1/8 mile runs in my bolt-on TA

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Old 02-16-2008, 10:00 PM
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Default 1/8 mile runs in my bolt-on TA

Best ET was 8.499 @ 84.5 with a 2.0 60

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No tune, LS1 intake, stock converter, 3.23s, full weight, stock suspension, street tires

Cutout, Yank SS4000, and some ET streets coming next.
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nice times get that 60 ft down and you will def shave your times down some more good mph with full weight
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yeah you should be able to do better, i ran 8.497 with just a catback.
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Pretty good times. Just keep practicing and your times will lower for sure.

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Good start. A tune should be on your list, although you might want to wait and do it after the converter swap.

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i ran the 1/8 out here and my 60' was in the 2.4-2.6 range over 12 races. How are you guys coming out of the hole? I have stock TC, tranny, rear. Should i stall it up to 1500rpm and then let loose? Oh and should i go pedal to the floor, cause i thought that made it go into 4th then back down to proper gear (which would slow me down right)?
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but I'll help out here:

When I ran on street tires with my Formula, I'd stall to about 900-1000 rpm. If you go much higher than that with a stock converter the car will actually "push" off the line instead of "launching." You want the suspension to work and shift the weight.

You also want to roll into the throttle. This takes practice for what it will hold. I've gone a 2.00 60 foot on the stock goodyears at 25 psi, and it's all a matter of balancing how much to modulate the pedal.

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didnt mean to hijack, haha if anything it should make Robbie feel better about his times, i have more mods then he does. he has the better mod though,.................the driver mod.
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about the same as me. except i trapped 86mph at 8.4 with a 2.0 60ft

and i even have ET streets. but the PCM would not alot me to take off the line it would cut power
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Originally Posted by cookba
i ran the 1/8 out here and my 60' was in the 2.4-2.6 range over 12 races. How are you guys coming out of the hole? I have stock TC, tranny, rear. Should i stall it up to 1500rpm and then let loose? Oh and should i go pedal to the floor, cause i thought that made it go into 4th then back down to proper gear (which would slow me down right)?
When I would do that it would kill the tires, I actually only stall to about 800-900 and then give it 3/4 throttle until the car launches THAN go WOT. Anything other than that, and the car KILLS the tires.
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when i ran, i'd stall mine to 1500 and be full throttle as soon as the weight shifted, very little spin.




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