First time at the track with the V
11-21-2010, 05:59 PM
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First time at the track with the V Ran the V today for the first time; the car is completely stock minus a short shifter and muffler delete. It was a bit hot today (mid to low 80s with not much of a breeze), ran the car right around noon, and didn't allow much of a cool-down after my hour drive to the track, so needless to say I wasnt expecting anything incredible. Here are the two runs:
Run 1:
R/T... .370
60'... 2.274
1/8... 9.110
MPH.. 82.56
1/4... 13.827
MPH.. 102.51
Run 2:
R/T... .108
60'... 2.238
1/8... 9.096
MPH.. 81.98
1/4... 13.831
MPH.. 102.43
Just out of curiosity, what are most stock V's running?
I'm okay with the times, hoping to get a little bit more out of my MPH but one thing that I've noticed is this track seems to have a bit lower traps than other places I've ran (with my Kenne Bell Cobra I would trap 124mph there, but almost everywhere else I was consistently trapping 127-128mph.... dunno why).
Heres a quick vid I made with my GoPro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpR2Ex-fayc
heres a cool, unrelated video I took of the V with the GoPro at the local AutoX event a few weeks ago...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6JrFHP6iWc
Run 1:
R/T... .370
60'... 2.274
1/8... 9.110
MPH.. 82.56
1/4... 13.827
MPH.. 102.51
Run 2:
R/T... .108
60'... 2.238
1/8... 9.096
MPH.. 81.98
1/4... 13.831
MPH.. 102.43
Just out of curiosity, what are most stock V's running?
I'm okay with the times, hoping to get a little bit more out of my MPH but one thing that I've noticed is this track seems to have a bit lower traps than other places I've ran (with my Kenne Bell Cobra I would trap 124mph there, but almost everywhere else I was consistently trapping 127-128mph.... dunno why).
Heres a quick vid I made with my GoPro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpR2Ex-fayc
heres a cool, unrelated video I took of the V with the GoPro at the local AutoX event a few weeks ago...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6JrFHP6iWc
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11-21-2010, 06:23 PM
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I just went for the first time a few weeks back and ran 13.61 at 101.x.
Mid 13's is what stockers are running. I don't think there are any in the 12's stock, and if so I'd be curious how the heck they launched that good!
Mid 13's is what stockers are running. I don't think there are any in the 12's stock, and if so I'd be curious how the heck they launched that good!
11-21-2010, 07:30 PM
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My first time w/ the V today too! NICE!! It was my first time @ the track w/ the V today too! I went to Island Dragway in NJ. Here were my runs:
Run 1:
R/T... .126
60'... 2.232
1/8... 8.928
MPH.. 83.56
1/4... 13.574
MPH.. 106.18
Run 2:
R/T... .742
60'... 2.145
1/8... 8.972
MPH.. 82.02
1/4... 13.666
MPH.. 105.73
Run 3:
R/T... .125
60'... 2.314
1/8... 8.995
MPH.. 84.37
1/4... 13.614
MPH.. 106.85
I only did 3 runs, could of went more but I felt with my stock RS-A's, I couldn't do much better. So I just enjoyed the others and I will return in the spring with more suitable tires. There was a V2 there running 11.9 @ 118's!
Vids of runs 2 and 3 (nevermind my friend's wise @ss remarks)
:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn_jpYpP-eI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKpnYuzz4Y
Run 1:
R/T... .126
60'... 2.232
1/8... 8.928
MPH.. 83.56
1/4... 13.574
MPH.. 106.18
Run 2:
R/T... .742
60'... 2.145
1/8... 8.972
MPH.. 82.02
1/4... 13.666
MPH.. 105.73
Run 3:
R/T... .125
60'... 2.314
1/8... 8.995
MPH.. 84.37
1/4... 13.614
MPH.. 106.85
I only did 3 runs, could of went more but I felt with my stock RS-A's, I couldn't do much better. So I just enjoyed the others and I will return in the spring with more suitable tires. There was a V2 there running 11.9 @ 118's!
Vids of runs 2 and 3 (nevermind my friend's wise @ss remarks)
:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn_jpYpP-eI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKpnYuzz4Y
11-21-2010, 07:58 PM
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I know man, one of the reasons I didn't wanna press my luck. That particular run I just had a bad launch, but the first run (the one that wasn't video taped) I launched well but had some bad wheel hop on the 1-2 shift. Either way I think diff mounts and axels are in order soon. I can't wait for my Magnaflow cat back to get here this week!
11-21-2010, 08:51 PM
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11-21-2010, 10:34 PM
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Good to see more guys hitting the trck in their v's
post your times in this thread when you get a chance. https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...time-list.html
( why cant we get a 5 page long 1/4 mile thread stickied?)
post your times in this thread when you get a chance. https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...time-list.html
( why cant we get a 5 page long 1/4 mile thread stickied?)
11-22-2010, 06:49 AM
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I think with somewhat decent conditions I'd be around 105-106. Either way I'm not real concerned, i'd rather throw this thing around some curves.
11-23-2010, 09:38 PM
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I've never been to the track with mine but this kind of confirms what I had suspected: these ARE slower stock than the two other cars I was considering (G8 GXP and SRT-8). Someone disagreed with me but it seems to me there are examples of both in the high 12s and it's not just the launch. They run faster traps, too. I blame our flywheels. I still love the car, of course.