Taking my car to the track tonight. What kinda times should I expect out of it. These are my currents mods in my sig.

14.2 @ 103mph

you think that slow

if you have stickys and can drive i see 13.80s at 103

Ill post times tonight when I get back home. I thought it might go a little faster then that. I was thinking maybe mid 13's

yes please post them up ,i would love to see them.

I plan on videoing them to so maybe I can get them on here. Not real sure on how to put them on here but I will try

that just seems to be the norm everytime i go somewhere. i witnessed a tvs car run mid 14s all day once. just depends on the driver getting it outta the hole without spinning

I have gotten pretty good not spinning them on take off on the street, but we will see how it will be tonight.

these car suck out of the hole. The only way to get good times is slicks on these cars.

I have gotten pretty good not spinning them on take off on the street, but we will see how it will be tonight.

these cars hook better on the street than they do on the track.

do they. I have never been to the track, done alot of street kills but not at the track

you have nothing but show mods done to your car........don't expect much. Go there with too high of expectations and you will walk away crying.

The important part is to be realistic about what you have and work on the driving aspect. Don't focus too much on bringing the ET down 'per sey'. Instead, try and think about little mistakes you make in shifting and clutching as you're coming off the line and going from 1st to 2nd (critical shift) and from 2nd to 3rd.

You probably won't get much better than a 14.5

mid 14s im going to guess. if you put the neons on maybe low 14s

yeah they suck balls. although when i ran at norwalk i hooked great. i pulled off two 14.2 all stock minus an intake

you have nothing but show mods done to your car........don't expect much. Go there with too high of expectations and you will walk away crying.

The important part is to be realistic about what you have and work on the driving aspect. Don't focus too much on bringing the ET down 'per sey'. Instead, try and think about little mistakes you make in shifting and clutching as you're coming off the line and going from 1st to 2nd (critical shift) and from 2nd to 3rd.

You probably won't get much better than a 14.5

All show, sure so I guess that when I put the 42's, smaller pully, and a tuned computer in it that was me dreaming that you can't feel a power increase.

All show, sure so I guess that when I put the 42's, smaller pully, and a tuned computer in it that was me dreaming that you can't feel a power increase.

Hey, I'm just a very blunt and honest person. No need to get defensive.

You don't have nearly as much done as you think you do. You went down like a half a pulley size and increased the injectors to the stage 2 injectors. 90% of your sig is look-good stuff.

If you didn't want this kind of news you should have spent less money on neons and more on 60# injectors a 2.7-2.8 pulley, a heat exchanger, meth, and a good tune. You'd be about a second faster than you are now.

if the track is good and you can drive you should have no problem pulling off high 13's. you dont need a super small pulley / 60's to dip into the 13's. hell gm stage 2 alone will get you in to the very high 13's with a good driver. good luck man !!

All show, sure so I guess that when I put the 42's, smaller pully, and a tuned computer in it that was me dreaming that you can't feel a power increase.

work on some exhaust work, especially a header and dp...cause that will hurt you and restrict high end. at least a 2.5"...inner diameter not outer
cause with that extra boost you're not helping yourself without any exhaust work.
you may have a power increase, but they're right...
you need more.
also you need more cooling mods, otherwise that pulley will just cause a lot of heat soak, and your hp just went down the drain.
option b tank, dual pass, better heat exchanger etc.
stuff like tranny mounts to battle wheel hop, a torque dampener isn't enough to help for the launch. good tires would also better the launch again.
the problem with our cars isn't getting hp, its our fwd's taking off without spinning, chirping, or getting wheel hop.

for example
my boy paul and i raced at ennis raceway
i pulled on him with a stock size pulley, when he had a 2.9 on a 1/8th when 1/4th was closed due to wind :(
mod for mod were pretty much the same minus the pulley size.
i won though, because my tires had better traction, and i took it easy in first gear.
think he just spun a bit more. he did trap a higher speed though.
if you want the best times....
ease into first gear, then after 2nd just let it go.
avoid losing traction when putting down 230 pounds of torque down all at once (give or take) with full wot cause thats where are cars suck.

otherwise i'd say you can prolly pull somewhere in the mid 14s
either way!
good luck man :D

15.1

Hell, i've only been to the track once.. the only thing I have near me is an 8th mile which is really shitty for us cobalts... My 1/8 time was 9.01, really bad.. esp. with the mods that I have. Like the others said, don't get down on yourself, track racing is MUCH different then street. Esp. if it's your first run. Careful with the wheel hop in 1st to second, breaking your axle would be a lot worse then getting a 15.. there's always the next run! goodluck buddy

15.1

nahhhhhh thats way to high.
he can do better

Hell, i've only been to the track once.. the only thing I have near me is an 8th mile which is really shitty for us cobalts... My 1/8 time was 9.01, really bad.. esp. with the mods that I have. Like the others said, don't get down on yourself, track racing is MUCH different then street. Esp. if it's your first run. Careful with the wheel hop in 1st to second, breaking your axle would be a lot worse then getting a 15.. there's always the next run! goodluck buddy

yea agreed on this as well

im gonna say 14.3 at 101

lol not ever going to track....15.2

14.75 @98.65 Was my fastest pass. I have got to say that these things definitaly suck out of the hole.

yea it can do way better i was running 14.5s just with full exhaust and everything else stock

Hey, I'm just a very blunt and honest person. No need to get defensive.

You don't have nearly as much done as you think you do. You went down like a half a pulley size and increased the injectors to the stage 2 injectors. 90% of your sig is look-good stuff.

If you didn't want this kind of news you should have spent less money on neons and more on 60# injectors a 2.7-2.8 pulley, a heat exchanger, meth, and a good tune. You'd be about a second faster than you are now.




he is right. Go expecting high numbers. I went to the track for the first time expecting to hit high 13's for my first time ever...friends told me to set a different goal so i side mid 14's and i hit 14.4 @ 103mph. Issue at 3500 caused that...lol

14.75 @98.65 Was my fastest pass. I have got to say that these things definitaly suck out of the hole.

the car only does what it's told to do.

lol i was pretty close

lol i was pretty close

lol so was i :p

And once again. Even though I'm the asshole bearer of bad news.........I was right.

Still think I was being a dick? Or just honest?

I quote myself:

you have nothing but show mods done to your car........don't expect much. Go there with too high of expectations and you will walk away crying.

The important part is to be realistic about what you have and work on the driving aspect. Don't focus too much on bringing the ET down 'per sey'. Instead, try and think about little mistakes you make in shifting and clutching as you're coming off the line and going from 1st to 2nd (critical shift) and from 2nd to 3rd.

You probably won't get much better than a 14.5

14.75 @98.65 Was my fastest pass. I have got to say that these things definitaly suck out of the hole.

I ran 14.498@99.8 stock w/ airbox mod. Maybe you should think about getting a tune.

what was your 60' time?

has nothing to do with tune...driver mod 3.0 is what he needs..

How do you know it has nothing to do with the tune? There are way to many variables in drag racing to say that without seeing a timeslip. Although almost 100% of the time it ends up being the person behind the wheel getting the slow time, there is no sense in cutting someone down for it.

Your quarter mile fate is decided at the launch. Street tires can throw down 2.0-2.1's. Anything higher then that and you just can't launch. My buddy with stock pulley car, can pull 2.1 60's on bald Pirelli's.

It also depends on the track though too. Between norwalk and 42 my best 60' was over a tenth better at norwalk. If i even hit full throttle at 42 i spin first gear, but at norwalk i have to NLS into second or my car will bog its so damn sticky

Your quarter mile fate is decided at the launch. Street tires can throw down 2.0-2.1's. Anything higher then that and you just can't launch. My buddy with stock pulley car, can pull 2.1 60's on bald Pirelli's.

LoL how often do you go to the track? 2.1 Is awsome w/ street tires. I try for 2.0's with my 26" tall DR's.

probably like 14 or 13.9 @ 102 or w/e

LoL how often do you go to the track? 2.1 Is awsome w/ street tires. I try for 2.0's with my 26" tall DR's.

Bald street tires....lol. All my friends can pull 2.1 on street tires because I taught them how to launch. I tried to teach people here, but everyone bashes my method. Oh well.

Same guy was pulling 1.9's on DR's. I think he can do 1.8's on DR's yet.

It was my launch. It sucked ass. That was the first time I have ever even took a car even worth taking. On my fastest pass my R/T was .841. Thats damn near 1 sec. So I am happy with my time for know and I need alot of practice. Thanks all for the advice. and to the guy who called him self a DICK no thanks.

It was my launch. It sucked ass. That was the first time I have ever even took a car even worth taking. On my fastest pass my R/T was .841. Thats damn near 1 sec. So I am happy with my time for know and I need alot of practice. Thanks all for the advice. and to the guy who called him self a DICK no thanks.

You realize RT has nothing to do with ET right??

You realize RT has nothing to do with ET right??

i don't think he does hahaha. rt never has anything to do with your ET

R/T means nothing. What was your 60'?

14.75 @98.65 Was my fastest pass. I have got to say that these things definitaly suck out of the hole.

Ouch. As already asked, what are your 60 ft. times?

LoL how often do you go to the track? 2.1 Is awsome w/ street tires. I try for 2.0's with my 26" tall DR's.

I think I have done like 3, 2.1 60 footers in this car on stock rubber and each time I managed to screw up my shift points between 2nd and 3rd. Sucks for me.:rolleyes: I wish it was as simple as he makes it sound to crack 2.0-2.1 60 ft. times in this car.

Ouch. As already asked, what are your 60 ft. times?



I think I have done like 3, 2.1 60 footers in this car on stock rubber and each time I managed to screw up my shift points between 2nd and 3rd. Sucks for me.:rolleyes: I wish it was as simple as he makes it sound to crack 2.0-2.1 60 ft. times in this car.

If you have a good launching technique it should be repeatable. ;)

If you have a good launching technique it should be repeatable. ;)

My technique is good enough to net 2.2 60s constistantly. I do not know what I did differently when I managed the 2.1s I pulled. To me it seemed as if nothing was different until I saw the slip.

What are you launching at? What's your tire pressure?

What are you launching at? What's your tire pressure?

Pretty much just releasing the clutch and applying the throttle gradually through 1st, trying not to ignite the tires. I usually go to 28 psi up front and 35 psi in the rear.

If you have a good launching technique it should be repeatable. ;)

LoL How's 5K off the 2 step and slipping her out sound?

My buddy does 4k 2 step and his cutting 2.1's.

Pretty much just releasing the clutch and applying the throttle gradually through 1st, trying not to ignite the tires. I usually go to 28 psi up front and 35 psi in the rear.

You could probably drop the front tire pressure a bit more.

My buddy does 4k 2 step and his cutting 2.1's.


Is your buddy driving a cobalt?

Yes. SS/SC. Stock pulley with bolt on's.

my buddy cuts 1.8's with a rubber band around his rims. I taught him how to launch

Ouch. As already asked, what are your 60 ft. times?



I think I have done like 3, 2.1 60 footers in this car on stock rubber and each time I managed to screw up my shift points between 2nd and 3rd. Sucks for me.:rolleyes: I wish it was as simple as he makes it sound to crack 2.0-2.1 60 ft. times in this car.

At the 60' mark I was running 2.385

What are you launching at? What's your tire pressure?

2500 to 3000 at launch, and running 35 pounds on the front wheels. I didnt drop any pressure in the tires. I am running eagle gt's on tho didnt really think I needed to.

Hmmm you need to work on that launch but still something seems off. I have gm s2 and intake and my best pass was 14.2 @99 w/ 2.2 60ft but even when i had a 2.35 60 i ran a 14.4. I would imagine the zzp tune is more aggressive than gms. Just some food for thought.

Hmmm you need to work on that launch but still something seems off. I have gm s2 and intake and my best pass was 14.2 @99 w/ 2.2 60ft but even when i had a 2.35 60 i ran a 14.4. I would imagine the zzp tune is more aggressive than gms. Just some food for thought.

I feel the same way about theres something wrong. I think I am going to look in to getting a clutch put in. I think it was slipping in 1st, and 2nd.