1/4 mile question plz help
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1/4 mile question plz help
Where I live there is a strip where a lot of people will drag down, it is from one 40km/h sign to the next and it is a little less then a quarter mile. If my gsl was doing 110km/h before i put my full racing beat exhaust in what should it do now. It would be really nice to get some ppls feed back because i am really interested to know, because i went out and I only did 115km/h 5 km increase sucks for the price it costs, and the ratings they say, I also think my timing could be off a bit and that could be why but im not sure. Can you ppl tell me the before and after i should expect, THAT WOULD BE AWSOME! thanks
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If you are only getting to a little over 60 mph in the 1/4 mile, your car has other issues. The car that became the widebody, with a Mikuni, headers and stock ports hit better than 60 in the 1/8th mile.
Take a stop watch with you next time and time your 0-100kph. You should be at 10 seconds or less.
Take a stop watch with you next time and time your 0-100kph. You should be at 10 seconds or less.
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Originally Posted by trochoid
If you are only getting to a little over 60 mph in the 1/4 mile, your car has other issues. Take a stop watch with you next time and time your 0-100kph. You should be at 10 seconds or less.
From what you say the modification is limited to a new header and exhaust system. I suggest this should give you some 20 extra HP. The result in performance will be limited, around .7 second quicker over a 1/4 mile. If you have not accurately measured the strip, go with Trochoid's suggestion of timing to 100kph with a good stop watch. Do you realize how short .7 of a second is?
The potential of the new header/exhaust system is not reached until you upgrade the carb. So that should be next upgrade step.
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I checked my timing and the yellow line for the leading was a little bit behind, actually abot 1/4 inch. Is that going to change anything?? or is it not to bad
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however when i rev it up the yellow line for leading starts to get behind a bit, my car actually sparks to late when i rev it up, i totally thought it would have to be the opposite??
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It can't. If neither the vacuum nor mechanical advance is working, then the timing would not change. There is no way that I know of for the timing to retard on a first gen. That would be done through an ecu/cas system which didn't come out until the 2nd gens.
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so what your saying is that yellow line should not move from the little pointer with the timing light on the leading plug even when you rev it up, it should always be right on the pointer??? Cause it moves so maybe that could be an issue, it moves a whole inch
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yeah whoever looks at that pic is going to laugh it wont allow bigger pic for some reason maybe i have the wrong format or soemthing whatever gsl-se addict awnserd my question thanks, yes the yellow marke moves towards the passenger side when i rev it up
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i just get confused when you say the mark appears to the left of the pin, which direction would u be looking at it because if you are seeing the engine turn clock wise that would mean you would be behind the engine which means the yellow line would be to the left which would be on the driver side
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