gtistile

I have MIR rented out with a group of friends and co-workers for this coming Monday.

I have spent PLENTY of time on the dragsteip but never in a V. Now that I have the rear end, axles and driveshaft sorted it's time to see what it can do.

What kind of 60' times have you guys pulled? Any specific launch technique or tire pressure/suspension setups you have found to work best???

Creative Steel

DO NOT HOLD BACK, BREAK IT IF YOU THINK YOU'RE UP TO IT

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Sounds like a blast, have a good time. I wanna go

gtistile

There will be plenty of footage! For some reason my breather line on the trans is spewing fluid when I romp on the car so trying to get that sorted.

Going through the 1/4 mile thread in here isn't real promising looking at the V1 times. Lots of 2.0 and 2.1 short times in there... I used to pull 2.0s in a stock VR6 front wheel drive VW gti on all season tires. Surely these will go much deeper than that!

It's hard to determine whether the seemingly slow times are due primarily to inexperience on the dragstrip or some fundamental flaw that these cars cant get off the line... Ultimately a lot of the times I see posted in there for guys with superchargers aren't really any faster than I'd expect these cars to run stock on a sticky set of tires and a good driver

Creative Steel

My best 60' was a 1.9. You will do better than that, much better. I was on street tires and engine wise my car is bone stock (CAI, Magnaflow).

Ryda85

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I asked this question a while ago and the general consensus was that no one with built rears has ever gone to the track to try for a decent 60. You may be the 1st!

serik21

My best 1.9 on nt555 need stickier tires launch around 2900-3200 and pray the tires hook

NIKDSC5

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Unless I missed it, what tires are you running? I wish I have gotten to the track (I have, but not a timed event) but I have yet to drop 600$ on a set of drag radials. I have practiced my launch technique though, a lot!

runsfromdacops

im going to try and kill mine in here in a few weeks with the new setup but i havent got it to the track yet. it did great on the street with my 275DRs @900whp

MN_V

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With the stock rear end, we're stuck with IRS, softish Cadillac bushings and a 3850lb car all on 245mm tires. It's just not a recipe for a launch car.

When I went I was over a 1,000 miles from home so I did light 2k launches but I thought the car did fine with that and I didn't have any wheelhop issues. But yea 2.1x times for me...

gtistile

Thanks for all the replies.

Im running the Mickey Thompson ET Street II. 265/40/18s. Dont really hook on the street but It isnt a total smokeshow either. Lower air pressure, more heat from a burnout and a prepped track surface should help with that

Im really hoping for sub 1.7s. We'll see, I have all day to hopefully get a good consistent launch technique

stratass

Hope it hooks up for you!

gtistile

Anyone interested in coming out to make some runs on the 2nd? You guys are more than welcome to come run! MIR 9am-5pm. $100/car

NIKDSC5

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sub 1.7 is ambitious! If I saw 1.7 I would be elated! I have yet to put my CS trailing arms on, and have my wheels widened to 10", and again buy drag radials (hopefully 295's) then I will be going to the strip every other weekend. lol don't hold your breath for that though I have the H/C/I project going along with a complete suspension overhaul, so......lets just say its not at the top of my list for a good 60' time!

Good luck though again! I hope you nail a 1.6' that would be awesome! You would be the first that I knew of!

Stageup has videos on youtube of his H/C/I car running 12.1 with a 2.0 60" time

NIKDSC5

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Where are you located?

Edit: Guessing MIR is Maryland?

gtistile

Yes sir. Mechanicsville Md.

I am coming from Northern Va, about 25 minutes outside of DC.

Where are you?

gtistile

Stageup's run looks solid. Sounds like he hung that clutch just perfectly for the best possible launch. What tires was he running?

NIKDSC5

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Not sure, but it says street tires in one of his videos. Also, he was on the stock diff!

Edit: and a monster stg 3 clutch.

NIKDSC5

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Dallas. haha not going to make it!

UnsafeAtAnySpd

Maybe next summer once I get my 9" installed, I'll come with you (stationed in NoVA, currently homeless though).

gtistile

Nice. You can hear the wheels hopping in the burnout box pretty bad before they really start spinning fast. It's bizzarre how some of these diffs take such a beating, while others would have broken on the first hop in the burnout box.

And yea...dallas...no good. Lol