What Mod are we talking about now????
the Wheel Mod
the Manifold Mod
Or the L92/L76 on Ls2 Mod???
these are all written and researched by Spin!!!
Yeah, he has done them all and written about them all!!!

 

Siffert's "Have negative da, will travel" mod.

It's extremely effective, but only available at certain times and locations. It is rather evasive and sometimes comes with little warning and can move to a different location just as quickly. It can be found at some places with greater frequency and some places never have any. Once you taste it, you will forever lust it again.

 

So? I and others mentioned same here of putting DR's on 17 or 18 wheels for track traction.

As for the "stir", sorry you feel that way. I know its been a tough time for you of late due to the recent death of the Z51 option for 2010.



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Of course you do not. I wonder why? Duh!

In any event, that is simply not true. I was the first to go public and posted very informative information regarding the improper use of goop as an adhesive in the Fast mod.

http://http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-tech-performance/2277388-fast-epoxy.html#post1569341014

 

I want to thank you for that, however Spin has been writting and doing
a lot for the Vette community, and honestly you are new to the scene.
Yes, you are a smart person, a little ODD, but a Vette owner and a contributor, I respect that!!!
Sometimes you come off too strong and opinionated, but that comes with age.
Phil

 

I find it a little ODD too, since I have been on the CF scene since 2006, while honestly you are much newer to the CF since 2008. Sorry you missed two years of some of my informative posts and mods.

 

Touche!!!
It was not meant to **** you off, just make a point!!!
we all try to help and be helped by others.

 

To get "Back On Track"

I have an 05 (A4) and in "Good Air) have run 12.08 @ 115 mph... This past weekend it only ran 12.50 @ 111 mph... & it felt "VERY LAZY" off the line...

It has 3.15 rear... CAI and a tune.. Nothing else... I "KNOW" I need a converter & I'll be in the 11s for sure...

If I want to run the 11.50 Index class I know I'll need more than just a converter.. (a cam, & headers at the least)... but just the 3200 converter will get me into the 11's

I know the stock converter is killing me at the low end, my car pulls very hard "AFTER THE 1/8 mile" I'm hoping to have a Pro Torque in ASAP.. and will report the results here..

 

Going to the track this weekend need advice. I want to get better then the 8.5 I ran last time. I still have the same stuff vararam intake and thats all. What should my PSI tires be set at?
When you A4 guys runs in a Z51 do you turn traction control off or put it in competition mode? And on the suspention do you leave it in street mode or tack mode 1 or 2? Idk if that makes any kind of difference.

 

Most guys press the traction control button once. If you forget and run with everything on you will go a bit slower. I usually run 25 psi with the runflats and a quarter tank of gas with a nice burnout. The run flats need a good burn out otherwise you will spin.

If you run with a full tank of gasoline, you can run with more air in the rears and get by with a little burnout. You can also pump up the fronts to 40PSI.... make sure that the coolant temp is about 180 and not more than 195 if it is too high turn the defroster to 90. and shut it as you approach the tree. It is also a good idea to make sure the oil has reached operating temp. Oh and btw shallow stage for a better time

Hope this helps good luck & enjoy

 

How about another solution There is always more than one way to accomplish the same goal. Anytime you modify something it affects something else.

I would suggest the use of C5 wagon wheels all around rather than widening the C6 rims. The earlier rims are cheaper & lighter. While the front C5 wheels have to be used for the front as well as the back (which would have MT DRs). The rim witdth is a bit off, but many of our members have had excellent results, with Mickey Thompson MT drag radials mounted on C5 front wagon wheels in the rear of their C6.

older stock wheel + MT DR = more traction

I am sure there are also other combinations that reduce rotating mass. Lighter is always faster. Then you can play with smaller overall diameter as compared with the benefit of a wider sidewall.

Good traction is not only the result of utilizing the proper tire but utilizing the correct suspension set up. A ¼ mile track car needs to be set up very differently that a road course car.

Putting on larger wheels & tires does not necessarily improve traction unless those larger wheels & tires are properly loaded. They add rotating mass. Yes drag radials should always help, but if you want the most out of them you had better spend some time making sure you suspension is set up properly.

If you noticed the post from Dennis, three different drag radials on different wheels and they all worked……yup because he took the time to dial the car in and there were pros and cons to each set up.

If we all took some time to think about a particular problem we would all realize that there are several very workable solutions rather than there is only one way to fix it and then argue back & forth

 

Whats shallow stage ? What does the defroster do also? coolant temp goes down?

 

Shallow staging is when you pull ahead as little as possible so that you only just barely turn on the second staging light. The idea is that you get a bit of a running start and I’ve found that it can shave as much as a full tenth off your ET.

 

Can i floor it out the hole with run flaps?

 

not if you have more than 350 hp!!!!
maybe with the traction control ON!!!!

 

hmm A4 with just vararam mabe i can pull it off? I want the best time possible i wanna beat my freind time haha.

 

I just went to my local 1/8 mile track tonight, I wasn't sure what to expect. My car is also a 2005 A4 with 2.73's. It has an Airaid cai and a 160 stat. It only went 8.78 @ 83.78. The car definately needs more gear, 3.42's would probably be about perfect. I am taking the car to Redline Motorsports tuesday for a tune, hopefully it makes a couple tenth difference. My heads/cam 2000 Z28 went 7.12 @ 95mph so the Vette feels like a slug in comparison.

 

I just came back ran a 8.5 again =[