Jezuz, I knew this thing was slow but....

1 2 3
RT 1.408 1.297 .934
60' 2.617 2.710 2.709
330 7.525 7.911 7.732
1/8 11.542 12.046 11.983
MPH 61.08 59.39 58.19
1000 14.983 15.563 15.558

1/4 17.930 18.583 18.521
MPH 76.19 75.21 75.41


God Damn it man! R&T tests it at 16.9 stock, I put an exhaust and intake on it, I get 1+ sec over their time.

Maybe I suck at driving. Maybe I should just pedal my mountain bike down the track

Anyhow, I staying as far away from the strip with this car as possible.
(grumbling) These times suck. I would have settled for low 17's but this is very ****ty.

Well, if this is my starting point on which to build upon, screw it. It aint even worth modifying.:

 

Having done SCCA ProSolo before (but never drag raced), isn't 1+ seconds Reaction Time WAYYYY to much?
In ProSolo, you need to be b/w 0.5 to 1 second, otherwise you redlight.

If that's the case, then you can already shave off half a sec by just launching at the right moment.

With my M Coupe, I got 60' times at ProSolo of 2.0-2.1 secs.

Karl

 

Sorry to see those bad times. The Lancer was not built for the track, regardless of what you read on here. Just about every review I have read, in every single reputable magazine/online has called it a "grocery getter". People buy it because of the price(cheap), and the fact that Mitsu attached the words "OZ Rally" to it.

It is SOHC, non-turbo, non-AWD with 120hp. Putting on exhaust and intake yields you what? 10hp? 20hp? So now you are working with 140hp MAX. How fast do you think you will go?

If you are looking for a good platform to build upon to bring to the track, you could do it much cheaper with a DSM, or perhaps you should have waited for an Evo.

I am not bashing the Lancer and I think it is a great car that serves a purpose, but I think you had your hopes too high to begin with.

Mordeth

 

Dude, how stupid do you think I am?
I bought the car because it was cheap and looked kinda cool not because I thought it was fast. Now I am begining to think it was overpriced.

 

I don't think you are stupid at all. You are disappointed, and I understand that. I personally think the car is priced about right for what you get.

You thought it would be faster, based on the rated 1/4 mile. It is very hard to meet that time if you cannot get good launches, or are not familiar 1/4 mile drag racing. Moreover, you stated this was a starting point to begin with, and I was just pointing out that if you were trying to go fast, you could do much better with another car.

In essence you are saying that you are mad that it is not fast(as per your first post), and now saying you didn't buy it because you thought it was fast but rather because it looked cool. ???????????? Keep in mind that matching the rated 1/4 mile is difficult if you cannot get good launches.

That is all.

Mordeth

 

Ah well, no harm done dude.
I went to the track for fun thinking I would have done better. I mean, my old 88 Legend (automatic) with 175K mi + on it was running faster than this.

But No big deal. I have better things to worry about.

If I wanted to have gotten a fast car I would have... I test drove everything from 15K-30K before figuring out that this is all I could afford right now.
Maybe after I pay off $20K in student loans I will be able to get a car that drives as fast as it looks! Yellow=Hp!!!!!!


Peace.

 

well i ran my 02 lancer the other night and got 17.5 my first run and 17.8 my second run and i messed up on my second run....my lancer is stock....it could be the way you start....that intital start is everything....

 

yes... let this be a lesson to all of you kids... years of marijuana use cause slower relfexes and reactions.

Yes, my reation times did suck. Not having been to the track in over a year got me rusty.

No way in hell I'm goin back to practice though!!!

 

practice makes perfect....i wanted to know what the car can do stock...so when i start adding things i can see how much of a difference it made

 

my car will run a low 14 when i take it to the track hopefully. If not im taking it back to road race to upgrade my turbo blah blah blah

 

where did you get the turbo from and how much did you pay

 

Don't be too hard on yourself. Its not that bad, you know, there are a lot of things to consider:

size/weight
power output
emission devices(takes away a lot of hp)
tires
climate/weather
driver skill(like they say, practice makes perfect)

How "old" is your car man? A few miles? Have you even finished "breaking-in" the engine? New engines need at least 5,000kms(in our country, we use kilometers)to finish its "break-in" period... maybe you should do the same... and try your car at the track again...


you made a great choice getting the lancer.

 

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you gonna upgrade that clutch? flywheel???????

 

I have over 9000mi on it, thats like 14500km.

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you made a great choice getting the lancer.

I have to quit dwelling on the things it lacks and just like it as the putt-putt buggy that it is - or waste my money replacing everything.