Figured I would go make a few runs at the import show. My best of the day was 14.226 @ 97.86. Weather was around 65-70 and around 80% humidity according to weather.com. I am pretty happy with these times on the stock boat anchor wheels

 

ohh yeah thats full interior

 

What mods you got?

 

intake, wsp y and b pipe, udp, hks rear

 

auto?

 

yes

 

nt

 

you gotta fast Auto.....

 

thanks

 

so how did you launch the autotragic?

 

stall about 1500 ease on the throttle until full traction is gained. I was only pulling 2.2 60's that day which is crap for me.

 

if u get the thing down to 2.1 u might even see a 14flat or high 13s
since u say 2.2 is crap for u, jus assumin, well cuz u seem to be able to get good 60' easily
try it with emptied trunk, no spare and better tire PSI as well(thats still somewhat street trim, jus dont remove the seats), and u probably dont weigh that much do ya?

on a side note, have u tried doin it at 1000rpm or so?
since 1500rpm seems a bit high for an auto, it might hurt the tranny..
the advantage i see for 1500rpm take off is u get a good jump, but have to wait a bit longer for the car to get traction, than floorin it, than say at 1000rpm, less stress on tranny, u get a bit less of a modest jump, but can floor it faster

jus thought that might be a good comparo to see which gets better results...

 

actually stallin higher would be hurtin torque converter

 

Stock wheels, nice times!

 

yeah, but he usually runs 13's with his slicks. its just hard to get much better that 2.2's with stock street tires.

 

I don't know about that. I got a 2.169sec 60' time but only ran a 14.725 second ET in that same run.

 

Well its 2 tenths off your ET for every tenth off your 60'. So basically I was pulling 2.2's and running 14.2's. 2.1's would have me in the 14.0's and 2.0's which I pull on slicks have me in the 13.7's-8's.

Matt

 

What exactly is ET?
How do I get good ETs?

At the strip the clock doesnt start counting until i cross the start line? right?

 

Its all in the first 60' that will determine your ET...unless you miss a shift.

Correct

 

It applies to slicks also. Why do you think I have run 13.7's on slicks and my best is 14.2's on street tires. Also Neal has ran 13.6's on slicks and 13.9's on street tires. Drag racing is all in the 60'. The only thing slicks will hurt is your trap speed if they are taller than your street tire and aired way down for an extreme launch. In my case I run faster and trap higher on slicks because they are smaller diameter than stock 17's.

 

f23a4 u got 2.1s in ur 60' for a auto which is pretty good.. and u managed a 14.7XX

i read some of the time slips and found blubyu2k2 got 2.2s but was able to pull 14.6XX

so if f23a4 got 0.1 faster in the 60', shouldnt his 1/4mile time be like 14.4 or 14.5s?

both are auto, so u cant miss a shift or anything.

 

just the conditions I would assume because both tracks we run at are near sea level. I believe rockingham is 200-300 ft and e-town is very similar. Some say my car is a freak but I dont believe in that junk.