I'm going to the drags this weekened and had a quick question. I have a stick, and i shouldn't have to shift it to 4th gear when racin the 1/4 mile right?

 

what gears and do you have a tuned program? Okay, nevermind. If you are 4.10's/4.30's on the gears-1/4 mile, yes into 4th. No tune and at a 1/4 mile track, you will have to shift into 4th. It's right at 6000 rpm at the 1/4. If you have stock gears and a tune, you can stay in 3rd.

 

i was well into 4th gear in the quarter in my 05 with just a predator

 

That don't sound right. Did you have your rev limiter removed or moved up? With the stock gears, and tune, I was finishing in 3rd right at 6000 rpm. My rev limiter is set at 6700 rpm so the gas doesn't cut out. 4th gear will cost you quite a bit. I currently have 4.10's and I do shift into 4th, but am getting 1.7's in the 60'.

 

i cut a 1.85 60, trapping at nearly 104, rev limit is set at 6850 or so


i was shifting at 5800

 

With my tune, my peak hp is flat from 5800-6300, so I keep it in 3rd. Of course this is due to the time spent shifting results in hp loss, worse ET.

 

i must have been doing something right, not too far behind you and i was on street tires, stock gear, no underdrives, no cai no nothing, just the diablo wheelhoppin down the track

 

05GT, what was your 1/4 ET?

 

13.21 stock everything, hc trap, tires, etc etc, no weight reduction, everything still in the car including my 260lb self, only thing done was the predator

 

you are running VERY strong for such minimal mods. practically knocking on the door to 12s. My guess is you either have a factory freak, an outstanding tune, exemplory driving skills, or some combination thereof. In any case, congrats

 

What were the track conditions? hot, cold, altitude? What state?

 

Don't get me wrong, those are great numbers. I just know that if you're shifting into another gear, it'll cost you time. Do you have a dyno graph of your car. It will tell you what your peaks are and where you should be shifting. That's what I've gone by atleast.

 

havent had a chance to dyno it

track conditions were horrible as it was opening day at beech bend raceway, temp was around 70 or so,

 

13.21 stock everything, hc trap, tires, etc etc, no weight reduction, everything still in the car including my 260lb self, only thing done was the predator
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Wow! That is quick for stock with a tune...I agree, you must have gotten lucky and grabbed one of the "freak" cars putting out phenomenal power!

 

Wow! That is quick for stock with a tune...I agree, you must have gotten lucky and grabbed one of the "freak" cars putting out phenomenal power!
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in april issue of mm&ff they got 13.395 and 101.87 w/1.996 60 foot. bone stock.