Finally made it to the 1/4 mile
Originally Posted by EVO-8-Nate
I felt the same way!!! I finished 1 1/2 -2 car links ahead and trapped a lower time and MPH???? WTF!!!
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Yes, you only gained 20mph which suxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. That usually only happens on stock cammed cars that peak early. Even my stock-cammed 05 picks up no less than 22mph on the back-half. Yes, I have the 10.5, but I've seen plenty of 9.8s on here with big top-end due to their cams and cam gear settings.
If you had your same launch from before with the 7.85 1/8th-mile, though, you'd probably have run a high 12.1 or so.
If you had your same launch from before with the 7.85 1/8th-mile, though, you'd probably have run a high 12.1 or so.
As far as the back half my check engine light came on right before we pulled into the strip 05whiteEVO8 saw it himself. I think that I'll go to auto zone and see what fault pops up. It might have been pulling timeing which would explain a little??? It is usually a random misfire code!
-Nate
Last edited by EVO-8-Nate; Feb 18, 2006 at 09:00 AM.
You always need to remember that launch and 1-2 shift is what makes the pass good or not. Consider one of my times vs. Matt Smith:
Mine 60' 1.719, 1/8th 7.535 @ 94.5, 1/4 11.605 @ 122.08
His 60' 1.702, 1/8th 7.265 @ 99.27, 1/4 11.312 @ 122.87
You can clearly see when he beat me.... his launch was slightly better but the main difference is the 1-2 shift/2-3 shift. Im not sure if I short shifted the hell out of first or the tires spun when I hit second but thats obviously the difference. The cars trapped almost the same, the launches were close. Its the shifting that made a HUGE difference between these runs... think if it made a difference from an 11.6 to a 11.3 from just the first few seconds of the track. The rest of the track doesnt matter... then its whatever the car can do.
Mine 60' 1.719, 1/8th 7.535 @ 94.5, 1/4 11.605 @ 122.08
His 60' 1.702, 1/8th 7.265 @ 99.27, 1/4 11.312 @ 122.87
You can clearly see when he beat me.... his launch was slightly better but the main difference is the 1-2 shift/2-3 shift. Im not sure if I short shifted the hell out of first or the tires spun when I hit second but thats obviously the difference. The cars trapped almost the same, the launches were close. Its the shifting that made a HUGE difference between these runs... think if it made a difference from an 11.6 to a 11.3 from just the first few seconds of the track. The rest of the track doesnt matter... then its whatever the car can do.
Oh and by the way... in those two runs look at how much more power my car makes...
I gained 27.58 mph, he only gained 23.6 mph. So imagine... a much more powerful car, trapping the same and running a slower ET. That should put it into perspective on how much driving actually matters.
That should let people know its alot more than making a powerful car....
I gained 27.58 mph, he only gained 23.6 mph. So imagine... a much more powerful car, trapping the same and running a slower ET. That should put it into perspective on how much driving actually matters.
That should let people know its alot more than making a powerful car....
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I did run some gas for safety but did not change any settings. Just FYI. Still on 22-23PSI as well
Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Ah, so this was on race gas. YOu absolutely MUST mention that when posting 1/4-mile times. I would have expected that mph on pump gas, but on race gas, you can get upwards of 116mph on those mods. The driving is good, but continuing to launch with the limiter is probably messing you up. Maybe you'll get it figured out eventually, but I don't waste my runs, because they aren't finite. Despite the 1.8 60', the ET is still good.
I find it interesting how much difference there is in your 1/8th-mile MPHs and 1/4-mile MPHs. Very weird that you two were so different...
I find it interesting how much difference there is in your 1/8th-mile MPHs and 1/4-mile MPHs. Very weird that you two were so different...
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