Last night I was out at Southwest International Raceway (Tucson) for a test and tune session. Tuscon's elevation (at the track) is 3100ft. This is compared to Firebird's 1200ft where I ran my 12.7 pass a few weeks back. Usually there is a 3 to 4 tenth of a second faster time to be run at Firebird compared to SIR. The wind was blowing fairly good slightly against the running cars and across the track. Temps were in the low 80's.

My first pass was very interesting. I red lighted, but even yet the pass felt really slow. The car pulled very hard to the right most of the way down the track. I ran a 13.067 @ 104.29 (1.740 60ft). I was a bit suprised, with the difference in elevation, that put me fairly consistant with my passes at Firebird. The next pass was in the left lane. The launch seemed to have a bit more wheelspin off the line, but the car felt alot faster this pass finishing with a 13.065 @ 106.71 (1.771 60ft).
Third pass was back in the right lanewhereas I felt traction would be better. I was right but I red lighted again. I rarely do this and I was pissed...lol. Anyway I ran a 12.962 @ 105.27 (1.742 60ft). My friend the entered me into a braket race "gambler" since I was running somewhat consistant times. I dialed in at a 12.95 figuring that would be good enough. Well, my first pass I broke out running a 12.855 @ 105.98 (1.709 60ft). I am learning how to get the car hooked up finally. My 60ft times are consistantly dropping and I have only done very minor tweeking. My goal is to get the car into the 1.65 60ft range and figure out how to get some more weight out of it without taking away from being a daily driver.
I also want to get out to sea level to benifit from that as well.

I consider my times to be better than the ones run at firebird based on elevation. I need to go back to firebird and run a 12.5- 12.4 now.

I hope by me posting my efforts will only get others interested in running their Preludes and Accords NA.


Modified by 2point6 at 11:30 AM 4/9/2005

 

Great times, especially for a daily driver prelude

Modlist would help, I'm not sure if you've posted it before.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xthephilx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Great times, especially for a daily driver prelude

Modlist would help, I'm not sure if you've posted it before.</TD></TR></TABLE> Damn... I've been posting in this section for years now and people still don't know that I drive an Accord? Even when it is boldfaced in my sig...LOL. I post in this section, because there is more people interested in going fast rather than "decorating" their cars like in the Accord section.

My mods list is just about everywhere on this site.

 

Accord, Prelude, whatever. They're all honduhs

As to your modlist:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2point6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Engine Block: '93 H22a "bored and stroked" to 2.44ltrs of displacement built by Myself at Collective Racing. Custom crank (Balanced and nitrited), Darton sleeves, Crower Pro-billet rods, Custom 12/1 compression JE pistons, Prodrive oil pump, Accord Type R crank pulley, manual timing belt tensioner conversion, power industries timing belt.

Cylinder head: Ported and polished by Collective Racing, Web Cams custom camshafts, Web Cams springs and Titainium retainers, Euro Type R manifold conversion, Erick's Racing 70-68mm Throttle body, RC engineering 440cc Fuel injectors, B&M fuel pressure riser and Guage, STR cam seal, STR cam gears, SMSP header, ARP head/main studs, Cometic head gasket.

Misc: JDM "blue" valve cover, Dyna Batt 11lb. battery, AEM 3" cold air intake, Hondata</TD></TR></TABLE>

That it?

 

Sweet times man, your a very consistent driver. Those are some nasty 60's your cutting too. I assume you have LSD and were using slicks right? Also what is the curb weight of your Accord?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xthephilx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Accord, Prelude, whatever. They're all honduhs

As to your modlist:

That it?</TD></TR></TABLE>
LOL... I was just giving you a hard time.

As far as the engine set-up goes... Yep, that's about it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94Vtecluder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sweet times man, your a very consistent driver. Those are some nasty 60's your cutting too. I assume you have LSD and were using slicks right? Also what is the curb weight of your Accord?</TD></TR></TABLE> Thankyou. I am working hard on the 60ft times. My car is set-up for road racing and I have yet to change my spring rates to a "drag" set-up. I am sure that if I went with a heavier spring in the rear, it would help, but since this car is a daily driver that would make the ride very rough. It is "borderline" too rough as it is for a daily driver anyway... I am running a factory LSD from the Accord SIR-t. It is a gear type. The car is also run on slicks. The weight of the car itself is 2550 lbs. aprox without me.

 

run NAWWWWWWWWZZZ

150 shot. your engine can take it no prob. you might be able to run a sub 12 second car. well, you might run it once...

nice times for an all motor tho.

were u on slicks?

 

nah it's all about the all motor power!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eMpAtHy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">run NAWWWWWWWWZZZ

150 shot. your engine can take it no prob. you might be able to run a sub 12 second car. well, you might run it once...

nice times for an all motor tho.

were u on slicks?</TD></TR></TABLE>
No nos. I am not sure if you are being sarcastic or not...

as far as slicks, yes I was running them. READ PEOPLES!!!!

 

sweet numbers

 

n00bs everywhere .........j/k


Killer times for the evevation Scott

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thank you for the NA leadership.....

just about every other h22 accord is turbo and body kitted.....makes me sick...even though i drive a prelude.....

and you would smoke 90% of them.....

awesome job and for some sick *** times.....

 

Awesome times again!

I also didn't know you road-raced the car! How's the tranny holding up on slicks?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LudeyKrus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Awesome times again!

I also didn't know you road-raced the car! How's the tranny holding up on slicks?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, I set the car up to race on a road course... years ago, but I never got it out on the track. By accident, I found that the car just after being swapped could beat local 5.0 mustangs and a friend convinced to take it to the drag strip to see what it would do. I was hooked ever since. Primarily because the V8 guys made so much fun of me I decided to show them the car could run 14's and smoke a lot of their "beaters". One thing lead to another. Keith Gillespie at Hasport, many years ago advised me on my suspension set-up for road racing and I have never changed it. It really handles well on the street, but on a rough road it is borderline too rough... I enjoy the handling of the car as it sits and I am reluctant to change, but I think I may have too in order to run a low 12, but that would totally take away from being a family car.

So far the tranny is holding up well.