what tune ups should i do before the races. i know i should change oil, spark plugs, should i seafoam? i might do a k&n air filter to

 

Run what you brung.. I wouldnt do any thing special. Maybe change the oil but thats it.

 

Tires -> change to super sticky track tires.

 

Oil, and make sure your tranny fluid is good.

 

Take out your spare, and tools, get rid of unnecessary stuff inside the car. Wash and wax it to keep rubber/track dirt off the paint. Make sure all your fluids are full and clean. Make sure your brakes are good as well.

What type of racing? 1/4, autocross, HPDE?

 

what kind of car and what do u have done to it?. take out anything that u dont need, all it is dead weight and it will lower your times, if your pushing a lot of power, be sure to use slicks,

 

i have a all stock 99 tl-p. last time i was at the track i ran 17.4 i got that time 3 times i ran. i thought the tl was suppose to be faster. im racing 1/4 mile

 

should be around mid 15 sec. i ran 14.95 twice with an 02tl-s, stock tires, intake resonator removed and k&n filter, removed the spare tire and tools as well.

 

99 TLP should not be that slow...

 

you must have not been using ss? (Sportsshift)

 

is that wen i put it to the left after d4? i thought that was bad for the car?

 

wen should i shift up in the ss?

 

Using SS or not, that time is way high

 

there is a bit of delay when you hit up and when the car shifts, i do mine about 500 rpm before redline and it throws up the gear right on cue. every car is different a little bit, take yours out to an on ramp a few times and see what works for you.

but as far as shifting SS and letting it full auto, if you pedal to the metal auto will still shift at redline wouldnt it?

 

yes thats why i just left it on the auto. i didnt think there is a different. i don know why my car is so slow. can any one show me how to launch my car ?

 

using ss will not damage the car anymore than using it in full auto will. all your doing is sending an electric signal to the transmission to tell it when to shift up, same thing your ECU does

 

would my car run faster if i race with the ss? and is there a way i should launch the car?

 

when i leave my car in auto it shifts at redline (7k rpm) i shift at about 6500-6700rpm right where my max power its.

 

how do i launch off start?

 

hold the brake, give it gas to about 1800, let go of brake once the u see the green light, and if the tires spin next time drip the rpm by 200 or if they dont spin raise it up by 100 or so.

 

Gate shift. Put it all the way down to 1 and do what Rajca said above. when at redline shift to 2nd etc....

I ran a 14.9xx as my best time in my 2000 TL, i averaged 15.2 (just intake and mufflers)

 

will it be the same if i just put it in d5?

 

Have you been since the swap?

 

Thinhthan, you mentioned that something wasn't working properly with your tranny, inside the "problems & fixes" sub-forum.

I suggest that you DON'T try to race your car until the tranny is fixed. If it is really the 3rd gear clutch pack starting to come apart inside your tranny, the broken pieces will clot up the transmission oil filter, and you may experience a dangerous sudden lockup with your car at highway speed (worse still, during a high speed corner) when the tranny suddenly shifts from 5th gear to 2nd gear.

 

well i only got thats problem with the reverse and only if i dont push the e brake than put it in nutral than let the brake off and let the car move a lil than put it in park. it doest have any problems down shifting or anything like that

 

Last time when my tranny crapped out, I also had problem with the reverse. The problem then kept getting worse until I finally lost 3rd gear completely.

 

i see thanks for the advice. but when i do what i do wen i put it in reverse it goes in fine?

 

I think his point is that you shouldnt have to do anything to get it to work fine besides put it in reverse. If you are having to do a little trick to get it to do right then something is already wrong man. BE careful with it. On a strip if you have a wreck at those speeds you can hurt yourself and others that are just there to watch very easily.

 

no.

 

13.98x (once) Launching it is half the battle. I think better more consistant times can be had with a 2nd gear launch. Especially once i get the 3.5 and SC

 

wow, a full second. maybe you can hit high 12's if you have slicks?

 

X2, gate shifting is best for 1/4 use in the TL. The hardest part is to launch it without bogging, or too much tirespin. SS is more for winding roads, on/off ramps.

 

Here is a very short vid of my gateshift from 1-2. I had to stop because a car pulled out up ahead and I didn't want to have to slam on my brakes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsAG1v4Kz_M