Not dressed in drag

Before I get flamed for the giant decals they are not permanent - just for the race - gota represent the sponsor (dealership).

Not a great night overall - got beat in the 1st round by a mean VW notchback with wheelie bars and all (needed them too). He ran a 12.3 to my 12.9.


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I give up... works in test area but not here - see pic below - thanks pheonixdown!

 

nice..stickers not to bad

 

you can see the pic? i cant...and cant figure out why

 

Use [IMG] and [/IMG] Around your link to the pictures...

 

how do you go about getting a sponsor?
dont mean to get down on you but all that for 12.9 is PATHETIC
and with all those mods too...are you sure you dont have a blown motor or something? is the car automatic?

 

Thanks for the love don garlits.

i wasnt happy with my time either. ive run less than that with drag radials and was expecting to run low 12s or better with the slicks. not sure what is wrong yet but plan to find out. I know my water injection was not working but that shouldnt have made that much of a difference.

 

what a ****!, drag attire, haha. jk. looks good

 

How the hell do you get sponsored to drag race, running close to 13s and hoping for 12s????

 

Just basic bolts on's with drag Radials should land easy low 12's. I have seen it numerous times. I have seen a few guys run high 11's with slicks and all the bolt ons..

 

i still like it

 

you probably bogged on your launch...if you're used to using drag radials, and you launched at roughly the same rpm on slicks, there is your time difference. the slicks gave you a ton more traction, which equates to bog if you don't compensate with more rpm's

 

yeah, redline clutch dump!

 

Before.. you guys start flaming this guy for his TIMES..

PUT UP your TIME SLIPS and mods....

I find it very irritating, when people think they run this and that. Just by their MOD LIST..

SORRY racing doesn't work that way. You only as fast as your last race..
and its not as EASY and simple alot of people (RICERS) think.

BTW: what kind of 60ft time did you have?

 

Looks good to me, and don't sweat the time. People forget these are rx-7s therefore they can't run perfect all the time. Weather has an effect too. Good luck with your future runs!

 

what the hell, slick and stickers and your only running high 12's?

 

Funny I've seen posers at the track running mid 14s saying how the car should run 12s.

Drag racing isn't really hard at the amatuer level but it isn't really easy to launch a high powered turbo car either. ETs live and die by the launch, bog it a little and you'll add 1 sec pretty easily.

 

BTW: what kind of 60ft time did you have?[/QUOTE]


60ft was 1.98.

As for you flamers, times were not bad in comparison to the rest of the field. there was a twin turbo 350z with nos that was running 12.1s and 2s and a 300zx with the same setup that ran low 12s most of the night with the exception of a 11.95 once. These were experienced racers wheras this was only my second time out.

temp was in the 80s and high humidity.

 

times weren't bad compared to a what? yugo?

 

This is coming from a guy who as the self proclaimed lightest FD, with the biggest f*cking turbo kit money can buy and a solid rear axle who's best time if I recall is 12.2 or was it 12.4?

 

Yes, not everyone is meant for drag racing...but it does take practice.

With every bolt on, and a very good driver, the fd with stock turbos can hit low 11s. How much psi are you running? Sounds like about 10-12psi.

If your sponsered dont you think you should use some of that money towards a single turbo?

I dont know how you get put in a class with a tt 350z with nos, and your still poopin it on stock turbos?

I am just wondering...


And if glass man is correct about a single turbo fd in the 12s you better check your compression, and find a new tuner...

 

I ROFLED....

 

the bottom line is people are laying down mid to low 12's with those modifications. no im not one of them, but neither are you when you should be.

 

So how do you know I should be running 12s and how do you know I'm not?

 

What was your mph? Maybe the bog and a slipping clutch hampered your cars full performance.

I had a 79' T/A with a BB pontiac and it ran 12.3 @120mph on BFG comp T/A radials. I then put some Mickey Thompson sportsman street slicks and the car either bogged or burned the clutch. I blew the cluth after about two months LOL.


anyways, the car looks clean, and you should put some painted enkie spares on the front.....


EDIT: BTW, so many people on this site are just egotistical bullshitters. It only shows their weakness, when they think they look so cool. The real gearheads on this site know exactly what i'm talking about. I'm sorry, but that is just what i see all over this site half of the time..... otherwise, the site is great.


Happy Motoring