What the heck?
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From: Jacksonville, FL
What the heck? Alright guys....why am I running a shitty 12.8 at a good 113mph? I know my 60ft sucks, but still. I see dudes run 11.7 and 12.0 at the same mph as me. Does that mean that once I get past my crappy 2.1 60ft that my car pulls harder than somebody that cuts a 1.6 60ft and runs the 1/4 at the same mph? I'm just curious about that. I also saw a guy that runs a 7.4 1/8 at 91mph, and I run an 8.4 at 90mph. Can somebody please explain how somebody can run a whole second faster than me, but only 1mph or less faster?
P.S. In case you are wondering, I never have a problem hooking at the track.
<small>[ February 27, 2003, 06:24 AM: Message edited by: nick's00bergundyT/A ]</small>
P.S. In case you are wondering, I never have a problem hooking at the track.
<small>[ February 27, 2003, 06:24 AM: Message edited by: nick's00bergundyT/A ]</small>
Re: What the heck? Hey man
Just get some tires and you will go 11`s . If you cant 60 ft you cant et well. You have the Hp for the 11`s so you should have no problem getting there.
Jeremy
Just get some tires and you will go 11`s . If you cant 60 ft you cant et well. You have the Hp for the 11`s so you should have no problem getting there.
Jeremy
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Re: What the heck? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by nick's00bergundyT/A:
<strong> Alright guys....why am I running a shitty 12.8 at a good 113mph? I know my 60ft sucks, but still. I see dudes run 11.7 and 12.0 at the same mph as me. Does that mean that once I get past my crappy 2.1 60ft that my car pulls harder than somebody that cuts a 1.6 60ft and runs the 1/4 at the same mph? I'm just curious about that. I also saw a guy that runs a 7.4 1/8 at 91mph, and I run an 8.4 at 90mph. Can somebody please explain how somebody can run a whole second faster than me, but only 1mph or less faster?
P.S. In case you are wondering, I never have a problem hooking at the track. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You kinda contradict yourself when you say you dont have a prob hooking but only cut 2.1 60's. I think your nice MPH is coming from tire spin.
?-are you times with nitrous?
<strong> Alright guys....why am I running a shitty 12.8 at a good 113mph? I know my 60ft sucks, but still. I see dudes run 11.7 and 12.0 at the same mph as me. Does that mean that once I get past my crappy 2.1 60ft that my car pulls harder than somebody that cuts a 1.6 60ft and runs the 1/4 at the same mph? I'm just curious about that. I also saw a guy that runs a 7.4 1/8 at 91mph, and I run an 8.4 at 90mph. Can somebody please explain how somebody can run a whole second faster than me, but only 1mph or less faster?
P.S. In case you are wondering, I never have a problem hooking at the track. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You kinda contradict yourself when you say you dont have a prob hooking but only cut 2.1 60's. I think your nice MPH is coming from tire spin.
?-are you times with nitrous?
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Re: What the heck? Since you have not installed a convertor yet (have you?)...
You are seeing the gear spacing on the A4 trans coming into play. If you look at a dyno chart, you will see that serious power starts at 4500 rpm. But with the stock convertor, when the 1-2 shift happens, you drop to 3000 RPM which is outta the powerband. This is why convertors are so critical to A4 cars.
Oh, and get some damn tires, eh hoser? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
You are seeing the gear spacing on the A4 trans coming into play. If you look at a dyno chart, you will see that serious power starts at 4500 rpm. But with the stock convertor, when the 1-2 shift happens, you drop to 3000 RPM which is outta the powerband. This is why convertors are so critical to A4 cars.
Oh, and get some damn tires, eh hoser? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Re: What the heck? I have a vigilante 3400 sitting next to me right now. I'm putting it in on Saturday. Everybody mentioned that I need tires, but at the track, I barely get a bark off the line. I do hook surprisingly well. I'm sure I'll need tires when I get the stall in though. Thanks for all the advice guys. I appreciate it.
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Re: What the heck? Put the converter in, then get some tires... You'll see a world of difference.
A 2.1 60' with no traction problems? You must not be going WOT until after the 60' mark. With the converter and traction, your 113mph trap speed would be indicitive of 11.8-11.9 second ET's or so...
A 2.1 60' with no traction problems? You must not be going WOT until after the 60' mark. With the converter and traction, your 113mph trap speed would be indicitive of 11.8-11.9 second ET's or so...
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