Well I finally took my car to the track and was very disappointed. I got in plenty of runs, but couldnt break into the 13's....I hate these stock tires. My best run was 14.01 @ 107mph....i love the fact that my trap speed is enough to get into the 12's, but no matter what i did I couldnt get a decent 60'. I even let the mechanic who worked on my car drive it a few times and the best he could manage was 14.03 @ 106mph. So, now i know my car is capable of low 13s or high 12s, its just a matter of getting out of the hole.

Then on the way back, i was messing around w/ the supra (@360whp) we brought and we did a couple of pulls and were neck and neck from 40-115. But a few miles down the road we got pulled over cause someone called us in. Luckily we both said we werent drag racing and got off with warnings. The only thing that is gonna make me happy is when you guys see the video of me and Fastvteccl from the street because that shows what my car can really do. Keith, you got for now mofo, but wait til i get slicks

 

haha i'm still faster:P :P :P :P

 

your 60' must suck ass. i figure w/ a 55 shot i could run mid 13's w/ my street tires.

 

yeah they did...the best i could manage was 2.7...not sure why...tried every trick in the book, but there is just so much torque...maybe i just got a really shitty set of stock tires....oh well my trap speed was good.....try to think positive

 

I guess you have NOS? Trap is very high for a bolt on 6spd.

 

How come your getting 2.7 for a 60 foot? I got 2.3 on my stock tires. Maybe its your huge power difference, thats causing you not to get traction. One more question, why are you using nitrous? I would have waited for the supercharger, in order to do less damage to my car.

 

N02 is not damaging when used properlly and a 55 shot cant hurt much , zoot did you block the rear springs? when you launch did you notice the rear end sitting down? and maybe you should spray after you get out of the hole...oh BTW im not sure anybody can get 12's on a 106 but certainly 13.5's

 

zootking, what time did you get there? I left at about 8PM. I got 10 runs in about an hour. my best 60ft time was 2.312. check out my thread: http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=86808

 

Damn, are you sure a someone didn't pour some oil down at the lights. :P :P

Excellent trap speed, I am very impressed. Now just time to figure out and work on the launch when spraying.

 

we just missed you we got there at 8:30

 

zoot check this out, i tought this would make you happy

this is someones mods list from stangnet


1998 Black/Tan Mustang Gt Coupe
Motorsport Shortie Headers
BBK Off-Road X-Pipe
Flowmaster 2-Chambers
Steeda Timing Adjuster 14*N/A, 11*Spray
Pro-M 87 MM
4.10's and Nitto Drags
Saleen tune-up kit
5171 NOS 100 Dry Kit
12.8@107(Bottle)
13.8@98(N/A)




hmm zoot ran 14.0@107 DAMN
hmm zoot ran 14.4@98 all motor

mph is the same

CAN WE SAY FUCAV8GT

 

Remember though......When you put slicks on the traps usually go down quite a bit. If you are spinning you will usually get higher traps. That 107 trap is good for a low 13 second 1/4. For comparison I saw a stock C5 Manual run a 13.05@108 recently at byron.

 

Type R, no i havent blocked the rear springs, for some reason none of my friends (myself included) can get my car to launch right. Like I said before, I tried every trick in the book and it spun 1st, 2nd, and barked 3rd....and trust me i wasnt hitting the nitrous too early b/c my all motor time i did the same thing, but didnt bark 3rd. Oh well....practice makes perfect

 

Type R, no i havent blocked the rear springs, for some reason none of my friends (myself included) can get my car to launch right. Like I said before, I tried every trick in the book and it spun 1st, 2nd, and barked 3rd....and trust me i wasnt hitting the nitrous too early b/c my all motor time i did the same thing, but didnt bark 3rd. Oh well....practice makes perfect...damn i wish this thing was RWD

 

you are right.... but that mustang was on nitto 555's not slicks

 

it seems so crazy that the auto's seem to launch better than the 6mt w/ limited slip, wtf

 

Actually that is typical. Autos are easier to launch and allow for more consitant times. A manual is much harder and easy to hose a launch. But when you nail one the time can be great, it is just hard to repeat.

That torque converter in the auto allows for slop but that slop smooths out the launch. For drag racing, particularly when bracket racing, an auto is often prefered. But on a road course the manual is king (disregarding then SMG tranny).

 

a built auto w/ limited slip would be

 

Every little bit helps....Those 555s are a lot more grippy than the stcok Goodyears.

 

where teh fawk is the vid?

 

Last night my 60 ft times sucked too, 2.27 after a horrible 2.67. I just couldn't hook up

 

My best 60FT. was 2.19 on dunlaps 1550 tork

Best time 14.25 @ 98.30 no-nos
Most of my 60FT. are 2.19 to 2.23

 

at e-town yesterday, my times were equivalent to almost every mustang there. There were a couple that were a little faster and of course the only mustang i run against i miss 2nd gear but it didn't matter cuz he ran an 8.6 anyway. Just my info

 

i've run a 2.17 on my kumho's