Thread: I got killed

Originally Posted by Iron Indian

There are fast cars out there, and there are good sleepers out there too. But are you sure your car is a mid-high 12 sec car in full street trim? Have you proved it at the track? I'm not trying to knock you or your car at all, don't take it that way. But unless you have solid numbers the tables maybe turned, that ricer maybe of been in the 12s itself. Theres no telling honestly. I'm just throwing that out there, anything is possible...

Am I positive? no. I am pretty sure though. I prety much tune my car as if i am racing it at the track with a cupple exceptions. So if thats what you ment by streat trim then yeah It will do it in street trim. Im not for taking all of the seats out ect lol. Pump up the back to 50 PSI and the front down to 23-25 wich will make them about 30 when there hot. And thats pretty much it.


I have some maintence items to do before i can hit the track and moneys tight right now. based on my old time of 13.5 with a transmission that was slipping soooo bad that i had to set the 1-2 shift point at 5000 for it to actually shift at 6000 (and it would still hit the rev-limiter almost every time before it would shift.) and the fact that i installed a cam and went to a 2.8 from a 3.2 pulley I think i can pull those times off.


Assuming a good tune(wich it will be)I am guessing I will run around a 12.9-12.8 on street radials and around a 12.5-12.6 on slicks. And with the new addition of some nos im hoping to break 11's soon. very soon.


So I am HOPEING that a 2.8 from a 3.2 pulley + a built transmission (see sig for specs) from a horribly bad slipping one and an xp cam would be worth .6 tenths of a second. Shoot im pushing 18 psi as we speak with the current setup.


And no offense taken at all. Thats just the estimated goal for my times though.Im hopeing to be simi accurate lol.I've been suprisingly accurate with my guessing so far. A tenth of a second! I do a lot of reaserch and i pay real close attention on what people see from the parts they put on there cars.


And now that i have a new tranny it shifts within 300 rpm's of what i set it to shift at. On stock transmission tables!


I know how much a car pulls on you that is a second quicker ( i've raced many that i knew exactly how fast they were.) so thats what i was bassing that off of. But then again he could of been quicker or slower. It really depends on A LOT of conditions especially where you were at you power band vs. were he was. So it was just a guestimate.

Am I positive? no. I am pretty sure though. I prety much tune my car as if i am racing it at the track with a cupple exceptions. So if thats what you ment by streat trim then yeah It will do it in street trim. Im not for taking all of the seats out ect lol. Pump up the back to 50 PSI and the front down to 23-25 wich will make them about 30 when there hot. And thats pretty much it.

Cool, I respect that. I always have respected the run what you brung attitude. I always never respected people you just gut there car for fast times and put them back together when going home. I guess its because I've seen fast cars race on the street and at the track and they didn't gut or do anything like that. As for tire mods, I don't mind that, nor do I mind slicks. Hell, i'm going to need a set next time I go out! LOL!

I have some maintence items to do before i can hit the track and moneys tight right now. based on my old time of 13.5 with a transmission that was slipping soooo bad that i had to set the 1-2 shift point at 5000 for it to actually shift at 6000 (and it would still hit the rev-limiter almost every time before it would shift.) and the fact that i installed a cam and went to a 2.8 from a 3.2 pulley I think i can pull those times off.


Assuming a good tune(wich it will be)I am guessing I will run around a 12.9-12.8 on street radials and around a 12.5-12.6 on slicks. And with the new addition of some nos im hoping to break 11's soon. very soon.

I donno what kinda street tires you'll be running, but traction may not be the easiest with your setup, just forwarning you. With Slicks and a 1.7-1.8 60 ft you'll defaintly have your best times, and the most fun I can promise that. These cars can be quite traction limited, even on fairly modest setups (no cam, etc).

So I am HOPEING that a 2.8 from a 3.2 pulley + a built transmission (see sig for specs) from a horribly bad slipping one and an xp cam would be worth .6 tenths of a second. Shoot im pushing 18 psi as we speak with the current setup.

Oh I think your goals are obtainable, no doubt in my mind. All I was saying is your setup right now as its setting maybe not be at peak potential now, know what I mean? It isn't completely dialed in so it may not be at your goal yet. Your setup is defaintly capable, no doubt, its been proven time and time again.

And no offense taken at all. Thats just the estimated goal for my times though.Im hopeing to be simi accurate lol.I've been suprisingly accurate with my guessing so far. A tenth of a second! I do a lot of reaserch and i pay real close attention on what people see from the parts they put on there cars.

I'm glad. I was hoping my wording wasn't misleading to you. I wasn't being a dick at all honestly. It hard to type things without expressions, ya know? I have goals to I just don't express them because if I do with my luck they'll go the wrong way. I don't push my luck too much because I don't have any luck generally speaking.

I know how much a car pulls on you that is a second quicker ( i've raced many that i knew exactly how fast they were.) so thats what i was bassing that off of. But then again he could of been quicker or slower. It really depends on A LOT of conditions especially where you were at you power band vs. were he was. So it was just a guestimate.

I understand.