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Pokiou · 10-03-2004, 12:30 AM

Hi guys.. just wanting to know what qauter mile drag times u guys have got at the tracks..

i got a 13.9@106mph.. on stock boost... which is pretty good as its only 7psi or 0.6 bar...so ill be crankking it up and trying to his low 13's

what about you guys ??

nthfinity · 10-03-2004, 12:34 AM

im guessing 16-17's as my 60 time arives in about the mid 9 second range. my car in my sig.
ill out haul you, and accellerate faster in 'inclamate' condidtions tho

sentra_dude · 10-03-2004, 12:35 AM

Umm, sorry if I missed a post somewhere else where you told us what kind of car you drive...but what kind of car do you drive?

I pull 17s I think...lol

T-Bird · 10-03-2004, 12:36 AM

well I've never taken my car up there and I wouldn't expect too much out of ti in it's current state having 170K miles on it's tranny, but I plan on some major improvements soon

I did run a low 12 ina friends Roush 360R which isn't that impressive but it was the first time I drove the car.

DUNKiNUTS · 10-03-2004, 01:15 AM

My truck is around high 16s as of now, give me two-three months i will hit high 15s

ZfrkS62 · 10-03-2004, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by sentra_dude

Umm, sorry if I missed a post somewhere else where you told us what kind of car you drive...but what kind of car do you drive?

I pull 17s I think...lol

he drives a 180sx. check out the accident again thread.

guys i'm sorry but without timeslips, i'm thinkin someone is gonna come in here sayin they run 9's in a Civic, when in reality they run a 23 in their mom's minivan. just my opinion.

T-Bird · 10-03-2004, 01:26 AM

shit there's a van at my local track that runs low 9 with passengers and groceries in it seriously the thing has an insane Turbo Deseil in it, there are older vids around but now he runs faster.

ZfrkS62 · 10-03-2004, 01:31 AM

it surprised me at first how fast a diesel could go, but then i thought about the energy of diesel vs gas and wasn't so shocked.

ZfrkS62 · 10-03-2004, 03:39 AM

!!!!oh and dont ever sleep on a diesel engined car, biggest mistake youll make!!!!

where did anyone say they slept on one?

Pokiou · 10-03-2004, 03:42 AM

yes ronin005 u can stick your granny on a course and watch her go around the track also .. im not talking about your ablility to go around corners. . im talking about the ability of your car.. how quick it accelerates.. going around a track in a car taht car accelerate isnt fun is it ??? but a car that ca get to 200km in only 400 meters now thats exciting. !!! and being able to take that around a track is impressive.. now sperating the boys and the men isnt as easy as who piss's further.

greg.little · 10-03-2004, 04:26 AM

Acceleration seems to be the American ethos to life, eg taking the Corvette (loud and fast in a straight line) and then modify it to go faster but not modifying the suspension so it can still spin when parked.

Look how many truly great american sports cars there are that could out handle a european one, 1 or 2? Lets face it the space shuttle has great engines, wild acceleration and ludicrous top speed but she won't turn corners for shit.

Acceleration is only about money. The more money you throw at an engine the more power it will produce, the lower the drag time. Obviously there is a limit to how far you can go and that is where the drag strip comes in, to test who has spent lots of money in the best way.

Tirade over, who's up to flame me first.

LOL 8)

ZfrkS62 · 10-03-2004, 04:43 AM

no flaming coming from this corner. while the drag strip is entertaing to see raw power, most of us here at JW prefer road racing. Quite few F1 and WRC nuts around here. I see this is your first post so let me be the first to welcome you to JW and thank you for not wasting your JW cherry on pointless drivel

and yes, you have a point, there are not many Detroit bred machines that have stuck it to the Europeans. Corvette, GT40 and Viper to rattle off a few (although i wouldn't bank quite so much on the Viper). Our heritage seems to be either in a straight line or getting dizzy ona circle track

greg.little · 10-03-2004, 07:08 AM

Thanks for the welcome.

I used to be a small oval fan before they closed my local circuit down (Aldershot UK). Since then I have turned my attention to local rallying events and Rallycross. F1 is snoozeworthy these days and the WRC coverage on terestrial TV is pitiful.

I would agree with GT40 and Viper, but the corvette is pushing the mark a little, better the Cobra? Scary but entertaining.
:shock:

Anile8er · 10-03-2004, 07:10 AM

crx with b18b = 14's :roll:

Evo · 10-03-2004, 08:16 AM

9 sec on my banshee on reverse gear.