I thought my car moved past the 1/8th but wow 32mph is alot! I was trapping 91 in the 1/8th then 118 by the 1/4, thats only 27mph. What did you end up trapping in the 1/4? What kind of set-up are you running at what psi? Sorry for all the questions im just curious.
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(Old Set-up) BB .50 Trim
12.8 @ 118 Traction>Me
(New Set-up) HTA35R+EMS
11.8@114 Breaking up through 4th
60' 1.70 1/8 7.6@95
I thought my car moved past the 1/8th but wow 32mph is alot! I was trapping 91 in the 1/8th then 118 by the 1/4, thats only 27mph. What did you end up trapping in the 1/4? What kind of set-up are you running at what psi? Sorry for all the questions im just curious.
I think it's all in the 330ft, after that it's all hook. Sub 5sec 330 times are needed for good times.
I think it's all in the 330ft, after that it's all hook. Sub 5sec 330 times are needed for good times.
I agree here, its all about the first 330 feet with these cars. After that its just your horsepower that pulls you threw. 32mph in the second half is a lot. I usually pick up between 28-30mph
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11.34 @ 128.33 mph. Stock motor, head, cams and ecu
The thing is, the less you trap in the 1/8 the more you'll pick up. For example if you're trapping 90 in the 1/8th and 122MPH in the 1/4 you'll probably only pick up 28 if you were to trap 100 in the 1/8th.
The thing is, the less you trap in the 1/8 the more you'll pick up. For example if you're trapping 90 in the 1/8th and 122MPH in the 1/4 you'll probably only pick up 28 if you were to trap 100 in the 1/8th.
That's the point I'm making.
If I were a better driver, I wouldn't have so much mph to make up in the second 1/8th.
And much of it depends on the first 60 feet. Get a good launch, and it pays off all the way down the track, assuming you don't miss a shift or spin 'em on the 1-2 shift.
It's hard to play catchup if you spin or bog out of the hole.
I think you're being way to hard on yourself, I ran low 12's all day long, until I nailed the 1-2 shift, from that point on I was seeing 11.7's a lot, and within another weekend came the 11.5's.
Not sure how fast your car is but it sound like you have the power to go very fast.
what turbo do you have in your car now? or should i rephrase that ... what turbo did you have in the car when you ran these times? because i know you probably swapped turbo's since then
what turbo do you have in your car now? or should i rephrase that ... what turbo did you have in the car when you ran these times? because i know you probably swapped turbo's since then
turns out my clutch was slipping bad on the shift to 4th.
Anyway, best run was:
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2.079
.000
8.754
87.77
11.142
13.089
117.62
Don't feel too bad. I'm in the same boat. Always ran mid 13's with a best of 13.1 @ 104 on Stage 1. Recently went to Stage 3... and best run was 13.1 @ 113.
My launch went completely down the tubes. I have slicks and Stage 1 springs on order so I can get some traction next time, but I will still need to re-learn how to launch it.
Your 60' was better than mine on Stage 3, and your trap was higher, so I'm surprised you didn't hit mid 12's on that run. Hmm...
Could be the slipping clutch. Once it finally caught in 4th gear, your trap rocketed up near the end of the track, but it was too late to help your ET much. (My theory).
Find a clutch that will hold, pull a 1.7 or 1.8 60' on slicks, shift quickly, and your ETs will drop dramatically.
I will basically need to do the same (though my clutch is currently okay).
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It's all in the 1/8th
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