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Old 03-13-2008, 12:23 PM
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I have an A4 99trans am with qtp long tube headers, ls6 intake and a whisper lid. the best i have run is a 13.7. is this a normal time? and if its not could you please give me suggestions on how to improve.
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what was your 60' time and then we can tell you if your time is normal for the mods. And also, what mph? If your 60' is crappy and you have a decent mph, then you just need traction...
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launch the car. Dont spin the tires and don't let the motor bog.
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If your mph is not ok... I'm guessing 108, then give it a new set of plugs, wires, and fuel filter.
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need more info... if runnin stock gears and stock street radials, this is about right.
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More important than what everyone else asked is what is your track's altitude because 13.7 could be a great run if you’re high up. If you’re around sea level though then that's not so hot. Rule of thumb for 60' times is that for every 1/10th you pickup you'll gain twice that at the end of the 1/4.
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Originally Posted by tee-boy
If your mph is not ok... I'm guessing 108, then give it a new set of plugs, wires, and fuel filter.
13.7@108??? turbo car??? LOL a high 13 should be right around 99 to maybe 101... depending on elev, and traction.
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Originally Posted by CaseyEaterMach1
More important than what everyone else asked is what is your track's altitude because 13.7 could be a great run if you’re high up. If you’re around sea level though then that's not so hot. Rule of thumb for 60' times is that for every 1/10th you pickup you'll gain twice that at the end of the 1/4.
I've read everywhere that for every 1/10 in the 60' it equals out to 1.5x in the 1/4, but who knows, it's just a estimation anyways lol
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Originally Posted by silver-mod-o
13.7@108??? turbo car??? LOL a high 13 should be right around 99 to maybe 101... depending on elev, and traction.
uhh dunno where u r but i ran mine stock on 90 degree day and it ran a 13.7 at 104.... 99-101 is to low
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Originally Posted by CaseyEaterMach1
More important than what everyone else asked is what is your track's altitude because 13.7 could be a great run if you’re high up. If you’re around sea level though then that's not so hot. Rule of thumb for 60' times is that for every 1/10th you pickup you'll gain twice that at the end of the 1/4.
exactly, this is probably the most important info needed. My car runs 1/2 second slower at atlanta dragway (elevation is around 1300) than it does at silverdollar (400' elevation). 60' is probably the second most important factor.
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Originally Posted by chevrolet02z28
uhh dunno where u r but i ran mine stock on 90 degree day and it ran a 13.7 at 104.... 99-101 is to low
no, its efficient... thats making the most of every one of those 1320 ft... I went high 13's this weekend at 100-101 all day due to traction... it was cutting 2.4 60ft's this is also in a 5.3L ext cab truck..., so if a less-modded car, with a decent 60 is running high 13's then he should trap a little slower...
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I dont have any of my old slips so i cant remember my 60' time but I do remember that I was trapping around 103-104. I am also running stock gears.
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Where are you racing? That's a big factor. At most tracks, 103-104 is a slower bone stock time, and 13.7 would be kind of slow for a bone stock A4. The track elevation and weather is going to factor in big time depending on where you are racing.
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And just so you know, this thread will probably get moved to the Drag Racing Results section. You're in the internal Gen III tech section.
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fyi when my car was all stock its a 1998 z28 m6
my best was 13.7 @ 101 with a 2.0 60ft
lid and cat back was 13.5 @ 105 with a 2.2 60ft
added longtubes 13.4 @ 109 2.2 60ft
added a tune slicks and ls6 intake and 12.4 at 112 1.77 60ft
added cam and on street tires 12.5 116 2.0 60ft
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Idk... I went 13.155 @ 106.24...at atco in NJ

ran it with a whisper lid, 160 thermostat, and an open stock Y, on shitty *** tires.

I have a fully optioned z28 w/ t-tops, factory 3.23s, cut a 2.0 60'.
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That time does suck but maybe if you had 2.73's.

Stock time in sig
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NORMAL...

i bet he left on green at the pro tree... -.5 sec
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Im racing at Atco in NJ
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alright new time last night at atco

13.4 at 106mph



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