Fred99Z28

I left the 17" Nitto's on and spinning the first 3 gears Feathering the gas pedal to;

60' 2.14
330' 5.41
1/8th 7.8
mph 102.04

Next time I'm putting my 16" ET Streets on and see if I can get some traction.

I'm curious what Don ran the 1/8th for ET and mph?

Mike@HSW

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which nitto's do you have, whats your suspension setup?

Fred99Z28

I've got the 315/17/35's on the rear, 3.50 gears, tubular suspension, mostly BMR. Still has stock tourque arm that's been shaved a little bit so the 9" would fit it. It has adjustable shocks. I tried the Nitto's first run at 34 psi, then lowered them to 20 psi. I probably should have lowered the boost to 8 psi and seen if it would've hooked better.

Krazy98Z28

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How much boost were you running?

Slowhawk

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You need more practise to catch me

You should easilly hit 1.8's with the nitto's on there.

Fred99Z28

It should've been 14 psi. I didn't look at the boost gauge I was too busy trying to keep it straight. I'll do better next time with a better set of rear tires. My 99 Camaro ran better with 425 RW through a M6. Hard to run a decent # when the tires are spinning like they were today. I ran it at Winterport Dragway in Maine. I met alot of people there who liked the setup. I'm not sure what the 102 mph 1/8th would equate to in the 1/4. It seemed to me like the car really is just getting started and the race is over. It's got a Ford 9" with 3.50 gears. My 99 was quicker in the 1/8th at Atco & Englishtown that it was at Winterport .2 in the 1/8th.

Krazy98Z28

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only way to get that car to get any traction is going to be with a full slick

Slowhawk

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You just did the typical thing --turn boost way up and spin down the track.Even you know Fred to start at a lower power and go from there.If the track was decent the Nitto's shouldn't have much of a problem with a quick right foot.I would say turn the boost back down and relearn how to drive/launch the car. Also,the car is not made for a short 1/8 run.You need to hit the 1/4 track to see what a Turbo 6sp car can do.

454mag

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Fred ,

I couldnt hook 17" nittos with 305 hp and an auto, how do you expect to do it with two to three times as much HP and a 6 spd. not an expert but would highly recommend the 26-11.5-16 hoosier QTPs I am running now. Dead hook every time and got rid of the floating feeling I got from et streets. YMMV
ted

PurEvl

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fred you need to understand a turbo car...don didnt do much better in the 1/8th...except one pass when he brake boosted the car and got 112-113, the rest off idle/brake were 105ish. It picks up 35-40mph from the 8th dummy. Get the ******* car to a real track. Also, it aint a track car for that matter Running any boost over 7-8 psi at an 8th track is pointless, the car makes the same 700-750ish rwhp until 3500-4k then higher boost settings net higher result. Glad you got to track it but your gonna regret it when it breaks. Every part is huge huge money.

AS for your old car I cant even respond to that comparison.

thechef

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yup put a slick and skinnies on that thing and let it really have a chance to put up a number

PurEvl

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good luck with skinnes, 14" rotor and 6 piston wilwoods on it. Like i said car was never meant to be an all out track car. Its fully loaded gets 22mpg on highway and can be driven anywhere at 850-900rwhp. But whatever, it aint mine anymore, i dont care lol.

thechef

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oh i didnt know it had a crazy set of brakes on it cool, and i like the street car aspect of it honestly, but i think everyone is curious to see what the car can really do at the track..even you

PurEvl

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i did see, 10.49 at 144 spinning out of control with a 1.9 60' at 3990 driven there and home full street tune pump gas and 10psi. Don got out white and snapped the k member on launch...thats good enough for me to know its insane.

To see what this can do it needs 22psi, race gas, right cage, auto/stall transbrake and parachute. I have never even hit the turbos efficiency level yet. I guarantee fred made cold turbo passes where it would barely even spool. We have done a cold pull with turbo and made barely 600, next pull was 840 lol.

JL ws-6

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What part of the k member broke? Christ, sounds like in addition to the things you listed it needs, a motor plate might also be a good idea too

Formula413

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Saw the thread title, saw the author and LOL'd. A car like that is a handful, to put it mildly.

Fred99Z28

I think Don was running a slick right & 370 gears? I think anyone would have had trouble with those worn out Nitto's trying to 60', lol.

It was the first time I had it at a track and realize right away it needs tire, rear shocks adjusted and more practice from me. I've got alot of passes under my belt with lesser cars so it's not like I can't drive Formula.

Mike trust me I'm not trying to break it and realize things cost money.

Don it was real obvious that thing is just getting started at the 1/8th and would like to have seen a 1/4 mph.

I knew you guys were going to rag on my post but hey atleast I shared a test run where I was trying to figure the damn thing out.

PurEvl

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actually don used 10" et streets that wont work on the car, its too heavy. Also the 370 gear is worse not better than the 3.50 in there now. Don would have went even faster on the nittos and the fact there worn makes them even more slick like. Hes cut 1.58 before with them on his vette. Its not the tire. The suspension needs nothing, don yanked the tire as is. Its your car do as you please but the setup is perfect. The car lifts the nose to the point you cant even feel the wheel it has so much bite in the back.

When you do take it for a full 1/4 pass...hang the **** on lol..

Fred99Z28

Mike the worn out 17" Nitto's will not hook better than a 16" 10" ET Street.. There isn't enough side wall on the Nitto's.
I tried to get it to hook and only managed a best 60' of 2.07, but then blew the tires off in 2nd. Maybe I shift too fast or should've slipped the clutch when I shifted to 2nd

Like I said I will do better next time.

Justins00ss

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yeah don went a 10.49 like you said and almost hit the ******* wall doing it, all on a 16 inch et street. I have the vid somewhere. I will try to upload it. That car is INSANE!!!. Good luck with it Fred.