Why Is My Trap Speed Slower??????????
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ok i was thinkin why is it that my friends 01 ws6 runs 13.5 @ 105 and my 98 t/a runs 13.5 @ 103 both with street tires why is his trap speed higher than mine
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because he has a faster car...........just kidding
. aside from every car being different the 01 has slightly better heads and intake.my car consistantly traps lower than other cars with similar mods.
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Maybe he has 2.73's and you have 3.23's? I've seen the exact same thing here comparing my car (3.23's) to another guy with the same mods but has 2.73's. We run almost identical times, but he usually has a couple mph on me.
Other than that, it just may be the difference in years, later years have better stock manifolds and an LS6 intake. That alone could make up the difference in trap speed, and you're just getting a better launch than him at the track to get the same ET.
Other than that, it just may be the difference in years, later years have better stock manifolds and an LS6 intake. That alone could make up the difference in trap speed, and you're just getting a better launch than him at the track to get the same ET.
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Originally Posted by DMONEY06
ok i was thinkin why is it that my friends 01 ws6 runs 13.5 @ 105 and my 98 t/a runs 13.5 @ 103 both with street tires why is his trap speed higher than mine
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Originally Posted by DMONEY06
whats the difference between shallow and deep staging
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Originally Posted by GOaT Cheese
A shallow stage usually gives you 1 mph or so, and a deep stage usually knocks off a couple hundredths from your E.T.. It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish for any given pass.
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Originally Posted by T6Rocket
The running start of a shallow stage helps "both" ET and MPH. A deep stage hurts both ET and MPH, but "should" get you to the finish line quicker for bracket racing, if the other guy didnt also deep stage!
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WOW!! I just solved my own problem! I always used to compare my timeslips side by side, shallow stage, deep stage. What a dipshit, after all these years. LOL! I used to say to myself, " The car runs slightly slower on a deep", not once realizing, until right now, that it didn't run slower on a deep, it simply ran faster on a shallow! Thanks T6, you got my brain stirred. God I feal stupid