me and a couple buddies went to the track last nite. it was about 77* when we got there.

1st run- i ran against a worked over foxbody cobra. he missed 3rd.
2.658.....60' rofl
6.699.....330
9.968.....1/8
75.10.....mph
12.782....1000
15.135....1/4
96.07.....mph

i was pretty suprised i trapped so high, because i basically lined up as soon as i got to teh track.

2nd run- i ran teh same mustang but he missed 2nd this time.
2.310.....60
6.321.....330
9.587.....1/8
75.13.....mph
12.399.....1000
14.754.....1/4
95.47.....mph

3rd run- my best of teh night. got lined up with an lt1 auto z28. she got about a car and a fender on me at about 330' but i slowly started to reel her in and lost by a bumper.
2.397.....60
6.379.....330
9.614.....1/8
75.86.....mph
12.403.....1000
14.743.....1/4
96.29.....mph

4th run- walked on a silverado ss.
2.472
6.491
9.725
75.91
12.516
14.857
96.40

final run- i ran my buddies modded 350z. hes got intake, headers, testpipes, full exhaust, & lw flywheel. he spun em , short shifted to 2nd, then bogged down. i pulled about 3 cars on him he said, then led teh whole way til just b4 teh line when he got me. i lost by .0288. i was really suprised at my trap speed.
2.431
6.413
9.651
75.77
12.445
14.778
98.78

if only i could launch, i mite have had a 14.5. my mods are prcai, cattman gen 2 headers, 2.5" custom catback with a 4th gen cattman muffler, udp, and 17*

not bad for a car with ~173k on it and what i believe is teh original clutch. im toying with the idea of dropping the 3.5 outta my old car in.

 

well according to your 60' you could have done way better... not too bad though, i maybe knocking at your door with my auto, lol jking

 

ya, ive always struggled launching. my old car easily should ran in teh 13.6-13.7 but i suck a launchin so 14.0 was all i could get.

 

Launching at the track is a bit different than the street.

I've been able to pull pretty consistent 2.1 60's on street tires by slipping the clutch from around 3,000rpms.

When you see the 2nd light hit the tree, let the clutch start to slip a TINY bit so you very slowly begin to roll forward. As soon as the 3rd one lights, slip much harder into the clutch and get into the gas enough that it revs up to 3500-4k range. Keep slipping the clutch out enough that you are starting to feel it spin, but still hooking up hard... As soon as you have let the clutch all the way out and you are still hooking up, you should be able to floor it.

 

thats what i try to do, but i usually end up wheel hopping a ton.

 

Not bad times and like you said, if you had a better launch you should be running mid 14's. What tire combo were you running and what track was this at? Was your interior gutted?

 

You have a low 14 second max just need practice with those launches.

 

really strong trap on that last one, nice. keep going back to the track and working on that launching.

 

thanx guys. i got crappy arizonian tires that were on the car when i baught it. all i did was strip out the trunk. i ran at indianapolis raceway park.

 

but if you slip the clutch to where it start rolling wouldnt you break the line and be red light???

 

not bad man, as many members said above good 60' will get your car into mid-low 14s. keep practicing