazz net me? A top 60' of 1.7791, 1/8 ET of 8.1807@88.77 MPH

So far I do enjoy the 1/8th mile. It's much quicker and you go through fewer gears (crossing the beams on the top of 3rd). Overall it nets a much quicker experience where you can easily tell the difference with small changes done the car, mostly because there isn't a long top end to "make up" for launch or shift errors. I did get to guesstimate how hard I launched based on how much the sunroof cover opened. My best one was about 3".

Just as an interesting note, by tinkering with the coilover "soft/hard" levels I knocked off a 10th of a second from my 60' with the same tire pressure and no other changes. I did this on two back-back runs and the numbers matched up very closely, proving to me that having the front max soft and rear max hard is not an ideal setup.

Well there ya go my Tucsonan friends, hopefully something in there will be helpful for you!

CHECK OUT THE PICS HERE!!
There's about 7 pics of me in the above gallery. You can see some nice smokey burnouts and two shots of the slicks wrinkling up on the launch! Talk about good timing on the photographers part!

[enginjoe]

Is that with the GT3076 or the ported stocker?

[lyncoo]

your spraying meth into your intake

[BDCarrillo]

Quote: Originally Posted by enginjoe

Is that with the GT3076 or the ported stocker?

That's still on the E1! I'd expect to hit at least a mid to low 7 with the GT3076R. I just haven't had the time or opportunity to install it and the new fuel system. I've been out on a few 2-week TDYs and bogged down with work and an ORE this week.

I do think the E1 can run an 8 flat with a perfect launch and perfect shifting, but I'll be happy if it traps over 90mph.

I get a huge kick out of the guys at the track. I've never seen such a crazy reaction on their faces when the little neon busts out a low 8 run.

Quote: Originally Posted by lyncoo

your spraying meth into your intake

I meant "cold-side pipe" lol. I have one nozzle going in just above the IAT, spraying into the incoming air charge. The other is going straight into the side of the throttle body spacer. I believe it was M1 methanol from VP Fuels. Ran $4.95 for the gallon.



CHECK OUT THE PICS HERE!!