Well, I just got back and it was hella fun.

Here are the #'s from my best run:

R/T ... .930
60' ... 2.272
330' ... 6.222
1/8 ... 9.393
MPH ... 78.88
1000 ... 12.049
1/4 ... 14.266
MPH ... 102.04

Sorry about the lack of actual slip, the scanner is bitching. This was my third and last run (the 1st two were like 14.6/94 and 14.7/100 and I missed the 2-3 shift on both).

Any input/reactinos from the veterans?

Oh yeah, the car was running with k&n intake, dp, and racing beat dual tip cb. The rear wheels are a set of 18x10 racing hart c2's with 265/40 khumo escta supras. (would the stock rims w/ 245/?? p7000 super sports have been better? I thought i might get too much wheelspin...)

Thanks for any input,
kyle

 

decent trap speed but time is a little slow

yep, those big 18s will definitely slow you down, especially with those 265/40s which are a bit taller than stock (gives a taller rear end ratio). You would probably get quicker times with the stock wheels with 245/45s.

Nice runs though for first time at the strip. What was your launch technique?

 

I read somewhere in the forum that you were supposed to blip the throttle twice to the redline, then dump the clutch at about 4000 rpm. so thats what i did

 

14.2. Not to good, Kinda embarassing actually.

I know how you feel, i ran 14's the first time
i went to the track. Felt like I wanted to
crawl under a rock.

The old cliche: nothing beats experience

after some more run's you probablyget into the high
13's. and a ECU and a IC, low to high 12's.
Finding the threshold from spinning thru your
60ft times or bogging, falling flat into 2nd
is challenging, isn't as easy as alot of people
think that haven't even seen a 1/4track.

I am tring to get into the 12's myself...

Goodluck

 

I am going out to Palmdale this Friday with a few other forum members and I plan on hitting at least a clean 14 flat or lower. Palmdale is about 5K ft. I have an M2 catback, gutted precat, RE Amemiya intake, M2 aluminum flywheel, M2 Pulleys, Manual boost controller (11 psi), M2 clutch, and nothing else but luck.
Previous attempts yielded a 15 flat with no boost on second turbo because of a bad turbo control solenoid. Fixed that and now I am ready to improve drastically.
My biggest worries are on the launch. In the past I wheel hopped big time despite my premeditated attempt of easing out the clutch (too excited to follow through). I want to practice slipping the clutch, but I don't want to burn the crap out of it either. I am torn between burning or banging the crap out of my rear end. I wish I had new shocks, M2 trailing arms, and Jimlabs bushings so I could just dump the clutch at a set RPM.

Any tips would be great.

 

Those p7k super sports don't hook for ****! Your 60' and 330' is about normal but the 1/8 is pretty slow. You have a high mph for the 1/4, my last run was 12.8 @ 107.

 

Actually, Palmdale is more like 2,500 or something.

 

palmdale is bullshit...if you break 14's at palmdale it's impressive. If you guys go this friday i'll probably come along too

 

Not kinda embarassing, really embarassing!
Where did all these stories of 13.8 sec stock sevens come from? Would my mods really not make much of a difference, and i'm just a reall bad driver??? What could i do to improve?

 

the mph isnt bad but et is brutal...no offense.
Get those 60' times down...launch at 3000 rpms..thast got me a 2.003 time. Still though you should be in the 13s with those 60' times. How is you boost pattern...what psi ddid u run?
with your mods you should be low 13s.
Whats your elevation?

 

You are correct.

Altitude Correction
LACR is 2,710 ft. above sea level.
To figure the altitude factor the formula is:
ET: multiply your et (at LACR) by .9679
MPH: multiply your mph (at LACR) by 1.0337
This will give you the ET & MPH at sea level.

 

i am so freaking excited to get to a track, i havent done it either and ill probably make u feel a lot better when u see the times im gonna get. my only problem is finding a track near by

-Mike

 

The boost is actually a little questionabale... After the dp went in, I changaed the pills to prevent a major spike, and it ended up around 12-9-12. However, on a colder day (like last night) the boost will spike to about 14 after the change over. The elevation is about as close to sea level as you can get, so no excuses there...

 

something is wrong....change the rims and see...if that doesnt get you a 13.5 or better take it to a rotary specialist.

 

Your trap speed indicates you are making decent power, so I don't think anything is wrong. You just need some more launching practice to get your 60' and ET down. As your ET and 60' come down, your trap speed will increase some more.

3 runs is simply not enough to get totally comfortable out there. My suggestion: Get out some more, HAVE FUN, and if they don't start dropping down into the high 13's, then start looking for other issues. Right now you just need to practice your technique.

 

Actually the first two times down the track, i did miss the 2-3 shift, so I probably was a little more careful (read:slower) on the third time.

Another question, what is usually the first thing to break while racing? What are the difficulties involved...It seems like repeatedly launching the car like that isn't great fo rhte longevity of the running gear. Don't get me wrong, I love to drive the car like it's meant to be driven (FAST) but would it make sense at this stage to replace the clutch and/or flywheel? The car has about 55000 miles on the original clutch.