Back from the track...
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Back from the track... Check for pics of my slips soon. Here it is. Could not break 14.1 or 100. Hit the limiter twice, and I seemed to keep hitting the gas at the green and not as the last yellow was changing to green. I did, however, get progressively better. Mid track, I need more umph.
On Nexen street tires...
1st run ever: .9066 Rea. 2nd: .7967 Rea.
2.085 60ft. 2.046 60ft.
14.37@95.81 14.19@97.05
On Hoosier DOT Comp. Tires...
3rd: .4952 Rea. 4th: .3506 Rea.
1.987 60ft. 2.062 60ft.
14.17@95.14 14.12@96.53
I know the slicks only help your start. If I could get a .09 or less reaction time with a 60ft. less than 2.0, what do you think that run could have come to?
Kissmyass03's Monte ran 13.6@103 with only the HP tune, res. delete, Magnaflows, and CAI. I don't have the tune yet, but CAI, 3" down. and Magnaflows. So if I do the springs, rockers, shift kit, and tune, how much could that add over my first 3 mods?
On Nexen street tires...
1st run ever: .9066 Rea. 2nd: .7967 Rea.
2.085 60ft. 2.046 60ft.
14.37@95.81 14.19@97.05
On Hoosier DOT Comp. Tires...
3rd: .4952 Rea. 4th: .3506 Rea.
1.987 60ft. 2.062 60ft.
14.17@95.14 14.12@96.53
I know the slicks only help your start. If I could get a .09 or less reaction time with a 60ft. less than 2.0, what do you think that run could have come to?
Kissmyass03's Monte ran 13.6@103 with only the HP tune, res. delete, Magnaflows, and CAI. I don't have the tune yet, but CAI, 3" down. and Magnaflows. So if I do the springs, rockers, shift kit, and tune, how much could that add over my first 3 mods?
You also have to realize that Montes are a little lighter. However, I don't know what is wrong with your car, you should be getting better times than that. I think you need to work on your reaction times more than anything. With slicks you obviously get moving faster. . but if you time things properly you should be hitting low times. I would always strive for .4. . .with .9066 no wonder you are having high times.
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I ran a 14.1@96 stock with Mickey Thompson ET Streets mounted on 16in Grand Prix wheels from a '93. The wide Crosslace type. My problem is getting off th eline without tripping the differential saftey program. that loses a few tenths right there...
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Those are excellant 60's for these cars. Changing your reaction time has exactly nothing to do with your e.t. Timer starts after you are moving. My Impy e.t.'d a lot worse than yours (horrible spin through the 1/8th and a class leading 2.7xx 60'), but my trap speed was about the same in 88F+ weather. Your lack of tune is holding you back. At a guess you are lean with the CAI.
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Put them on my DrifR 18"s I got from a friend that owed me money with the tires. Hoosier DOT Comp. tires not straight slicks but sticky enough. I want a set of Team Dynamics 17' (Superlight). I can even have a friend get a set of 16s built with the right offest for $150+ so anyone let me know next year. I'm goin back for the last day Nov. 10th.
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60' times... CompG explained that for every .1 you lower your 60ft. you gain .2 in the 1/4. So on my best run (14.12@96) I had a 2.06 60ft. With a 1.8 60ft. I would have run 13.8 and prob. hit 100+. I did win one though against a Mustang (last body style).
I am happy because I got better as the day went on. Thank you all for your input.
I am happy because I got better as the day went on. Thank you all for your input. 
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Track prep has alot to do with 60 ft times also. On my first visit to a track with my 06 Impala SS, I was able to get a 2.15 60 ft time (14.09 1/4 time) with stock tires at 30 lbs of pressure. A few months later at a diff track, I could only get a 2.37 60 ft time with the same tires. My track experience convinced me that mph is a good indicator of horsepower. All (6)runs at the first track, even a tire spinning 14.67, netted me a 99.xx mph. At the second track all runs ended up with a 100.xx mph speed. Now off topic a tad, at the second track I had a catless down pipe added to my vector tuned only (like at the first track) Impala, but even with the 60 ft times over 2 tenths slower, I was able to run 14.15 1/4 time and as I stated all runs averaged 1 mph faster. This is why I am a firm believer in replaceing the stock down pipe with a high flow piece...even if does have a cat.
