I just read Zapata's post... must be S4 day!!

Anyways... see this pretty new S4... 2001 or 2002, I believe. It looked stock and the dude looked like someone from revenge of the nerds.

So we tries to pass me on a local street... but I gun it a bit and we end up in a two-lane left turn onto the freeway on-ramp. It's a stop-light and the freeway entrance is on the left. There is a dip just before the freeway... and its right around my house, so I know it doesn't bode this situation well.

I was pretty sure he was going to take me off the line... especially since we are turning.

Okay... light turns green... and he LAUNCHES... whoa I was surprised... cuz usually folks don't launch those cars on the street. Anyways... its a left-turn... so here I am just spinning away.... he's 1 car ahead... I shift when I am at the dip... front wheels take air and finally I hit land when its into 2nd. At this time he's probably 1.5 cars ahead. We are now on the on-ramp... so I know his ass is mine now. By 60... I am on his tail and need to let off so that I don't run into him. Floor it again and now its 4 lanes of glory... so I catch up by 85. He slows down... so I figure its over. I know I beat him, but he probably thinks he got me.

I am driving along peacefully and lo-and-behold.. homeboy comes up... slows down next to me... we are going like 70mph and points his finger... hehe FINE BY ME!!

I have it in 3rd... let him floor it first. We went from 70mph to 115mph and I took him by 2.5 cars.

Then... I slow down and now we start chatting. He says that the CL-S is faster than him stock... I say... I guess so! I know those things run 14.1 to 14.3 @ 97-98mph stock. I figure if we raced down the 1/4... with drag tires.. I'd take him by 3-4 cars.. probably 0.5s margin at least. I am quite happy because even with the stock exhaust... my mph should be well into the 100mph range.

Pulleys go in this weekend.... Comptech is lagging on the flywheel. I hope sub 13.5's are doable... honestly I think so!

 

13.5's def seem doable

 

Nice kill!

Could you tell if it was an Auto or Manual?

 

Good work! I needs headers/rims

 

Nice kill, sounds a little familiar. It must be S4 week. I wonder if it was the same guy I took out in LA. LOL

I know you don't like running at LACR(elevation), but I'd really like to run your CL one of these days. I think you are still faster in the 1/4, but I think my 1/8th might be close, and it would be fun to see how the different cars run. I'm thinking with my headers on I would be around 13.8-.9 at sea level, 14.2-3 at LACR. I should only be trapping around 97 at sea level though.

I'll post next time I'm going, maybe next Wednesday. gregshin might bring his 240 hybrid as well.

Again, sweet kill.

 

sweet kill,

what do u have done besides the headers again, just the new throttle body right??

be a man at take it to the track w/ street tires, i'd like to see what u run w/o the dr's

 

I agree, bring it to LACR with street tires. I might, and I say might have a chance. Then again, I might just cut a .3X redlight to keep it close. LOL

Dave

 

good kill

 

I won't track the car for at least 2 more months. I want to be prepared this time.... I was very disappointed with the turbo runs... not prepared and subsequently not consistent. My MPH should reflect mid-12 runs... but obviously that wasn't the case!

I have the headers, intake manifold, TB, CAI as of today. I am putting the pulley's this weekend. I am waiting for the Comptech flywheel & clutch (should be shipping this week). Race-day will be header-back... so no exhaust or catalytic convertor.

There's one more thing I am working on.... should help significantly... but will take a month - and its not the cams.

I hope to hit a 13.x at LACR... if that is the case, its an easy 0.5s correction to sea-level.

About 4 years ago I hit a 12.7 @ 106 on my civic HB (NA as well) and the following weekend, it hit 11.96 @ 110 in Bakersfield (exact setup). I don't expect 7/10th's from the CL-S... but 0.5s is a better estimate.

It's a bitch with the street-tires... expect 2.2 to 2.3 60-foots.. I don't mind running it... though - its like launching at 1800 RPM... quite pointless. The tires rip-loose on the street when VTEC kicks in... probably won't happen at a track... but we'll see.

 

13s at LACR would be sweet. My buddy just got a CAM in his GTP and ran a 13.6 up there. We pretty much have the same mods minus the CAM. However the CAM is good for around 40hp plus it fights of the knock retard(KR). Yes traction at LACR is a true pain. My best 60' is still only 2.24!

Hope to see you there some time.

Dave

 

The car has to be running deep in the 13's to pull off a 13-second pass at LACR... would be difficult. Unfortunately this board is very skeptical and if I pull off a 14.0 or 14.1 at LACR... the general consensus is that its a 14-second car... even if I run it on top of Mt. Everest Along that vein... I'll run it at sea-level and try to bust a mid-13.

 

I hear ya on that. It is frustrating some times. I still haven't ran at Bakerfield or Fontana. I think when I am comfortable with my driving abilities, I'll take it down to Fontana, or maybe even pothole city..I mean Carlsbad, to get a time that the rest of the country will be able to compare to. My PB of 14.8 does not sound very good, even stating the altitude. While a corrected 14.3 isn't the greatest its a lot close to 13s than it is to 15s. LOL. My goal is a 13.999 at LACR. I'll need to probably run at least DRs and us some race gas to do it though.

Dave