ok -- heres my time slip from yesturday!

60-------------- 2.113
330------------ 5.915
1/8------------- 9.074
mph ----------- 79.33
1000----------- 11.773
1/4-------------- 14.061
mph ------------ 97.60

it was 74 degrees out --- clear skies --- i had 27psi in the rear and 45 in the front

now, imo my 60 fot and 330' are off the hook!!!!! from what i have seen these are great times for a bone stock 350z -- but what the hell is up with my traps????? shouldnt i realy be up near 100+ traps, making 13 second passes???

u guys tell me ----- my car had 3600 miles on it by the way -- 1/4 tank of gas, -- and the spare tires and all the **** was still in the car-- just like it came from the factory

 

Have you had your car dynoed?

 

nope, not yet -- but even if i do -- and the dyno is low, is there really anything i can do about it with the dealer???

 

Not unless there is something wrong with the car. Some cars are stronger than others.

 

Nice to see you went back to the track! Still strange seeing you trap so low.. I am still a bit confused by my 13.9@99.5 run, that was about 1 mph lower then my avg trap but it was my best time.. I kinda came to terms with it that it was due to high humidity and an some great beginning traction 2.0 60'

I still find it strange you are still trapping 3mph lower then average, what were your other runs like?

 

The Z in Ave. gain 21 to 22 mph from the 1/8 to the 1/4 mile. your Z gain only 18.27 mph. this happen every time you run on the track?

 

yup --- my best trap ever was a 98.02 ----- pissing me off!!!! -- vould u imagine the times id be hitting with that extra 4mph!!!!!

 

Something is deffinatly wrong, I raced on 3 different occasions for a total of 10 runs. My worst trap ever was 98.5mph and that was because for kicks I was shifting at 6200 (TQ Peak). My second worse was 99.0 and I had a 2.45 60' from wheel hop/spin.

 

--- sucks for me -- i must have goten the friday overtime special ------ its a good thing for me that i make up for lack of performance with my 60 and 330 foot times

by the way --- on that run, i rocked a brand new mach 1 --- obviously poorly drivem

 

Find another track and see if you get the same trap speeds. There may be something up with the computer at the track.

Watch the other cars and see if they are pulling typical trap speeds. You are running a great time, so I wouldn't sweat it.

 

ill try another track when i hit around 7000 miles are so --- from what i hear that is the area where the engine is fully opened up

 

Also consider that alot of these cars come form the factory "naturally" stronger than others. I know alot of 3.5 in Altima's and Maximas as well are putting down drastcially different numbers all stock with comparable mileage. Are you manual or auto?

 

6spd manual

 

if you hit 101.5 or 102 (like you supposed to do) with 2.0 in the 60 ft. you may see a 13.7 or even a 13.6 in the 1/4 mile.... of course this is in theory.

 

Pull your spare tire and jack out.......every 100 pounds you can lose is a tenth of a second off your time.......heat the tires up good before you run, with a really healthy burnout before you stage.....you'll get it

 

Damn!!!! -- i really wished my car trapped like it should -- 13.7 bone stock would be unreal!!! -- oh well --- i guess i just got one of those engines that just dont put out as much as others from the factory--- guess theres nothing i can do

 

How is your air filter? Maybe your losing some power because of Intake.. intake tube connected properly, etc. My case was different because my car was older, automatic..a chevy ..but I was trapping 96/97mph and couldn't figure out why in my Camaro. A week after the track visit I found out my transmission was cooked and I had no clutch face left on the bands anymore. (Auto).. It could just be that you make less power .. but it seems unusual since I see a lot, if not Most of you guys trapping over 100. I guess like yourself and everyone else.. Im just puzzled by the low mph.

 

hmmmm --- i cleaned out my air filter when i got to the track --- shouldnt be a problem there ---- i dont know ---

maybee ill try resetiing my ecu next time i get to the track-- ill try just about anything

 

Don't compare your trap speed with others on this board. Only compare it to others who run at your track, the same day.

There are too many variables such as weather, track condition, driver ability, track altitude etc. which can have an effect on your mph. My Mach 1 has run a best of 13.2 at 106.5 in December at a track in TX. However, its best during 90+ heat at a different track has been a 13.6 at 104.

If there were another Z trapping 100+ at the same time you were running, then I would worry.

Also mph tends to go up with a little wheel spin. Those with higher 60fts (spinning) will have a little higher mph.

Your doing something right, your times are pretty good.

Paul

 

was your Mach 1 stock when it went 13.2???

well im gonna try a diffrent track -- but even if my car lack a little preformance---- a 14.0 at only 97,6 mph is damn good imo! --- thanks guys!