First time at the track!
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'03 E55, Range Rover Sport Supercharged, Ducati 748R
at firebird i used to run consistent 1.71 60ft times on 19" toyo street tires so you should definitely be able to get your 60ft times under 2 seconds, which would put your et's where they should be...in the mid 12's.
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last time i was in LA -- my car was a beast compared to Vegas -- Doing a 1/4 in vegas is probably a huge handicap. We have the HEAT... elevation of +3000ft and 91 octane.
I have seen it posted many times but i dont understand how to get the DA -- and I dont know what is good-average-horrible. Is there a link to explain?
I have seen it posted many times but i dont understand how to get the DA -- and I dont know what is good-average-horrible. Is there a link to explain?
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2006 E55 AMG --old cars -- E39 M5, 2.7tt Audi S4, E36 M3 **Ducati 996, 748
So, DA = elevation ??? Basically Vegas is a horrible place to see the car's potential -- It could be worst.. I could race a 1/4 uphill.
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last time i was in LA -- my car was a beast compared to Vegas -- Doing a 1/4 in vegas is probably a huge handicap. We have the HEAT... elevation of +3000ft and 91 octane.
I have seen it posted many times but i dont understand how to get the DA -- and I dont know what is good-average-horrible. Is there a link to explain?
I have seen it posted many times but i dont understand how to get the DA -- and I dont know what is good-average-horrible. Is there a link to explain?
Last edited by citylightva; Sep 19, 2010 at 06:40 PM.
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Thanks for all the input guys! Thing I noticed was that all my back bumpers and the rear tire well liners were chewed up and the burnt rubber was plastered all over the bumpers and exhaust pipes. The crap does not come off easy so I had to use a brillo pad, hopefully I did not scratch the paint. I think I need to get smaller wheels and tires for the rear before going again.
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Use either painters tape to tape the area or go to a car wash immediately after with the manual "high power spray" and power wash it off. . . I had the same problem and Clayton recommended that to me - we're both pretty OCD when it comes to what touches our paint so I immediately trusted his suggestion. . .
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Hey, great idea motorkas! It looks like I have good clearance between the side plastic in the wheel wells, so I am not sure how it is burning up and melting??? Plus, if it is rubbing a lot like I am guessing that might be slowing me down lol. What do you guys think about it slowing me down?
