Another new best 1/4 today. 10.52 @ 129 at Fontana today on a DD!!

 

Thats smokin fast! Congrats

 

'nuff said...

 

WOW...some of you guys have some great times. I made my very first run this weekend and my best 1/4 mile was 12.87 at 110 MPH. Considering the fact that I'm supercharged...that doesn't sound too impressive to me. It looks like some of the mildly modified guys are doing as well or better. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I think I should be in the lower 12's instead of the upper 12's. 11's and certainly the 10's seem way out of reach for me. What are you guys doing? Or better yet what am I doing wrong? I know I have an automatic...but that shouldn't be a problem...should it?

 

Absolutely not... it actually is an advantage.

Can you give us a complete list of mods, as well as you incremetal times/mph?

 

don_w;

I guess you would be the right guy to talk about automatics and 1/4 mile times. I'm at work right now, so I'll have to give you the incremental times later when I get home. Below is a list of my mods and HP numbers;

Paxton Novi 2200 (H.O.) blower with intercooler, high-capacity fuel injectors, hi-flow fuel pump, Stage 1 Supercharger Crane cams, JBA ceramic-coated titanium shorty headers; JBA axle back exhaust system; Stage 2 auto trans (cryo-treated & sleeved) and 2,700 stall torque converter upgrade, One piece composite drive shaft, 3:73 gears, SCT re-flash and custom tune, American Racing Torq Thrust 18 X 9 wheels, 255/45 R18 BF Goodrich G-Force KDW 2 tires.

442 RWHP, 385 ft lbs torque.

I'm sure I should be doing better than 12.87, but 11's seem to be just a dream.

 

OK... post up those incrementals when you can.

Also, what was the track elevation and weather like?

 

BTW: I run an auto too...

Vid of the run...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/c...880167acec.htm

You have some nice mods but I don't see many suspension mods. Are you just not listing them or don't have them? 80% of my (and Don's for that matter) ET's are due to our ability to hook the cars well.

Most internet sites focus greatly on dyno numbers and reaching a HP. I only run 570 rwhp to run deep 10's and Don doesn't even run 500 with only 12 psi and he is deep in the 11's. Capitolizing on the power you have>than a big HP number everytime...

 

Yep, hooking is everything....

Hey Mark---I just realized something---in the video you lived up to your screen name.........

 

Okay...here are the incrementals:

60' = 2.081
330 = 5.569
1/8 = 8.384
MPH = 86.76
1000 = 10.832
1/4 = 12.877
MPH = 110.96

I don't know the track elevation (I'll find out). The weather was hot (upper 80's that day with about 70% humidity)

 

Nice run! You are right...I have no suspension mods yet, but I had a good launch anyway. I'm sure I'll gain some insights from you guys. With running 10's and 11's...you guys are doing something right...that's for sure. I'm not greedy...a low to mid 12 would make me happy. Let me know what you think. Maybe those incrementals will give you some ideas on what I can do to improve. The good thing is...I didn't miss any gears like my buddy's with manuals did . Anyway...it was my first time at the track and I had a blast. I can certainly see why you guys do it. It's adicting.

 

Very well said. Any one can post a dyno sheet, putting it down to the ground efficiently and netting good ET's is a completely different story.

 

Powerhouse Pipeline Turbocharged V6
Best 10.9@122MPH

I just noticed that you ran a 10 with a V6 Auto? That is impressive! Nice job.

 

you have alot of good mods, where are you located, as in whats the temp ur racing in??? and you have good tires, KDW's....but 255/45's might not be hooking up as great, are your tires spinning alot?

 

i think its your 60ft...you should be about 1.6-1.7.....idk but it seems like 60fts are everything.

 

I concur with the previous two posts. My gut reaction is that the tires are not hooking well and hurting the 60' times. And slow 60' times translate to higher ETs. Another variable is the track prep. A poor track surface can have a major negative impact on 60' times. If you can chop 2 or 3 tenths off the 60... then the ET may fall as much as 3 to 5 tenths (or more).

The other thing I notice is that the mph at the 1/8 is indicative of a low-8 or high-7 second 1/8-mi run... which would equate to a low 12-sec run.

 

Ditto Don. All of his short times are low. The 330' shows his starts just aren't bad in the 60' but all through the 330'. His 1/4 MPH right there tells me that after the 1/8 - he's making enough power to get what he wants.

His attention needs to be on the short times for sure. You are3 right, he knocks even 2 tenths off those short times it will carry down the 1320' and give him what he's after.

He said he has no suspension mods - he should be looking seriously there IMO.

 

Thanks for the feedback guys. It is much appreciated. I'm just a rookie at this stuff but I found out that I really like it. It is a blast to open her up all the way. And it sure beats getting a ticket. I think I'll start looking at some suspension mods for the very near future. Maybe I'll get a pair of street slicks for track day too. Thanks again.

 

haha sure thing dave! im only 15 you knw.....lol, but i knw more bout cars than u think....lol

 

davidM's boy;

I don't judge people by their age...and I'm SURE you know more about cars then I do. I admit that I'm still learning.