How does 60ft time effect your trap speed??
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How does 60ft time effect your trap speed??
Just a quick question guys, Last time I was at the strip my best 60ft was 2.37 sec (crap I know!). My best trap was 116.88mph, If i could get my 60ft down to 2.0/2.1 do you think this would effect my trap speed much??
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I don't think there is a direct correlation with trap speed and 60' times. Some guys say when you spin off the line you get a higher mph and some guys would argue that a lower 60' time should land a higher mph. My guess is that your MPH will remain the same, provided you are consistent at shifting.
What will definitely improve is your ET. Something like for every .10 in your 60' time expect .15 off your ET.
What will definitely improve is your ET. Something like for every .10 in your 60' time expect .15 off your ET.
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for every tenth in the 60ft u gain 2tenths in the 1/4 mile granted u shift the same on every run, traction in other gears are the same etc..... y r u worried about trap speed? should be on the time elapsed....
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Some people feel that with a worse 60ft (spinning) that you can trap higher than if you hooked.
Maybe when talking about 150whp Civics where some spin will actually help them from bogging, that's the case, but in my experience with the Z, especially on slicks and with FI, the better the 60ft, the better my trap.
If you can hook up, then you are making more use of the track and putting down the power sooner. This will help you trap higher.
With my TN setup, when I 60ft'd at 1.96 I would trap 114mph. When I hit low 1.8's I would trap 115-116mph, same day, back to back runs/conditions.
On my original Greddy build when I spun like a **** on new slicks and cut a terrible 2.0 60ft I trapped 122mph, when I cut a 1.6 60ft, I trapped 126mph and that was with me letting off slightly.
edit-to answer your question about YOUR trap, well that is tricky, because I know you are already bumping limiter in 4th before crossing the line, so if you hook and have to shift to 5th, it may kill or help your run depending on how fast you shift. I avoid shifting into 5th like the plague, and so should you.
Maybe when talking about 150whp Civics where some spin will actually help them from bogging, that's the case, but in my experience with the Z, especially on slicks and with FI, the better the 60ft, the better my trap.
If you can hook up, then you are making more use of the track and putting down the power sooner. This will help you trap higher.
With my TN setup, when I 60ft'd at 1.96 I would trap 114mph. When I hit low 1.8's I would trap 115-116mph, same day, back to back runs/conditions.
On my original Greddy build when I spun like a **** on new slicks and cut a terrible 2.0 60ft I trapped 122mph, when I cut a 1.6 60ft, I trapped 126mph and that was with me letting off slightly.
edit-to answer your question about YOUR trap, well that is tricky, because I know you are already bumping limiter in 4th before crossing the line, so if you hook and have to shift to 5th, it may kill or help your run depending on how fast you shift. I avoid shifting into 5th like the plague, and so should you.
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so if that's the case I am going to pour a bunch of oil all over the track next time and see if I can trap 200mph because I'll have more time to accelerate! Awesome.
p.s. you're completely and utterly wrong.
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I'm no expert but my logic says....you don't have time, you need acceleration because the distance stays the same.
If you took longer, you spent more time not accelerating at full potential. Every split second lost due to traction, slow shifting etc leaves you with less momentum and distance to gain speed in.
So how can you reach a higher speed over the same distance if your car spent less time accelerating at full potential?
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