This night I went up to gainsville raceway to get some runs in, anyways here's how it went.

First run:



Second run: Best 60ft, missed 2nd because the shift knob is metal and my palm was sweaty



Third run: Picked up another MPH in the quarter



Fourth run:



Fifth run: Best MPH and ET, 2nd best 60ft



I had 3 more runs but they don't have any importance. I was going for the 12s but I fell short, very close but still short. I'll probally give it a try again once I goto the track again. How in the hell are people running 12.5@108 and whatnot? I know i've got some work to do with the 60ft

Edit:

Video:

13.0:

http://media.putfile.com/13015

13.1:

http://media.putfile.com/13164

 

Well your trap speed is nice, just keep practicing and you will hit 12s.

 

Good Runs Evan keep up the good work!!

 

Why, do you have a Greddy shift knob like me?

 

IT's all in the 60', that's why. Your 1.85s aren't awful, but they are the main thing holding you back. The next thing is shifting. You either shift slowly or aren't shifting at the right RPM, because even with a 1.75 60', you would have only had a low 12.9 or high 12.8. Your car is making decent mph, since you trapped 107mph AFTER ONLY HITTING 80mph IN THE 1/8TH!!! That means you picked up 27mph in the back half, which is HUGE. When I ran 12.52 @ 108.4mph (1.78 60'), I hit 86mph in the 1/8th, so that should give you an idea. I'm getting to the 1/8th much, MUCH faster and quicker, but then I'm puttin along in 4th to the finish line. If you figure out how to get a 1.7 60', and figure out how to shift optimally, you will probably hit 108mph and will be in the 12.5-12.6 area...

 

Yeah, i've been practicing the launching but i've still got more to do. Although 1.8's are alot better than the 2.X's I was getting before. I'll be practicing more going for those 1.7 60fts next time. I'm shifting in the 7200-7300 area as many people recommend. Possibly the 27MPH in the back half could be due to the cutout being open and giving me more topend. I think another main problem would be the 2 hour drive I did to the track so the car was heat-soaked or somthing, because I got 6 nonstop runs, I let the car cool down for a bit and went for one last run. Although I messed up the launch I trapped 81MPH in the 8th, so many letting the car cool down helped out. When shifting should I powershift and not take my foot off the gas or just shift as fast as possible with the clutch? Thanks for the info.

 

I've got a shift knob that came with my short-throw shifter, it's just a chrome ball, all metal. My hand slipped right off that SOB

 

Well, if you WANT to powershift and can do it seamlessly, then go for it. It's not usually the type of thing you just decide to do or not, because it's not easy. The 3-4 powershift is simple, but the 1-2 and 2-3 are tough. I do the 3-4 every time, but I only recently began to figure out the 2-3. I still think I may slightly let up on the gas pedal, but it's not much. Doing this will improve times some, but it can also damage synchros. I would be more concerned with improving your normal driving/launching/shifting right now until you get way down where it should be. After you hit a plateau, then consider powershifting, imo...

 

I usually never powershift but I tried it last night with the 3-4 shift and got the 81MPH in the 8th, no idea if that cause it or not tho. I don't think i'd do the 1-2 shift with powershifting, maybe the 2-3. I'll probally try to get it down faster without it and then step it up to powershifting.

 

Well, I don't think you shifted to 4th before the 1/8th if you were only going 80mph, but I could be wrong. I shift at 7200 or so and cross the 1/8th at 86 on pump gas and 90mph on race gas. When I was stock, I hit the 1/8th at 80mph like you, and I think that's still 3rd gear for you...

 

That's true, maybe its due to the cooling down time I gave the car. I'll try it when I get back home and the track is only 40 minutes instead of 2 hours Just gotta see how this stock clutch holds up.

 

Powershifting is the only way to go On a stock turbo it probably doesnt matter too much but if you get used to it now it will help tremendously later if you decide to get a bigger turbo or if you really want to get the most out of the car that you can. On my car, if I dont powershift I will get around 11.8 or so at 120 compared to 11.5 at 123. Im sure at high boost it would be an even bigger difference. I could also show you some logs of my boost level between shifting normally and powershifting. You can see the difference pretty well in that.

Good job on your times also, your car is making decent power you just need to learn the first half of the track. Keep launching the car and youll get it into mid to low 1.7s. You will start hitting higher 12s at that point and change nothing to the car.

 

I agree i've gotta get the first half of the track down more with the launching and the 1-2 shift. I'll start practicing the 2-3, 3-4 powershifting, and most of all...launching.

 

Video:

13.0:

http://media.putfile.com/13015

13.1:

http://media.putfile.com/13164

 

nice runs!!! the commentator is a freaking newbie!!!!