possible 1/4 mile time increase
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possible 1/4 mile time increase
Hi,
At the moment i have run 13.4 @ 105 mph on a concrete track over the 1/4 mile, with 400bhp & 390 ft lb with a 2400 stall converter in a th200r4 trans, and a 3.08 diff and stock type BFG'S.
I am changing to a 3.55 diff and i'm wondering what sort of drop in 1/4 mile E.T'S i'd be looking at with the different diff ratio?
The cccuk are doing a race series this year and i'm looking forward to running at santa pod for the first time and geting some traction off the line.
Peter
At the moment i have run 13.4 @ 105 mph on a concrete track over the 1/4 mile, with 400bhp & 390 ft lb with a 2400 stall converter in a th200r4 trans, and a 3.08 diff and stock type BFG'S.
I am changing to a 3.55 diff and i'm wondering what sort of drop in 1/4 mile E.T'S i'd be looking at with the different diff ratio?
The cccuk are doing a race series this year and i'm looking forward to running at santa pod for the first time and geting some traction off the line.
Peter
Last edited by knodty; May 14, 2009 at 05:09 PM.
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It should say on my profile what i have done!!
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Hi,
At the moment i have run 13.4 @ 105 mph on a concrete track over the 1/4 mile, with 400bhp & 390 ft lb with a 2400 stall converter in a th200r4 trans, and a 3.08 diff and stock type BFG'S.
I am changing to a 3.55 diff and i'm wondering what sort of drop in 1/4 mile E.T'S i'd be looking at with the different diff ratio?
The cccuk are doing a race series this year and i'm looking forward to running at santa pod for the first time and geting some traction off the line.
Peter
At the moment i have run 13.4 @ 105 mph on a concrete track over the 1/4 mile, with 400bhp & 390 ft lb with a 2400 stall converter in a th200r4 trans, and a 3.08 diff and stock type BFG'S.
I am changing to a 3.55 diff and i'm wondering what sort of drop in 1/4 mile E.T'S i'd be looking at with the different diff ratio?
The cccuk are doing a race series this year and i'm looking forward to running at santa pod for the first time and geting some traction off the line.
Peter
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When I changed from 3.08 to 3.73 gears, my best ET dropped almost 5 tenths. That was on BFG TA radial street tires. I actually ran a few 12.80s on those tires, at 104/105 but ETs were very erratic. On drag radials I've gone 12.68, with very consistent 12.7s. Your 60 ft times are the key.
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and it was done on a chassy dyno (rolling road) and it was giving about 340 bhp at the wheels if i remember right!! and final engine figures were given through the drag created through the diff and trans i think. So i doubt i'll get much more that 1/2 sec off my times over the 1/4 mile depending on traction and 60 ft times.
Never had any 60 ft times yet as the only track i have run at is not that great
Roll on the pod
for you repliesPeter
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