bjamick

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Well i went to the track to watch some racing since i cant do any til my tranny is finished getting rebuilt. Well me and my buddies were all there standing right beside the tree on the track when an ls1 trans am ram air car pulls up, im like ya guys here we go. I could tell it was an M6 just by the burn out and way it was, well he left not to bad of a launch but when finished it said he only ran a 14.0? i was like WTF. All my friends laughed at me bc i have a ta also it made me feel so bad just thought i would share how this dumbass made all of us look bad especially in an M6.

Smoke Panther

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whoever cuts a 14-second 1/4 mile in an LS1 should be drawn and quartered by 4 F-bodies

Joel_SS

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I ran a 14.55 @ 98 the very first time in my 98Z M6.. Eventually got it to a 12.7.. Do not sweat it LS1 are stout the guy just had a bad run..

bjamick

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lets hope so but what made me feel better was a procharged 02 mustang GT couldn't outrun a new 350Z on M/T's LOL both were running 13.2's-13.5's LOL

1994Z28Lt1

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what was the trap speed? do you remember he should have trapped anywhere from 103 to 106 if it was stock if not not only does he not know how to drive but he is driving a turd

bjamick

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i think he trapped 104, if im not mistaken. There were so many runs though.

98redorangeta

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My a4 2.73 car ran 14s stock its a factory dog but it resopnds to modifications well.

keliente

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Going by times you see at the track isn't an accurate way to decide how fast a car is - most of the people who show up at regular test and tune nights aren't exactly the best drivers in the world, lots of 1st timers. You'd be surprised how screwing up a launch and short shifting can really add time to your e/t.

Tudds

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lots of bad drivers... I ran 14 my first pass as well

mattraypharbor

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My first pass stock was a 13.3

mattraypharbor

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bone stock down the the filter...

ErikElvis

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13.5's the first time I ever dragged. Worst 13.7's. But you could directly correlate that to my 60'

BrandonDrecksage

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not everyone is a ******* pro their first time out liek you i guess. its nice to make fun of people to really deter them. ps, my frist time out i was running 14.5s at 105, i'm glad there wasn't ******** liek you out there making fun of me cause i'm sure I would have stopped trying and just enjoyed my car else where and quit racing.

ps. have you ever raced before or was this just your frist time at the track?

Ace$nyper

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It's no biggy one time i couldn't get into 2nd gear ran a 15.7 still trapped 100 lol

dailydriver

As well as weather/DA and track conditions having a HUGE effect on times/traps, especially in a bone stock, NA ride.

orangefun

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my 01 t/a when it was stock went 13.5 @ 104 105 with an A4 but my buddy with an 02 M6 (not stock) did 13.8's 14.00's then finally did a 13.5 but all of his passes were @ 109, his problem, old hard tires. old hard tires=crapy 60 ft, crapy 60 ft=crapy E.T.

still a 14.00 is faster than most people give credit for my blazer off the bottle runs 13.8-14.1 depending on temp, but it hooks up great, track or street, my point is I can take my 14.00 blazer on the street and smoke most cars from a dead just b/c of traction. just remember power you can't apply to ground is worthless.

SladeX

I ran a 18 the first time, a 14.2 the 2nd time and a 13.8 the 3rd time out to the track.

On a 100degree day I hovered at 14.0/13.9 for almost 25 runs.

Launching a 6 speed is hard, too much and you spin the tires, too little you bog. On top of that, you always have that damn 10 bolt in the back of your mind...

I'm hoping to cut my 60ft to something better than 2.4 as that's really killing my e/t more than anything else.

bjamick

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well im just saying i dunno how he screwed up bc his launch was actually alright. my 1st time at the track in my ls1 was in the 1/8 and that was an 8.74 and it's an A4.

timberman00

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First time down the track I got too excited and screwed up the launch. Ran a 16.4 @ 98mph. Second time down, I took the launch slow and granny shifted each shift and ran a 13.84 @ 104.6 These times are before mods...

LS1Formulation

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Sounds about right. I ran a 13.74@105 in my car before any mods. This is my first fast manual trans car and it's not exactly easy to get the launch right. Hell, I am trapping almost 111 now and I still can't break into the 12's.