Went to the 1/8 mile strip :D

Post by **andyman** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:29 am

this was my first time drag racing.. ever... and I don't think I did too bad. This was at the 1/8 mile Sunshine Dragstrip in St. Petersburg florida, and they had just refinished the surface so it was a bit slick. Mods are: C&L intake, brenspeed 93octane tune, and borla catback. When I get the headers, 3.73, and aluminum driveshaft in, I expect to see some much better times.

The first run was the best one as far as et goes, it was an 8.839 at 82.12mph. r/t: 1.067, 60': 2.151 On that one there was almost NO tire spin on 35psi.

The second run i was going to not go through the water pit, but the center was closed off so i had to. I had dropped the psi to 15 but i think that was waaay too low. I couldnt remember whether it was 15 or 25 was the right amount. Anyways I spun through first and half of second for an et of 9.156 at 81.33mph, 60': 2.331

third run, the same thing happened. 9.066 at 81.85mph, 60': 2.297

and the fourth and final run was the same thing AGAIN. 9.046et at 81.55, 60': 2.277

The only thing that did improve was the reaction time, as i got more and more used to it i was trying to push the limit more. Next time i go i'll be trying to redlight to see how close i can get.
The time were (in order):
1.067
.954
.881
.827

On the plus plus side i didn't lose to anyone lol

Tomorrow I am going to bradenton to run the 1/4, and see what happens there.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:43 am

andyman wrote: Tomorrow I am going to bradenton to run the 1/4, and see what happens there.

Lets see the 1/4 mile times :icon14:

Post by **Scarface** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:25 am

.8 reaction time?! You should definately be able to get much lower then that mang

Post by **andyman** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:19 am

Scarface wrote:.8 reaction time?! You should definately be able to get much lower then that mang

yeah... .500 is a perfect light, anything less is a red light.

Post by **bitWISE** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:45 am

andyman wrote:
Scarface wrote:.8 reaction time?! You should definately be able to get much lower then that mang
yeah... .500 is a perfect light, anything less is a red light.

That's what I was thinking. I heard somewhere that it basically takes .2 seconds for a human to see the light come on, .1 second to push down his foot, and then its another .2 seconds before the car comes off the line.

Post by **Doombrain** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:10 pm

are we talking about real cars, or fucking toys? i can never tell with andymac

Post by **andyman** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:00 pm

Doombrain wrote:are we talking about real cars, or fucking toys? i can never tell with andymac

real cars

Tonight is the 1/4 mile, i'll bring my video camera so my freind can record

Post by **Doombrain** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:02 pm

your car runs 35 psi boost?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:17 pm

Doombrain wrote:your car runs 35 psi boost?

I think its his tire pressure... unless his car makes 1500hp

Post by **andyman** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:17 pm

Doombrain wrote:your car runs 35 psi boost?

tire pressure... I'll try that again tonight and 25 psi, depends on how much spinnage there is

Post by **Doombrain** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:18 pm

my mates ford runs 35psi boost in a 2.0 liter v16 engine.

Post by **Scarface** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:08 pm

Doombrain wrote:my mates ford runs 35psi boost in a 2.0 liter v16 engine.

fuck, those must be some tiny pistons

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:35 am

Scarface wrote:
Doombrain wrote:my mates ford runs 35psi boost in a 2.0 liter v16 engine.
fuck, those must be some tiny pistons

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:39 am

that's wicked if you have a car you can use for the fun of it but it's pretty hard on the parts. Hopefully it's not your daily driver

Post by **Deathshroud** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:40 am

So, I take it you were the only one there in an automatic?

Post by **andyman** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:22 am

Deathshroud wrote:So, I take it you were the only one there in an automatic?

lol no, my freind had his fox-body there and that's an auto.

Went to the 1/8 mile strip :D

Went to the 1/8 mile strip :D

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