too slow
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too slow
i hope i'm in the right forum now!my car,2001 coupe 6spd,is doing 14's and 15's at the drags.why???i know part of it is me not used to 6spd,only had car 2 months,but anyway what can i do to improve?i live in mountains,but track is valley,i think!lebanon valley speedway.should i wind out,or shift quick?and i'm running run flats. thanks
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From: Apple Pie Moonshine Bring it back
St. Jude Donor '08
Something may be wrong.
Took my 04 coupe A4/2.73's to the track first time here and pulled a best of a 2.21 60' and 13.18 @ 108 with the only mod being the ziptie mod. And this was at 3600' with a DA of 5200'. Every one at the track told me that I had a factory freak.but there was a 03 Z06 running 12.7's that night also.
Took my 04 coupe A4/2.73's to the track first time here and pulled a best of a 2.21 60' and 13.18 @ 108 with the only mod being the ziptie mod. And this was at 3600' with a DA of 5200'. Every one at the track told me that I had a factory freak.but there was a 03 Z06 running 12.7's that night also.
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From: Living the Taxation Dream Indiana
Originally Posted by jessem
i hope i'm in the right forum now!my car,2001 coupe 6spd,is doing 14's and 15's at the drags.why???i know part of it is me not used to 6spd,only had car 2 months,but anyway what can i do to improve?i live in mountains,but track is valley,i think!lebanon valley speedway.should i wind out,or shift quick?and i'm running run flats. thanks
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time slip
three slips.all have 60 foot times from 2.3 to 2.4,speeds from 90 to 99mph.so,do i wind this car out in every gear,or shift out of 1st as fast as i can,and wind out the rest of the gears???and would a corsa x-pipe mixed w/a borla stinger cost me some h.p.?
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From: Somers NY
Originally Posted by jessem
three slips.all have 60 foot times from 2.3 to 2.4,speeds from 90 to 99mph.so,do i wind this car out in every gear,or shift out of 1st as fast as i can,and wind out the rest of the gears???and would a corsa x-pipe mixed w/a borla stinger cost me some h.p.?
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From: Huntersville NC
Originally Posted by Red96Coupe
Bring that Bad Boy to Englishtown on Oct. 9th If I cant get it to run 13.xx at 105 I'll pay your admission...
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etown
i might be a bad driver w/this car!who knows!!!???and i'll probably take the trip to etown on oct 9th to find out!in the mean time,i guess i'll practice,practice,practice!!!
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A Dyno will not prove anything.. the reason being, on a dyno you do not have to speed shift, traction is not a factor, etc... you need an experienced driver to just make "ONE" pass down the track, & you will know for sure if there is a problem with the car, or the driver...
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From: NC
Originally Posted by jessem
i hope i'm in the right forum now!my car,2001 coupe 6spd,is doing 14's and 15's at the drags.why???i know part of it is me not used to 6spd,only had car 2 months,but anyway what can i do to improve?i live in mountains,but track is valley,i think!lebanon valley speedway.should i wind out,or shift quick?and i'm running run flats. thanks
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track times
so i dropped tire pressure to 28.and my best time today was 14.40@100mph.i guess it's getting better,little by little.would having a corsa x-pipe and borla straight pipes cause the car to bog?