5AT Drivers only.
Originally Posted by trey.hutcheson
To be honest, I don't recall seeing a slip either. But why doubt him? IIRC, he had a 3.92 pumpkin, vb, tc, and even cams and heads; basically every imaginable NA mod(though can't remember if he had pullies or not).
it's kind of hard to believe when he's the only one able to get in the 12s in AT with no times or hp/tq recorded anywhere on this site.
Originally Posted by bosssho
Here's one 14.00 at 100.56...Not that you said so, but I don't make this stuff up.
Originally Posted by audiblemayhem
was there ever any proof of his car running that. i dont think i ever saw even a time slip.
Originally Posted by Driver72
Here's the results: (I was in the RT lane)
------Left Lane------- Right Lane
RT - .493 ---------- .161
60' - 1.958 --------- 2.289
I2 - 6.303 --------- 6.521
I3 - 9.800 --------- 9.964
@ 69.869 ----- @ 71.055
I4 - 12.738 -------- 12.859
1/4 - 15.396 ------- 15.440
@ 86.642 ------ @ 90.515
****************(Win)
So once again, I'm like Tom Cruises character in "Days of Thunder" I can
drive at a strip or track really well, but am pretty much elementary when
it comes to most technical stuff.
I got the win light on this race, was never behind, but we were neck and neck after he launched and pulled up alongside me, but the lights showed
he had the faster E.T.???
What am I missing here. At the 1/8th mile I was doing 1.18 mph faster, so it shows I was pulling on him. By the 1/4 mile I was doing nearly 4 mph faster, again supporting that I pulled even more distance on him.
But at both the 1/8th mile and 1/4 he had faster E.T.'s yet I was ahead of him at both points.
I had a RT that was .332 faster than him.
He had a 60' time that was .331 faster than me.
As you can see, those two would basically nullify each other
making us absolutely DEAD even at the 60' mark. Which we
basically were.
So what's left other than to assume the rest of the tracks timing lights are
all F-ed up?
------Left Lane------- Right Lane
RT - .493 ---------- .161
60' - 1.958 --------- 2.289
I2 - 6.303 --------- 6.521
I3 - 9.800 --------- 9.964
@ 69.869 ----- @ 71.055
I4 - 12.738 -------- 12.859
1/4 - 15.396 ------- 15.440
@ 86.642 ------ @ 90.515
****************(Win)
So once again, I'm like Tom Cruises character in "Days of Thunder" I can
drive at a strip or track really well, but am pretty much elementary when
it comes to most technical stuff.
I got the win light on this race, was never behind, but we were neck and neck after he launched and pulled up alongside me, but the lights showed
he had the faster E.T.???
What am I missing here. At the 1/8th mile I was doing 1.18 mph faster, so it shows I was pulling on him. By the 1/4 mile I was doing nearly 4 mph faster, again supporting that I pulled even more distance on him.
But at both the 1/8th mile and 1/4 he had faster E.T.'s yet I was ahead of him at both points.
I had a RT that was .332 faster than him.
He had a 60' time that was .331 faster than me.
As you can see, those two would basically nullify each other
making us absolutely DEAD even at the 60' mark. Which we
basically were.
So what's left other than to assume the rest of the tracks timing lights are
all F-ed up?
The reason it was so close yet you were trapping much better and was actually slower is a combination of a handful of things. If you were to make the reaction times both 0.000 then it would be easier to understand what was going on. He pulls a 1.96 60 foot to your 2.29 60'. That means he would shoot out to a decisive lead. If both cars were g35 autos, the one with the quicker 60' would have been a good .45 seconds quicker. This Del Sol simply made use of all it's power and caught very quickly. Your car was far more powerful hence the faster traps, but the Honda was able to use all it's power from 0-100'. Now if the G35 had a better stall TC (4000rpms), we'd be able to take advantage of all this car's power off the line. The first 100' of a race means everything to a good ET and this Honda proves the significance of that.
Originally Posted by bosssho
Ok First off, unless you guys are at an NHRA track running a Pro light you both would have red lighted FYI. A .500 light is perfect at most IHRA tracks and when the lights come on and just go BANG to green that's a PRO tree and a .400 is perfect...just an fyi.
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Originally Posted by bosssho
Here's one 14.00 at 100.56...Not that you said so, but I don't make this stuff up.
Originally Posted by bosssho
Here's one 14.00 at 100.56...Not that you said so, but I don't make this stuff up.
my car will run 12.5 to 12.7 next time i am out, but i drive a 2800 pounds daily driven Z
little weight difference
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From: Vegas
Originally Posted by DaveB
It depends on the track. My track is NHRA-certified and as of 2004, they went to the new NHRA system of 0.000 signifying a perfect light instead of 0.500 or 0.400, depending on the tree. A red light now shows up as -.XXX.
Originally Posted by arjunz
Hey thats an impressive time for a stock sedan ... can you tell us ... how u did it in terms what rpm u launch at ... what gear do u cross the line at, when do u shift ? .. etc.. thanks
I launched right where Dave B always describes as the slack being taken out of the drive train with my left foot on the brake and my right on the gas...remember, my car was an automatic too.
Originally Posted by flnsx
Do you all run through the traps in 3rd or do you shift into 4th?
Seems that I need ti shift into 4th before I hit the line.
Are 06 ratios different?
Seems that I need ti shift into 4th before I hit the line.
Are 06 ratios different?
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From: on the beach
Originally Posted by flnsx
Who wants to go to Moroso in Florida for some runs!
Lets set it up!
Lets set it up!
Originally Posted by flnsx
Do you all run through the traps in 3rd or do you shift into 4th?
Seems that I need ti shift into 4th before I hit the line.
Are 06 ratios different?
Seems that I need ti shift into 4th before I hit the line.
Are 06 ratios different?
