Better than I thought

[19camaro96]

I finally ran my car yesterday at Great Lakes Dragway. My best run was 15.902 @ 87.38mph. Not bad for stock. My K&N intake comes on wed, and my Flowmaster exhaust comes on saturday. I was thinking of getting 2 spare donut tires, and put them on the front. is this a good idea or not? I am also going to take all the seats out to save some weight. I cant wait to see what she'll run then.

[Nachius]

donuts are NOT safe, unless your track really sucks they wont pass them at inspection.

15.9 is what I ran stock 96 A4 w/ 3.08s full interior

Sounds like you're about right on for a stock 3.08 open rear car.

what 60' did you pull? Or just post up the whole timeslip.

[1DangerousV6]

i think those mods, a little weight reduction, and a 3.42 LSD would serve you nicely [img]smile.gif[/img] ..donuts are not a good idea because they wont handle well and are not made to withstand speeds that high

[12secondv6]

Typical donut tires are speed rated at 55 mph?

Track won't let you through tech.... trust me.... I asked years ago [img]tongue.gif[/img]


BTW, congrats

[MikeV6]

Way to go!

I TRIED to take my car to the track this weekend too. On the way there though it started mis-firing like a mofo. Turns out ignition coil for cylinders 2 and 5 was fried. I was able to buy the replacement part, and get it fixed at the track.....just for it to start to rain :(

Oh well, judging by your times, and me having the 3.23 gears and LSD and 5-speed manual I should be around the mid-15's

[arthansen]

My advice is to at least leave in the drivers seat. ;)

['98 BlackBird]

Take out rear seats, spare tire, jack, rear seatbelts and you should be able to run a little quicker. 15.9 for a stock 3.8l with 3.08 open rear end is about right. I ran anywhere from a 15.71 to a 16.14 with an average 2.41 60'

[19camaro96]

Now that i think about it the donut tires is a bad idea.
I pulled a 2.433 '60
my goal is to be in high 14's by end of summer. Where can I get a 3.42lsd, and how hard is this to install?

[andrew.brandon]

Originally posted by '98 BlackBird:
Take out rear seats, spare tire, jack, rear seatbelts and you should be able to run a little quicker. 15.9 for a stock 3.8l with 3.08 open rear end is about right. I ran anywhere from a 15.71 to a 16.14 with an average 2.41 60'

coughonyourheavyassrimsandtirescough ;)

['98 BlackBird]

coughmycarisstillfasterthanyourscough [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[12secondv6]

coughbringitonbishescough ;)

Where can you buy those gears?

Honestly, just get a complete V8 rear.
You would get:
V8 rear sway bar (19 mm vs 17 mm on v6)
LSD
3:23's or 3:42's
Rear disc brakes

I paid $250 for mine from an f body salvage yard.

If you buy gears brand new they are almost $200, LSD can range from cheapie $100 to good one $450.. then install.

['94firebirdv6]

blackbird:
2.4 60' :eek:

[TopFliteRS]

yeah f bod salvage yards are the way to go for rear ends... posi, gearage, disk, and all around stronger!!!