First time down the track
09-08-2010, 10:56 AM
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First time down the track I have a 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6 with a Flowmaster catback and Volant intake. I have never been down a track in a car, let alone in a manual. On my 4th run of the night I finally launched the car properly with stock tires and ran an 8.98 @ 74mph with a 2.15 60ft in the 1/8th.
Now.....this pass only consisted of 1st and 2nd gear and coasting for 50ft after hitting limiter. I bought the car with no 3rd gear for a good price, and was talked into running it anyways by a friend (slo98bird)
Now.....this pass only consisted of 1st and 2nd gear and coasting for 50ft after hitting limiter. I bought the car with no 3rd gear for a good price, and was talked into running it anyways by a friend (slo98bird)
09-08-2010, 11:00 AM
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i was there to see this. i was quiet impressed with the car and driving, especially with no 3rd gear and coasting. now everyone should give him a hard time about not having his tranny fixed yet...
09-09-2010, 12:29 PM
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hey now! I will fix it when it gets too cold for the baby to come out and play. No use and having it sit out for a couple months when it is nice out LOL!
09-09-2010, 04:39 PM
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a 14.6 from what iv seen is arould a 9.5. from the fact that he ran the time he did coasting a good portion of the track. id say it had an 8.6-8.8 with third gear. good running v6 btw
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09-09-2010, 04:42 PM
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I'm not sayin it's horribly bad. There are people on here running that kinda time with all sorts of parts (cam/headers/blah blah blah). Why not shift it to 4th then instead of coasting? Any power would be better than none!
09-09-2010, 08:35 PM
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this time at the track he was just getting a feel for the car. im sure he would have ran better going into 4th but it happens. its a healthy car that's for sure
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not bad for no 3rd gear.
My Formula went 8.8x at 83 mph bone stock 1/8-mile and ran 13.49 at 103 mph in the quarter. Unless you're getting a killer first half that evaporates after the 1/8-mile, 14.60 1/4-mile won't be in the 8s in the 1/8-mile.
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My Formula went 8.8x at 83 mph bone stock 1/8-mile and ran 13.49 at 103 mph in the quarter. Unless you're getting a killer first half that evaporates after the 1/8-mile, 14.60 1/4-mile won't be in the 8s in the 1/8-mile.
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03-06-2011, 10:19 PM
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i ran mine for the first time last week 8.501 at 87 mph with a bad reaction time and spinning alot lol
i have LT headers, lid, pp tb, and 4.11s i know i can get in the 8.4s with some practice
i have LT headers, lid, pp tb, and 4.11s i know i can get in the 8.4s with some practice
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03-07-2011, 11:12 PM
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yeah m6 street tires. wheels are 17*10.5 not sure what size tires at the moment but there pretty skinny. im gonna lower my pressure to around 20-25 this week and work on my reaction time and launch and i think i can get in the 8.4s. its my first time running it, is that a good time for the mods i have
03-07-2011, 11:26 PM
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yeah m6 street tires. wheels are 17*10.5 not sure what size tires at the moment but there pretty skinny. im gonna lower my pressure to around 20-25 this week and work on my reaction time and launch and i think i can get in the 8.4s. its my first time running it, is that a good time for the mods i have
03-08-2011, 05:25 PM
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i couldn't tell you how good or bad that is, but it appears to be decent. i've seen a lot of stock cars run in that area with all gears haha. my BONE stock 00 z28 a4 went 8.8s @ 81. slowest stock fbody in history, i swear. went 14.1s @ 100-101 like a clock. thankfully adding headers and a stall fixed it, for the most part.
my 99 ws6 m6 went 8.29 @ 88 (87.9) with a lid and flowmaster weld in. car also has sportlines and a pro5.0 with shortstick and slp ****, but they didn't really make it any faster. had a 1.96 60' on radials w/ 22 psi in them. 2200' da.
my 99 ws6 m6 went 8.29 @ 88 (87.9) with a lid and flowmaster weld in. car also has sportlines and a pro5.0 with shortstick and slp ****, but they didn't really make it any faster. had a 1.96 60' on radials w/ 22 psi in them. 2200' da.