I don't have any idea what he had under the hood, but dude had a pewter Silverado 2k1, or 2k2...He had a lift kit, huge tires...

this guy wasn't a rookie to the dragstrip...

but this was my first time at the track...

I ran a 15.1 he ran a 15.3, but he had the better reaction time, and was given the win...

Silverado.............Maxima SE
reaction..1.0144............1.3097
60ft......2.29................2.47 (spinning tires...)
1/4 ET....15.3237...........15.1245
1/4 mph...88.25.............94.28

that was my 3rd best run...

my two others are on my sig...

yes, I know I can't drive...

-vq

 

Don't feel so bad. Depending on the motor under there, those things have great low end torque for solid launches AND a rather respectable mid-top end so they just keep pulling (maybe not around 90+mph, but plenty for a good track run).

 

yeah, but my times sucked....bad...

-vq

 

i got that on video...hehe




and im telling you man, it has NOTHING to do with those tires! i've gotten the same 60fts on BALD (balder than the tires on matt's red maxima yesterday) as the 60fts on my new tires. it all about launching..... just practice

 

1.3 second reaction time?

 

it was my first time at the track...pretty bad I know...

I also had reaction times in the .8 range...still not great..but not to bad...They seemed to run you through pretty quickly...

Didn't get time to get my rpm's where I wanted them, and get the slack out of the clutch like I wanted to...

That drive by wire makes it hard to get the rpm's steady...it's REAL touchy...I didn't have that problem in my '98 Sentra SE (sr20de)

soon2BMaxed:

all right pimp daddy...I hear ya, it aint the tires...I will be practicing though...I want to see the video...I don't mind if you post it...I make Maxima's look bad...

-vq

 

it'll prolly be awhile before we post it, we want to edit it and compile it with some other stuff.

you shoulda let me drive it once

 

That includes the .8 second time between pressing the Maxima gas pedal, and having the throttle-by-wire understand that means "go".

VQ - you had a lower ET but he was given the win due to his reaction time? Is there something I don't understand about drag racing (entirely possible), or were you doing bracket racing or something?

 

I wasn't knocking you man, just making sure I was reading it right. For the first time at the track, those are pretty nice numbers.

 

Maximax2: They still line them up and they both launch on green. There is still a "winner" in every race. Poor reaction times can cause a loss in those races....

My frist time at the track was in November. I was not concentrating on the lights enough and had a low of .947 reaction times. They were running us through pretty fast too. I also raced a Silverado. He got the jump at the line slightly and I could not reel him in. We both hit 14's on that run....My car was not prepped at all for the runs, I was trying to launch at 2k-2.3k instead of 1.3-1.5k as I probably should have ( Auto ). Best 60' was 2.208 w/ 14.924@92.21. Track conditions were harsh for all participants that day.

Can't wait till the March meet. Proper tire pressure, intake, Y+B+UDP should = a few nice runs....

 

Hey VQ

Nothing to be ashamed about with those numbers! Gettin used to the light with a stick is NOT easy. I personally have only ran autos (my Dakota and '68 Fury) at the line but bud Tim ran a stick and his reaction time first time out was similar. Not an easy thing to do! Give yourself about 3 times out and see how you do. Watch out for trucks too..... they surprise alot of people out there. (at least up to around 90! )
T

 

practice makes perfect. you still trapped decent for your poor 60' time.

 

well, the way MO/KAN Dragway does it is like this...

They don't start your personal ET until you leave the line.

He left the line before me. (my bad)

but his time also started before me. it took him 15.3 seconds from when he left...to when he got there...

It took me 15.1 seconds from when I left to when I got there...

but he got there first...so he's the winner...

I don't know if they all do it that way...but that's the way..

Who we went up against was random...I also ran against a 1995 Firebird (had to be a V6) as he ran only a 17.2.

hope that clarifies..

-vq

 

well, the way MO/KAN Dragway does it is like this...

They don't start your personal ET until you leave the line.

He left the line before me. (my bad)

but his time also started before me. it took him 15.3 seconds from when he left...to when he got there...

It took me 15.1 seconds from when I left to when I got there...

but he got there first and got to the 1/4 mile first...so he's the winner...

I don't know if they all do it that way...but that's the way..

Who we went up against was random...I also ran against a 1995 Firebird (had to be a V6) as he ran only a 17.2.

hope that clarifies..

-vq

 

oh I didn't think you were...

but it was pretty bad.

it's all good...

 

i don't know about that but... if he made an error it's okay but
having 1 sec reation time.... and not a rookie? better get eyes checked... b/c green means go..

 

hehehe newB (j/k)

you guys were bracket racing, he out-reacted you thus he won.

whenever you are at the track your et is determined from the time you leave the line to the time you complete the 1/4 so thereoretically if you sat at the line for 5 hours and then left the line and completed the 1/4 you could still run a 15.1 in other words

your time doesn't start til you move off the line (this is the same for EVERY track)

 

well, that's true, but I don't think anyone had "good" reaction times here...

Dave B? what were your reaction times? I dont' think anyone got into the "6 tenths" or anything that quick.

I just assumed with as many mods as the guy had to have (assumtion based on 15.3 ET), that he had to have been around a few times...

as a "Rookie" my personal best yesterday was 0.8 seconds...I think he was checkin out my Titanium tinted Rims!

-vq

 

that's what I was trying to say...I just couldn't put it in those words...

and I had no idea what "Bracket" racing was/is...until now.


oh, soon2Bmoderated...

I have a quote from the March 2003 Car and Driver that may also help explain my struggles getting the rpm's where I wanted them. It's for a 2004 Maxima, in regards to the Drive by Wire....but my 2003 has drive by wire too.

now I know they are taking about 2004 problems, but that almost defines my struggles in the 2003...I have drive-by-wire in the 2k3...right? I'm almost certain it is.

What I'm getting at is, not only did this affect my launch rpm, it hurt my reaction time, as I was struggling to get the rpm at the right spot, AND I was trying to let the proper amount of slack out of the clutch...AND I was checking for the light...AND I was trying to figure out how quickly to let out the clutch...they didn't give you alot of time to get everything right.

Next time I'll let you take it for a spin. But I hope "next time" there isn't so many damn cars there...that 30 minute wait was hell on the car...either idling, or stop engine, start engine... I think sitting in line was worse for the car than the 1/4 mile run...

-vq

 

if u want to get a good ractino time... do what i do...
don't wait for the green light... go on the 2nd yellow light...
and it will give u much better reaction time... i have been getting around .6 on average....

 

yeah, that's what everyone's been telling me....I had heard that before, but when you get to the line, everything is going so fast, you don't (I didn't) have time to get set up before that 2nd light goes off, they were moving us through pretty fast, cause there was 110 or so out at the track.

Dave B, soon2Bmoderated, Matt93SE...is it always that fast when you get to the line? I didn't feel like I had time to get ready...

your thoughts?

-vq

 

yep, thats how it is everywhere man. you'll get used to it

i always anticipate the light and go on the second yellow. my best r/t is .512 (perfect is .500) yesterday john got a .556 (or something close) in his sentra.


soon2bmoderated......

oh yeah, i would definately like to take your car for a spin

 

i'm no ed burgenholts, but damn. did you fall asleep at the line?

 

yup...

actually, to tweaked out...that would be the more likely scenario...

My mind was in about a million places at once...

trying to figure out what I was going to do with hardly any time to figure it out, I didn't plan before I got there.

I'm done, KU MU is on ESPN...ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK BABY!

-vq

 

The track I go to factors your reaction time in. (Keep in mind that I only go for test n' tune) The time in my sig is with a .7 reaction time. So if I sit at the line for 1 minute after it lights green I'm going to run approxiamately a 1-minute 14.xxx second 1/4 mile. If I get a perfect reaction (.500), I could feasibly see a 14.39 second 1/4. I wish they didn't factor reaction time in so that I could have a better time slip.

 

when they're rushing you through, make sure you get there first... hurry to the line so you get set before the other guy, then (hopefully) you'll have a little more time to get set while your opponent is getting set...unless he has the same idea

 

yeah, i started doing that about the last 2 or 3 times...but still didn't really have enough time...I'll have to practice getting the rpm where i want it...25-2700 rpm.

 

You got beat by a truck... HAHAHA ROFLMAO




















J/K J/K I have no room to talk I have never been to the track. But I will tell you that the 1500 porbably wasn't modded. Maybe an intake but thats it. I drive a 2002. It's GVWT is 6400lbs but the 5300 Vortec 5.3l has 285hp@5200rpm and 325lbs of TQ@4000rpm. The 6.0l has 300hp@4400rpm and 360lbs of TQ@4000rpm and you can get the 6.0l in a 1500HD
Now this is where it really gets fun. The big block 8.1l has 340hp@4200rpm and 455lbs of TQ@3200rpm. Talk about power down low. But that would be a 2500 or 3500.

 

what does "ROFLMAO" stand for?

the 6.0 1500 is geared for towing...no way does a 6.0 1500 pull down 15.3 seconds in the quarter stock...or "almost" stock...as you suggested it was just an intake. He definately had a lift kit, and larger than stock muddin tires...if he did those modifications, why would he stop there and not add performance mods before taking it to the track?

With those HUGE tires and heavy wheels, he had to have some major mods...can any drag queens...errr...kings back me on this?

not to get into a big heated arguement..but I really don't think a stock 6.0 V8 engine would move that beast like that. EVen if it had regular street tires, I don't think a stock 6.0L V8 would push it through the quarter-mile that quick

-vq

 

i agree

 

Your right. Unless it was a new SS (which may not even be out yet) it is modded. But still it doesn't need much, look
It also depends out what rear end it has. But I didn't see it so you guys would know better. My weight was off in my last post that is fully loaded. The curb weight is 4235.

ROFLMAO stands for Rolling On Floor Laughing My *** Off

 

is that your Chevy?

I lived in Memphis for a little while...Germantown is nice...like Overland Park here in KC...I wanna go back and watch a Grizzlies game to see my man Drew Gooden...