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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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need help with low trap speeds

Went out to Sacramento raceway last night. Heres a quick rundown of my car's setup.

06 Evo IX GSR 5-speed
stock IX turbo, E85 fuel
17" BBS MR rims with 245/45/17 Hoosier drag radials (23psi)
Megan coilovers 7k front, 5k rear

I did 2 runs and the 60fts were my personal bests. But both runs had very low trap speeds considering I'm on E85 fuel and made 400whp/388wtq at GST Motorsports.

first run...
I1 - 1.600
I2 - 4.949
I3 - 7.882
MPH (I3) - 83.451
I4 - 10.425

E.T. - 12.566
MPH - 107.964

second run...
I1 - 1.573
I2 - 4.823
I3 - 7.730
MPH (I3) - 84.855
I4 - 10.269

E.T. - 12.406
MPH - 108.174

What could be the problem? This was my second time on E85 and both trips yielded just about the same results.
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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Wow that is low.... maybe try a boost leak test, you might have a boost leak somewhere
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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Clutch still good?
You are down on mph even by the 1/8 mile.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:22 AM
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Wow, that thing is trapping really low. What altitude? Any logs? A log of any run should help tell the story, whether the clutch is slipping or if their are other problems.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:53 AM
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Thats odd, I agree with the boost leak test. Probably have a nasty one.


And yes, aside from your mph being low at half track too, when you cross the traps, do you have to shift into 5th?
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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You might be pulling timing, I would log it. There icould be a chance the track is off, did you get a chance to compare your times with other vehilces?
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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Temp of your dyno vs temp while at the track? Def do a boost leak test.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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Forget about your dyno numbers also. they dont mean jack. Its all about what you do at the track. those numbers dont sound so bad.
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