Went to the crappy track with the new gears

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Well, i decided to take the car to the track in Sealy with the 3.73's for the first time. Last time out with just x-pipe, catback,. and K&N filter it ran [email protected] w/ a 2.1 60'
We headed out to the track and it was fairly cool outside. Here is the weather and elevation info
Elevation : 200 feet
Temp: 60
Humidity: 90% :mad:
Tires: BFG KDW2 275/35/18

Anyways, i let the car cool and then ran. Had to get used to the tires and ran a 13.75@101. The MPH i think dropped due to me having to shift in 4th and spinning for a good while into 2nd (This **** kept happening all night).
I got lucky when a Nova blew transmission fluid onto the track at the tree and they had to re-prep it in that area and i was the 2nd car to go after that :D . This is the result
60' 1.97
1/8 ET: 8.73
1/8 MPH: 81.08
1/4 ET: 13.59
1/4 MPH: 101.37


Even though i obviously hooked of the line very well, the track felt like ice into 2nd and even a bit into 3rd. I managed to bark the tires into 4th. Somehow my MPH dropped 1.5mph from my best WITHOUT gears, so i know something was wrong They were completely neglecting the track and wouldn't do **** about it when we told them. I don't even spin the tires that much on the street, just bark 2nd, but i was spinning for a good 2 seconds and it was KILLING my MPH and hurting the ET's as well.
The track conditions SUCKED to say the least. Guys with ET Streets were freakin spinning into 2nd and we complained, but nothing got done. This got worse and worse as the night went on. After the first few runs, i pretty much gave up because somehow i couldnt pull better than a 2.6 60' on my new tires. My friend in a Formula was cutting 2.2's on freakin DR's. They shut down early and we were pretty pissed off.
Lets just say i'm gonna make the drive out to Baytown next time if things don't change quick at Sealy.
With that kind of 60' and with good track prep, i believe this car will easily see 13.4's with just catback, x-pipe, K&N filter, and 3.73's
 
yea i went to the track also last night for the first time with my 3.73's. it was 33 degrees out, i got one run in in a span of 3 hours, thanks to a camaro who blew an axle and than stupidly kept goin down the track, and i ran a 14.9 with a 2.69 60' and 99.98 mph trap. it was so cold i feathered it off the line almost like i do in everyday driving, than mashed it around 4k and spun spun spun all the way through 2nd and into thrid where i finally got traction. basically, i was pissed all night and really all week, cause this was right after i got my car back from a nice bill of a blown out spark plug. :bang: :mad: :bang: next year, drag radials are a must!
 
HRP > LSR ;)

I haven't been to LSR though so I guess it's not fair for me to say that :(

Seriously though-I'll be getting my parts in this week for the PI cam install then I guess the week after i'll get them installed. The car will be weak until I can find time to do the PI intake manifold however. I can't afford the downtime during the week (I goto school in Baytown and the car is a DD)
 
Not bad at all. I feel your pain, though. Drag racing can be so fking frustrating. For example, a week after I FINALLY ran 12s with my 6-speed, I was running low to high 13s and trapping low 100s. :shrug: After the third run, where I bogged off the line, missed 4th gear and lost to a bone stock sti, I gave up in disgust and left. :nonono:
 
Your shift points are where you are losing MPH. If it was your first time with the gears and you are not getting traction you MPH will be down but you made it up due to the gears. Some thing like that...figure mine out...


------1/4-------------------------1/8--------------60'
[email protected]@78.56---------1.935

[email protected]@80.74--------1.875

[email protected]@77.98--------1.952

[email protected]@78.06---------1.948

[email protected]@80.28--------1.96


That was all within 2 hours. My times were fairly consistent but the MPH was all over.:shrug:
 
COramprat said:
Your shift points are where you are losing MPH. If it was your first time with the gears and you are not getting traction you MPH will be down but you made it up due to the gears. Some thing like that...figure mine out...


------1/4-------------------------1/8--------------60'
[email protected]@78.56---------1.935

[email protected]@80.74--------1.875

[email protected]@77.98--------1.952

[email protected]@78.06---------1.948

[email protected]@80.28--------1.96


That was all within 2 hours. My times were fairly consistent but the MPH was all over.:shrug:
Do you shift into 2nd at 5500 or befroe? I ytried redline and 5500 and both times it spun likje crazy. Track prep suckedass!!
 
BurningRubber said:
Hahaha drunken posting, sweet.

Good ET's man, especially with the heavy ass 18's on there.
Yea, those don't really seem to slow the car down that much :D . I'm gonna try again in a few weeks probably and hope that the track is actually decent. I put the car through its paces from 1st through 4th today just to make sure that i still had decent traction. It didn't spin in 1st, and barked into 2nd and 3rd, but it did not spin. I hook better on the damn street between shifts than i did at the track that night! :rlaugh:
She could've gone a good 13.4@103 i think, but i'll have to wait to find out :(
 
Nice Job Mike (right?) thats a VERY good ET. Thats like exactly what I ran with boltons and gears :nice: ...but that was at HRP with AWSOME track prep. Im sure your car will go 13.3-13.4 easy @ HRP which is also 150' lower in elevation.

I found that winding out 3-4th shift really helps...myabe try shifting @ 5800.
 
hotmustang331 said:
Nice Job Mike (right?) thats a VERY good ET. Thats like exactly what I ran with boltons and gears :nice: ...but that was at HRP with AWSOME track prep. Im sure your car will go 13.3-13.4 easy @ HRP which is also 150' lower in elevation.

I found that winding out 3-4th shift really helps...myabe try shifting @ 5800.
Thanks man :nice: If this Houston HRP track trip comes together, i might be posting new times on Friday :nice: