Well I went to the track and hit a 16.40 on the 1/4 mile.
I have a injen cai that I am blaming for the slow time. I had no power
at low end. Since the injen cai bends down behind the fans I took
the pipe that bends down and installed the filter next to the battery.
I ended up at a 15.4 sec for the 1/4 mile. I have a 03 6sp. What
are the times on a stock? The track sucks and the only numbers they
have are the times at the end. And one more thing, a tiburon with intake and
exhaust killed me by 3 cars.

 

You should be running mid 14's stock. Some are able to hit low 14's stock. I ran a 14.6 with my stock 2k2 auto.

 

Is it your first time at the track? Things will only get better from here.

 

Check out the 1/4 mile forum, it contains every single mod/year/conditions combo you can think of.

 

No i've been there before. I have even taken a
stang gt. I have no idea what went wrong. I was also hearing some pinging from my engine as I was getting close to the 6000 rpm. I have no idea.

 

CAI and heat don't get along too well...

 

What RPMs are you shifting at. Also where you having major traction problems.

 

Well the first time I went to the track and I hit 15.5,15.3,15.1 and the end of the day I was able to hit a 14.9 ET.The car was really hard to launch at first until I get used with the TBW.Now my best time was 14.4@96.6 mph with the pop charger and removed crush bend pipe.
What rpm did you lauch your car at,what psi on your tires?

 

omg stop you guys are killing me....

 

i ran .2 seconds quicker when i got my cold air.....

Learn to shift better that's your problem....it's not the injen.....

THAT'S WHY AUTO IS THE SHIZNIT AT THE TRACK.....CONSTANT TIMES....

 

Dude you may have run .2s quicker up in Jersey, but come down here and run at 90F heat and impossible humidity and then compare how far your injen took you.

You really have to compare times with all other things held equal. This holds especially true for the weather conditions and it's hard to say what might have been wrong if you don't have anything but the 1/4 mile result.

 

It was 96 when i was running......before the injen it was 88 or 90...

 

What PSI should we run w/ at the track, and how much of a dif would it make??

Thanx

 

I dont to go the track.

 

Running a lower psi can make a diffference but it also really depends on the tire. If you are still rolling on the stock tires a lower psi might not help as much as you think.

 

Gah, never again. Lowering the fronts cost me .2s

 

Post your entire timeslip so we can analyze it. I ran 14.9's and 15.0's in 80 degrees last time I went to the track with so-so 60'...I could see a poorly driven 6MT running your times.

 

My best time (14.725sec) was done on 85 degree weather. (I ran a 16.4 sec ET when I blew my MAF sensor mid run.)

Like Ferbs stated, post your timeslip Maxy. We'll get to the bottom of it.

 

What were the track conditions and elevation? I have a injen cai as well and noticed a little bit of pinging as well on hot days. Not sure if you guys have ever felt the pipe after the maf but it gets way hot. Haven't had my car to the track with that on yet and I am back to the stock air box for the time being. I ran a best of 14.97@92mph and several 15.0's and 15.1's with a auto trans. I have to go back to better the times.

 

Pretty nasty times for a 6 speed. Well, it takes time for the 6 speeders to practice a perfect launch.

 

You're right Tony. Anybody can shift between 2 and 3, and so forth. But getting the rpm's where you want them, getting the light down, and getting minimal wheelhop and not bogging when launching is tough. Practice practice practice.

 

Yes those are very nasty times, you are 2 seconds maybe more of the Mark for your car stock. My best time for my auto is in my sig. once I go tthe lauch down pat I ran times similiar consistently. My worst run was 14.9@93.1 mph. and it was 89 and humid @ 200 feet above sea level.

 

Please take all this advice and practice, I don't want to be embarassed to show my face at that track lol.

My technique. Drop front tire pressure to 22 psi. No burn out, just a slight tire spin to brush off dirt.

Stage shallow, hold rev's at 3000 rpm. On the second yellow, drop the clutch halfway out and slip it the rest of the way while slowly feeding in more gas. If you get it right, you should never drop below 2500 rpm. It's hard to ever be able to floor it in first on stock tires, so be real careful, as soon as you feel some hop you may have to back off a little bit.

Your bad times may have been the result of rolling past the light beam and spinning in place for a good second, or just bad launch technique.

good luck.

 

show the slip

 

I am taking off at 2500 rpm. Well like I posted the track only gives you 1/4 time-start to end. I did have some wheel hop and the weather was about 92 degrees. El Paso is a hot place. The wheels were at 30 psi. I have the originals so I didn't think it would make a difference. Any of you fast cats want to come and race my maxy.j/k Well I guess i'll have to practice or just quit the track.

 

i ran a 15.9 at palmdale CA last year, that was with my 20" wheels, stock engine, 87 octane (dont ask), and 95 degress. im going to the track this week so hopefully i will see much better, however i did spank the crap out of a turbo integra that did all kinds of burnouts at the line to show off.

 

I ran 14.6's dead stock (ported stock airbox). Imagine if my car had a manual tranny

 

Getting the launch is one thing... I added a UDP and flywheel and dropped my times dramatically, I toped out 14.2@100MPH before the 2 mods, going to the drag strip I bogged too much off the line and ended up with 15.1 for a best time with 3 runs to practice and 90 deg weather. I did smoke a 6spd on my 15.1 run- my car boooged soo badly out the hole that U can hear the engine just like dies out for a second on the video- which I will post. I had him on the top end big time. I love the flywheel and UDP I can care less what my car can do in a straight line, I like corners.

 

Y ou have a strong auto like mine what was your trap speed please say 94.**!

 

Well for my 3.5,I got my tire pressure to about 22-25 psi,and launch my car at 2.5-3k rpm,well the 3.5's TBW's(throttle by wire) really sensitive,it need to get some used with it.

 

you do have a strong one monte. i ran a 14.76x and 14.78x several times with traps of 94 high of 94.48. couldn't quite dip into 14.6x like you guys, im a big boy 275lbs.

hope your recovery is progressing well btw.

 

Your autos are stronger than mine. I have to battle to break 93mph but I do run 14.7XX. Maybe it's Level10 time for me.

 

with the kinda heat you are talking about, and a poorly prepped track (or one thats not hooking well) you can just expect some crappy times. swing back by when the cold weather hits and see what happens.

you know i have an injen intake also and i get injen ping in warm/hot weather. its mild but its there.

 

well its a landing strip for airplanes-cessnas. all they did was add a tree. I guess that could make a difference.