1/8 mile time

[silverbullet29]

ive got a 2000 v6 camaro exhaust intanke and a throttle body spacer and i took it to the track and ran against a 2003 honda accord 3.0 v6 with vtech heres my time 1/8...10.042 at 70 mph... the accord did 1/8 10.586 at 70 mph but his reaction time was much better. oh and i was wondering is it ok to run racing fuel in my camaro or will it hurt the sensors and such

[airattack111]

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ive got a 2000 v6 camaro exhaust intanke and a throttle body spacer and i took it to the track and ran against a 2003 honda accord 3.0 v6 with vtech heres my time 1/8...10.042 at 70 mph... the accord did 1/8 10.586 at 70 mph but his reaction time was much better. oh and i was wondering is it ok to run racing fuel in my camaro or will it hurt the sensors and such

There's no point in running racing fuel in a nearly stock v6, the highest octane i would run is 89 which might help a tad with kr, but for daily driving and even track racing stick with 87 octane.

ps: reaction time has nothing to do with 1/8 times.

[Camarorulz]

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That's not a bad 1/8 time. It translates into high-15s 1/4. Reaction time does nothing for or against your et. Don't run racing fuel in a stock car, it will not help.

[silverbullet29]

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well ive got a hypertech tuner and i set it for 93 octane i dont know if that matters or not

[FloydSummerOf68]

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You didnt list that in your mods :P
Definatley run 93 in it so you dont get KR...running 104 or whatever octane you put in isnt really necessary, although it will not hurt, and it will insure that you are getting no kr with your tune (which kills power). But honestly, I'd just stick with 93.


What was your 60 foot? And where are you racing (altitude) and what was the weather like?

With those mods you should be able to get into the high 9s in the 1/8th easily if you're at a decent track.

[silverbullet29]

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60' was 2.336

[silvachris1]

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I always hate to see somebody post times of what you should be running with your mods because it seems like they're bragging, so don't take this that way. Anyhow, with the K&N filter, free ram air, smooth air lid, removed air baffles, removed MAF screen, and a high flow cat, I ran a best of 9.76 @ 72.5mph in an automatic. With a the DHP tune and 93, I only bumped it to 9.65 @ 72.7. Your car has more left in it. Like everybody says, get that 60' down some and everything else will look nicer.

[rdrr96]

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aluminum DS, intake, catback, and auto x suspension i managed a 9.93 in my 96. but it was having troubles hooking up. cant wait to go back with the full exhaust and the better tires, and the LSD.

shell hopefully pick up a few tenths. hopefully i can grab traction and actually launch the car a little. but still not bad times for what you have done!!!

[FloydSummerOf68]

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Drop your 60s down to 2.20s and you'll have your 9s...thats where your problem is right now.

[Camarorulz]

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Originally posted by silvachris1
I always hate to see somebody post times of what you should be running with your mods because it seems like they're bragging, so don't take this that way. Anyhow, with the K&N filter, free ram air, smooth air lid, removed air baffles, removed MAF screen, and a high flow cat, I ran a best of 9.76 @ 72.5mph in an automatic. With a the DHP tune and 93, I only bumped it to 9.65 @ 72.7. Your car has more left in it. Like everybody says, get that 60' down some and everything else will look nicer.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: comparing times for different cars that ran on different days in different parts of the country on different tracks is absolutely pointless. Even comparing your two times before and after is not going to get you anywhere, because air conditions are always changing, track prep can be good one day and not the next, there are so many factors that affect times.

That's not a good '60, I'm sure you know it. Get that down and you should be in the 9s easily on the 1/8.

[silvachris1]

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I've said it before and I'll say it again: comparing times for different cars that ran on different days in different parts of the country on different tracks is absolutely pointless. Even comparing your two times before and after is not going to get you anywhere, because air conditions are always changing, track prep can be good one day and not the next, there are so many factors that affect times.

That's not a good '60, I'm sure you know it. Get that down and you should be in the 9s easily on the 1/8.

Hey, it's true. I just listed those times to show possibilities. Not what to expect out of his car. My two listed times were ran back to back (minus about 5 minutes to swap the PCM). BTW, our track conditions are always the same, crappy, lol, I just don't have the power to worry about it.

Either way though, my 60' times were 2.18 and 2.19 for those runs, so definitely work on the launch and the rest will work itself out.

[FloydSummerOf68]

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I've said it before and I'll say it again: comparing times for different cars that ran on different days in different parts of the country on different tracks is absolutely pointless. Even comparing your two times before and after is not going to get you anywhere, because air conditions are always changing, track prep can be good one day and not the next, there are so many factors that affect times.

That's not a good '60, I'm sure you know it. Get that down and you should be in the 9s easily on the 1/8.

Based on his information provided with mods and actual track times you can compare his car easily to other cars with similar mods if you are aware of what our cars run with "x" mods on them.

Your statement only holds true if someone posts a blanket statement of "what will my car run" without any previous track records for us to go off of.

[Camarorulz]

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Eh, it depends. If he does "X" to his car that maybe will take off .2, but he's running in conditions that will make his car run .4 slower, then the comparison is irrelevant.

silvachris: I feel you, the track I go to is terrible. I hate it and I want to run somewhere else, I just don't want to make the drive.

[silvachris1]

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Eh, it depends. If he does "X" to his car that maybe will take off .2, but he's running in conditions that will make his car run .4 slower, then the comparison is irrelevant.

silvachris: I feel you, the track I go to is terrible. I hate it and I want to run somewhere else, I just don't want to make the drive.

Lol, I hear ya on that one. The next closest track is about 3 hours away. I've went once. I got 3 runs in. I'll never go back.
Our track prep is always terrible. I've seen WS6's and SS's run 8.9-9.1 consistantly there. On the rare ocassion that they get the track right, and the conditions are all perfect, I've seen the same cars run 8.5s with no other mods. It's really a crap shoot, you never know what's gonna happen. Heck, I launched one time down there, and pulled a 2.7 60' time. TERRIBLE.