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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! Originally Posted by bluedevils95
well, i am going to try it w/ the VDC off next time when ever i get around to it. I know the VDC kicks in at 2600RPM and just shuts down the engine. so i tried 2400 rpm and got the those numbers. I really want to take my car to the track and learn how the car handles.
Was it wet... or icy...are your tires sized properly?
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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
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
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I was trying to give myself a launch to get better numbers.
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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 got 5.1 sec me too which seems accurateOriginally Posted by G3Sx
0-60 CalculatorTake 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
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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.
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^ Hell when those things first came out the were doing low 5s straight out the box. Little POS but fast!!
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Mine has a push-button start though. Originally Posted by gtbigup01
^ Hell when those things first came out the were doing low 5s straight out the box. Little POS but fast!!
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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
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Yeah, I'm sure he spent a good chunk of change on that engine. Its not really a big deal to me really.Originally Posted by sdonabo
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
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i just need to wake up early and go to an empty parking lot. But, i am to lazy!
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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
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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.