1/8 mile drag strip

b1adesofcha0s · 03-24-2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It actually can be a good bit worse than that. You could take a 13.0 car at sea level and run 14.5 somewhere in Colorado.

Good thing we're out here on the east coast where the elevation is relatively low.

Lug · 03-24-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It actually can be a good bit worse than that. You could take a 13.0 car at sea level and run 14.5 somewhere in Colorado.

I believe in theory it's a sliding scale that starts at .12 sec at sea level to 1000. At tleast that's what the online calculators add when you bump it by a 1000 ft.

Here's an example.... Calculate ET with HP Correction for 1/8th ET- Wallace Racing

Edit: the 1/4 mile calcualter adds closer to .16, I was looking at 1/8 mile times

brado · 03-24-2011, 04:33 PM

i guess we will see tomorrow...i going to run it with just my invidia exhaust. im putting the cnt test pipes on sat then i will see how much difference it makes if any.

brado · 03-24-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Ah the NRV! Nice. I used to live out in Radford.

I think the elevation there is right around 2,000 feet so you're probably looking at a high 8 second pass if you can hook up.

you must have went to RU?

Bleek · 03-24-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by brado

i guess we will see tomorrow...i going to run it with just my invidia exhaust. im putting the cnt test pipes on sat then i will see how much difference it makes if any.

Make sure to post the results!

m4a1mustang · 03-24-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by brado

you must have went to RU?

Sure did.

I lived over on the VT golf course.

brado · 03-24-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Sure did.

I lived over on the VT golf course.

very fun school! people only go there to party haha. it was on the news one guy said if you want to go to school to learn you go to uva if you want to go to school to party you go to ru lol. i met my fiance at quadfest

m4a1mustang · 03-24-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by brado

very fun school! people only go there to party haha. it was on the news one guy said if you want to go to school to learn you go to uva if you want to go to school to party you go to ru lol. i met my fiance at quadfest

Yeah it definitely is a fun school, but I think they did pretty well with me at the School of Business!

Quadfest... good times.

brado · 03-25-2011, 10:05 PM

i dont know if this is bad or not for our car but it was about 38 degrees outside and i had a full tank of gas and my buddy was riding with me and i ran a 9.4. the car wouldnt hook up at all.

m4a1mustang · 03-25-2011, 10:22 PM

What were your 60' times? And your trap speed? The summer tires aren't going to have any grip at those temperatures until you can get them warmed up after a number of passes. 9.4 is pretty slow for the 370 but given the circumstances it probably was all due to your lack of traction.

brado · 03-25-2011, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

What were your 60' times? And your trap speed? The summer tires aren't going to have any grip at those temperatures until you can get them warmed up after a number of passes. 9.4 is pretty slow for the 370 but given the circumstances it probably was all due to your lack of traction.

yeah it definately had to do with the traction and added weight. my 60 ft was like 2.8 sec lol. i put it away after about three runs, i was making the car look bad! haha maybe next week the temp will be up in the 70's or 80's again. weather here has been up and down lately. my speed was about 78 mph

brado · 03-25-2011, 10:59 PM

i think every 100lbs adds a tenth to your time doesnt it?

m4a1mustang · 03-25-2011, 11:03 PM

Yeah, if you ran 2.8 60's you should just ignore those runs all together.

Yeah, every 100lbs adds at least a tenth to your 1/4 time.

brado · 03-25-2011, 11:18 PM

ok haha thats what i was thinking. ill wait till it gets warm to see what itll run.

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brado Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 216 Drives: 09 touring w/ sport Rep Power: 14	i guess we will see tomorrow...i going to run it with just my invidia exhaust. im putting the cnt test pipes on sat then i will see how much difference it makes if any.

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brado Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 216 Drives: 09 touring w/ sport Rep Power: 14	i dont know if this is bad or not for our car but it was about 38 degrees outside and i had a full tank of gas and my buddy was riding with me and i ran a 9.4. the car wouldnt hook up at all.

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brado Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 216 Drives: 09 touring w/ sport Rep Power: 14	ok haha thats what i was thinking. ill wait till it gets warm to see what itll run.