First time being at a 1/4 mile track, 1st time racing at one. I got 6 runs in and did ok, definitly a better driver by the end of the night.
I took my GTR, mods are a cat back exhaust system and an intake, nothing major. Still have a restrictive cat, stock down pipes, and running stock boost (0.65 bar or 9psi)
My very first run was actually one of my better ones. I beat an STi by a bumper. I will post all the slips.
I put them in the scanner wrong, the order is STi, cobra, RSX, supercharged mustang, Focus and Caprice.
My fastest run was my last, a 13.6. I was expecting mid 13s on stock boost and if I had a few more runs I could have had a 13.5. My gearing was not ideal, at the end of the strip I was at the top of 3rd, it was a tossup wether to shift to 4th or not. My fastest run was when I shifted to 4th but my fastest trap speed was in 3rd gear.
1st race with the STI I launched hard and actually got a little sideways, all 4 wheels spinning. We stayed neck and neck the whole race, made me feel good to beat a brand new 300hp subi.
2nd race with the cobra mustang I missed 3rd, probably would have been my best run of the night if I had hit it properly. 4.6dohc cobra, non supercharged.
3rd race I bogged my launch trying different launch rpms. The RSX was not turbo like I thought, but it had a bunch of boltons such as header, exhauast, intake, chip and a few other bits.
4th race was against a supercharged mustang GT. Had a centrifical supercharger and had been running mid 12s all night, he was faster than the race against me. He said he dynod at 420whp.
5th race was against a focus, don't remember why I sucked to bad. Maybe I was too busy looking to see how far back he was.
6th race and my best of the night against an LT1 Caprice wagon. My launch was just about perfect, 1.8 60'. Was not much of a race, the caprice was far behind. I shifted into 4th gear on this run.
Anyways, I think with a boost controller set at 1 bar, aftermarket downpipes and a decat I could be in the high 12s. This was a learning experience, can't wait to go back.
Anyone have a program to calculate hp on 1/4 mile runs? 3450lb car with driver and a 13.7 1/4 mile run. Curious to see what it says.
Altitude at the track is about 2500-3000 feet, not sure how much that affects 1/4 mile performance.
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