I met up with Skorch who has a new 07 Z and has an injen exhaust as his only mod. I have an 04.5 Z that tonight ran with headers, and wheels/tires as my main mods along with a JWT Clutch/Flywheel, I figured this is as close to a stock vs stock race were going to see, and what a difference it was.

We were able to line up with each other and the first race we had I shifted hard to second and my car just died, no oil pressure loss, no leaks nothing, the power just cut. Skorch on the other hand, this being his first time taking the car to the track roasted his tires off the line...yet still managed a 14.3 @100mph with a 2.493 60 ft....at that point I kinda figured I really wouldn't have a chance.

We had one pretty good lineup and it went like so.

2004.5 Z

RT .192
I1: 2.194
I2: 6.149
I3: 9.375
MPH I3: 75.192
I4: 12.050
ET: 14.450
MPH: 98.372

2007 Z
RT: .170
I1: 2.297
I2: 6.170
I3: 9.278
MPH I3: 79.613
I4: 11.853
ET: 14.154
MPH: 98.341

I know these times seem turtle slow (we both don't have the best 60 fts), but keep in mind we are 1470 ft above sea level and the temps were around 95 degrees at 10pm.

That being said, 1st and 2nd we seemed to be side by side...once Skorch's 07 hit 3rd, it was like a whole different car, it immediately pulled from beside of me to me seeing his tail lights and being able to read his plate. I thought this would be as close as a comparison to stock vs stock as we would get....and yeah...obviously as stated before, even in Arizona....Big...difference.

 

Well we both didn't get great times, but it was still lots of fun. I need to work on my launching and come back in the fall when it cools down alot. Sadly my best run tonight was that 14.154 that I had against you. Looking forward to going again though!

 

Dang, sounds like fun

 

I dont feel so bad now, my worst run in my 07 i roasted my tires in first and even the start of second and got a 2.5 60'. best was a 2.3. The torque down low is amazing in these cars....and it was my first time with a manual tranny Z at the track, had a auto before. Im gonna keep practicing though.

 

Did you remember to turn TCS off?

 

Yeah TCS was off, I never run anymore with it on. It was really weird, oil pressure was good, no leaks, no loose connections, just happened once, the first run of the night.

 

Any vids of the 07 with the Injen exhaust? I would love to hear how it sounds...

 

Actually yes. Here's a video my girlfriend took of me last night. Note: I have the very first version of the Injen exhaust, which is different from the new ones out there.

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fBSe-Zd-Ok

 

Did you find your sweet spot on the launch? 3k slip?

 

Must suck with such crappy conditions over there. You got both heat and high elevation fighting against you. Good luck next time out though! Its a start!

 

As if we didn't feel bad enough, you should have seen how bad the C6 Vette felt 2 weekends ago, 13.5 was the lowest he could get, the Stang GT's were stuck in the mid 14's as well as well as a couple of GTO's. I need turbo's.

 

You NEED to move to the east coast! lol!

 

Still looking for that sweet spot. I'll practice more and hopefully do alot better this fall.

 

I keep hearing that......

 

well here in florida we got hoooot summers and HIIIGH humidity

 

Yeah were a bit of the opposite, dry heat so the engine can't chew on much for air, no density. A lot of days when it's above 105, cars here just feel like they lose a couple of cylinders, makes me wonder what happens if you own a Geo

 

hit me up next time you go to the track, i wanna see what mine can do

 

I won't be going till October or so, when the temps get down again. It's kinda pointless to go if it's so hot out.

 

Ya, if I lived out there, I would probably just kinda wait too. Or atleast wait for cooler days, but those probably dont come that often!

 

Englishtown in NJ is about 12ft above sea level.