I'll have to see if I can see the guages in the in car videos. I drive by ear and feel. I dont even use a shift light and I dont even look at the tach.

 

Anyone going 11's is in 4th by the 1/8th mile I am pretty sure. That's why the backhalf is so easy/consistant. Just stay in it

 

Thank you

 

You can calculate which gear you are in by your MPH pretty easily. You just need to know your gear ratios, tire diameter and RPM that you shift at from 3rd to 4th.

Here is a simple calculator:

http://www.woodyg.com/fairlane/finfo/mph.html

According to Most-Wanted's first post, he's doing 91-92MPH a tthe 1/8th. Assuming he had stock tire size of 235/45R17's at the time and shifted at 7400 RPM, anything over 87MPH means he was in 4th when he crossed the 1/8 mile beams. If he shifted above 770 RPM, he was at the very top of 3rd.

 

I'm right at my rev limiter set at 8200 on the 1/8th. I try to carry out 3rd as much as possible on the 1/8th.

 

Most Wanted - what do you recommend for shift points...i know its been asked a million times, but do you still recommend 7200 for all gears? stock evo ix turbo btw...my dyno graph is in this thread i made

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/se...93-octane.html

peak 364whp at approx 6800rpm peak 358wtq approx 3550rpm. sorry the graph kind of sucks but the scanner sucks. hp starts falling at 7300 (which is the end of the graph)

im on stock bbs mr wheels with goodyear eagle f1 gsd3 255/40/17 tires usually around 23psi all around. best time below

R/T - .198
60' - 1.665 (two step at 5500rpm building approx 10psi)
1/8 - 7.761
MPH - 88.16
1/4 - 12.171
MPH - 108.11 (probably due to poor tire size)

i need to break 11's!!! thanks!

 

He only recommends 7200 rpm for the 1-2 shift, 7400rpm for all others. Looking at your boost curve, I'd say you fit in that category.

 

Yeah, what he said It just seems to work best. Every car is slightly different based on weight, tire, etc... But 7200 and then 7400 has proven to work really well.

 

thanks to both of you for the answers!

 

This is my first post on here, great read and felt like I had to say something. I must admit you do things differently in the US to here in Europe (Ireland).

My best time so far is 12.6ET but my best 60ft is 1.6seconds with minimal tuning (standard engine), but a standalone ecu in a full weight evo 5 (including spare wheel while on the strip...forgot I hadn't taken it out) on Toyo proxie road tires at 30psi on standard wheels. I'm still using the standard turbo and cams. Also running our watered down excuse for petrol (here in Ireland we cannot get high octane fuel until recently, but it's not readily available and has an inconsistant octane rating). Far from impressive times I know...shame on me!

Typically I launch between 5000 and 5500rpm. I run without launch control but do have anti lag.

 

grrr....12.092, 12.094, 12.097, 12.080.
60 footer 1.722, 1.762, 1.669, 1.678. (the 1.6's were with doing mini burnouts at the line to get tires warm/dirty and dust off)
MPH 115 all across.
1/8 mile 7.730-7.747 @ 89.3-90.4 MPH
tires 22 psi front 23 psi rear launching at 5812 rpm.

 

bump for Most-Wanted

 

Thanks Raise the two step to about 6200 and lower tire pressure to 21psi. Your almost there. Good runs regardless. I know you can get the 60's down to low 1.6's...

 

Most-wanted you mentioned the S-Techs work good for you and I have them as well. Between that and the lower tire pressure my 60's have been consistantly in the 1.6's.

Next year I'd like to get on a road course and don't think the S-techs would be all that great for it so I'm thinking about swift springs or coilovers. I know I'll do more 1/4mile events than road course so I don't want to loose a lot of ground switching to the wrong setup. Any thoughts? I'm thinking coilovers due to there adjustability.... softer at the 1/4 and stiffer at the road course?

 

Well definitely go with coilovers. There are many benefits and the weight savings is huge. Switching to swift springs would be pointless in my opinion since you already have a spring. Find a nice all around coilover. I like my Apexi N1's. They are among the lightest and best overall. They are by no means the best road racing coilover with Motons and Ohlins being the top performers. But on a budget and switching between RR and Drag events they are a happy medium... Hope this helps a little.