Slow times at track for a stage 2 car?
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I tripple checked to make sure the car is a stage II by looking at the pulleys I have. I also have upgraded wires too. The headers were checked by the muffler shop who deleted my cats and resonators and you can also see them from the top.
I installed the K&N filters myself. I had the timing checked to make sure it was advanced which it is so it must have a tune on it.
I even checked the IAR temps on a few runs and it seemed normal but after talking to a few other people who have a large pulley on their car it seems that without cooling upgades the car basically dies off after the 1/8 mile because of heat soak.
Now there is a quicker E55 that was at the track that has oodles more stuff done and had 18;s and ran a 11.9 that same night that I ran the 12.3...This makes me believe that:
1) My wheels weigh a freaking ton and is holding me back ET wise.
2) My lack of cooling is killing my trap speed numbers.
Probably my pump might be on the fritz? So I am changing it now anyways. Hopefully with a HE, PTE thermostat and some 18's I will hit around 11.3-5 at 120-25mph...
Like stated before if the car does not hit those numbers than, yes, something is really wrong!!
I installed the K&N filters myself. I had the timing checked to make sure it was advanced which it is so it must have a tune on it.
I even checked the IAR temps on a few runs and it seemed normal but after talking to a few other people who have a large pulley on their car it seems that without cooling upgades the car basically dies off after the 1/8 mile because of heat soak.
Now there is a quicker E55 that was at the track that has oodles more stuff done and had 18;s and ran a 11.9 that same night that I ran the 12.3...This makes me believe that:
1) My wheels weigh a freaking ton and is holding me back ET wise.
2) My lack of cooling is killing my trap speed numbers.
Probably my pump might be on the fritz? So I am changing it now anyways. Hopefully with a HE, PTE thermostat and some 18's I will hit around 11.3-5 at 120-25mph...
Like stated before if the car does not hit those numbers than, yes, something is really wrong!!
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I tripple checked to make sure the car is a stage II by looking at the pulleys I have. I also have upgraded wires too. The headers were checked by the muffler shop who deleted my cats and resonators and you can also see them from the top.
I installed the K&N filters myself. I had the timing checked to make sure it was advanced which it is so it must have a tune on it.
I even checked the IAR temps on a few runs and it seemed normal but after talking to a few other people who have a large pulley on their car it seems that without cooling upgades the car basically dies off after the 1/8 mile because of heat soak.
Now there is a quicker E55 that was at the track that has oodles more stuff done and had 18;s and ran a 11.9 that same night that I ran the 12.3...This makes me believe that:
1) My wheels weigh a freaking ton and is holding me back ET wise.
2) My lack of cooling is killing my trap speed numbers.
Probably my pump might be on the fritz? So I am changing it now anyways. Hopefully with a HE, PTE thermostat and some 18's I will hit around 11.3-5 at 120-25mph...
Like stated before if the car does not hit those numbers than, yes, something is really wrong!!
I installed the K&N filters myself. I had the timing checked to make sure it was advanced which it is so it must have a tune on it.
I even checked the IAR temps on a few runs and it seemed normal but after talking to a few other people who have a large pulley on their car it seems that without cooling upgades the car basically dies off after the 1/8 mile because of heat soak.
Now there is a quicker E55 that was at the track that has oodles more stuff done and had 18;s and ran a 11.9 that same night that I ran the 12.3...This makes me believe that:
1) My wheels weigh a freaking ton and is holding me back ET wise.
2) My lack of cooling is killing my trap speed numbers.
Probably my pump might be on the fritz? So I am changing it now anyways. Hopefully with a HE, PTE thermostat and some 18's I will hit around 11.3-5 at 120-25mph...
Like stated before if the car does not hit those numbers than, yes, something is really wrong!!
who was it that ran the 11.9? and what mph?
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I tripple checked to make sure the car is a stage II by looking at the pulleys I have. I also have upgraded wires too. The headers were checked by the muffler shop who deleted my cats and resonators and you can also see them from the top.
I installed the K&N filters myself. I had the timing checked to make sure it was advanced which it is so it must have a tune on it.
I even checked the IAR temps on a few runs and it seemed normal but after talking to a few other people who have a large pulley on their car it seems that without cooling upgades the car basically dies off after the 1/8 mile because of heat soak.
Now there is a quicker E55 that was at the track that has oodles more stuff done and had 18;s and ran a 11.9 that same night that I ran the 12.3...This makes me believe that:
1) My wheels weigh a freaking ton and is holding me back ET wise.
2) My lack of cooling is killing my trap speed numbers.
Probably my pump might be on the fritz? So I am changing it now anyways. Hopefully with a HE, PTE thermostat and some 18's I will hit around 11.3-5 at 120-25mph...
Like stated before if the car does not hit those numbers than, yes, something is really wrong!!
I installed the K&N filters myself. I had the timing checked to make sure it was advanced which it is so it must have a tune on it.
I even checked the IAR temps on a few runs and it seemed normal but after talking to a few other people who have a large pulley on their car it seems that without cooling upgades the car basically dies off after the 1/8 mile because of heat soak.
Now there is a quicker E55 that was at the track that has oodles more stuff done and had 18;s and ran a 11.9 that same night that I ran the 12.3...This makes me believe that:
1) My wheels weigh a freaking ton and is holding me back ET wise.
2) My lack of cooling is killing my trap speed numbers.
Probably my pump might be on the fritz? So I am changing it now anyways. Hopefully with a HE, PTE thermostat and some 18's I will hit around 11.3-5 at 120-25mph...
Like stated before if the car does not hit those numbers than, yes, something is really wrong!!
Last edited by vinnyz; Feb 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM.
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What I was trying to express was that the track conditions that night was not conducive to a great run--ie. A faster car was runing a half second better when on a different night he would be a full second faster...Not to mention street set up for track run does not help
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hmmm why would u compare ur car to mine ? i ran it cause i want to see what it would do on full tank of pump gas .. my tune is for 100 and u have seen 1st hand what race fuel does to my car breaks tires loose at 65 and went sideways on our interstate run .. ya i ran 11.9 on street tires and full tank of 93
Your car went 11.01 something the other night-so my car is not even in the same league(That night was warmer than that Wednesday-) so if you had the right set up you would have broke ten seconds
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I was not trying to compare your car to mine-obviously I have seen your car first hand how fast it is on the track and on a hwy pull. What I was stating was that on a crappy track night and on a street set up that there was not too much time out there that night--ie. better traps and or 60ft times. Everyone that night was complaining how hard it was to break 2.0 60ft and if you did not show me the correct way to heat up the street tires I would have not been able to get into that number.
Your car went 11.01 something the other night-so my car is not even in the same league(That night was warmer than that Wednesday-) so if you had the right set up you would have broke ten seconds
Your car went 11.01 something the other night-so my car is not even in the same league(That night was warmer than that Wednesday-) so if you had the right set up you would have broke ten seconds
