[Iwannagofast]

So i went to the drag races tonight......Its a 1000 ft track

I got my best times i have ever had even though my 60 ft times could improve

1000 ft......12.20 at 85.02
1/8 mile......9.54 at 75.57
330 ft........6.27
60 ft..........2.30

These times all came off the same time slip and each of them was my best for each aspect because i let the car get really cool for this run

so how bad is that 60 ft time for a 5 speed gt with stock gears and pretty much stock car all together

[ryans88gt]

not that terrible, but you should be able to get under a 2 second 60 foot.

[Iwannagofast]

i dont understang how anyone could possibly get that good a sixty ft time with stock gears......how do you launch to get that kinda time

[bossman2kgt]

are you running street tires?

[9cobra3]

I'll post my times as soon as I can find my time slip. I had stock everything at that time. So I will post those times when I find my slip.

[Iwannagofast]

Originally Posted by bossman2kgt are you running street tires?

yep......225/60 r 15 cooper cobra

[ryans88gt]

well there is your problem....but I did run a 1.8 60 foot time with all season 225 BFGs

[Iwannagofast]

well how did you lauch.....slip the clutch?.....drop it at higher rpms?......if i dump the clutch at too high rpms it just spin and if i drop it too low the it catches and the rpms are to low

[bossman2kgt]

Either upgrade to drag radials or just buy wider tires so you can put more rubber to the ground. If you'rea really serious about running at the track then I would upgrade your suspension to a drag setup. That will help a lot.

[Iwannagofast]

ill have that stuff eventually for sure but if i should be running fast times with this setup i wanna know how

[bossman2kgt]

Originally Posted by Iwannagofast well how did you lauch.....slip the clutch?.....drop it at higher rpms?......if i dump the clutch at too high rpms it just spin and if i drop it too low the it catches and the rpms are to low

An experienced drag racer will ride his clutch on take off.

[Iwannagofast]

yeah i was trying to do that put i just couldnt get it right.....i dont think i was riding it long enough

[bossman2kgt]

It just takes practice man. Have you upgraded your clutch yet?

[Iwannagofast]

no.......and its not in very good shape either.....my trac lok needs to be rebuilt also.....im hoping to get some gears in it over christmas break so i wont have some much trouble with this stuff

[bossman2kgt]

As long as your gears aren't whining yet then your ok

[Iwannagofast]

oh sorry......i was tlkin about some 3.73s in the rear and im gona try to go ahead and get the carbon disc rebuild kit for the limited slip while im at it

[bossman2kgt]

I just got 3.73's installed and love it. Of course a lot of other ppl here will prob recommend you get 4.10's.

[Iwannagofast]

one more thing.......does anyone have a pretty good estimate of what time i would run int the quarter camparing the times i ran tonight.....probly a lil over a 14 right

[Iwannagofast]

Originally Posted by bossman2kgt I just got 3.73's installed and love it. Of course a lot of other ppl here will prob recommend you get 4.10's.

you wont catch 4.10s in my car.....no offense to anyone with the 4.10s but i have already been holding off on gettin any gears because i am gettin such good gas milage right now

[bossman2kgt]

I drive a total of an hour roundtrip to work and can literally watch my gas gauge drop. So now I dont even drive over 65 anymore. However its a sacrifice I can live with.