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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:02 AM
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Unexpected Track Visit

My friend basically called me out of no where and asked if I wanted to go to the drag strip. Ive been curious what my stockish 2.2 would run so I said sure, why not. Ive also never been to a drag race or ever driven in one so I thought it would be fun.


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Injen SRI
2.4 Intake Mani
Powell Rotated Trans Mount
17in wheels with Newer Tires

Best Run of the night also the last run of the night

R/T - .223
60' - 2.407
1/8 - 10.278
1/4 - 15.852
MPH - 88.88



I did screw up a lot aka missed 2nd, but found out what I was doing wrong, and the last four runs kept getting better and better. Unfortunately it was already 9.10 when I raced the last one and they close at 9.00 so I couldnt go again. It is such a thrill and my car is slow as *****.


For being very lightly modded and no expierence I think I did decent for most 2.2. There was an auto 2.4 and he kept getting 16.01-15.97 consistently so when I got my best I was pretty happy.

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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:04 AM
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15.8 is pretty good for a na 2.2
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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thats pretty damn good for an intake and 2.4 manifold. especially an auto. what track did you go to?
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:10 AM
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thats pretty damn good for an intake and 2.4 manifold. especially an auto. what track did you go to?
Im not auto Im a 5 speed. The 2.4 SS that was there was an auto. Also it was Great Lakes Dragway
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:14 AM
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I was thinking the same thing. Not a bad run for you.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:16 AM
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my bad. read it wrong. well even for a 5speed 2.2 thats still really good
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by dandaman15
My friend basically called me out of no where and asked if I wanted to go to the drag strip. Ive been curious what my stockish 2.2 would run so I said sure, why not. Ive also never been to a drag race or ever driven in one so I thought it would be fun.


Mods:

Injen SRI
2.4 Intake Mani
Powell Rotated Trans Mount
17in wheels with Newer Tires

Best Run of the night also the last run of the night

R/T - .223
60' - 2.407
1/8 - 10.278
1/4 - 15.852



I did screw up a lot aka missed 2nd, but found out what I was doing wrong, and the last four runs kept getting better and better. Unfortunately it was already 9.10 when I raced the last one and they close at 9.00 so I couldnt go again. It is such a thrill and my car is slow as *****.


For being very lightly modded and no expierence I think I did decent for most 2.2. There was an auto 2.4 and he kept getting 16.01-15.97 consistently so when I got my best I was pretty happy.
For a 2.2 tranny? Am I missing something here?
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by EXsoccer1921
my bad. read it wrong. well even for a 5speed 2.2 thats still really good
Thanks, I was pretty much dead even with my buddies 2001 Subaru 2.5RS. Whenever he drove it we were getting similar times and my best time was better than his best. When he let another guy drive it though it ran a 15.5 but the guy is a really good driver and got a .002 reaction time. Cant believe what a driver mod can do.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:21 AM
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The thing I learned b4 my 2.2 was F/I,on stock tune,if you NLS,you byoass P/E delay.Just from shifting normal to NLS on stock tune and full bolt ons minus the I/m,I ran a best of 15.40 @89mph,but I also grenaded 2 transmissions doing it you can shift normal from 1st-2nd then NLS the rest and be fine and your E/T will come down a bit.I dropped from 16.18 to a 15.40 just from NLS.Just be careful.Dont go too hard on it otherwise youll be on trans #3 like me
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:21 AM
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For a 2.2 tranny? Am I missing something here?
Nope. Hes been making F23 rotated mounts for a while now. There sick, it makes the car so much better. Totally worth its weight in gold.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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The thing I learned b4 my 2.2 was F/I,on stock tune,if you NLS,you byoass P/E delay.Just from shifting normal to NLS on stock tune and full bolt ons minus the I/m,I ran a best of 15.40 @89mph,but I also grenaded 2 transmissions doing it you can shift normal from 1st-2nd then NLS the rest and be fine and your E/T will come down a bit.I dropped from 16.18 to a 15.40 just from NLS.Just be careful.Dont go too hard on it otherwise youll be on trans #3 like me
I didnt NLS, I tried it like 4 times and missed everytime. I think I rushed it and didnt have the clutch pressed far enough though. When I did shift correctly it sure as hell went in a lot better.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dandaman15
I didnt NLS, I tried it like 4 times and missed everytime. I think I rushed it and didnt have the clutch pressed far enough though. When I did shift correctly it sure as hell went in a lot better.
ummmmmm..............

also change one word and even dirtier!!!
When I did push correctly it sure as hell went in a lot better.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by dandaman15
Nope. Hes been making F23 rotated mounts for a while now. There sick, it makes the car so much better. Totally worth its weight in gold.
Cool. Link to buy. Please!!!
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by dandaman15
Thanks, I was pretty much dead even with my buddies 2001 Subaru 2.5RS. Whenever he drove it we were getting similar times and my best time was better than his best. When he let another guy drive it though it ran a 15.5 but the guy is a really good driver and got a .002 reaction time. Cant believe what a driver mod can do.
Good work!

Just a side note though. Reaction time doesn't effect your ET. The clock doesn't start until you move and actually break the beam. RT is used more in bracket racing.

For example, You could sit on the line and have a 20 second reaction time, and still run a 15.88 ET
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