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Went to the track again this past Friday due to the cold weather, and to see how my wife's new 07 6MT sedan runs. Unfortunately, the track kept shutting down during the night, so we only got one run in, against eachother.
Before I post the numbers, understand that she's a novice. She used to have an 04 5AT sedan that the took to the track frequently. And although she's driven manuals all her life, she's never launched, or raced, one.
Her car is bone stock down to the tires. Her trap is low, but that will come up with some more experience. And her launch is pretty impressive, to me at least. She hit a high 2.1 sixty her first time out in the 6MT. In my 160+ runs on street tires, I hit a 2.1 sixty maybe 12 to 15 times.
My car is an 05 6MT sedan(revup), with stock airbox, k&n filter, mrev+, ichiba headers, kinetix test pipes, stillen exhaust, and utec. I'm sporting BFG DR's, sized 255/50/16. This is the first time I had disabled the ABS so I could perform a burnout. I launched at 6k, dumping the clutch, and spun for the first 30 feet or so. Tires were at 17psi cold.
I haven't taken a picture of the timeslip, but here's the breakout:
Notice that with my clutch dump at 6k rpms on DR's netted me a 2.08, and her launch from just off idle netter her a 2.18.
Before I post the numbers, understand that she's a novice. She used to have an 04 5AT sedan that the took to the track frequently. And although she's driven manuals all her life, she's never launched, or raced, one.
Her car is bone stock down to the tires. Her trap is low, but that will come up with some more experience. And her launch is pretty impressive, to me at least. She hit a high 2.1 sixty her first time out in the 6MT. In my 160+ runs on street tires, I hit a 2.1 sixty maybe 12 to 15 times.
My car is an 05 6MT sedan(revup), with stock airbox, k&n filter, mrev+, ichiba headers, kinetix test pipes, stillen exhaust, and utec. I'm sporting BFG DR's, sized 255/50/16. This is the first time I had disabled the ABS so I could perform a burnout. I launched at 6k, dumping the clutch, and spun for the first 30 feet or so. Tires were at 17psi cold.
I haven't taken a picture of the timeslip, but here's the breakout:
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Cheryl Trey 60: 2.189 2.082 330: 6.124 5.774 1/8: 9.303 8.813 MPH: 78.16 81.20 1/4: 14.261 13.622 MPH: 98.76 103.63
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Practice launching, the higher the rpm doesnt mean the better/harder the launch. Very cool that your wife not only goes to the drag strip but races with you!!
My wife took her 04 5AT down the strip about 100 times before she got rid of it. And she goes to the local autox's occasionally, and the dyno days and other get-togethers.
Originally Posted by trey.hutcheson
Lol. What do you think I've been doing for those 200+ runs? That has been my practice.
My wife took her 04 5AT down the strip about 100 times before she got rid of it. And she goes to the local autox's occasionally, and the dyno days and other get-togethers.
My wife took her 04 5AT down the strip about 100 times before she got rid of it. And she goes to the local autox's occasionally, and the dyno days and other get-togethers.
Originally Posted by trey.hutcheson
Lol - no. I'm 30, and she's about to turn 29. But - her sister is a freshman in college 