Some of you people who have the X live in parts of the US where weather is pretty bad. This message isn't for you.

To the other people (tuners included) that live on the West coast - WTH are the drag times?? Are you just going to modify the hell outta the X and then post 11sec passes first?? Or will you put the car back to STOCK form and then post up times as you mod step-for-step?? Traps is a good indicator of power other than a dyno pull.

 

let them work first , they will come. They will be faster then the IX. i'm sure. specially if they take advantige of the square bore design./ higher RPM rev limiter./

 

Remember also that the X is heavier than a IX, so additional power will have to make up for the added weight

 

They will NOT be faster than the IX stock. I want STOCK times..

Also, they need at least 30whp more than the VIII/IX in order to match their quarter-mile times due to weight.

Coupled with unknown shifting, traction, etc.. can lead to what?? Who knows??

 

i don't know about stock. But when they will start working on it, i think they will be better.
Imagine the bore designe i think will allow at least 9-10 k rpm. pluss it is really not hard to lighen it up. The X RS is lighter then the USDM IX RS.
so little more whp + higher rpm + same or little more weight. I think they will win.
I dont know how much whp they can hold though , but i'm hoping. To sleve those engines are not hard.

 

It's not as easy as you say. Knock counts need to be logged.. transmission needs to be monitored. Will the notchy shifting interfere? How much can the car handle before the crank bends? Etc.. etc..

 

that is what the time will tell.

 

13.6@100.9 in the GSR. Testing 175lb over curb weight.

 

No, I'm talking about someone that's not a magazine editor going to the track and posting their times. Like our "Drag Times" section?

 

The X definitely wont be faster then the IX stock, but will be similar to the stock VIII. My stock VIII did 13.5's at around 101.

 

I bet you won't even get that.

 

Are there any drag strips in Southern California other than Irwindale and California Speedway? Irwindale is only an 1/8 mile track and CS isn't doing street legal drags until March 8th.

 

1/8 would be a start.

 

i just saw a evo x stock drag time 1/4 mile at around 13.8 seconds. hahahha
dragtimes.com

 

Nice find. 13.8@100mph - hmm.. that's an OK time (for ~260whp) but I don't like that trap speed.