well last time i ran my car was at norwalk and it went 16.xx at 88.xx mph (rk sport intake)and tonight at dragway 42 i ran 6/10ths quicker with the same intake but now i have lower motor mount and a fidanza shifter. i was just hoping to break into the 15s but dam my full run will be in my profile shortly if anyone is interested.
Nice run man COngrats
It just seems like you learned to drive the car better you prolly launched it alot better and the cool fall weather woulda helped out too
weather, track conditions, driver condition, car condition. so many variables in a race. i can run up to .3 second faster and lots of MPH between the 2 tracks i go to.
if you look at my 2 best times so far....
13.222@
111.53MPH at GLD
13.162@
104.80MPH at Byron
i went quicker by .06 seconds at byron but was 7MPH slower cause of the added traction out of the hole they have. only track ive ever gone to that i can pull 1.9-2.0 60ft times all day
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
it was hilarious because i was outrunning a ser spec v sentra by like 4/10ths people were like what the hell did you do to that thing and the only mod they see is an intake. i just want to get rid of that nasty engine wrap now off the line
Nice, what was your 60'?
2012 HD VRSCF
2010 Ford Explorer
2006 Ford Ranger
2004 Chevy Cavalier
wtf is engine wrap? and what line is it off? i must have missed something here
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
wtf is engine wrap? and what line is it off? i must have missed something heret.off the line as in when i come off the line. when your whole dash is shaking from the launch your engine is shaking violently (no wheel hop) this is known as engine wrap ;only on front wheel drive cars.Nice, what was your 60' my 60' is 2.2 something my full run is in my profile
that my friend is wheel hop. not whatever this engine wrap crap is. dont know who told you it was your engine but please beat them. your engine rocks back and forth....not up and down like that..and if it does it aint taking the front end with it.
that is from your tires finding a little traction and then slipping basically. very bad and harmful to driveline components. launch higher and it will go away more than likely.
not a bad run all in all but there is def room for improvement. good luck
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
i know the engine is not moving up & down i know its moving back & forth its called engine wrap. as far as i know i did not get any wheelhop. but thats just what my buddies told me it sure felt like it. thanks for the kind words though
the engine moving forward and backward is called engine torque, flex or NORMAL. not engine wrap. it is a product of the soft mounts used to give a smoother ride for the normal car driver. if you replace the stock mounts with the aftermarket urethane mounts you wont get the flex anymore.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
i have cc s lower mount but i need to get the top one. what did you do to stop wheel hop
Poly-urethane control arm bushings can get rid of some wheel-hop, and they are'nt too expensive.
control arm bushings, Koni Yellows, and Koni Springs. that what i used. i occasionally get some if i dont launch right but normal the tires grab pretty good
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
brandon george (lazy ecotec) wrote:Poly-urethane control arm bushings can get rid of some wheel-hop, and they are'nt too expensive.
the bushings themselves are not expensive but having someone install them is
Im a Xbox 360 fanboy...and damn proud of it!!
which is why you should be a man and install them yourself
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karl winslow wrote:i have cc s lower mount but i need to get the top one. what did you do to stop wheel hop
Upper mount insert, H&R springs and BFG Drag radials. Once in a blue moon got wheel hop without the DR's, so that's not an absolute requirement. And when the dash shakes, it absolutely IS wheel hop, no matter what your friends say. If you experience that again, pedal it until it stops, even if it makes you bog. Better to bog than to blow a diff or an axle.
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control arm bushings dont help that much I still have massive wheel hop
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Rodimus Prime wrote:control arm bushings dont help that much I still have massive wheel hop
try some toe out up front. 1/4 toe out. i have no wheel hop. i can drop the clutch where ever i feel like and i get no wheel hop.
see ya!
