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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Well damn.

Im thinking i need to get a little better at driving, but something else may be wrong.

I have a full 3 in TBE, a perrin intake AMS FMIC and AMS LICP

i embarrassed myself at the track, and I don't know why, my 60ft time is pretty slacking, but my 1/4 itself was really bad.

60'- 2.233
330- 6.181
1/8- 9.414
mph- 77.12
1000- 12.186
1/4- 14.519
mph- 97.08

now, it was pretty humid and muggy out, but could something be up with the car? My boost gauge is reading im pushing a little above 19 lbs and tapers down to 17
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:36 AM
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looks like you need to work on your launch...how did you launch it?
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Im on a stock tune, So what I am doing it bouncing it off the rev limiter (5.5) and slipping the clutch.
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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thats the idea...did the car bog down after you slipped the clutch? takes some practice to get perfect but once you do your 60' will get better and you'll see an improvement in your times
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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I hope so, because thats a stock cars times :-( It was my first time at the track, and it did bog a little, but I thought i'd atleast be in the 13s...
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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No worries. Practice will make perfect. First time out sucks as you don't know the car yet but keep working at it and you'll get there
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Your 60' is bad. My first run with basic bolt ons, I ran 13.6, 13.4, 13.0 and then 12.5. You just need practice and a good tuned.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by SgtSeanzie
Im thinking i need to get a little better at driving, but something else may be wrong.

I have a full 3 in TBE, a perrin intake AMS FMIC and AMS LICP

i embarrassed myself at the track, and I don't know why, my 60ft time is pretty slacking, but my 1/4 itself was really bad.

60'- 2.233
330- 6.181
1/8- 9.414
mph- 77.12
1000- 12.186
1/4- 14.519
mph- 97.08

now, it was pretty humid and muggy out, but could something be up with the car? My boost gauge is reading im pushing a little above 19 lbs and tapers down to 17
The largest problem I see is your car is still on a stock tune. Never mod EFI if you don't plan to get it tuned. After a getting that taken care of you should see a noticable power difference. Then, definitely work on your driving. Best of luck to you man!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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You need to get the car tuned, then after that learn how to launch it, you should be somewhere around mid 12s at 108 with ok driving.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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There's definitely something wrong, as you shouldn't be trapping that low even if your tune is way off. In general, launch strongly affects your time but only slightly affects your MPH, and you're about 10-12 MPH too low. That's something like 100 HP. Maybe check for boost leaks as a start.

Tom
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