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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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i went to us 41 drag strip today an ran a car for the first time ever i made 4 passes each one with a quicker time my fastest was only a 13.93 though any advise on how to go faster. i have a 99 trans am a4 with catback, filter and a lid, and descreened mass air with stock 2.73 gears. i dont want to rally spened alot of cash and really cant mod to much because i have a warranty. any help would be aprieciated.
my reaction time sucked buthere are the numbers for my runs
first run let off at 1000ft was told if i went faster than 13.99 they would shut me down(forgot my helmet).temp was in the 80's and there was a head wind that started to get worse id say 20mph or more at the end
reaction0.1429
60ft 2.16
330ft 0.0070(?)
1/8 9.0950
mph 79.79
1/4 14.53
mph80.23
second run
0.2382
2.1927
6.0690
9.1857
79.49
11.8189(1000ft)
14.0207
102.51
3rd run
0.525
no 60ft
6.0380
9.1299
80.35
11.7378
13.94
101.53
4th run
0.5719
2.11

9.0631
78.94

13.9352
100.89

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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 01:40 AM
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You need a stall converter in a bad way. Other then that I really wouldn't do anything else (Tranny cooler obviously).
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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How about some drag radials. Like he said above...a stall.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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i cant put a stall on because it will void the warrenty on my trans. the tires i have realy didnt spin so im not worried about drag radials yet.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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I've only been to the 1/8th mile and your times look like mine with 2.73's, air filter & catback. 9.0 @ 82 w/ 2.0 60ft is what i think it was.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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i forgot to put in that i have the hypertech pp3 installed but im not sure if its helping me or not i plan to go to the track sunday and see if i do better with it installed or not
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 06:51 AM
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The temperature and headwind were hurting your times. In decent conditions your car should be mid 13's @ 103-104. With just a lid, dynomouth and SSRA I was running 13.3 @ 105 on high 2.1 60's.

Try again when the temps are a little cooler and headwind is minimal or non-existent. If you still can barely break out of the 14's then I would strongly consider saving for a dyno-tune. If your a/f ratio is out of whack for whatever reason then you could be losing a lot of HP. Not to mention that running too lean or too rich can be dangerous to the motor.

Good luck on your next track day.
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