[Re: Drag times]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

"Joe Doty" <rocco2nr@hotmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, I got similar 60' during my 2.0's only venture to a drag strip.  =

Bloody amazing 16.5@86mph (can you imagine my excitement?).  I think my 6=
0' =

were from 2.4-2.6.  You know your tires suck ass when they are named afte=
r =

shitty cigarettes (Doral).

If I don't hit a 14 the next time out I'm gonna be slightly peeved, with =
the =

snail-shaped thing and whatnot.  Sean, what did your 82 go in the 1/4? Ha=
d =

no idea you had ever run it.

Joe

Quite a reality check isn't it. Did you talk to anyone, ever, who was run=
ning
"as fast as they should"? Seriously, 14.733 is great, and that 60 ft will=

improve, maybe try a different track. One of the tracks we run at is slow=
er
for everyone who runs it, many of the same cars run both.



> > I took my badger5 setup to drag strip to see what it does there.
> > My best ET was 14.733 reaction 0.654 and speed 94.43mph.
> > What bothers me is my 60 feet time. How would you comment
> > 3.312 sec 60 feet time on street tyres (Hankook Ventus K102 silica
> > 195/50/15")
>That sucks. I get 2.3-2,4 0-60 ft times with my 82 and its no drag car.
>There are alot of factors that can cause poor 60 ft times so ill just go=

>over the basics.
>
>Improper launch RPM. (lots of fixes for this including clutch slipping,
>lower RPM)
>Alignment
>suspension setup
>lotsa weight in the car
>
>Thats the basics. Anything sound possible?


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