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Old Oct 5, 2008, 02:01 PM
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Getting lower 60 ft and ? about trap speed

Ok before u flame me for my 60 ft remember im stock and at 3750 ft elevation with 91 octane and no tune and first drag race ever.

Im still ashamed to say I could only pull off a best of 2.1 =[

Now my setup is 265-35-17 tires on rota p45rs and i had about 32 psi on each tire. My two step is set at 5500 rpm.

I revved off the two step til i built boost and slipped clutch and no matter what i did i couldnt get a better 60 ft. Any ideas?

Also I was only trapping 94 mph by the end of the track. But i was also knocking all through 4th gear so i guess its time for a tune. But does that sound like a proper trap speed or is that pretty low?
Old Oct 5, 2008, 02:05 PM
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how much work do u have done... and the 60' is garbage no matter what elevation unless u spun all of 1st gear but post a time slip so everyone can see where u may have gone wrong
Old Oct 5, 2008, 02:15 PM
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I dont have the time slip.
but i remember what i ran

ET 14.2
Trap Speed 94.41
Reaction time 1.280
60 feet 2.1
Old Oct 5, 2008, 02:16 PM
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also im pretty mcuh stock except for intake, tbe with stock cat(also has a bad leak), and mbc set to 18.
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yea well u deffiently need a tune but also ur reaction time has nothing to do with your ET. but your et is pretty accurete with the mph so it seems theres alot to improve on. so keep practing and shift fast
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Well its not my shifting but its my launch. I cant seem to improve a 2.1 what do u suggest.

should i slip clutch more? should i only be at partial throttle off two step then release clutch and go full throttle?
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18psi kinda low..i think u should tune and raise boost a bit...fix your exhaust leak and do a boost leak test
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i know i dont have a boost leak. i already checked. Just that exhaust leak. and Im closer to 19 psi but just playing it safe til i get a tune.

Any tips on getting a faster 60 ft
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hold 2 step, slowly release the clutch until you feel it start to grab, then let go fast. I did a 1.7 60Ft this way.
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you have super heavy wheels and a rather large tire to get moving which certainly isn't helping
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