went to the track

7654800neon · Post by **7654800neon** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:47 am

so i went to the track for the first time and i ran a 15.1 at 99 i spun tires all through first gear i belive i should have been faster

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:39 am

If your mods are correct, indicating you're boosted, yes, you should be able to do better.

What was your 60 foot time?

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:02 am

With a 6262 you should be putting buses on that time. Just give it some more practice.

chipdogg · Post by **chipdogg** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:03 am

99 mph? How much boost you running? I'm trapping 101-102 all-motor. 1st gen though.

Looks like you'd have trouble hitting a high 13.

7654800neon · Post by **7654800neon** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:55 pm

2.6045 was my 60 foot also all this was untuned with shity unmatched tires

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:55 am

Yeah, you need to learn how to launch the car. You should be able to get a 2.2 60' if you don't screw the pooch on the launch. The clutch and gas aren't on/off switches, learn to modulate them better, and get better tires.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:17 am

INVUJerry wrote:Yeah, you need to learn how to launch the car. You should be able to get a 2.2 60' if you don't screw the pooch on the launch. The clutch and gas aren't on/off switches, learn to modulate them better, and get better tires.

Exactly, but I don't see why a good driver can't get a 2.0-2.1...

7654800neon wrote:2.6045 was my 60 foot also all this was untuned with shity unmatched tires

That's a crazy high 60ft.. I think I could out 60 that in a school bus.

99MPH trap should be good for a 13.9-14.0...

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:29 am

Best I ever got on street tires in my N/A car was 2.2, and the best my SRT ever got was 2.15 on Sumitomo HTR Z rated tires, and that was very hard lol. I launched at 2K and rolled into the throttle in first.

Honestly if you plan on just drag racing, I'd invest in a set of 15x7 wheels with slicks, probably 24.5x8x15 or 24.5x8.5x15. You can launch off a two step and get great results.

chipdogg · Post by **chipdogg** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:45 am

LowNSlow wrote:99MPH trap should be good for a 13.9-14.0...

Don't forget though, once you get your 60' down, your trap is down too. I think he'd have trouble hitting a 13.999.

Either way though, I'd be very disappointed.

DingoR/T04 · Post by **DingoR/T04** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:56 am

If he builds boost off of the 2-step and is on slicks, his mph will go up along with going faster. Slicks is a whole another ball game compared to street tires.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:09 am

DingoR/T04 wrote:If he builds boost off of the 2-step and is on slicks, his mph will go up along with going faster. Slicks is a whole another ball game compared to street tires.

I'd learn how to race it as is before throwing more parts at it.

2.6 60 is not acceptable with any tire.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:41 pm

INVUJerry wrote:Best I ever got on street tires in my N/A car was 2.2, and the best my SRT ever got was 2.15 on Sumitomo HTR Z rated tires, and that was very hard lol. I launched at 2K and rolled into the throttle in first.

Ewww I hate HTR's.

I've seen some SRT's do 2.0's, but they also had a lot of practice.

chipdogg · Post by **chipdogg** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:51 pm

JeffM wrote:
INVUJerry wrote:Best I ever got on street tires in my N/A car was 2.2, and the best my SRT ever got was 2.15 on Sumitomo HTR Z rated tires, and that was very hard lol. I launched at 2K and rolled into the throttle in first.
Ewww I hate HTR's.

I've seen some SRT's do 2.0's, but they also had a lot of practice.

Usually I see them running high 14's with 2.5 60's like a bunch of retards.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:53 pm

chipdogg wrote:Usually I see them running high 14's with 2.5 60's like a bunch of retards.

...That's why you find the ones who aren't.

chipdogg · Post by **chipdogg** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:01 pm

JeffM wrote:
chipdogg wrote:Usually I see them running high 14's with 2.5 60's like a bunch of retards.
...That's why you find the ones who aren't.

I prefer finding the guys that wreck them.

There was an older guy a few years ago that'd run mid-high 13's on street tires without much done to it but he passed away 2 years ago. Figures, I find an SRT-4 owner that's not a d-bag and he passes away.

I do like beating them though.

7654800neon · Post by **7654800neon** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:07 pm

like i said i was spining the whole time so i dont see how im going to get a quicker 60 foot untill i get better tires

gearbanger4 · Post by **gearbanger4** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:08 pm

7654800neon - trying to launch a turbo car can be no fun. I used to run 12.50's at 116 mph in my old SRT one run, and mid 13's the next. It was either come out of the hole like a limp dick, or spin the crap out of the tires 90% of the time (and that was on drag radials). Looking back, I would agree with INVUjerry regarding the 2-step and slicks. It is the only way I would try to race a big turbo car again to avoid torturing myself with inconsistency.

chipdogg - You actually found one!

I owned one for 7 years, but no longer want to be in that "category" myself any more....so much that I would not even do a SRT engine swap either and I usually cringe when somebody suggests it......in a sick sort of way, I can't wait to get back to GLD or Byron with my non SRT motor and claim my first SRT.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:00 am

7654800neon wrote:like i said i was spining the whole time so i dont see how im going to get a quicker 60 foot untill i get better tires

It's called throttle control.

I could take off out the hole on street tires in my old 500 hp Cobra and not spin..... like someone said before, release clutch does not = MASH gas all the way down.

I'm sure being FWD and turbo...you will spin...but it was manageable in my SRT-4 which had the crappy Sumitomo HTR tires.

Learn to drive it as is...then throw more parts at it.

This is coming from someone who has been down the track hundreds of times.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:16 am

What he said. Learning to launch on shit tires is a skill that will transfer over to better tires, and save you some wasted tread on what will likely be much more expensive rubber.

chipdogg · Post by **chipdogg** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:23 am

gearbanger4 wrote:chipdogg - You actually found one! I owned one for 7 years, but no longer want to be in that "category" myself any more....so much that I would not even do a SRT engine swap either and I usually cringe when somebody suggests it......in a sick sort of way, I can't wait to get back to GLD or Byron with my non SRT motor and claim my first SRT.

August 18-19 I'll be there for Import Wars (GLD). Gotta get mine back together first though. Not too much left.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:03 am

Throttle control and an N2MB Boost Box. Set 1st gear to 0psi, and up the boost in each gear; by 3rd you should be at full boost. Enjoy your traction.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:31 pm

Or just roll into the gas, don't mash it. I launched my SRT at 2000 RPM's, and took off like I was leaving a light. Went from 1/4 throttle and was almost at full throttle when I had to shift. I didn't even go WOT in 1st.

If he has a boosted 2.0 I don't think a boost box would work well for him. I'm sure his wastegate pressure is 7 or 13 psi. Gonna have to learn to drive.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:33 pm

True. I'm not really suuuure how you'd set it up on a 2.0. There are some SRTs off PCM that're running them though. He is running a 6262 though, so I'm sure he has tons of pedal before hitting a reasonable amount of boost.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:36 pm

INVUJerry wrote:Or just roll into the gas, don't mash it. I launched my SRT at 2000 RPM's, and took off like I was leaving a light. Went from 1/4 throttle and was almost at full throttle when I had to shift. I didn't even go WOT in 1st.

If he has a boosted 2.0 I don't think a boost box would work well for him. I'm sure his wastegate pressure is 7 or 13 psi. Gonna have to learn to drive.

That's how I always launched my NSRT....

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:21 pm

There you go, ladies and gentlemen. Don't be a tard with the gas.

Oh, no burnout on street tires!

What tires were you running anyway?

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:48 pm

Speaking of no burnout on street tires, I wonder if he knows to drive around the waterbox...

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:36 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzlcBXLsRZo

I started to launch like I said above but got excited....and mashed the gas =/

See what happens? Spin city...but I think I did ok.