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Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum so I figured I'd start with posting a proud experience in my V6 Camaro.
Did my first ever drag racing session the other night in my 1996 Camaro RS 3.8L with Auto Trans! What an experience I must add.
Anyways, my Camaro is 'stock' though having SLP CAI, Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust, Summit Racing HO Coils, 8.2mm Taylor ThunderVolt Wires. Just bolt on junk.
Took down the track on my first run managed a 17.17 @75.01 MPH. I was disappointed, but it was my first try and I just put it in OD and gas give gas. Kept at it, and by the 5th race I pulled my best time of 15.83@85.03 MPH! That was my best time of the night and I was pretty proud, especially being a 15 year old base model car.
Then, go figure, my father was racing with his Mustang club that night, and he wants to shoot my Camaro down the track and on his first time gets a 15.70@85.23 MPH.
I have Pacesetter headers to install, so I'd like to see what it will run with those.
I'm rambling, but I was just really excited to share after having this car for 4 years and always wondering what it's 1/4 times were and I was really impressed! Had a blast.
And I learned a lot about racing. You always hear people 'talk' about how fast their cars are, and frankly people will say a 15 second car is slow, but in the whole night I was finding that most factory cars were doing 15-17 1/4 mile times. Some brand new cars would break into mid 14s, but for the most part 15-17 was entirely normal and respectable. :banana:
Did my first ever drag racing session the other night in my 1996 Camaro RS 3.8L with Auto Trans! What an experience I must add.
Anyways, my Camaro is 'stock' though having SLP CAI, Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust, Summit Racing HO Coils, 8.2mm Taylor ThunderVolt Wires. Just bolt on junk.
Took down the track on my first run managed a 17.17 @75.01 MPH. I was disappointed, but it was my first try and I just put it in OD and gas give gas. Kept at it, and by the 5th race I pulled my best time of 15.83@85.03 MPH! That was my best time of the night and I was pretty proud, especially being a 15 year old base model car.
Then, go figure, my father was racing with his Mustang club that night, and he wants to shoot my Camaro down the track and on his first time gets a 15.70@85.23 MPH.
I have Pacesetter headers to install, so I'd like to see what it will run with those.
I'm rambling, but I was just really excited to share after having this car for 4 years and always wondering what it's 1/4 times were and I was really impressed! Had a blast.
And I learned a lot about racing. You always hear people 'talk' about how fast their cars are, and frankly people will say a 15 second car is slow, but in the whole night I was finding that most factory cars were doing 15-17 1/4 mile times. Some brand new cars would break into mid 14s, but for the most part 15-17 was entirely normal and respectable. :banana:
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