i took my 350 to firbird raceway (az) tonight for the 1/4 mile... i did alot better than i thought for it bein my first time, but a few times between 4th and 5th, a litle orange light would say slip and then go away... is that pretty bad?

 

lol dude turn off traction control system

 

mine is v something... but turn that off just when im racin or all the time... and what does it mean??

 

It means the VDC is sensing wheel spin.
Turn it off if you are drag racing. No fun having the egine cut power as your trying to launch it.

 

is it cool to keep it off all the time or just when im racing...?

.... 1 ran a 15.8 my first run... i was like .8 late off the line... is this an average speed for a 1/4 mile... i was doin like 92mph

 

its good to keep it on when its raining or daily driving without driving hard.....when ur racing TURN IT OFF!!! u'll cut power right off the line. read the manual it will tell you how it works

 

so do you think my 15.8 would have been quite a bit better

 

Yeah, much faster

 

If it wasn't raining in New Hampshire I was going run mine at the drag strip today.

 

you'll run much faster....VDC is basically when u start losing traction the computer system will start braking for you so you can catch traction again. thats why when u launch and you still have it on it will cut power to catch traction again. And when you shift at high rpms your going to lose traction so its going to kick in again. TURN IT OFF and u'll see a big difference. just leave it on for bad weather conditions or when your not going to drive hard

 

Its not necessary. Especially in AZ. I always turn mine off - unless its raining. That doesn't happen too often though.

Just know that if you push your car too hard around a turn, it won't correct itself if it starts sliding. Which shouldn't be a big deal...not that complicated to straighten yourself out.

 

Welcome to drag racing. Im sure that there are members who have done worse. Don't worry about anyone else. Its your game. Practice and you will be running 14.8 seconds. Practice more and you will be running 13.8 seconds.

 

just to let you all know, i turned the damn thing off and cut adsactly 1.2 sec. off my 1/4 mile... thanks for the help... kinda feel like a dumbass for that one... haha

 

1.2 seconds is one hell of an improvement. Just think about how fast the Z will go with the emergency brake OFF.

 

I'm not a straight-line racer, so I can't figure out why the VDC light would go off between 4th and 5th in the straight on dry pavement. Do you hit 5th gear in the 1/4 mile? I red-line at 90 in 3rd.

Excuse the dumb question. I'm curious enough that a flame is worth the understanding.

 

yea...if you're doing 1/4 you shouldn't even hit 5th gear

 

Sounds like an awesome improvment. I have been meaning to make it out to firebird, the track in tucson is garbage. Oh and just an fyi your reaction time has nothing to do with your quarter mile time.