PrecyseStylez

Going to the track again tomorrow morning...they are having a special event for only Honda's and Acura's all day!..Its in English Town NJ/ Old Bridge Raceway Park, from 9am to 9pm! (i believe?) I just installed the Hondata Heatshield Gasket today..im still looking to hit 14's with just I/H or atleast 15flat..wish me luck! I have about 2 weeks to hit 14's before i get the Reflash..because i know with it i'll be there.

05_TSX_GP

Good luck dude!!! Don't forget to post pix! Nothing like an all Honda/Acura track meet

Oh, don't forget to post time slips too!!!

sauceman

Good luck dude, you have the potential for it.

Xtremespeed2102

great track, theyre finishing up on a road course out there. i used to live in manalapan, enlgishtown is its burrogh or something of that sort. good luck! make sure to post slips... see if someone can get some vids too

sauceman

Post in your results!

TinkySD

or better yet get a timeslip if you can!

Type X

i was at the show

sauceman

Sooo.... Why the wait? anything interesting or what?

Type X

Usual ricefest
however some nice looking cars, usually in the drag and auto X
i only stayed a bout 3 hours and i left due to insane heat

i just was checking out the post on honda-tech.com
and saw this

PrecyseStylez

Ay! Thats ME!! I think i was the only TSX there..lol it was a bad day though..i think it was just to damn hot and Humid...my car was reading 93 degrees! My best was a 16.0 and my 60' was 2.5 or worse! and i was trapping at like 86MPH! But I like how the picture came out.. Thanks! I should be goin to the Track on Saturday if they dont have any major events.

JTso

iTrader: (2)

It looks like you beat the Civic next to you though.

sauceman

Was your clutch overheating?

PrecyseStylez

Yea..i beat him..thats when i ran a 16.1 and he ended up running 17! And its crazy because he was in the B2 bracket which is 14.00 to 14.99 and i was in the B1 bracket which was 15.00 and slower..alot of cars were running low numbers..a couple RSX-s were running high 15's. Not tryin to blame the heat due to my low times..but something wasnt right. Never thought i'd see 16's again!! And both of the runs felt like really good runs..just had low numbers.

PrecyseStylez

That question scares me! How would i know?? Shifts felt like usual...could hot and humid weather cause this? It was my first run and before that..the car sat for about 20mins..and again for about 30mins and ran lower than the first! I just think it was the humidity and the heat.. I must've lost like 20lbs that day! I left after my second run because i wasn't gettin any faster..makin my car look slower than it is!

JTso

iTrader: (2)

Actually, heat is a main factor which will affect performance. The ECU reduces fuel and retards timing when the IAT sensor is hot. That's why I'm doing everything possible to keep the intake air cooler.

PrecyseStylez

TYPE X.... Where did you find that picture of my car?? Can u post the page?

Type X

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1339056

sauceman

I was trying to figure out why you wouldn't get anything better than a 2.5 60', and I'm pretty sure that wouldn't have anything to do with engine performance, it has all to do with mechanical grip.

If the track is real hot, normally the tires should offer really good traction unless they're blisteringly hot. But for you to have a 2.5 (assuming you had the same technique that gave you your 15.2), there had to be some slippage somewhere. It happenned to me with the clutch once. I nearly roasted it off the line. It grabbed only at 6k, while I had dumped the clutch at 3k.

Newplay1

so -20lbs this coming saturday? What was your tire psi #?

PrecyseStylez

It was like 22 1/2 to 23...i usually run that psi all the time..tires felt like they were hooking up really good..never felt any wheel hop..but numbers were just low.. its kinda crazy

BigTimeTech

I was there, this was my first honda/acura meet ever since I left the dsm crowd. I had to say, I was let down. As soon as I arrived and sat down, a civic goes 12.44 and the crowd gasps with amazement..I looked around thinking wtf? I guess it's a good thing I'm not trying to race my TSX.

Type X

All those mods
and your running the stock OEM tires


tsk tsk

PrecyseStylez

I only have two motor mods!!...intake and header..thats not alot..lol Im a motor first kind of guy..suspension, wheels and tires are next...

PrecyseStylez

I dont know what was going on.. when i go again and this happens again..then something must be wrong..but if it doesnt..then i guess it must've been the heat?.. We'll see

DaveWhyman

Was the fuel tank full? Spare tire in the trunk?

What's with the helmet?

Type X

still

if your at the track

ESPECIALLY e-town oem rubber =

05_TSX_GP

my guess is safety

PrecyseStylez

Never been to the tracks? You need a helmet to race or...YOU CANT RACE!.. tank was like 1/4 ...taking out the spare does nothing! I just think it was too hot and humid!!.. If this happens again on a cooler day then something is wrong with my car!..

PrecyseStylez

Im not gonna have any new rubber (on the car, that is) until spring of next year.. im gonna do it like "pimp my ride"..lol Just gonna surprise everyone when i bring it out Slammed and Kit'd up! But i was trying to hit 14's with stock tires..that was the plan and i wasnt that far from it...but i dont know what was going on at the track this time!?

DaveWhyman

I've been to the track many times, up here you don't need a helmet unless you can break 13.

sauceman

Same here. Actually I think it's 11s here.

dzuy

it's the same over here, once you're in the 11's, you need a helmet and a cage.