Whats left after HCI?
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Staging Lane
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From: Waterford MI
Originally Posted by jhshnh
The proper stall, suspension and gearing goes along ways. Obviously weight has a lot to do with it.
The first thing that I see isn't your lack of power, it's that 1.79 60 ft. That's what I'd concentrate on. Which your new 9" and stall will go along way, but in the end with a auto at your power level it's all in the 60'. Your power level should easily give you a 60' in the 1.5s and that's mid to low 11s.
My car consistently runs 11s with a 1.58 60' with 321whp. I'm not even full bolt ons. That's with a stock ls1 intake. Others on here have gone faster. I am however full suspension with a lot of time spent on shock settings, pinion angle, lca angle, etc.
But if you look at any of the NA auto cars that put down lower ets than you think they should, take a look at their 60 ft time. They're all dialed in.
Trust me, it's a blast to line up beside a cobra with pulleys putting down 600 whp and cut a .010 light with a 1.5x 60' while they cut a 60 in the 2.0 range. I've outran more than one car in the 8th mile that way... you can make a little money because no one expects you to outrun their 600 whp car. Never mind their stock suspension and clutch!
The first thing that I see isn't your lack of power, it's that 1.79 60 ft. That's what I'd concentrate on. Which your new 9" and stall will go along way, but in the end with a auto at your power level it's all in the 60'. Your power level should easily give you a 60' in the 1.5s and that's mid to low 11s.
My car consistently runs 11s with a 1.58 60' with 321whp. I'm not even full bolt ons. That's with a stock ls1 intake. Others on here have gone faster. I am however full suspension with a lot of time spent on shock settings, pinion angle, lca angle, etc.
But if you look at any of the NA auto cars that put down lower ets than you think they should, take a look at their 60 ft time. They're all dialed in.
Trust me, it's a blast to line up beside a cobra with pulleys putting down 600 whp and cut a .010 light with a 1.5x 60' while they cut a 60 in the 2.0 range. I've outran more than one car in the 8th mile that way... you can make a little money because no one expects you to outrun their 600 whp car. Never mind their stock suspension and clutch!
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Staging Lane
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From: Waterford MI
So I think many of you would agree that the things I'm missing most are the converter and rear end, and some better suspension tuning and set up. Need to focus more on making it all work together and not focus on needing 500HP to the tire. And I'll look more into e85 after I get a few more things working better.
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I'd absolutely focus on the suspension. Subframe connectors and adjustable lcas are a necessity imo and they're not expensive. I'm a big fan of coilovers as well. I went with a anti roll bar vs a new rear sway bar. It really got the flex of the body out of the launch.
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Staging Lane
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From: Waterford MI
Originally Posted by jhshnh
I'd absolutely focus on the suspension. Subframe connectors and adjustable lcas are a necessity imo and they're not expensive. I'm a big fan of coilovers as well. I went with a anti roll bar vs a new rear sway bar. It really got the flex of the body out of the launch.
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Staging Lane
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From: Waterford MI
Originally Posted by HCI2000SS
Gotcha. I'm really curious what your tune looks like. Will be interesting to see when you go to get a better tune
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I agree. Power means nothing if you can't plant it to the ground. Lots of 500 whp guys still in the 11s because they don't have the suspension and drivetrain.