1st Dyno & 1/4 mile run

[RED98]

Well I said I'd do it, and I did.. the results were about what I expected, considering my car is an automatic with no mods besides Flowmasters, cold air intake, and throttle body spacer. Here's the short version of the dyno and 1/4 mile:

peak HP=129 peak torque=190 1/4=16.8@83mph

This is my "before" run, I'll have an "after" one someday when I have a new engine put in, or rebuild the one I have. I haven't decided yet. Overall, I guess it's not too bad, since all I did on the 1/4 mile was sit there waiting for the green, then floor it.. no heating the tires, no moving the shifter back and forth, although I did leave the spare and jack at home and race on less than 1/4 tank. Even though my car was the slowest one at the track, it was fun.. that was my first trip down the 1/4 mile.
OK, so if anyone cares, here's the long version of the dyno results and the 1/4 mile timeslip.

1/4 mile timeslip
R/T=1.112
60'=2.537
330=7.141
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1000=14.114
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DYNO PULL
RPM HP TORQUE
2700 94.7 184.2
2800 98.3 184.4
2900 101.8 184.4
3000 105.7 185.1
3100 109.2 185.1
3200 113.0 190.2
3300 116.4 185.2
3400 119.2 184.1
3500 121.5 182.3
3600 121.2 176.9
3700 122.9 174.5
3800 123.8 171.1
3900 128.6 167.7
4000 124.2 163.1
4100 123.1 157.7
4200 85.0 106.3

 

[98V6 K.I.T.T.]

That's really not that bad, considering the very small amount of mods that you have, most pre 99 auto's will run in the 17's sometimes. I understand the grief of a pre 99 auto V6. But with some work you can get it into the 15's which at that point will be alot more fun of a car. The best thing you can do right now is get a T-Lok with 3.73 or 4.10 gears. This is by FAR the best mod for a V6.

 

[RED98]

Yeah, I was thinking gears and T-lock too.. if I ever replace the engine after this one goes, then those mods will help the new engine too. I gotta wait on that for a little while; my job is being outsourced in August so I'll be out on the job market soon. I'm putting the brakes on my spending until that's sorted out.
I did notice that my torque seems to come on early and stay pretty constant until right around 4000 rpm's. Maybe my car has gotten used to 7 years of jackrabbit starts from stoplights?? ..it knows what I want..