This was my first ever quarter mile run.
I suck. My launches were no good.
My quarter mile times = not where they should be.

Track conditions ---> teh suck

Cloudy
55 degrees
97% humidity








I'm glad there was a forum member there, his username is BriX?? He drove an 03 with exhaust and intake, he ran 14.0-14.3's with similar 60' times. It was awesome racing him, the HR and DE power bands became evident. 1st and 2nd gear he had the edge, but then as we came towards the end of the track, I started reeling him in. It was a great race.

I can't believe I didn't break into the 13's. I was expecting high 13's before I headed out to the track. But my launches were lousy.

However, I will leave my car completely stock until I can hit 13's. If the driver is not up to par with a bone stock car, then modding is pointless. I need practice.

Give me teh feedback!!

 

You should be able to get into the low-mid 13's on a stock 07... 13.2 - 13.4 should be attainable with practice. I ran a 14.0x on my wife's 5AT G35 Sedan. Still, not bad for a first time @ the track.

 

You did good. In fact 100 percent better than the bench racers around here.

I assume that you are afraid of first gear. It can be a bit anxious to put the throttle to the floor, and the car points the wrong way. With practice you will be used to it. The race is first gear. First gear and reaction time.

BTW you made the Top-25.

https://my350z.com/forum/drag/233840-top-25-1-4-mile-times-for-tt-st-supercharger-nitrous-bolt-ons-stock.html

 

I actually made the Top-25

You couldn't be more correct. The race IS all about first gear.

 

Hey Bobby, It was great running against you and I was really happy to have met you. I don't have a scanner but the times and mph weere nearly identical along with 60' times and reaction times. I think we both were running 14.3' - 14.0's at 100-102 all night. As for the conditions...we were running in what could only be described as light fog. Very traction limited. Very power limited. Any other night I think, given our consistancy, we would have been solidly in the 13's. On my end, traction in second was the scary gear not first. lost quite a bit of time there. All in all it was fun and you can count me in any time you want to go. Basically last night was a textbook comparison between gen1 and gen3 350's. I owned the first half of the track and it was up to you to reel me in in time for the win. I do have to say I am impressed with the top end power of the newer car, but torque wins the race and I think I'll keep the 03. As for weight comparisons all i can say is that we were both running the exact amount of fuel(indicated 1/2 tank) and full weight(spare tire/jack etc.). My mods are jic y pipe, Tanabe exhaust all running through stock cats, Kinetix v+ intake and pop charger. his were, well none. both cars are Touring.

 

^^Hey Brian.

Yeah I have to say, you had me off the line plenty of times. I think there was like only 1 or 2 launches were I was par to you and we demonstrated the HR and DE power curves . Good races.

Yeah next time you want to go the strip, let me know Brian!

 

No doubt. That 07 of yours pulls STRONG on the top end. It was nice to see the true difference between the cars. You were definatly reeling me in on every run. It was also nice to see what other cars were running. That white camaro ss would have had its *** handed to it by either one of us.

 

since when does reaction time have anything to do with ur et?

 

How busy was the track last night? I havent been for about 2 years. How many runs did you guys get in?

 

Never said that it did. I assume that gsingh350Z and Britx are together at the starting line. Although we do not see a complete time slip, best ET does not insure a win.



Here is an example above. #215 runs 13.6 seconds. #141 runs 14.1 seconds. But #141 crosses the finish line 5/100 seconds before #215. Had this been a real race, #141 would win.

 

^i c ur point, i didn't think u were talking about who crossed the finish line first, just the et, my bad

 

Brian and I put in around 6 runs. Track wasn't that busy, wait time in line was maybe 3-4 minutes. Tomorrow night will be the last day to race because after that they'll be closed until sometime in January. Let me know if you want to go tomorrow night, I just might come (I have to pick somebody up at the airport, so I'll see how that goes).

 

Yeah that makes sense.

 

aw man, My buddy and I have been meaning to go but something always come up. I won't be able to make it tomorrow night. Do you guys ever goto any car meets around Houston?

 

I've never been to a car meet.

Where are they held?

 

Depends really, the weekly meets that I used to go to was at Teaworks, which is I45 and Beltway 8 by Fuqua. It really depends on what side of town youre on. The bigger more well known meets are usually once a month or once every other month. Planet Zero is a good one. TONS of people, cars, live dj, food, etc.

This is the last meet they had, which was held on Dec 8th.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dphan/s...7603408739464/
(Pics are from member d_fan on Houston-Imports)

And, here is a video promoting the meet.
http://www.stage6.com/accesszero/video/1881790/

 

He "should" be able to pull only what he and, more importantly, what the track is capable of yielding him for his car.

I can gurantee you that no matter how great the DA's are, 90% of the tracks would not allow a stock 07 Z to hit 13.2, even with perfect driving.

It looks like his car could have pulled around ~13.7 is he had better 60ft's (2.0's is nothing easy to achieve). But then again, he did state the conditions sucked. Wih 97% humidity, I would assume the track would be somewhat moist, hence, traction issues.

High to mid 13's is probably the accepted "range" for an 07 Z with ideal conditions & great driving. Those who get below 13.5 are lucky enough to have an excellent track at ideal conditions and ofcourse, experience in drag racing.

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Your trap speed seems weak.

 

track prep is really important. I dropped .6 on my ET driving my turbo sentra just by switching to a preped lane. Multiple runs in each lane.

 

What was yours?