I went to the track today!

[zZsKyZz]

I went down to Island Dragway in NJ today and had a great time.. It was so much fun..Except I expected to atleast break the 15's... Is this normal for my car with the mods in my sig? my best run was:


R/T = .666
60' = 2.396
330 = 6.656
1/8 = 10.112
MPH = 71.31
1000 = 13.082
1/4 = 15.599
MPH = 88.76


The traction sucked, I set my tires at 20psi and did a burnout [without the waterbox] for this run.
Again, is this normal?

 

[drakesdad]

I went down to Island Dragway in NJ today and had a great time.. It was so much fun..Except I expected to atleast break the 15's... Is this normal for my car with the mods in my sig? my best run was:


R/T = .666
60' = 2.396
330 = 6.656
1/8 = 10.112
MPH = 71.31
1000 = 13.082
1/4 = 15.599
MPH = 88.76


The traction sucked, I set my tires at 20psi and did a burnout [without the waterbox] for this run.
Again, is this normal?

If you get that 60 lower it will help big time........I would think with the gears and stall you would have broken into the 14's.......

 

[zZsKyZz]

That's what I thought.. My reaction sucked.. But still..

 

[drakesdad]

That's what I thought.. My reaction sucked.. But still..

Yeah...but as several on here told me that won't affect the run.......I swear I fell asleep last time I went..... ...just have fun with it..........

 

[zZsKyZz]

I'm having fun.. but I'd like to see the work that i put into my car go somewhere.. i was expecting better i guess. can't wait to finish building my engine then see what i get

 

[WhiteDevil]

Yeah the reaction time wont effect your actual E.T.

 

[69clark]

+1 on what WhiteDevil said, but it will effect whether you win or lose! lol

 

[zZsKyZz]

So what should my actual time be with my mods?

 

[Synned]

Id say mid 14's, not even high 14's.

Does the traction also kill MPH? Because that is **** mph too.

 

[Mustangless]

60' 1/8 mph 1/4 mph
2.27 9.746 73.83 15.09 93.77

3k converter, mac-h, flowmasters 11* timing, k&n I ran this. that is with stock 3.27s.

I know my car, since it is a coupe is a little lighter, but your gears i think should help big time

 

[zZsKyZz]

AM I running out of gear?

 

[stprorolla49]

AM I running out of gear?

Well what RPM did you go through the traps at? IM thinking you should be about 4-5 tenths quicker than that, all it takes is practice. I ran my best time at Island...HAHA im not sure why, but somehow. Maybe we can meet up at a test and tune one day at either island or etown and get some practice runs in.

 

[drakesdad]

One thing I forgot to mention last night.....I'm not 100% on this but I thought I was told that when you switch the gears in our AODE's that you have to tune the EEC for shift points.........look into that with a more informed person.....

 

[zZsKyZz]

One thing I forgot to mention last night.....I'm not 100% on this but I thought I was told that when you switch the gears in our AODE's that you have to tune the EEC for shift points.........look into that with a more informed person.....

This I have not done.. I've had my gears for over a year.. Is this hurting my trans? And how do I do this? Tweecer I presume my dear watson...

 

[drakesdad]

This I have not done.. I've had my gears for over a year.. Is this hurting my trans? And how do I do this? Tweecer I presume my dear watson...

I don't know if is hurting the trans ......but I know your leaving something off of the table......I have 3:73's and noticed a change in the shifts after the SCT tune by Don 95vert........I don't know about the tweecer.......... but Shawn has a aode and a tweecer....he may be able to guide you through it......

 

[NotQuik]

should definately have more in it...mine went 14.7@95 w/ just exhaust and of course aode too....I would think mod-low 14's for a vert. Does the car feel like it's running smooth as it should or does it hesitate any? I dunno man....

 

[wytstang]

This I have not done.. I've had my gears for over a year.. Is this hurting my trans? And how do I do this? Tweecer I presume my dear watson...

That could be a problem;at what RPM is it shifting? Do you have the 23 white tooth gear in the tranny?

 

[Danman765432]

With the setup that i have now i bang off the rev limiter when going from a stop so i would say a tune would really help you and you also have more gear then me.

 

[zZsKyZz]

I don't have a speedo gear in the tranny and from 1st to 2nd gear it's shifting at about 5600rpms.

 

[zZsKyZz]

Also, is there any "tuning" I can do myself before I head to the track friday? I really wanna get into the 14's.. I'm gunna try replacing my sparkplugs because I haven't done that In a lil' over a year either.