i was a little dissapointed...

[Chevy Lovah]

somewhat in myself but i was told with a stock setup, i could run a 15.5 best. whoever told me that was wrong. i ran today. my only mods are a drop in k&n and triflow catback exhuast. here's how my runs went:

1st- 15.9(my first time ever on a drag strip)
2nd- 16.3(missed second gear :mad: )
3rd- 16.1
4th- 16.3

are these bad times for a 17 yr old kid with an almost stock 3.8?

also, i am looking into several modifications to add on [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[jmorgan]

what year and what mods?

[Chevy Lovah]

its a 2000 3.8 with just a k&n drop in filter and a triflow catback exhuast system.

[12secondv6]

I went 16.5 first time out.
Practice is the key
I'm doing a bit better now :D

[camaro_speedemon]

Yes it's gonna take some practice. My first time at a track was an 1/8th mile track and I ran a 13 [img]redface.gif[/img]

You just gotta practice until you get it right. My best run so far was a 15.3 with just exhaust and filter at the time. I consistantly run a 15.5-15.7 so your not too bad.

[navyblue2000]

my first run ever was an 18.2 (spun the crap out of first gear, could not find second to save my life), then followed it with a 16.0, and have since worked that near identical setup to consistent 15.0's..

like James said, practice is the key!

[Chevy Lovah]

one thing on my mind is the life of my car. how often do you guys practice? i find my biggest faults are just not spinning which hopefully an lsd will soon help with, and r/t's. all 4 of my runs. my r/t's were over 1, haha. and my lowest 60'(first run) was a 2.3.

[Camarorulz]

Do you have 3.08 gears or 3.42s?

Look at the RPO codes on the inside of your driver side door:

GU4 = 3.08
GU6 = 3.42

Did you spin a lot at the track? I'm guessing your first run was probably the best because your car was coolest then. Try letting the car cool down significantly: shut 'er down and go watch for a little while before making another run, that can make all the difference. I went from 2 16.0 runs and one 16.1 run to 15.7 just by cooling the car down, pulled a better '60 too, although I'm still having problems driving the car.

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[satellite98]

Are you supposed to be able to spin your tires while taking off (with Open 3.08 gearing, of course)????

I can spin while power braking ONLY on wet roads (don't ask how I know, hey I slowed down once I got to 25...sorta' ;) ) , or going around a corner. Otherwise-NOTHING, no spin.

[Devilsy2k]

I think traction at the track is different from traction on the road. On the road I cant spin my tires also, only on wet roads or out of the turn.
But at the track on my first run ever i managed to get 6.2sec 60 foot time and run 23.2sec in 1/4 mi. I was spinning till 60 mph in thrid gear with A4 [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] .

[Camarorulz]

Same here, I can't even spin with my 3.42s cause of the low stall. Obviously I didn't spin with 3.08 open either.

[Chevy Lovah]

i have a 5 speed which i think comes with 3.23 gears. i spun a lot on the first run and the last run but my second and third runs had no spin at all.and before my last run, i let my car sit for a half hour or so but it was one of my worst times, 16.2

[mr_man]

i think you just need some practice.

[Chevy Lovah]

this is true...