Have a question on my 1/8 mile time

[2001V6Power]

At my local track its a 1/8 mile. My best time was a 9.7 Can someone give me some info what would be my time if it was a quarter mile. thanks

Oh yeah that night I beat a Gsr which was my boss. It felt good he has to call me importkilla at work. haaaaaaa [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img]

[skorpion317]

my best 1/8 time is a 9.848. I ran a 15.489 on that run. a 9.7 should work out to a high 14, i think?

[2001V6Power]

I would like to get in the 13 with out nitro or supercharge. maybe cams and change the gear ratio would help I hope. when you go to the track do let some air out of your tire if so at what psi

[RedFrk13]

I think that would be around a 15.1 in the quarter.

[skorpion317]

Originally posted by 2001V6Power:
I would like to get in the 13 with out nitro or supercharge. maybe cams and change the gear ratio would help I hope. when you go to the track do let some air out of your tire if so at what psi

it's not easy getting an N/A 3.8L into the 13's. you have to do a lot of weight reduction, internal engine work, etc. do a search.

[2001V6Power]

high 14 low 15 where i stand okay.... two questions in mind. where do I begin to search getting in to the 13 and next does it really help to lower the psi on the tires at the track

[RallyRed 98]

running a 9.7 you're looking at a 15.1-15.2.

first mod for everybody (IMO) should be gears after you take care of the other bolt-ons ( intake/exhaust, suspension, and tires). i dropped about 5 tenths off of my ET just by changing to 3.73s.

you'll have to install just about every bolt-on there is, drag radials weight reduction AND a cam and maybe some headwork (just to be safe) to see 13s.

your tire pressure is important. play around with it at the track; everybody seems to prefer a different setup. i would start out around 28 psi in the rear and go down from there. for me it ended up being a give and take game in terms of 60' and MPH. i settled around 26 PSI, but that's on 275/40/17s.

[2001V6Power]

hey thanks for the info. weight reduction do you mean ac, radio, and etc.

[BLLDOGG]

also door panels, dash, seats, carpet. that gives you an idea [img]smile.gif[/img]

[2001V6Power]

geeee that is serious!!! Well, I guess I am shooting to high. Maybe anywhwere in 14 would make me happy

[RallyRed 98]

most people do their back seats, spare tire, and jack first. james and magnus have done a lot of "research" into weight reduction and they have some pretty slick ideas on it, things you may not have thought of.

[2001V6Power]

i am going off topic but for those that have automatics how to you guys drag race. example at the start hold the brake and have the gas pedal pushing at 2,000rpm. have it at N then shift to D.

[mjparme]

Hold the brake with your left foot, stall up to 1500 rpm or so (depending on if you have lsd or an open you may have to adjust your stall rpm so you don't spin) and on the third yellow release the brake and push the gas.

I believe the stock convertor can only stall to 1800 rpm before it starts slipping (I may have the terminology wrong)