A couple of months ago i raced my prelude up at the track. Its an si and it c&d road tests claimed 15.7 in a quarter, at sea level with decently skilled editors behind the wheel. My best time was 16.9...so i was obviously disappointed...i pushed but i couldnt beat 16.9. I was talking to a guy who i consider a major expert, who has done all of the work on my car. He said that the elevation at the track(roughly just over 4000 feet) would add a second to my time....so if i was at sea level id only be about .2 seconds off. Is this accurate?

 

What was your 60' and trap speed?

But yeah, elevation does make a difference tho.

 

Answer to your problems.
http://www.nhra.com/tech_specs/altitude.html

Forced induction applications aren't typically correct w/ this.

 

That conversion with my 16.9 came out to be just about 16 even. Thats cool...now i dont feel so bad. Thanks...as far as '60 and trap...ill have to look at my slip..which is out in my car....which i dont feel like going to get. I do remember my reaction time though.... 0.008. Is that a good reaction time?

 

reaction times dont make a difference in your 1/4 mile time. the ET doesnt begin until after u move.

 

Oh yeah, i know...i was just wondering if .008 was good or not.

 

0.008 is pretty damn good.

 

Are you kidding??? .008 on a .000 tree is awsome!!! Some pro drivers can't even do that. Good job!! Oh, and in a heads up competition, the reaction time does make a difference in the 1/4 mile ET!

 

no it doesn't. that's why you can have a holeshot victory with a slower et. your et stays the same whether you cut a perfect light or get a 2 sec. rt.

 

it is your et with your rt. who ever has the lower time wins. wasn't it at the first nopi event in VA. When paisley cut a rediculous reaction time and Ara beat him down the track but because of the nice *** rt by paisley, Craig won? isn't that how it went down. i forget