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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Worth the wait
I'll play

11.87@119 with a 1.82 60'
Stock wheels and street tires
My one and only (so far) sub 11 sec run...turns 12.0's all day long

Renntech 178 pulley, Heyvron shorty headers with both cats, k&n's, split cooling with tiny under hood res, plm HE w cm-30 and Jeremy tune.

BTW, do drag radials improve trap speed or just et's???
Depends how bad your wheel spin is. It can hurt traps or make them better.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Worth the wait
I'll play

11.87@119 with a 1.82 60'
Stock wheels and street tires
My one and only (so far) sub 11 sec run...turns 12.0's all day long

Renntech 178 pulley, Heyvron shorty headers with both cats, k&n's, split cooling with tiny under hood res, plm HE w cm-30 and Jeremy tune.

BTW, do drag radials improve trap speed or just et's???
B. From personal experience, they increased mine. Also overheard the OG's talking about how PSI in the DR's will also have an effect - and that there is a "magic number" that will get you to dead hook and increase your trap speed.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Worth the wait
I'll play

11.87@119 with a 1.82 60'
Stock wheels and street tires
My one and only (so far) sub 11 sec run...turns 12.0's all day long

Renntech 178 pulley, Heyvron shorty headers with both cats, k&n's, split cooling with tiny under hood res, plm HE w cm-30 and Jeremy tune.

BTW, do drag radials improve trap speed or just et's???
The 265/40/18 MT radials slowed me down a 1-2 mph.. They are a rather tall tire, which makes a difference in trap speeds.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 03:22 AM
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Okay I'm in. This was in 80degree weather and about 70 percent humidity.

My car ran 11.42
1.6 60'
121mph
while spinning the driverside rear tire.
Bad track prep and no LSD.
Mods are in my sig.
Full weight on MT ET Streets. (they fu**ing suck) need some hoosiers. lol
No "magic" track either!
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by GT-ER
Depends how bad your wheel spin is. It can hurt traps or make them better.
True. I believe this has to do with throttle input.

Originally Posted by motorkas
B. From personal experience, they increased mine. Also overheard the OG's talking about how PSI in the DR's will also have an effect - and that there is a "magic number" that will get you to dead hook and increase your trap speed.
There is no magic number per sey. You want to run as much air pressure as possible while still being able to hook hard. This will give you the best performance. Low tire pressure = drag
Taking it one step further, what works on car "A", might not be optimal on car "B". Why? Vehicle weight, suspension (hard or soft hitting), and even burnout routine will change what pressure you want to run.



Originally Posted by RedBullJnky
No "magic" track either!
MagicTrack??? I've heard of that, for internet phone calls...lol

No magic here either, some tracks are better than others...and some cars are better sorted out...and some drivers have more experience with a better touch.
No reason to hate though, your beast is running strong and keeps getting stronger!
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by RedBullJnky
Okay I'm in. This was in 80degree weather and about 70 percent humidity.

My car ran 11.42
1.6 60'
121mph
while spinning the driverside rear tire.
Bad track prep and no LSD.
Mods are in my sig.
Full weight on MT ET Streets. (they fu**ing suck) need some hoosiers. lol
No "magic" track either!
1.6 60' time is very impressive. You need a trunk tank with ice then you'll be a lot faster.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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I have another slip to add from yesterday. Quick run down, went to the track to help a friend get his car sorted out. Couldn't resist making a few passes as well. Ran my car with zero prep: no ice in trunk tank, new 19" Hankook evo v12 (didn't even touch the pressure), full weight...exactly how she is everyday, after driving 3+ hours to the track.
Was warned not to run under 11.5 or I would not be able to run again. Game over for full run! I made a couple 1/8th mile passes instead.

On the plus side: Great DA.
On the minus side: Track was too cold for street tires so I couldn't launch hard. There was a strong head wind killing MPH as well.

I was happy just to be back behind the wheel. After almost 18 months from my cervical fusion, I finally got the green light to live again.





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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by lowprofile

MagicTrack??? I've heard of that, for internet phone calls...lol

No magic here either, some tracks are better than others...and some cars are better sorted out...and some drivers have more experience with a better touch.
No reason to hate though, your beast is running strong and keeps getting stronger!
You are thinking of magic jack for internet calls

And the magic he speaks of would come in the affect of the way below sea level DA from cold unhumid air that some northerners get to have which does some magic on making cars go much faster. Such as a -2000 DA that was at test n tune the other night where Ahmad showed a ZR1 run a 10.2@135 stock.

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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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I'm on the fence Steve. If the weather looks good, I'll make the trip.
If not, I'll be tuned in for the updates.

BTW, I still have your slips on my phone if you want me to post them.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by urbamworm
You are thinking of magic jack for internet calls

And the magic he speaks of would come in the affect of the way below sea level DA from cold unhumid air that some northerners get to have which does some magic on making cars go much faster. Such as a -2000 DA that was at MIR test n tune the other night where Ahmad showed a ZR1 run a 10.2@135 stock.

You know I was only making a joke, right...lol

No magic...just mother nature at work, and good prep.
That's why everyone should concentrate on their own PB, not others.
Make the trip if it's that important to you. If not, there is no reason to tarnish someone's results because they made the effort. just saying
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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lowprofile - Would you mind sharing what modifications have been done to your car ? 11.2 on street tires is amazing....Congrats.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by RedBullJnky
Full weight on MT ET Streets. (they fu**ing suck) need some hoosiers. lol
Ive heard there is a brand new MT dr that is already breaking a bunch of world records.
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by lowprofile
You know I was only making a joke, right...lol

No magic...just mother nature at work, and good prep.
That's why everyone should concentrate on their own PB, not others.
Make the trip if it's that important to you. If not, there is no reason to tarnish someone's results because they made the effort. just saying
I meant no disrespect and by no means am I hating. I would love to make that trip, but work and 6 kids makes it very hard. Down here, I will never see those conditions. The heat down here kills my car. BTW congrats on that 11.2 run on street tires.
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Ive heard there is a brand new MT dr that is already breaking a bunch of world records.
you got a link?
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 12:21 PM
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No problem, and thank you!

82mm tb
Fuel rail/injector kit (TTM)
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intercooler system with trunk mounted res tank
185mm pulley (ASP)
headers (MBH)
no cats, x-pipe with stock resonator and mufflers
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by RedBullJnky
I meant no disrespect and by no means am I hating. I would love to make that trip, but work and 6 kids makes it very hard. Down here, I will never see those conditions. The heat down here kills my car. BTW congrats on that 11.2 run on street tires.

you got a link?
I hear you on that! I would like to make the trip more often as well. Always, family first.
I realize you have it tough racing down there. Even with those challenges, you are doing very well. Your 60's are really good!
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by lowprofile
I hear you on that! I would like to make the trip more often as well. Always, family first.
I realize you have it tough racing down there. Even with those challenges, you are doing very well. Your 60's are really good!
Thanks bro! I wouldn't be where I'm at if it wasn't for all the help I've gotten from all the members. Thank you!
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lowprofile
I'm on the fence Steve. If the weather looks good, I'll make the trip.
If not, I'll be tuned in for the updates.

BTW, I still have your slips on my phone if you want me to post them.
You can post them I don't mind. Hopefully the weather will be good and cold too lol.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 10:41 AM
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Rocket55 with Nitrous



Rocket55 on leaded Q16 dynotune 118 Octane!


How are the factory 02's holding up on the Q16? I imagine they get quite lazy after running that stuff.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by lowprofile
Rocket55 with Nitrous



Rocket55 on leaded Q16 dynotune 118 Octane!


How are the factory 02's holding up on the Q16? I imagine they get quite lazy after running that stuff.
I dont know how they're holding up yet. I found out i need to add a little fuel to the tune now so that should help a little too. I wish i had waited and let the car cool down before i made that pass on nitrous but it was getting late. Even with the ice tank heat soak with this big pulley happens very fast and that was my third run in a 10 minute span. Hopefully you make it down to the next rental and we can do some side by side runs. I'm trying to get my diff in this week so traction shouldn't be a problem anymore
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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I dont know how they're holding up yet. I found out i need to add a little fuel to the tune now so that should help a little too. I wish i had waited and let the car cool down before i made that pass on nitrous but it was getting late. Even with the ice tank heat soak with this big pulley happens very fast and that was my third run in a 10 minute span. Hopefully you make it down to the next rental and we can do some side by side runs. I'm trying to get my diff in this week so traction shouldn't be a problem anymore
good stuff...the weather is starting to get better...time to get on the track!

I ran a 10.98 yesterday...not too bad...but the trunk tank was indeed hot as hell after runs..

im only running a 185...
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 11:16 AM
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I'm looking forward to lining up together!

Get that diff in! I'm sure you will get all the pieces of the puzzle to come together next time out. Don't change too much at once.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by loungn14
good stuff...the weather is starting to get better...time to get on the track!

I ran a 10.98 yesterday...not too bad...but the trunk tank was indeed hot as hell after runs..

im only running a 185...
Congrats!

Post some details you can. Any video?

and a 185 is plenty!
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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Congrats!

Post some details you can. Any video?

and a 185 is plenty!
no video, my brilliant *** brought the gopro with a dead battery lol. My first run I screwed up the launch and got the ABS error lol on launch (easy fix lol) Lost of cool down and ran the following... Sat in line for a few hours (first weekend it was open and got 2 runs in 5 hours)

60 -1.6679
1/8 et - 7.099
1/8mph - 99.71
1000 - 9.1667

1/4 et - 10.9848
1/4 mph - 128.08
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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lol...I've done the same thing before with my camera!

Strong mph Jake. Way to represent EC!

Once again, Congrats!
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