Can someone explain this?

[camarov62003]

I see some people on this board with more mods in their sig than i have and they are only running low 15s and hi 14s....when i only had a muffler and a K&N filter i was running 15.3s and 15.4s and i have the slip to back that up. now i have added my whole intake, a thermostat, and a jet stage 2 chip. the headers and hi flow cat are not on yet. now my friend runs 15.4s and i leave him in the dust but about 3 cars. how car people with more mods be running slower when they have more power?

R/T - 1.003
60 - 2.168
330 - 6.355
1/8 - 9.798
MPH - 71.66
1000 - 12.773
1/4 - 15.313
MPH - 88.74

[Shirl]

They can't drive! [img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img]

[phoenix99]

Originally posted by Shirl:
They can't drive! [img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img]

shirl's got it!!!!!! [img]graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img]

[MustangEater8251]

Ltos of factors in drag racing... elevation, drivng abiulity, and just some cars run bette then others...

Look at me, I probably spent a few hundred less then you and ran a full second faster [img]smile.gif[/img] ITs about having the car setup up for what makes it go fast and driving it to the limit of that to make it go fast.

[OneQuickV6]

I'd say a HUGE part of it is altitude. My car is very strong, and at my track, I am still fighting to hit a 14.9xx. But, when I was completely stock at HRP (sea level or very close to it that night), I ran 15.1....AND some of them can't drive [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[Seppo Kaitainen]

That and it does take some practice. I mean you can't take your car to the track for the first time and only run 3 times and expect to come away with the best you & your car can do.

[MustangEater8251]

Originally posted by Seppo Kaitainen:
That and it does take some practice. I mean you can't take your car to the track for the first time and only run 3 times and expect to come away with the best you & your car can do.

there you go...

[wantmorepower]

Driver skill, track conditions, state of tune on motor, etc.. IF you take the exact same car and let 10 different people run it you will have 10 different times.

[redbird00]

dude i ran a 2.2 60', 14.92 @ 90mph, then added 3.42posi, 2800 stall converter, cutout, and drag radials, then ran a 2.0 60', 14.90 @ 93.6mph, i didn't gain any E/T but i gained alot on 60' and mph, i think it had to do with the weather, but i dont know, it all pisses me off anyway...

merlin

[njspder]

let's not forget to take into account where people live/race too. i live and run near sea level here in new jersey, anyone towards the weat by only a few hours has a disadvantage of nearly 1000ft from the air i get to see all the time.
weather is a key factor for anyoen who races on a regular basis. i wish more tracks put the weqather staion read outs on the timeslip on street nights, then you can jsut run the correction factor and compare timeslips more accurately.

later
tim