christi

Don't know if it should be in here, lounge or whatever...sorry

Last night I went to the drag strip to test and tune my car. Don't flame me because my car is slower than what a n/a should ACTUALLY run.

Steve Fooshee and I went, and looking at my times - we had come to the conclusion that my cats are clogged and my 6 ports are not working as well. Probably not opening up all the way. That will change in December when I put a header, striaight pipe and 2.5" piping on (Or so I hope!)

Anyway, times.

#1
(mine below, underneathe mine, unless obviously stated - the other car)
Reaction +.162
60 ft 2.891
330ft 8.122
1/8 ET 12.511
1/8 MPH 51.06

#2
Reaction + .901
60ft 2.999
330ft 8.170
1/8 ET 12.376
1/8 MPH 57.40

#3
Reaction +.658
60ft 2.946
330ft 8.079
1/8 ET 12.318
1/8 MPH 55.30

#4
(my time)
Reaction + .821
60ft 3.050
330ft 8.313
1/8 ET 12.563
1/8 MPH 57.54


(the other dude's time)
+ .528
2.294
5.219
9.436
76.64



#5
(my time) Reaction +.847
60ft 2.974
330ft 8.065
1/8 ET 12.166
1/8 MPH 59.99

(the other fella's)
+ .309
2.402
6.579
10.075
69.23

The guy above was a Z28.

#6
(my time)
Reaction + .641
60ft 2.992
330ft 8.129
1/8 ET 12.318
1/8 MPH 57.25

(the other fella's)
+ .657
2.294
6.201
9.419
76.93

#7
Reaction +.947
60ft 2.708
330ft 7.818
1/8 ET 11.957
1/8 MPH 59.60

I think that above was my highest time....

#8
Reaction + .652
60ft 2.982
330ft 8.022
1/8 ET 12.105
1/8 MPH 60.08

#9
(my time)
Reaction +.585
60ft 3.125
330ft 8.255
1/8 ET 12.418
1/8 MPH 59.75

(the fella's)
+ .266
1.831
n/a
7.858
89.29

christi

whoa, edit mojarly. I didn't think the forum would make the post all distorted.

Anyway, I hope you can read it better.

TurboSmoke

looks like you are consistant my best was

me 91na ------------ him del sol Vtec mods
0.5501 -----reaction-----0.9479
2.3335-------60ft--------2.8123
6.996--------330ft-------7.7648
10.871-------1/8et-------11.9192
63.34---------mph---------58.56
1.5457 finish margin

christi

Yeah, they were.. but should be a bit faster... except for the damn clogged cats and 6 ports not funcutioning correctly... it's hurting me.

TurboSmoke

i also dont think you are launching at the right time. you are launching on the last yellow right. dont wait for the green light. also what are you launching at??? i launched at 5k

christi

I only launched at the green light is because I wasn't really *racing* against the other car, but tuning for my car, and mine alone.

Since it was my first time ever going to the drag strip and dragging the car, I didn't want to put much strain on the clutch and car. So, I waited until the green light hit - the one with my fastest time, I think I went after the 2nd yellow light flashed.

I was launching between 2k-2500rpm..just because if I did any type of damage, that wouldn't be good.

TurboSmoke

go to the other forum and look at the drag racing section Jims5543 and i posted alot of usefull racing tips up. you wont hurt to much launching at 5k once in a while now if you constantly do it it will burn your cluch i just recently blew my clutch racing a Civic Si i collapsed my pressure plate. and that was the stock one that came from the dealership. 130k on stock pressure plate. i also blew my throw out bearing and pilot bearing but atleast i won thats the important thing here is that i won

christi

Well, if I can think of what Steve Fooshee told me last night what will happen - if I launch incorrectly... it will damage the car.

It has something to do with the nose not able to hit the ground, and that can snap or something I dunno. i know what it'll do when it breaks, I just can't think of what it is called.

I just want to know.. is that really what's wrong ? The clogged cats and 6 ports? Reasons being why it's slow out on the street and doing other things (so what he put it as).

TurboSmoke

breaking something with the nose???? WTF? i think he is thinkin about a FWD car we have RWD the only thing you will **** up is you clutch and that is if you do it ALL THE TIME but if you do it like 2-3 times you will be fine. if you hallow out your cats you will notice a diffrence and you can shoot flames to i dont know whats going on with your 5th and 6th ports

christi

No... he knows what he's talking about, infact he owns an RX7 just like his roommates (Brian Smith, Dale Clark)...if I can think of the stupid name of it, I won't make myself look like a complete idiot.

But, i know there's something will break something in the car...if you launch it too hard and not correctly.

nitroracer

iTrader: (5)

dam, ya it does sound like ur 5-6 arent opening all the way...i ran a 10.2 with my mods. and i thought i was slow ...

TurboSmoke

damn nitro sounds like something is wrong with your car. i ran a 10.8 and i have NO mods. i took out my intake. i am getting a custom exhaust, rb header, apexi power intake. but i am not putting them on i want to save my $ and get a nice porte rebuild. i am building a streetported TII motor in my friends garage (i cant keep it in mine cause i live in a bad neighborhood) but i am building that for when i find a Nice body on a S5 TII with a blown motor. i am building it all up. new rotors, housings ect. its my secret project. thats another reason i keep it there is because i dont want anyone else to see the motor

Barwick

holy crap.. I was running 9.258 @ 80.74 in my '90 TurboII only running 5.5 lbs of boost.

nitroracer

iTrader: (5)

i ran a 10.2 on a slipping clutch....but now my car is down cuz i finally blew the clutch last saturday...i ordered, a.c.t. 6pack clutch w/ extreme pressure plate...also i have a new mod and when i get the clutch in, ill see what i can do at the track..

vosko

iTrader: (4)

ummm you can get 60FT's of 2.00 or below anything above that is not good......

to get a good time you HAVE to get a good launch and good 60 FT..... you need lots more practice

TurboSmoke

who dose??? not me my car was like acting weird like it was bogging but i dont have a turbo to bogg.

Barwick

60' under 2 seconds? Crap man, not on street tires

TurboSmoke

thats what i am saying even with a na

dr0x

"But, i know there's something will break something in the car...if you launch it too hard and not correctly."

Yeah.. if you launch too hard youll do two things:
1) fry your clutch if you do it a lot.
2) make some smoke (tire spin).

and that 2.00 60ft or below = good.. Yeah it is. But in a torqueless car like ours, or a honda... Not likely. 2.2 or faster is decent for us on street tires.

Just launch at a higher rpm, you arent driving a viper here

Ryde _Or_Die

Well if you don't want to rev it up you really don't need to be dragging a 7. They NEED to be revved up. I honestly have never heard of a 3.xx 60' time. You should not have to be afraid of breaking something in an rx7. They are a sports car, rwd and all Just try holding the rpms to like 4500 and ease off the clutch for a split second then floor it.

vosko

iTrader: (4)

1.92 60 FT on my 89 TII with stock rims and kumho ecta 712's . just takes LOTS of practice. it can be done !!!!!!

vosko

iTrader: (4)

a long time ago before i knew what i was doing drag racing i got 2.2 60 FT's in my N/A 89 GTU.... if i drove it now i would easily get 1.9X 60 FT! its about practice and launch technique. i have a stack of about 50+ runs from my TII. i had tons of practice!! i was VERY consistent too.....

vosko

iTrader: (4)

oh yeah this is a video of my car running a 13.8 @ 101.5 MPH with a 2.03 60FT. this happened to be the last run i made cause my engine gave out on the run. LOL. i don't have my 1.92 60 FT on video though. i do have the timeslip anyway.

http://67.83.35.214:8095/media/t2blowup.wmv

TurboSmoke

well good for you we all cant be as good as you. even me who runs his car 7 times every friday night for over 3 years. i have a stock na. on bald tires i think i ran pretty good for not taking anything out and no mods. you have a TII there is a diffence in power there. you even said you did a 2.xx in your gtu. so dont talk ****.

Felix Wankel

You will break the front differential mount if you get wheelhop off the line. Been there, done that.