Say whaaaaaaaat? As long as you aren't spinning a tire, VDC should NOT be kicking in in a straight line acceleration run, and certainly not a 2600rpm!

Was it wet... or icy...are your tires sized properly?

 

0-60 Calculator

Take the car to a 1/4 mile drag strip near you and then fill in the calculator based on your timeslip data.
Please keep in mind that this is an educated guesstimate.
Based on my 07X timeslip data. It does 0-60 in 5.1 seconds. This was at my hometown track (Mason Dixon Dragway), which is about 1-2 tenths slower than Cecil County Dragway, or MIR.
I highly doubt magazines try to get all they can out of each car they test. Like gtbigup01 said, they end up listing the average for the day.
If you get obsessive about it, then some of the following may come in handy:

- Choose a track with low elevation
- Cold temperatures + low humidity are a plus
- Try to have no more than 1/4 tank of gas
- VDC off
- Find a sweet spot for launching (my auto responded well to 2000 rpm)
- For AWD, air up all tires 10-15 psi (do not exceed listed max pressure)
- For RWD, a set of drag radials may be necessary for a solid launch

 

I was trying to give myself a launch to get better numbers.

 

In that case skipping lunch may help...

 

i got 5.1 sec me too which seems accurate

 

I got smoked by a Neon SRT-4 yesturday. It was embarrassing. Although I did notice he had a full roll cage, really loud turbo and a little drag bumper in the rear. I was wondering what it was doing on the freeway.

 

^ Hell when those things first came out the were doing low 5s straight out the box. Little POS but fast!!

 

Mine has a push-button start though. lol

 

damn bro the neon srt4 r pretty fast for what they cost.i beat a neon i have an exhaust and cold air intakes.race him again.when it comes to style and durability they r not competition

 

Yeah, I'm sure he spent a good chunk of change on that engine. Its not really a big deal to me really.

 

i still gotta time myself

 

i just need to wake up early and go to an empty parking lot. But, i am to lazy!

 

^ haha same here

 

no offense but i rather sleep then do a stupid run that i might regret in the future. I don't want to do anything stupid to get a ticket or a wreck

 

Isn't stopwatch timing kind of like bench racing? Just go to a drag strip. You may be surprized how much fun it can be, not to mention you'll get a printout of your car's potential.