I made around 265 torque NA with the spray at around 1000psi the highest I saw on a dynojet was 440, throughout the powerband its about 415 solid. I wish it was less.


So if the car can probably only get a 12.8 maybe with a pro drag driver, then my 13.5 isnt that terribly horrible.

Whats sad is that NA I got a 13.99. Its like I cant handle all the tork that the n20 gives me..

I can drive with the best of them on the street though, on the way home I was beating all of the cars that were running 12's all day long. Drag racing at the strip is just my real weak point. I had fun so whatever.

 

Um, I'm no pro (nor a noob), but I did 12.5 with a 75 shot on ET Streets. 12.8 on street tires. The difference between an average drag racer who is good and a pro is their level of consistency, not their PB (as much).

So, not to add insult to your injury, but 13.5 is dreadful with any amount of nitrous being sprayed. Many of us DE drivers have proven that low 13s are possible with simple bolt-ons. I did 13.2 with 4 mods and slicks, 13.5 with those same 4 mods on street tires.

I know you live in FL, so it could have been the weather (heat), although your altitude should be close to sea level. Still, even with horrible weather, you should've been in low 13s with that kind of trap.


BTW, drag racing is more about the launch than it is about how fast you shift. If you can't drag race, then you can't launch. Still, looking at your time slip, your shifting could also improve. And who cares how well you do on the street races? In the end, you'll lose where it matters (at the strip).

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThsBfkMFDRU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhgsLuuyN-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp4KOFxVPRs

 

3rd video is "unavailable" and you just proved to us how slow you shift. And you said yourself that you didn't launch, so that's another problem in itself.

Work on your launch and your shifts and you'll see low 13s soon.

 

Maybe its because I still have the stock shift ****. lol. The 3rd video was crap anyway so im not going to post it up.

Well ill try a little harder next time and will try to start launching the car from at least 3k.

 

Guys actually my best time was a 13.4 but I just lost that slip. Still its bad.

 

lol the **** could have a little effect on the speed of your shifts but not as shown in the video it sounded like you were letting the clutch out slowly and giving the car no gas till the clutch was all the way out.... just my op

 

Don't make excuses. If you suck, then you suck. Nobody starts out a professional.

You suck at launching and you suck at shifting. Work on your weaknesses and turn them into your strengths.

 

yup +1

 

Those numbers are horrible and the 60ft isn't bad enough to make any sense of it. You sure your bottle was on and had good pressure?

 

The 2.19 second 60 foot time is killing you.

 

its more than his 60' time. I do that 60' time and still trap 90 with way less trq/hp in the 1/8th

 

eat some wheaties first then try

 

Practice and more practice. You will figure it out.

 

That 60' time isn't horrendous. Your DA that day was probably ridiculously high too. But yeah, you need some work especially if you are making 375/430.

Drag racing isn't easy. I ran a 12.8 the other night in my car. Car wouldn't hook 1st, 2nd or 3rd. It's really not worth drag racing in warm/hot weather without DRs at your power level.

 

Cant say much other than what has been said.

What is your best 60ft and 1/4 ET NA?

This is what I hate about modding in general, Im not picking on you. People spend hundreds if not thousands of $$$$ to mod a Z NA. They could in turn spend $20 for a month or two of Test&Tune and practice the biggest mod....the driver.

If you havent already hit 13's NA I suggest you stop wasting your N20, your $$$, and save yourself the embarassment. Learn to launch and shift well NA and it will translate over to N20 quickly. If you refuse to take this advice and continue to spray your learning curve will be VERY steep.

My buddy using my slicks for his first time ever ran 12.0 @ 113mph with 100 shot and bolt-ons...you have MUCH more left in that setup. Good luck!!!

 

 

Log some data with Cipher on a WOT run. RPM, TPS, timing, MAF air flow etc. Something doesn't seem right. At the very least, you'll be able to see what your shift time is.

 

to op, sorry, don't take the pic personally, i just thought it was a funny addition to the one above. like the rest said, leave the nitrous off till you get better na, then start using nitrous again, remember, practice makes perfect.

also, check out this site, its more geared towards vettes, but it will work for any rwd car with enough power to spin the tires (adjust launch rpm and such...):

www.rangeracceleration.com

 

I'm still curious as to how the OP picked up the rw hp/tq #'s from his mods...