Took my 100% stock '02 Z28 to Rockingham Dragway yesterday!!
01-06-2008, 10:16 AM
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Took my 100% stock '02 Z28 to Rockingham Dragway yesterday!! I picked up the car two weeks ago from an older gentleman in Media PA, just south of Philly. Its a red 100% unmolested '02 Z28 automatic w/ 3.23s. Its on chrome 16 x 8 snowflakes, GSC 245-50-16s that are brand new. The car now has ~ 37,700 miles. When I say stock, I mean 100% stock. It still has the factory airbox, factory exhaust, nothing has been touched.
I decided to head out to Rockingham with a couple friends yesterday. The weather was good, I'm guessing no warmer than about 50 with a bit of a head wind. Depending on which website you look on, Rockingham's elevation is around ~ 340 feet above sea level. But with the cool January air and low humidity I'm sure the DA was close to zero and maybe even below it. In short, aside from a bit of a head wind, this was the best type of weather I'll see in North Carolina.
First pass off the street was terrible. I went in the left lane and spun badly and went high 16s. Ugh.
I was with my friend Joey who knows the track announcer and he mentioned for me to try the right lane as it was being prepper better. Good idea.
Car went a 13.06 @ 105.8 MPH w/ 2.006 short time. I was pretty shocked. I was hoping my beat my old '98 Formula's best stock time of 13.4 @ 104 and the GTO's best stock time of 13.4 @ 103 MPH. I didn't expect 13.0 at almost 106 MPH. I made a few more runs and backed up that 13.0 with several more 13.0s and 13.1s. The rear tires were at 30 psi, the front were at 38 psi. The car is 100% full weight, jack and spare still in the car. I had been going from brake to gas progressively harded/faster each time, hoping the track would hold. Finally this happened:
60' 1.921
333' 5.442
1/8th 8.327
MPH 85.28
1000' 10.832
1/4 12.957
MPH 105.88
Of course I was really thrilled with this. I was able to go from brake to gas quickly and everything worked out. The GSCs somehow dead hooked and off I was with my 12 second slip in a stock automatic car. That was my best pass of the day. I was able to back that up with a 12.97 @ 105.8X MPH on a 1.94 60 ft time. Again, the car was full weight, jack & spare still in it. Its the heaviest Z28 you can buy as it has leather, TTops, and a CD changer so I'm guessing race weight is about 3540 or so. I started with a little less than a 1/4 tank and at the end of the day it was about an 1/8th. I'm not comfortable running the car with any less fuel than that. So that was my Saturday at Rockingham guys!!
I decided to head out to Rockingham with a couple friends yesterday. The weather was good, I'm guessing no warmer than about 50 with a bit of a head wind. Depending on which website you look on, Rockingham's elevation is around ~ 340 feet above sea level. But with the cool January air and low humidity I'm sure the DA was close to zero and maybe even below it. In short, aside from a bit of a head wind, this was the best type of weather I'll see in North Carolina.
First pass off the street was terrible. I went in the left lane and spun badly and went high 16s. Ugh.
I was with my friend Joey who knows the track announcer and he mentioned for me to try the right lane as it was being prepper better. Good idea.
Car went a 13.06 @ 105.8 MPH w/ 2.006 short time. I was pretty shocked. I was hoping my beat my old '98 Formula's best stock time of 13.4 @ 104 and the GTO's best stock time of 13.4 @ 103 MPH. I didn't expect 13.0 at almost 106 MPH. I made a few more runs and backed up that 13.0 with several more 13.0s and 13.1s. The rear tires were at 30 psi, the front were at 38 psi. The car is 100% full weight, jack and spare still in the car. I had been going from brake to gas progressively harded/faster each time, hoping the track would hold. Finally this happened:
60' 1.921
333' 5.442
1/8th 8.327
MPH 85.28
1000' 10.832
1/4 12.957
MPH 105.88
Of course I was really thrilled with this. I was able to go from brake to gas quickly and everything worked out. The GSCs somehow dead hooked and off I was with my 12 second slip in a stock automatic car. That was my best pass of the day. I was able to back that up with a 12.97 @ 105.8X MPH on a 1.94 60 ft time. Again, the car was full weight, jack & spare still in it. Its the heaviest Z28 you can buy as it has leather, TTops, and a CD changer so I'm guessing race weight is about 3540 or so. I started with a little less than a 1/4 tank and at the end of the day it was about an 1/8th. I'm not comfortable running the car with any less fuel than that. So that was my Saturday at Rockingham guys!!
01-06-2008, 12:50 PM
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01-06-2008, 03:37 PM
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I guess I should of opted for a 2002, it took me an ls6 intake mani and full exhuast, including longtube's to hit 12.9. Oh and slp lid, a tune, and drag radials, and on a very very cold day where even with the radials my best was a 2.0 60 ft (but my posi seems to be on it's way out as i was doing one tire fire most of the time).
Good work. You should throw the car on the dyno, I'm curious what it'll put to the wheels the way it is.
Good work. You should throw the car on the dyno, I'm curious what it'll put to the wheels the way it is.
01-06-2008, 03:43 PM
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Cheapo gas but 93 octane. I don't think for a stock car it makes any difference as long as its premium.
Their will be a dyno day in late March that I plan on attending. I don't put a lot of credibility in dyno numbers but I'm curious as to what it puts down.
I guess I need to see if maybe it has an LS6 block.
01-06-2008, 04:12 PM
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awsome times for all stock..thats what i was hoping to run when my 02 was stock never made it to the track, theresa good chance u have an ls6 block mine might it made 327hp 340tq with just a cate back lid and a basic tune through an auto. now u just need a 100 shot and et radials and there ur 11sec pass
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Only the finest gas for my car! 93 octane...Race Track brand. lol
Cheapo gas but 93 octane. I don't think for a stock car it makes any difference as long as its premium.
Their will be a dyno day in late March that I plan on attending. I don't put a lot of credibility in dyno numbers but I'm curious as to what it puts down.
I guess I need to see if maybe it has an LS6 block.
Cheapo gas but 93 octane. I don't think for a stock car it makes any difference as long as its premium.
Their will be a dyno day in late March that I plan on attending. I don't put a lot of credibility in dyno numbers but I'm curious as to what it puts down.
I guess I need to see if maybe it has an LS6 block.
01-06-2008, 07:48 PM
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Nice Kenny. I liked that track, the prep was awesome (Good enough I ripped out 35 splines of an aluminum spool). The TTP crew will be at Rockingham the weekend of the 18th stop by and say hello. Probably Darlington for Saturday unless rockingham is running a saturday program again..
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Really awesome times... I put 4 cams in my Cobra, gears, and Longtubes- still no 12's.
Different animals, though. Add a Converter and Exhaust- mid 12's easy.
Old guys take care of thier cars... ha ha ha
Different animals, though. Add a Converter and Exhaust- mid 12's easy.
Old guys take care of thier cars... ha ha ha
