How Do I Get My MPH Up?
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How Do I Get My MPH Up? in 10/2007 with my cam only car, slipping stock LS6 clutch i ran a 13.1 @113.
Today same car same set up only now i have a Tgextralia Z grip and i ran a 12.5 @ 116.... I was hoping to trap at 118..
I only gained 3mph
How do i gain more MPH?
Today same car same set up only now i have a Tgextralia Z grip and i ran a 12.5 @ 116.... I was hoping to trap at 118..
I only gained 3mph
How do i gain more MPH? 
MPH is directly affected by 2 things: horsepower and raceweight. If you want more MPH you have to increase power or decrease weight. I would think 116-118 MPH is about right at your power level. What does your car weigh?
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It is a non dd weekend car. full leather interior, stock radio, spar tire and jack still in the car. And today i had 1/2 tank of gas. Driver weighs 200 lbs
Car is an '02 Trans Am
can you go off that info
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shifting hard and shifting fast are two completely different things. just cuz you pull or push the shift **** hard doesnt mean you are shifting fast.
but take some weight out of it, and was the DA?
but take some weight out of it, and was the DA?
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8. Why the hell are we doing numbers???
9. Want to go faster, get some mods.... Like tires, 12.5 @ 116 is horrible... What was your 60'?
116 is a fine trap for a cam only, stock weight car.
You might want to drop some weight, and see what happens.. and give us your 60's..
I am running 125mph traps @ 418 rwhp... losing weight helps alot. I should actually be in the 127-128 range next time out, dropped another 200+ lbs last month....
8. Why the hell are we doing numbers???
9. Want to go faster, get some mods.... Like tires, 12.5 @ 116 is horrible... What was your 60'?
116 is a fine trap for a cam only, stock weight car.
You might want to drop some weight, and see what happens.. and give us your 60's..
I am running 125mph traps @ 418 rwhp... losing weight helps alot. I should actually be in the 127-128 range next time out, dropped another 200+ lbs last month....
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No idea what the DA, i know it was positive though
Honestly I think 116 is pretty good for a full weight car and average DA day.
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Well if you shift 4th you wont be as high in the power band going across the finish unless you have gears. Was your cutout open? Are the wheels you have heavier than the ones last time you went to the track?
Honestly I think 116 is pretty good for a full weight car and average DA day.
Honestly I think 116 is pretty good for a full weight car and average DA day.
So i dunno what the weights are, but i would say the TTMs are hevier for sure
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Yup i was at 41 yesterday. I know on my second run i spun 1st pretty good That pass was a 12.55 @ 115.66. My 3rd and final run, i did the same technique at the 2nd run but this run i turned a 12.52 @ 116.35
