My First Run Ever Good Or Bad
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Staging Lane
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From: Birmingham, AL
My First Run Ever Good Or Bad tonight i went to Lassiter Dragway and this was my first run ever i left it in third and stalled bout 2000rpm and then was with my full system and more than half a tank of gas i just want to know what ya'll guys think and how can i improve my times
My Best
Reaction- 1.016
60 ft- 2.093
1/8 ET- 8.933
1/8 MPH- 81.25
2002 WS6
A4
3.23 gears
SLP Lid
SLP Bellow
!FRA
-System-
Kenwood Dvd w/t 6.5in. screen
Kenwood DSP
Kenwood Center Speaker
Audio Bahn 6ch. Amp
Alpine Type R Components all around
Alpine Type R 12"s (2)
Sony Playstation 2
My Best
Reaction- 1.016
60 ft- 2.093
1/8 ET- 8.933
1/8 MPH- 81.25
2002 WS6
A4
3.23 gears
SLP Lid
SLP Bellow
!FRA
-System-
Kenwood Dvd w/t 6.5in. screen
Kenwood DSP
Kenwood Center Speaker
Audio Bahn 6ch. Amp
Alpine Type R Components all around
Alpine Type R 12"s (2)
Sony Playstation 2
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Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad Launch on the third yellow for better RTs. remember you will never win with RTs like that, try to get down to .520s or 30s. Then you will start winning races.
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Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">tonight i went to Lassiter Dragway and this was my first run ever i left it in third and stalled bout 2000rpm and then was with my full system and more than half a tank of gas i just want to know what ya'll guys think and how can i improve my times</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Improve your times? Hmm, how about removing all of that **** that makes up your ever imporant "system." <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">-System-
Kenwood Dvd w/t 6.5in. screen
Kenwood DSP
Kenwood Center Speaker
Audio Bahn 6ch. Amp
Alpine Type R Components all around
Alpine Type R 12"s (2)
Sony Playstation 2</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What the hell were you thinking when buying all of this crap? That it'll somehow make you cooler? Or maybe you needed to play video games more often? And maybe you needed everyone else on the road to hear you playing? That makes sense, I understand know... Or not.
If you want a home entertainment center, install one in your HOME, not in your car. <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
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Having a couple of subs is silly enough, but screens and a PS2? <img border="0" alt="[gay]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_rainbow.gif" />
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">-System-
Kenwood Dvd w/t 6.5in. screen
Kenwood DSP
Kenwood Center Speaker
Audio Bahn 6ch. Amp
Alpine Type R Components all around
Alpine Type R 12"s (2)
Sony Playstation 2</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What the hell were you thinking when buying all of this crap? That it'll somehow make you cooler? Or maybe you needed to play video games more often? And maybe you needed everyone else on the road to hear you playing? That makes sense, I understand know... Or not.
If you want a home entertainment center, install one in your HOME, not in your car. <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
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Having a couple of subs is silly enough, but screens and a PS2? <img border="0" alt="[gay]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_rainbow.gif" />
Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad maybe he likes listening to music? maybe he wants it to be a show car. i dont neccesarily agree with it either but no need to bad mouth him about it. that weight in the back might help traction <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Staging Lane
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Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad Not too bad for your first. Mine's a A4 and when I race I start in 2nd. The car shifts from 1st to 2nd so fast that you might as well not even worry about that. But racin in 3 or D, you're not getting to take full advantage of 2nd gear. Also, the cars launch great in second. Make sure you're heating up the tires too. But I agree, you've got to get those RTs down. I always do a 2 step; left on brake, right foot over gas. Where I race, we have two amber lights. When I see that second amber go out, I'm gone. Perfect RT is .500. You'll get there. Sell some of that stereo equip and put that money under your hood. The show stuff can always come AFTER the good stuff. Remember, put as much air in as possible and get it out as fast as you can. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad not to get too far off topic, the man asked how his times were for the first time out.
If it was not his first time out, I would say they SUCK!! sorry dude, but that MPH and 1/8 are pretty slow unless your stock.
If your stock I can see because you have 100+ lbs of amps/speakers ect so its possible.
If you want a show car and show car only, more power to you. I personally enjoy looks as well but my cars ext/int is nice already, maybe get some cosmetic stuff or something and maybe spend that $$ on a custome paint job but after you got looks "without adding an exta persons body weight" you should be set and ready to in internal mods.
Get some headers and a little intake system "lid" or something along with a free flowing exhaust and you should be set.
If it was not his first time out, I would say they SUCK!! sorry dude, but that MPH and 1/8 are pretty slow unless your stock.
If your stock I can see because you have 100+ lbs of amps/speakers ect so its possible.
If you want a show car and show car only, more power to you. I personally enjoy looks as well but my cars ext/int is nice already, maybe get some cosmetic stuff or something and maybe spend that $$ on a custome paint job but after you got looks "without adding an exta persons body weight" you should be set and ready to in internal mods.
Get some headers and a little intake system "lid" or something along with a free flowing exhaust and you should be set.
Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad Your times are OK for your first time. Just spend more money and practice more. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Terry Burger:
<strong>Your times are OK for your first time. Just spend more money and practice more. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is scary, but I agree with Terry... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />
If this was the guy's first time to the track with the car, that isn't so bad.
And as far as the stereo stuff goes, not everyone is insane enough to go as far with their car as other folks do (I'm one of the "other folks" that do whatever for the sake of ET's, but I am in the minority).
<strong>Your times are OK for your first time. Just spend more money and practice more. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is scary, but I agree with Terry... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />
If this was the guy's first time to the track with the car, that isn't so bad.
And as far as the stereo stuff goes, not everyone is insane enough to go as far with their car as other folks do (I'm one of the "other folks" that do whatever for the sake of ET's, but I am in the minority).
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Staging Lane
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Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad hey guys thanx for the positive and negative posts thats what i like about this site honest people always willing to help and i thank you... hey (HYBRID 8x)I ain't mad at cha <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> i'm gonna take that advice and remove some of that stuff for racing its pretty easy to take a part and put together i'm gonna really try very hard to post better times and thanx again ya'll for taking your time to reply... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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Re: My First Run Ever Good Or Bad Here is a simple recipe for mid 12's on an auto.
headers
converter (most important necessity)
nittos
Or
Headers
Gears (3.42-3.73 for the street)
Nittos
All depending on how wild you want to get. You can always go into the engine and do a little heads/cam <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Go get some traction
I have personally seen people drop a full second in the 1/4 with a converter.
headers
converter (most important necessity)
nittos
Or
Headers
Gears (3.42-3.73 for the street)
Nittos
All depending on how wild you want to get. You can always go into the engine and do a little heads/cam <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Go get some traction
I have personally seen people drop a full second in the 1/4 with a converter.