C6 1/4 Mile Performance Challenge
Drifting
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From: Winfield IL
Team Owner
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From: Houston, TX
Tommy - are you going to go back through 104 pages and see who posted time slips and filled out the information? 
I'm thinking you need to start new - and I'm sure a number of people on your list are not even on the forum anymore. Do you plan to only keep active members on the list?
I'm thinking you need to start new - and I'm sure a number of people on your list are not even on the forum anymore. Do you plan to only keep active members on the list?
Team Owner
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Tommy - are you going to go back through 104 pages and see who posted time slips and filled out the information?
I'm thinking you need to start new - and I'm sure a number of people on your list are not even on the forum anymore. Do you plan to only keep active members on the list?
I'm thinking you need to start new - and I'm sure a number of people on your list are not even on the forum anymore. Do you plan to only keep active members on the list?
I have followed this list extensively and remember many who did post time slips and will help you sift through the posts to locate them if you need help doing so.
Le Mans Master
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From: Monroe Township New Jersey
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
St. Jude donor in memory of jpee '14
I rather keep as much of the historical data as possible but I am requesting time slips. The list is not worth anything if it is not accurate please send me Private message or e-mail
Drifting
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From: Winfield IL
To clear things up,
By the way i posted this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1692218 a long time ago in the c6 tech/performance forum. And it just occured to me that i never posted it on the times list i do have a new personal best that i did last night i have since added comp cams 007 reverse split speed inc custom grind cam after i ran this with all the mods listed MINUS THE CAM. when get i the vid from my friend and take a pic of the new time slip i will post it here. but it will be in the internal mod list for that one.
My new best with the cam is 11.59 @ 120.6 1.70 60'. Like i said i will get the vid and time slip up as soon as i get the vid from my friend.
Tommy D - Can you please post this under External Engine Modifications (Bolt-Ons)....
11.98 @ 116.44 - C6speedjon - 07 Z51 M6 -CAI, catback, headers, ported intake, TB, tune, DR
By the way i posted this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1692218 a long time ago in the c6 tech/performance forum. And it just occured to me that i never posted it on the times list i do have a new personal best that i did last night i have since added comp cams 007 reverse split speed inc custom grind cam after i ran this with all the mods listed MINUS THE CAM. when get i the vid from my friend and take a pic of the new time slip i will post it here. but it will be in the internal mod list for that one.
My new best with the cam is 11.59 @ 120.6 1.70 60'. Like i said i will get the vid and time slip up as soon as i get the vid from my friend.
Tommy D - Can you please post this under External Engine Modifications (Bolt-Ons)....
11.98 @ 116.44 - C6speedjon - 07 Z51 M6 -CAI, catback, headers, ported intake, TB, tune, DR
Safety Car
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 3,990
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From: Corpus Christi Texas
Another frustrating night tonight. One thing is for certain, I suck ***** (gotta be a better way of saying that) at burnouts and launching. The only new mods to my car are a set of brand spanking new BFG DR's (275/45-17's) mounted on some ****ty C4 rims. Not sure how the shorter tire affected my gearing. It was a cold night, around 58-60 degrees with a DA around 100-200'. The track went away as the night went on of course. I started off with 25psi and worked my way down to 18-20psi. I was schooled all night by cars running DR's or well used stock tires. My 9 year old daughter could have done better I'm sure. Many ran consistent 1.7-1.8 60-fts. I know it's a podunk track but damn, I suck. I will scan the slips tomorrow. I think I had 12 runs, here are the best. All my other 60-fts were worse resulting in higher ET's and lower mph.
.1521 - reaction
2.0491 -60ft
8.2266-1/8 mile
90.96
.1511-reaction
2.0978-60-ft
8.2460-1/8
91.06
.1030-reaction
2.0920-60-ft
8.2749-1/8
90.73
.0570-reaction
2.1159-60-ft
8.2599-1/8
91.05
.1521 - reaction
2.0491 -60ft
8.2266-1/8 mile
90.96
.1511-reaction
2.0978-60-ft
8.2460-1/8
91.06
.1030-reaction
2.0920-60-ft
8.2749-1/8
90.73
.0570-reaction
2.1159-60-ft
8.2599-1/8
91.05
Last edited by bunk22; Oct 27, 2007 at 01:33 AM.
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Tech Contributor
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St. Jude Donor '08
Bunk, dont feel bad, mastering the launch on the M6 vette takes a lot of seat time! I have a dozens of 2.x slips before I "got it". Listen to Rangers video and search for RobZ video....and try to memorize the sound. Then imitate it. That's how I learned. And when you feel a 1.6 the first time you will feel like you were shot from a cannon. The beauty of 1/8 is that you can get 12 runs in a night, its hard to learn when you can only get 3 or 4 runs in on a crowded night.
Safety Car
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 3,990
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From: Corpus Christi Texas
Bunk, dont feel bad, mastering the launch on the M6 vette takes a lot of seat time! I have a dozens of 2.x slips before I "got it". Listen to Rangers video and search for RobZ video....and try to memorize the sound. Then imitate it. That's how I learned. And when you feel a 1.6 the first time you will feel like you were shot from a cannon. The beauty of 1/8 is that you can get 12 runs in a night, its hard to learn when you can only get 3 or 4 runs in on a crowded night.
Tech Contributor
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From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
Here's a vid of my buddy and me getting some good launches and shifting. That's my old C5... it was stolen a week after this video was taken. Miss that Electron Blue, it is a nice color.
Don't lose faith. It's not that easy but with practice you will get it.
Drifting
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,335
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From: Winfield IL
Another frustrating night tonight. One thing is for certain, I suck ***** (gotta be a better way of saying that) at burnouts and launching. The only new mods to my car are a set of brand spanking new BFG DR's (275/45-17's) mounted on some ****ty C4 rims. Not sure how the shorter tire affected my gearing. It was a cold night, around 58-60 degrees with a DA around 100-200'. The track went away as the night went on of course. I started off with 25psi and worked my way down to 18-20psi. I was schooled all night by cars running DR's or well used stock tires. My 9 year old daughter could have done better I'm sure. Many ran consistent 1.7-1.8 60-fts. I know it's a podunk track but damn, I suck. I will scan the slips tomorrow. I think I had 12 runs, here are the best. All my other 60-fts were worse resulting in higher ET's and lower mph.
.1521 - reaction
2.0491 -60ft
8.2266-1/8 mile
90.96
.1511-reaction
2.0978-60-ft
8.2460-1/8
91.06
.1030-reaction
2.0920-60-ft
8.2749-1/8
90.73
.0570-reaction
2.1159-60-ft
8.2599-1/8
91.05
.1521 - reaction
2.0491 -60ft
8.2266-1/8 mile
90.96
.1511-reaction
2.0978-60-ft
8.2460-1/8
91.06
.1030-reaction
2.0920-60-ft
8.2749-1/8
90.73
.0570-reaction
2.1159-60-ft
8.2599-1/8
91.05
As far as you having shorter tires it makes your gearing higher so a 3.73 will feel like a 3.90. Me personally i have the z51 gearing and i fiinish the 1/4 well into fourth gear. so its perfect, my shifts are at 6,700 rpms.
Melting Slicks
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bunk.....did you do really good burnouts with those BFGs? When I ran them on my 547rwhp TA, I really had to burn them down the first couple of trips to the track to get them to stick. It's almost like mine had a shell before you got to the goodies inside.Anyways, best of luck next time out and remember, any trip to the track that you can drive your car back home the way it left, is a good trip. 
Safety Car
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From: Corpus Christi Texas
bunk.....did you do really good burnouts with those BFGs? When I ran them on my 547rwhp TA, I really had to burn them down the first couple of trips to the track to get them to stick. It's almost like mine had a shell before you got to the goodies inside.Anyways, best of luck next time out and remember, any trip to the track that you can drive your car back home the way it left, is a good trip.
Safety Car
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From: Corpus Christi Texas
I personally was running 14-16 psi the last time i was at the track on M/T Drag Radials, did a smokey burnout and launched at like 4k but slipping the stock clutch out and was pulling 1.7-1.8's all night... you'll get the hang of it. I went from an Fbody to a vette and believe me it took some getting used to. You cannot just dump it cause it will either spin the tires, bogg, or be so hard on the clutch that it wont even engauge (had 3 runs like that when i accidently dumped it at a high RPM.) as soon as i went to shift out of first the clutch pedal was stuck to the floor. had to coast a bit then had the pedal back. Damn stock clutch
As far as you having shorter tires it makes your gearing higher so a 3.73 will feel like a 3.90. Me personally i have the z51 gearing and i fiinish the 1/4 well into fourth gear. so its perfect, my shifts are at 6,700 rpms.
As far as you having shorter tires it makes your gearing higher so a 3.73 will feel like a 3.90. Me personally i have the z51 gearing and i fiinish the 1/4 well into fourth gear. so its perfect, my shifts are at 6,700 rpms.
Tech Contributor
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From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
DTE highly recommends them, they did a big post on the topic a while back. It will help you and your diff a ton.
Last edited by Joe_G; Oct 27, 2007 at 06:20 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: The best one
12.32 @ 118.32 - 11secondGP - 08 A6 NPP 2.73 -Cai, stat
Best Trap:
12.37@119.0(last run of the day)
Best ET:
12.22@116.7(1st run of the day)
Best run from last sat:
12.41@119.5
Last edited by 11secondGP; Oct 27, 2007 at 10:53 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Monroe Township New Jersey
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
St. Jude donor in memory of jpee '14
This is a reply to one of our members 11secondGP
Very Nice run I'll be very happy to post those numbers.
As other members have already pointed out your original three time slips were very different from time slips we have seen over the past two years.
I was asking why and you were being very defensive. If you have a way of driving your LS3 A6 so that TM is "gone" we want to know ...... If the LS3 A6 has reduced TM we want to know....... it is that simple.
TM on Corvettes in particular automatics will cause the normal 60 foot analysis to be different from a normal time slip (NO BS there are plenty in the thread and I have timeslips I can post too) ...... Even Ranger has reported this problem with his M6 in our thread.
The list is not about who is the fastest .... it is an informational, reference tool that all of us can utilize to make our cars faster without wasting money on stuff that may not work.
The 1/4 mile thread is a tool for all of us, we must make sure that the numbers presented are accurate that is why we are now being pro active requesting time slips and asking questions.
He is apparently, upset at the way I keep this list and the questions I ask. I am sorry but this is the way I keep the list under our new rules.
Thank you
Tommy
Very Nice run I'll be very happy to post those numbers.
As other members have already pointed out your original three time slips were very different from time slips we have seen over the past two years.
I was asking why and you were being very defensive. If you have a way of driving your LS3 A6 so that TM is "gone" we want to know ...... If the LS3 A6 has reduced TM we want to know....... it is that simple.
TM on Corvettes in particular automatics will cause the normal 60 foot analysis to be different from a normal time slip (NO BS there are plenty in the thread and I have timeslips I can post too) ...... Even Ranger has reported this problem with his M6 in our thread.
The list is not about who is the fastest .... it is an informational, reference tool that all of us can utilize to make our cars faster without wasting money on stuff that may not work.
The 1/4 mile thread is a tool for all of us, we must make sure that the numbers presented are accurate that is why we are now being pro active requesting time slips and asking questions.
He is apparently, upset at the way I keep this list and the questions I ask. I am sorry but this is the way I keep the list under our new rules.
Thank you
Tommy
Burning Brakes
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Posts: 1,029
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From: The best one
As other members have already pointed out your original three time slips were very different from time slips we have seen over the past two years.
I was asking why and you were being very defensive. If you have a way of driving your LS3 A6 so that TM is "gone" we want to know ...... If the LS3 A6 has reduced TM we want to know....... it is that simple.
TM on Corvettes in particular automatics will cause the normal 60 foot analysis to be different from a normal time slip (NO BS there are plenty in the thread and I have timeslips I can post too) ...... Even Ranger has reported this problem with his M6 in our thread.
I was asking why and you were being very defensive. If you have a way of driving your LS3 A6 so that TM is "gone" we want to know ...... If the LS3 A6 has reduced TM we want to know....... it is that simple.
TM on Corvettes in particular automatics will cause the normal 60 foot analysis to be different from a normal time slip (NO BS there are plenty in the thread and I have timeslips I can post too) ...... Even Ranger has reported this problem with his M6 in our thread.
2.30
5.80
12.74
On my very first run with the car ever(slip#1) I didnt floor it for 2-3 seconds and really eased into it. That is why the 60ft was (2.30s) and the 60-330 was 3.50s.
2.29
5.65
12.57
On (slip#2) I floored it a little sooner so while the 60ft was essentially the same(2.29s) the 60-330 was 3.36s(.14s faster). ET was .17 faster with .15 gained in the launch.
2.21
5.53
12.41
On (slip#3) I floored it a little quicker resulting in a lower 60ft(2.21s) and 60-330 of (3.32s). ET was .16s faster with .12s gained on the launch.
The other .04 and .02 differences in the rest of the last two runs can be attributed to temperature drop between the runs.
There is no magic to real results.
Regarding TM, I have only launched hard enough on one run, to notice TM. The car fell on its face for the entire run. By looking at the data compared to every other run the power was off from the 330-1320 significantly. Also if you are used to a car's power it should be obvious when timing is being pulled.
Last edited by 11secondGP; Oct 29, 2007 at 02:48 AM.
