im not doubting you just want some proof.

 

Low 14 at best!

 

its all in the shifts my friends. he hit from second to third better and i hit 1st to 2nd better. by me lauching a little later but a little beter i cained quickly and pulled in second when i hit third he began to keep his lead which gave me the better overall time but him the higher top speed and the win. i just wish we got it on tape you guys would really see how it all took place and see exactly what i am trying to explain above.

 

but i still want to know like stu asked has anyone ran a sub 12 in a stock cobalt.

 

Just for reference I have some slips from back when my car was stock, the closest one that I've kept is an 11.668 @ the 1000' mark which equated to a 13.977 1/4 mile. The 1/8 mile was a 9.140 @ 81 mph. So it would stand to reason that a 12.000 @ the 1000' would equate to a 14.3 or 14.4.

 

But they ran a sub 12 1000.00 and like stu said it is equivilant to a 14.1-14.2 quarter.. With slicks and a tranny mount and clutch , a 13 second time would be easily attainable..

 

Srt-4 is not a Cobalt SS, but nice stock times man, and what was your 13.977 MPH?

 

^^^^^^^^^^

 

wrong.... use common sense, if he continued to pull the margin at which he was faster would continue to increase, instead it decreases

 

Both had a aftermarket cone filter/no lid on airbox
i had clutch probs the first run, not too much tire spin tho-<praising bridgestone>
my clutch cooled down enough for the 9.42 run
my car had like 1700, his had like 800(not too bright)

 

No, but both cars will pull similiarly on the top end.

Thanks, my best stock time was a 13.7@101 w/ a 2.0 60'; the 13.977 run was my first 13.xxx and had a trap of 101.5 w/ a 2.2 60'.

 

just by that info i can tell that my run would have been a sub 14.3

 

stu, jason and I are thinking about heading to Memphis on March 23 (its a Thursday) during spring break to hit the 1/4. If any of you guys are interested, let us know. Its TNT from 6-10pm, $20 to run.

oh yeah, I got a vid of that run you made in your dads car with the window down

let me know if you want it and I can send it to you.

 

hah, as a matter of fact im going to be at Gateway International Raceway outside of STL racing that week man, yea i got the video too, i had the window down so i could hear what his SS sounded like, the entire compilation of that day is being finalized right now, its pretty tight, ill send you the link

 

cool man, hope you come back with a 13.xx slip!

here's a link to some vids I alicia took riding with me. Man if she wasnt with me on just that one run, I maybe* could have pulled a 1.9 60'. Oh well, I had a freaking blast.

http://www.putfile.com/helty

the one inside the car pointed down the track is my 11.3504, the one inside the car looking at Jason is an 11.3810, and the one from the side of the track is an 11.68. Really messed up my 60' on that one.

 

haha i love your girls commentary to boost your driving!

 

Not w/o ALLOT better traction!

According to those numbers, you have 5hp more than him, you guys would have hit 98.x and 97.x mph in the 1/4 and with those fine 60's, probably 14.6 to 14.7 Now get some slicks and a clutch, 13.8-13.9@98-99 is possible.


Staring at 500+ timeslips over the last 5 years gains you a little knowledge in reading time slips

 

now go compare some Cobalt time slips to that, and you will see you are sadly mistaken

 

No, sadly, you are mistaken! On average, NA cars will gain 17-19mph in the back half, SC cars, 19-21, and turbo, 23+. You do the math By the way, if i have to explain what all that means, you shouldn't have posted this thread

 

here ya go hoss, check out tofu's timeslips and compare
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...ight=timeslips
so even though i was more than 3 tenths quicker through the 1000 on two of those slips im still running the same 1/4? hmm....

 

NEWBIE ALERT!!

Take a look at his back half gains and compare to the numbers i posted! Pretty damn accurate

Listen REAL close,

MPH in the 1/4 or 1/8th is HORSEPOWER and remains VERY consistent REGUARLESS of 60'!

ET is a function of traction, launch, and shift quality.

SOOOOOOO, when comparing slips, and most certainly on manual cars, you must look at the MPH, and not the ET for a good comparison.

Class over

 

Perfect example, back in 87, i was racing my 87GN that was stock. First pass in the car i went 16.00@101 It was a 3.2 60', i spun 1 tire to half track! Next pass, thru 3 friends in the car, didn't floor till 2nd gear, went 14.01@100mph. MPH is affected by traction. (to lessor extent anyways)

 

haha, yeah she was pretty happy for me. that was the 2nd time in a row I got Jason. The time before was the first (ever).

 

wow man, i figured someone with that much experience would not be so wrong about this.
ok so lets look at black06ss's slip and tofus 2nd slip for reference
this is your perspective...
although he was- 2 tenths faster at the 60 foot
.2694 faster through the 330
.2105 faster though the 1/8
.3565 faster though the 1000

this has no bearing on what black06ss's quarter would have been considering tofu ran 14.602? come on man, COMMON SENSE!!!

 

I know traction affects times and et's, i know that a slower et with a higher mph than usual indicates there was loss of traction early on, im not as much of a newb as you think. but you and i both know the cobalt isnt losing traction pass 330 man, come on