The problem is, the more performance mods you get, aka exhaust and header move your powerband to the upper RPM's. This will in turn make it much harder to pull through the first couple of gears. RedSSNA chose some mods to help improve his chances of keeping the torque down low but it still doesn't start to pull hard till 3rd gear. Gain something somewhere and you have to give it up somewhere else.

 

agreed, I understand 13s is a stretch but low 14s isn't. I think that the mods will give me at least .4 in the 1/4 tires alone should be a tenth or two.

 

never dynod or took my to the track but she was fast

 

i ran a 15.04 at 94 B4 i got the nitrous so weil findout this friday

 

haha agreed .... for me guys- low and slow

 

best of luck, I am interested to see what a 75 does for a bolt on 2.4

 

since you're into math...check out a compressor map between the two turbos and it'll make more sense.

 

thats an old time for me

also with all the hp and tq talk, it doesnt mean much, track times dont lie where as a dyno can alter numbers in all kinds of ways. I have seen people on here making more hp than me with slower times. track times are the best way to tell whos fastest, dynos really dont mean much.

 

Quarter mile doesn't always mean anything because of driver mod....Roll racing is a true test of what car is faster then the other.

 

ok, so a 10 mustang vs a 10 supra from a 60 roll is really going to tell you which car is the fastest the 1/4 is the standard for a reason.

 

Lol@street racing comment. What a joke.

 

yeh street racing ftl

 

I thought that Cobeezy or whatever his name was had a completely built 2.4?

 

Like I said give me a few months, and its gg

 

he has never run it.


Are you only on doing it spray or are you boosting?

 

Elevation and temperature changes everything. This thread means nothing unless all your times are at the same track, on the same day.

 

....and at the same general time...night and day temperature changes have an affect too!

 

drag times has a weather feature on it.

 

Psshhh boost and built as well, maybe spray later if I really need it.

 

Quarter mile is the BEST way to compare. I'll supply three reasons...and let the rest of the group agree or disagree

1- Suspension is part of the car. I have spent a lot of time, energy, tunsten and cro-moly, and harddrive space working on designs to improve the travel path of the differential and pinion angle on my Chevelle. Does this mean that my car is still only as good as a stock Chevelle? No...it is superior to a stock Chevelle suspension set up.
2- I don't care how good your car is...if the driver isn't good, then the race is lost. I've won and lost races to other dragsters and door cars of all different types. The bottom line is that the driver needs to do their part...or all the the money and upgrades in the world are worthless.
3- If you don't set a limit on exactly what the race is, then any results are completely skewed. The dragstrip is a set length, and requires a fair start; anything else is subject to interpretation ("You left too early", "the lane I'm in had potholes", "I shut down early cause I knew you couldn't beat me"...or enter in any other lame excuse a street racer has given).

The guy provides this as a measuring stick because there is NO way to cheat it! As any true racer knows...the timeslip doesn't lie...

Did I miss anything, guys???

MLRTYME
'08 Sport Coupe
www.wannaberacing.com

The NHRA uses track elevation to modify the index for Comp Eliminator, so you could most likely use a similar function to compare basic run statistics. However, most weekend warriors don't carry a full weather station and temp gun to measure track surface, barometric pressure, temp, wind, etc...

There are any number of possible issues that a racer can face. However, the bottom line is that if a racer has a timeslip that says how fast their car can run, I can't argue that. Again, the timeslip doesn't lie!

(No disrespect intended to those that have to run at Bandimere!!!! That place is MURDER on N/A cars!)

MLRTYME
'08 Sport Coupe
www.wannaberacing.com

 

Banidmere owns us

 

Last run was a 13.33 @ 108. I'll be faster by the end of winter for sure.

 

cool, update ur sig.