first trip to the track

95five-0

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Hey guys I am taking my first trip to the track tommorow and was wondering if you guys had any pointers for me. Any help is great. Thanks.

 

cobra259

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The best thing I can tell you is DO NOT even look at the car next to you! All it will do is mess you up!! Run your own race! Remember you are there to get your best time NOT to beat the gut next to you!

 

willys1

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Nah,,look around,relax and have fun Look at the car next to you,he might be a rookie also and is just as nervous as you are."RELAX,and have "FUN" ,if you can do that you will do just fine Good Luck

 

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Are you going out to firebird? I may wander out there after work, as for advice stay clear of the water box on the street tires, there tends to be a decent amount of rice out there that ALWAYS tracks water everywhere, have fun. Dan

 

95five-0

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I am going to firebird. Stop by and say hey if you see me. i have a 95 laser red gt with a 5.0 emblem instead of the running horse.

 

cobra259

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I never said don't have fun!! I'm just trying to get him the best launch! We all know it's hard enough without any distractions! With a auto it's MUCH easier! Not much else to do but tach up and go!! It's all good!
The track to me: is all about going as fast as you can and NO cops!!!!
Enjoy!

 

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saxman9801

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95five-0 said:

I am going to firebird. Stop by and say hey if you see me. i have a 95 laser red gt with a 5.0 emblem instead of the running horse.

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I will do that if I make it out there, I'll be driving a silver 02 I am hoping to make it out there just have to wait and see how the day unfolds. Dan

 

95five-0

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Thanks for the advice guys I will let you know how I did tommorow night. Hope to see you there saxman. It would be nice to meet a fellow stanger. All the guys I know are on sport compact AKA ricers. Ecept on any SRT-4 that runs 12.8 and 3000' elevation.

 

95five-0

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Hey guys thanks for the help. However my car did alot worse than I hoped for. I did three runs my best being 15.9 @ 91 mph. I seem to lose alot of power in the top end. Also the track is at about 4000ft and it was around 80-90 degrees out there. I had little or no tire spin. Launched at about 1500rpms.

Any advice on how to improve would be great. I have to get some better gears. Also I was thinking about getting underdrive pullies and a shift kit. Any other bolt on you guys would suggest. I want to get in the 14's and over 100 mph by next spring. Thanks

PS I attached my two best time slips.

 

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95five-0

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by the way I was in the right both times.

 

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The best bang for the buck is a quality torque converter,with traction it will cut off 5-7 tenths Get a good catback,and look into a 65mm throttle body,and look for a cold air intake!! Yes,get gears,373's are perfect for an aode.

 

willys1

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By the way,if you get a torque converter,make sure you get a tranny cooler!! There about 70 beans

 

95five-0

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thanks

 

MattZ281LE

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Really work on the 60 ft times. 2.4 is high even for street tires. Get it down to 2.0-2.1 and you will see a big change in ET. Watch your shift points and experiment with them. That will change your trap speed more than ET.

 

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95five-0 said:

Hey guys thanks for the help. However my car did alot worse than I hoped for. I did three runs my best being 15.9 @ 91 mph. I seem to lose alot of power in the top end. Also the track is at about 4000ft and it was around 80-90 degrees out there. I had little or no tire spin. Launched at about 1500rpms.

Any advice on how to improve would be great. I have to get some better gears. Also I was thinking about getting underdrive pullies and a shift kit. Any other bolt on you guys would suggest. I want to get in the 14's and over 100 mph by next spring. Thanks

PS I attached my two best time slips.

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Ran the numbers I did when I was stock.

 

nmcgrawj

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willys1 said:

The best bang for the buck is a quality torque converter,with traction it will cut off 5-7 tenths Get a good catback,and look into a 65mm throttle body,and look for a cold air intake!! Yes,get gears,373's are perfect for an aode.

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Dont waste your time/money on a throttle body right now. Get the torque converter, gears, shift kit, trans cooler, catback and off road pipe, and a cold air intake. I say 4.10's for an auto....that is usually the most popular ran with autos

 

95five-0

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thanks for the advice. I think I will look into the torque converter. Do any of you know of a place I can do some research on them. Or a site that sells them.