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Old May 7, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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Angry 1st time at the track

Well, I gave it a try. No matter what I tried I couldn't get good traction off the line. I am dissappointed with my times. Stock tires suck ass With more practice and slicks I think I could get in the mid - 13's like I should be in with my mods.

Here is my best run

R/T: 0.650
60 Foot: 2.346
330 Foot: 6.613
1/8 Mile: 9.991
1/8 MPH: 75.12
1000 FT: 12.72
1/4 Mile: 15.184 (On Stock Tires)
1/4 MPH:95.13
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Old May 7, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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whats your elevation..??
don't beat yourself up, those times are respectable for a 1st time.
Think about shifting and how high your taking the revs.
I also think that with practice you could easily get mid 14's.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Doc
whats your elevation..??
don't beat yourself up, those times are respectable for a 1st time.
Think about shifting and how high your taking the revs.
I also think that with practice you could easily get mid 14's.

Elevation is 121 ft / 36 m. Temp was about 59 deg F

One of the guys at the track did mention that he noticed I was reving too high. What is the best RPM for each gear while at the track? I would shift between 6200 and 6700 PRM from second to third then to 4th.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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you shouldnt be hitting 4th in the quarter..... ? plus you should be shifting at redline everytime...
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Old May 7, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CobaltBurst
you shouldnt be hitting 4th in the quarter..... ? plus you should be shifting at redline everytime...
true....take it as far as you can go without hitting the revlimiter...I've done it a few times and it'll wake you up.
I roll lauch...not sure if that makes sense, but I let it roll out and then feather the clutch out and floor it. I don't get good 60' times but I am consistently in the 14.5's @ 100+ mph and I don't shift into 4th until after the win light comes on.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RedSS30
Well, I gave it a try. No matter what I tried I couldn't get good traction off the line. I am dissappointed with my times. Stock tires suck ass With more practice and slicks I think I could get in the mid - 13's like I should be in with my mods.

Here is my best run

R/T: 0.650
60 Foot: 2.346
330 Foot: 6.613
1/8 Mile: 9.991
1/8 MPH: 75.12
1000 FT: 12.72
1/4 Mile: 15.184 (On Stock Tires)
1/4 MPH:95.13
that time is with gm stg 2? or no
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Old May 7, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dimeo09
that time is with gm stg 2? or no

Yes it is. I just can't drive yet I guess.....
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Old May 8, 2006 | 04:48 AM
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wow, to be honest man, that's horrible times and traps. If you are only trapping 95mph, then you are no where near mid 13's. you def. need more practice!
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Old May 8, 2006 | 05:37 AM
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I havent seen any stg kit dyno's yet , but I know on my dyno's my power curve is still climbing when it stops at 6500 . I would try shifting all your runs at 6800-6900 next time . And only hit 4th if you absolutely have too .

For the comment about "you shouldnt have to shift 4th " on mine , anytime I went over 100 mph I had to short shift 4th the last 10 or so feet or I woulda hit the rev limit in 3rd . I dunno if that applies witht he 7000 rpm limit in the staged pcms though

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Old May 8, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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You shouldn't have too hit 4th gear at all! I got 200-300rpm left at the end of the track in 3rd gear I have never hit 4th with the ZZP 3" Pulley and STG 1 kit. Where did you run? I ran a 13.64@104mph with a 2.144 60ft at Cayuga or (Toronto Motorsport Park) on Sat.
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Old May 8, 2006 | 07:27 AM
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Your 60 fts are't horrible but your 1/8 mile is and then it doesn't get any better. Werid.
Can you shift pretty fast?
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