woo got in the 14's :)

[firebirddrvr]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

depends on the stall...times will also vary from track to track. theres all kinds of formulas for altitude or w/e...someone can explain it better than me im sure because i really dont know anything about it lol

[Bird_Of_Prey]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

Stall will help immensely. Figure at least half a second with the right tires.

[franklint06]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

So I'm upgrading the gears from 3.08 to 3.42(gears came today!), intake mod (shave lid & I already have the pvc with couplings), and aluminum driveshaft (soon if I can find one), and I already have '00 C5 Vette Wheels Factory Silver 17x8.5 Fronts and 18x9.5 Rears but no lsd...I might wait on the stall til after I get this other stuff done and break in the gears for a lil while

So I should lose a nice chunk of 1/4 mile time with these, how much more would I lose with the lsd? Thanks

[Fondle]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

is your car auto?

[franklint06]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

sadly yes I had a 5speed for 5 years then bought this black camaro even though its an auto

[bigbrian442]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

The 17" wheels are going to slow you down compared to the stock wheels.

[ssms5411]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

Get a shift kit , stall and hptuners. You can't shift faster than a computer and times will be pretty much closer all the time. I had a manual for 10 years in my car and now with the auto for over 3 years, I should of just got a auto to begin with.

[auto666]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

Get a shift kit , stall and hptuners. You can't shift faster than a computer and times will be pretty much closer all the time. I had a manual for 10 years in my car and now with the auto for over 3 years, I should of just got a auto to begin with.

bs my buddy has the exact same car of the exact same year with an auto I shift so much faster not only can you see it you can hear it

[Fondle]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

i beat my friend bad at the track and he had a auto also

[chevy3504me]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

Im a manual guy but autos get down the track faster. You can program an auto, a manual has and will always have a delay (even if your wheels squeel in every geer). The human is slower than the machine.

This is the reason all the top dogs are goin to 4L80E's over there old 6 speeds or even 4L60's

Ill beat autos up all day long on the street. I can drop down 2 gears faster then they can. I also have a better launch than most autos. I can control the amount of torque with my clutch and Throttle pedel working together.

My car is a daily so i will keep a manual, much more fun IMO

[Fondle]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

very true, i made a 1998 ls1 camaro with headers,exhaust,ls6 intake, and long tubes look retarded from a 40 roll, i put 1.5 bus lengths on him, and had him beat all the way up to 100 before i started sloing back down, because he was auto and i was manual

[franklint06]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

I'd prefer the manual (thats what I was originally looking for)...what all is involved in a conversion? Trans. (obviously), New center console, etc...

My reason is that I rarely make it to the track as it is with school and like Chevy3504Me said "it's much more fun" I agree, except in uphill creeping traffic lol but you'll have that

[Bird_Of_Prey]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

So I'm upgrading the gears from 3.08 to 3.42(gears came today!), intake mod (shave lid & I already have the pvc with couplings), and aluminum driveshaft (soon if I can find one), and I already have '00 C5 Vette Wheels Factory Silver 17x8.5 Fronts and 18x9.5 Rears but no lsd...I might wait on the stall til after I get this other stuff done and break in the gears for a lil while

So I should lose a nice chunk of 1/4 mile time with these, how much more would I lose with the lsd? Thanks

Those gears won't work for you. 3.08's = 2 series carrier 3.42's = 3 series carrier. You need a new diff, preferbly posi. Sell the vette wheels, get a real posi and converter :) Oh, and get a real lid. You can find one for like $50 bucks online.

[franklint06]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

Yeah they will i got the thicker gears from richmond (for the Carrier #2) so you don't have to get the spacer kit with the carrier #3 gears...this will work til i get a different rear end mine whines right now (bought it like that)...when I upgrade to the carrier 3 I'll get the lsd and yeah until I find a lid I'll stay with the homemade :-) i only got a small budget currently (oh and wheels came on it when I bought it but they don't look too bad) I havent had it but for about 3 months so lil here lil there it'll get done eventually

Thanks and I'll take those tips into consideration mainly worried about school right now more than fixing the car but its always on my mind lol...it gets dings and stuff at school in parking garage I hate that more than anything!!! stupid irresponsible college students

For the highway part of it the 3.08 gears last weekend got me 30 mpg lol from Knoxville to Nashville it was crazy and I was doing like 85-90 the whole way!

[Fondle]

Re: woo got in the 14's :)

how much time would i shave off my 1/4 mile going from 3.23 to 4.10? or 3.73? does will it make a huge difference in the street?