First times from the strip!

[Evil Red Demon]

Made it out to Byron Dragway over the weekend. Somewhat of a last minute decision but for my first time out, it was a flipping blast. Battled a cold track most of the morning before the sun came out and warmed things up. First 3 passes I nailed the throttle at the 3rd yellow and spun my tire (yes I meant "tire") to all hell. Finally had to start stalling at around 1500 and slowly easing into it as I launched. I did not anticipate having to do battle so much spin. Here are my times. In put and tips on my slips would be more than welcome. I ran 28 and then down to 27PSI in my ****ty BFG Traction T/A tires. I have a CAI, Dynomax exhaust and just replaced all plugs, wires, fuel filter and valve cover gaskets. Everything else is pretty stock.

Best run:
R/T ... -.018
60' ... 2.414
330 ... 6.679
1/8 ... 10.181
1/8 MPH ... 71.83
1000 ... 13.196
1/4 ... 15.734
MPH ... 87.44

2nd Best:
R/T ... -.122
60' ... 2.393
330 ... 6.675
1/8 ... 10.187
MPH ...71.67
1000 ... 13.214
1/4 ... 15.765
MPH ... 86.95

3rd Best:
R/T ... .118
60' ... 2.437
330 ... 6.717
1/8 ... 10.225
MPH ... 71.67
1000 ... 13.247
1/4 ... 15.795
MPH ... 86.69

[Docta]

Re: First times from the strip!

5spd or auto? Good times for what's done though... I can't even get into 15s, thanks to elevation.

[Evil Red Demon]

Re: First times from the strip!

Its an auto. Around 116,000 miles on her.

[Docta]

Re: First times from the strip!

That's about what I had done when I ran my first time, and my best was 16.58. But, that was with like 11k DA.

[Evil Red Demon]

Re: First times from the strip!

Yeah that high up is brutal to try and tune a car. I love watching the NHRA guys run up that high and try to make those dragsters scream down the track.

[2.8 Bird]

Re: First times from the strip!

That's pretty good for an almost stock car. Did you run with a full weight?

[transamtom1]

Re: First times from the strip!

If you could get a 2.0 60ft your car would be on the verge of 14's

[Evil Red Demon]

Re: First times from the strip!

Yeah almost full weight. I did remove the spare tire and jack. Along with everything lose in the car and the back plastic panels that cover the jack. But thats it. Might put a little more work into lightening it up more. I have my LSD and 3.42's ready to go in over the 4th july so thatll help a lot too.

[96blackmaro]

Re: First times from the strip!

You really need some more grip. That open dif is killing you. Once you get that 60' down you should be good to go.