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Old 08-29-2005, 09:31 PM
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Finally got 1/4 mile times.

I know I should not post this witout my slips in front of me but I am to excited. I took my car to Edgewater Raceway in Cleves Ohio on saturday. It was pretty hot and humid but I ran great. My mods are CatBak Flowmaster, airfoil, BBK AFPR, 2200 stall, and no cats. My previous best 1/8 mile was 9.36 with a 2.1 60'. That was before the stall. My new best is a 9.11 with a 1.9 60'. I could not belive it. I have a couple good pics but I do not have time to load them right now. I really dont care about the 1/4 time because I still have the TPI intake on and it runs better in the 1/8, but the 1/4 mile times were 14.36 at 93 which is not to bad. I am not sure of the elevation there but it was 90% humidity. If someone has a close idea of the elevation there and knows how to do a corrected ET I would love to know what it is. Thanks
Old 08-29-2005, 09:41 PM
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Glad to see some mods paid off. Just wait until the air gets a lil better and then you'll be really pumped up, just hope you can stick the track since you'll be making a bit more power.
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Edgewater is listed as 482 feet elevation. Without temperature, humidity and barometric pressure, I can't give a density altitude correction.
Old 09-01-2005, 06:14 PM
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I think the temp was about 85 and the humidity was realyy high that day. I dont know exactly what it was or the Barometric pressure either. I am not going back this weekend because of the Nationals at IRP but I am going next weekend. I will have better tires and I am going to fab a nice cold air intake using a front mount intercooler off of an eclipse I have laying around. I am going to download the pics in a bit.
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I got the pics. You have to check them out. I believe the launch pic is great. It had a wicked squat for stock suspension.
http://photobucket.com/albums/a240/Doug355GTA/
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Re: Finally got 1/4 mile times.

Originally posted by 355gta
... the 1/4 mile times were 14.36 at 93 which is not to bad... If someone ... knows how to do a corrected ET I would love to know what it is.
At Bandimere, that would be about 15.4 @ 86.3...
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Wow, I was at least hoping for a compliment on my wicked squat with stock suspension. I guess not. LOL.
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I know. I was very impressed myself with a 1.9 60' and a 9.1 in the 1/8 with a pretty much stock GTA. I am shooting for the 13's before I put my new motor in it. I am going to build a cold air intake using an intercooler and I have stickier tires now. Also adding hooker headers and true duals with bullet style mufflers. I think that will get me there. I dont care if it is a 13.999999999999. LOL
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great times with your car, I'm really impressed!!

You're pretty close to my LT1, it runs a 9.0@80 in the 1/8th, with my badass 2.2 60 ft lol.

What tires were you on when you hit the 1.9? If you were on street tires, that's an EXCELLENT time!
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Those are excellent times for that car with those mods. Definently one of the quickest I've seen.
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I was just running some yokohama z-rated. I just my Kumho's put on today and it hooks so much harder. We are making the 3 hour teip to edgewater again tomorrow and I will post more times and pics.
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yeah just abit more stall, like 2500 should get you a high 8 second 1/8 mile. my best is 8.80 at 77mph with 2800 stall
and that is a nice launch for a mostly stock GTA. looks pretty good

i cut 1.88's 60 foots and mine doesnt look like that LOL

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Originally posted by Orr89RocZ
yeah just abit more stall, like 2500 should get you a high 8 second 1/8 mile. my best is 8.80 at 77mph with 2800 stall
and that is a nice launch for a mostly stock GTA. looks pretty good

i cut 1.88's 60 foots and mine doesnt look like that LOL
Thanks. It is hard to look at the pic and say it is stock. I could not believe it. A bigger stall would have helped more but I payed 50 dollars for this one. I am putting a 2800-3000 with my new motor. I am getting ready to get my headers and exhaust on plus my lt1 intake. I will definetely see 13's then. I am coming for you. LOL.
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you ought to head down here to KY at the Valley in Louisville or Hardinsburg in Hardinsburg, KY....Hardinsburg is a helluva track to hook on, I pulled 2.1 60 fts in a 90 degree day with bald street tires and 2.73 gears in my Stang!!!!
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Originally posted by TBI92Camaro
you ought to head down here to KY at the Valley in Louisville or Hardinsburg in Hardinsburg, KY....Hardinsburg is a helluva track to hook on, I pulled 2.1 60 fts in a 90 degree day with bald street tires and 2.73 gears in my Stang!!!!
Where do I sign. LOL. Give me directions and the times they run and the entry fee and we will be there. If we do come we will have to meet up. Let me know.
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Ohio Valley is where I frequent. TnT is Wednesday and Friday nights 6-1030pm. 15 to race 5 to watch. The track prep isnt to ogreat on fridays which is when i usually go. best urns you'll get is right after the slicks cars run, then you hit and i hooked hardo n old bald *** street tires. Ill probably be out there in about 2 weeks since I sitll need to hit the dyno and hook my nitrous up.
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Originally posted by TBI92Camaro
Ohio Valley is where I frequent. TnT is Wednesday and Friday nights 6-1030pm. 15 to race 5 to watch. The track prep isnt to ogreat on fridays which is when i usually go. best urns you'll get is right after the slicks cars run, then you hit and i hooked hardo n old bald *** street tires. Ill probably be out there in about 2 weeks since I sitll need to hit the dyno and hook my nitrous up.
I doubt I can go on friday. I am from columbus indiana. The only time we go is saturdays. we like to try to win some money and 2 hours is to far to drive when IRP is 40 minutes away. I am going to try to go in 2 weeks. My buddy blew up his 81 TA with a 403 OLDs on tuesday, so we are putting a small block in it now. Hopefully I will be there. We should meet up.
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