Why is the E/T Slow?
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Why is the E/T Slow? I went to the drag strip with my little brother, he has a 98 Camaro A4 2.73s. Some SE 1.75 Longtubes, y pipe, SLP LM2, LS6 Intake, Ported throttle body, 25% UDP, and an SSRA. Car still has the stock converter and is on some 245 Toyos. DA at the track was about 1100ft and we were kind of expecting if the car could hook it should run bottom 13s or high 12s. Well it didn't.
Best pass 13.3023 @ 109.84 with a 2.03 60ft. Now it has good mph, and considering the stock converter and 245 all-seasons, 60ft isn't terrible, didn't spin at all actually. I feel like his E/T is low. My car back when it had headers, LS6 intake, and a ported throttle body ran 13.12 @ 105.71 with a 2.07 60ft. at the same track. So with his mph and better 60ft I figured it'd go into the 12s, but no matter what it didn't improve. It actually got slower as the night cooled off. Even with 30-45 minute cooldowns between runs.
He really needs a good converter, but that's not in his wallet right now as he's in high school, so maybe around summer time that'll happen.
Best pass 13.3023 @ 109.84 with a 2.03 60ft. Now it has good mph, and considering the stock converter and 245 all-seasons, 60ft isn't terrible, didn't spin at all actually. I feel like his E/T is low. My car back when it had headers, LS6 intake, and a ported throttle body ran 13.12 @ 105.71 with a 2.07 60ft. at the same track. So with his mph and better 60ft I figured it'd go into the 12s, but no matter what it didn't improve. It actually got slower as the night cooled off. Even with 30-45 minute cooldowns between runs.
He really needs a good converter, but that's not in his wallet right now as he's in high school, so maybe around summer time that'll happen.
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I went to the drag strip with my little brother, he has a 98 Camaro A4 2.73s. Some SE 1.75 Longtubes, y pipe, SLP LM2, LS6 Intake, Ported throttle body, 25% UDP, and an SSRA. Car still has the stock converter and is on some 245 Toyos. DA at the track was about 1100ft and we were kind of expecting if the car could hook it should run bottom 13s or high 12s. Well it didn't.
Best pass 13.3023 @ 109.84 with a 2.03 60ft. Now it has good mph, and considering the stock converter and 245 all-seasons, 60ft isn't terrible, didn't spin at all actually. I feel like his E/T is low. My car back when it had headers, LS6 intake, and a ported throttle body ran 13.12 @ 105.71 with a 2.07 60ft. at the same track. So with his mph and better 60ft I figured it'd go into the 12s, but no matter what it didn't improve. It actually got slower as the night cooled off. Even with 30-45 minute cooldowns between runs.
He really needs a good converter, but that's not in his wallet right now as he's in high school, so maybe around summer time that'll happen.
Best pass 13.3023 @ 109.84 with a 2.03 60ft. Now it has good mph, and considering the stock converter and 245 all-seasons, 60ft isn't terrible, didn't spin at all actually. I feel like his E/T is low. My car back when it had headers, LS6 intake, and a ported throttle body ran 13.12 @ 105.71 with a 2.07 60ft. at the same track. So with his mph and better 60ft I figured it'd go into the 12s, but no matter what it didn't improve. It actually got slower as the night cooled off. Even with 30-45 minute cooldowns between runs.
He really needs a good converter, but that's not in his wallet right now as he's in high school, so maybe around summer time that'll happen.
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Back in 2000, I had a 98 TA a4 2.73 car. Only thing done was a hypertech programmer that I only raised the Rev limiter to 6500 or 6600. In good air it ran 13.0@ 108mph. Completely stock In heat of the summer it ran consistent 13.5s@105mph track was roughly 400ft elevation.
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