this summer was the first time that i have ever tracked my car, but due to a failed 3rd gear syncro my best time was 14.7 because i had to wait about a second to let the revs match in 3rd before letting off the clutch. Anyway i finally got my transmission replaced about a month ago. and this morning was the first time i tried out my g-meter to see what kind of times i would run. now i know that the g-meter is not completely accurate but it gives me a good ballpark. i tried twice this morning but was dealing with wheel hop, possible due to the fact that it was 27 degres outside. my best run was 14.6. I was very dissapointed and could not figure out how not to wheel hop and get a good launch at the same time.

Finaly on the way home i tried one more time. I hooked up without any wheel hop and just a little bit of tire spin in 1st gear. a few beautiful shifts later i crossed the 1/4 at 14.12 @100.9 My 60ft time was 2.18. I know that this time is not completely accurate and there are others here that run better times stock but this is my first manual sports car i am absolutley hooked. I can't wait to get out there and do some more practice runs before the tracks open up again in the spring.

 

my test pipes and plenium spacer are still sitting the garage. I'm waiting for a warm day to install them.

 

You have one hell of a disadvantage over time slips posted here: street tires on cold pavement with no preparation.

This spring get that bad boy to the dragstrip and lets see 13.90 seconds.

 

BTW are RPM wheels forged or cast?

 

i have noticed that when i was NA, my accelerometer always ran a little better than my actual track times...

 

My GT2 timer was within hundreds of the actual track times. OP-wait till the track opens and try it again...

 

i am just using it for practice right now. i know that cold tires are not going to help me at all either. i did however drive for about 40 minutes on my way home from work before doing the run. There is a new road that they just finished right by my house. it is about a mile long, 70-80 feet wide, perfectly straight and has an incline at the very end. best of all there are open feilds on both sides so i don't have to worry about cars or anything poping up unexpectedly.

 

to tell you the truth i am not exactly sure. they were cheap though.

 

here is all of the gmeter info.
1/4.......14.15 @ 100.9
1000ft...11.87
1/8........9.17 @ 78.8
330ft.....6.00
60ft.......2.18

0-10 .42
0-20 1.25
0-30 2.03
0-40 3.25
0-50 4.25
0-60 5.47
0-70 7.42
0-80 9.12
0-90 11.57
0-100 13.92

i love this g-meter because i will really be able to compair a lot of aspect about each run with all of this info. I know right now that my 60ft time needs inprovement, but so do the conditions i am running in.

oh well practice practice practice

my goal for this summer is to hit a high 13.8 without any more mods
if i get a set of drs then 13.3-13.5

 

Nice "runs"
Good luck at the track in the spring, lets see those 13's

 

That might have come acorss kind of Dickish after reading it....
I really mean it, congrats on the runs, and I look forward to seeing more 350's in the 13's...

 

thanks, i can't wait

 

you will definately achive your goals....very very realistic goals

 

Alberto, did you calibrate/start the GT2 while staged on a prepped track?

I think that's the only accurate way to compare slips to accelerometers.