Unless it's heads up don't worry about your RT. It was my first time @ the track when I ran those numbers. Maybe it was your shift from 2nd to 3rd (assuming you have a 6 spd). 3rd tops out @ around 88 mph. What was your 330' time?

 

My shift was pretty good from 2nd to 3rd. I'd like to think so since I beat the guy off the line and through out. As for my 330', I not sure. I didn't have my measuring tape out. lol. J/k. Slip didn't say and the track was not marked.

 

the reaction time has nothing to do with good or bad driving skills whatsoever

the 2.18 60' time is mediocre at best.

Granted you launched better than he did, but that's not saying much. His launch was absolutely retardely bad. It doesn't take much to beat that. The only reason you "won" was that you left the line half a second before him. His elapsed time was quicker than yours was.

As for your car, I have no idea what's wrong with it. Something is definitely wrong with it or else your shifting is absolutely atrocious or your floor mat is bunched up under the accelerator or something. It'd take some serious Stephen Hawking action to make a healthy Z trap 72mph in the 1/8th though...

 

Ok. I checked my other slip and my 60' was 2.085. Still my MPH at the end of my run was only 72.5.

I'm going to put a heat shield on the intake and maybe switch out to a popcharger Filter. Then Run again to compare if it's any different.

 

2.08 is pretty decent...

 

So it boils down that my car is slow for some reason. It might be the intake problem, or something else. I'm going to start by buying a popcharger, then run again to see if it'll improve. If that doesn;t work I'll have a compression test done. Then if that doesn't work, I'll go to Jeremy @ Performance Factory and have him install a built Single Setup. lol

 

you didn't outdrive the guy.. you only beat him headsup... your 60' time was better yes... but he was still faster.... i'm inclined to believe he left late to make it more interesting for himself... like alberto said... not everyone is all about r/t's... yeah, sure they're nice... but they don't mean everything

 

I'm more inclined to believe that the guy just didn't know what he was doing and that's why he left late... as evidenced by his horrid 60' time and ET.

 

72.5, that's extremely low for a Z.

My scion tc with a few minor bolt-ons ran a 9.8 @ 73.3mph

My Z hit 80.2mph bone stock the 3rd time down the track.

 

I feel so much better. lol. My Z is npt just slow, but Extremlely slow too.

I'm switching to a popcharger soon, then try the track again.