GregMB

With all the traction issues that modified E55s have Ive been wondering what sort of weird 1/4 mile slips might be out there?

Seems like someone running street tires or on bad track prep would have a lousy 60' but might pull like a freight train on the top end of the track and still show a huge MPH number relative to the ET?..... Something like 12.x @ 120+




Alternatively, there might be guys who deliberately trip the beams and soft pedal off the line to avoid running below 11.50 (so they don't get thown out of the track) then hammer down the track and put up a giant MPH number with a 13.xx ET?


It's Friday, so I thought it might be a fun topic to watch today while I wrap up my work week.


-G

e55amgrocket

I've ran a 10.53@119 in my E55 when it had a shifting problem. I've ran 11's@150-160 years ago when i was told the cage i had wasn't certified so i rolled the beam waited a couple seconds and made my pass (track didn't think it was funny)

e55amgrocket

I've seen a turbo civic run 11.xx@172 at MIR a couple years ago. He made another pass and ran slower but still in the 160's.

Bramage

My PB is 11.4 @ 120

All day I was 123 - 126 running in the mid 11's. On the ONE run where everything came together perfect, I let off, only to realize I had not passed the timing sensor yet.

It was late in the day, so I called it good. IF ONLY!!!


Its like that big fish that got away

RedBullJnky

I like this thread!

I ran 12.4 @ 122mph. I spun like hell off the line. On a 2.3 '60

kustom2k1

Its called "bending the time continuum"

11.90 @122

theblckghst

my last trip I ran 12.35 @ 119.9 my 1-2 shift keeps bogging the car down, heard my TCU tune might have something to do with that.

Hulk

Feathering seems to help instead of mashing the gas

Jimshorts

I went 11.9s at 116 but 12.1s at 118. All depended on how I launched the car really. Hammering it out of the whole and spinning I would usually have higher traps than when I would feather it and shoot for a good ET.

chawkins2001

Ran 11.72 @ 126mph at Timmayfest while blowing through 1st and 2nd.
Ran 12.1 @ 125mph at Steele, AL. First time out with the car.

SavMan

Ran 11.74 @ 115 mph my IAT's were 176F, Trunk Tank was ordered the next day.

GT-ER

When stock I ran 13.5@111 spining like a ****...the very next day I ran 12.5@114. Then I ran 11.8@119 moded and when I added a few more mods I ran 12.6@118..lol...freaking track prep is so random here.

Forrest Gump 9

11.9 @110mph in a GMC Typhoon

14.2 @ 114mph in a nitrous injected Accord.

e55amgrocket

I love watching the top fuel car and funny cars when they'll smoke the tires in qualifying and shut the car down and coast to a 9 second run at 50 or 60mph. Oh how i'd love to know what 10,000hp felt like lol

39NAS-T

I just went 12.169 @ 123mph in my S4 with a 2.02 60 ft.... launch...Boggggggggg....build boost.....away!

GT-ER

Is that a B5 S4?

39NAS-T

Yeah it is a B5 2001 Avant.