I just had my first drag race yesterday.

I was over at Clay City, KY with the folks from Horsepower House (great people!).

My Z is totally stock and have not had my tranny replaced yet, so I was conservative in quick-shifting into 3rd as it did a bad grind in a previous run.

Got a 1.589 60'
I kept the RPM right at 2000 and launched with a chirp I believe - it was perfect.
My 1/4 time was 13.691 but with a new tranny and more practice I am sure I will be able to drop it a few notches.

We had dynoed my car at Horsepower House and were really surprised at the strong numbers and estimated flywheel hp of 315... you can read about it here:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=49139

 

How is it if your Z is totally stock you pulled a 1.5 60ft?? Thats BS man. Even a stock Z with slicks and a redline clutch drop wouldnt pull a 1.5 60ft. That nitrous fed Z that ran 11.33 was pulling 1.6 60ft's spraying some out of the hole.....how do you explain this? And also, with a 1.5 60ft a 13.6 is shitty I ran a 2.0 60ft and ran a 13.77 and that was stock down to the tires....something isnt right here, maybe the track printer was messed up. I've had friends pull 1.6 60ft's on some runs in 15 second cars because of track errors..

 

maybe you forgot which lane you were in ?
or maybe its because you jumped to early and got a FOUL ?

btw Alberto , nice time i had 13.71 on my best run

 

As the slip shows, I did get a foul.

 

it looks like you staged with your rears to me cause there is no way you cut a 1.6 60 ft coming out of the hole at 2k and no way you did it on street tires

 

your use of smilies make absolutely no sense...

 

im sorry but you my friend is a LIAR , no way you got 1.6 60 ft , and i still think it is your slip but you were in right lane ... or you have slicks =)

 

Damn you guys are harsh
Here my 3 slips for that day, in order:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/dps/...lips110903.jpg

It's in order from left to right as the day progressed, I am #81.

My first run was a disaster with bad start and 3rd gear grind, my second run had a crappy launch but I waited a split sec. before putting into 3rd (to prevent the grind), and I surprised myself big time with my last run. Although I fouled, I did get a 13.69 1/4.

We actually have the runs on video, so I will post that up when I get a chance.

 

please do

 

yeah i noticed that too

i wouldnt say he was a liar, but it's not right..you were pulling 2.2s then you pull a 1.5...like i said, you probably lined up with the rears at the staging lights.

YOU DID NOT CUT A 1.5 60'

but i am not going to call you a liar because its not your fault

i cut 1.7s on sticky tires with a 5k launch in a geared car with a lot more tq than you are putting down, do you really think you beat that by 2 tenths with street tires and a 2k launch?

 

Thanks, you have a high trap...

 

I did do a faul, which I suspect happened because my car was slighty rolling right before the light, which is the reason for my quick 60' time. Again, I am going to put up the video when I get a chance.

 

You should have noted that in the initial post ... saving yourself the huge Q&A that has followed it

regardless, your low 14 sec runs and 98+mph et are very similar to what everyone else here sees when stock, so good runs

jim

 

redlighting will NOT change your 60' or ET

 

thank you

 

Yes, I know that redlighting will not change my 60 or ET, and thus my car did indeed to 1.58 60' stock on stock tires.

 

just post the vid so we can tell you

(a)you lined the rears up with the staging lights

or

(b)the track timers were f'ed up

i'm not trying to flame you, but you did NOT run that time or pull that 60'

 

then why the **** did you say this

 

so which one is it ?

 

haha

because there is a 6 inch space betwen the 2nd sensor and the 3rd sensor on the track which allows the car to be very very slowly rolling for 6 inches before the actual launch. This in effect, allows my car to not have to break the initial inertia of the car of being totally still.