Hey what's up board. Like the title says i had a shitty night. It was my 1st time ever running on the and didn't realize how slippery that **** was. My 1st run I spun out in 1st 2nd and 3rd gear and got a horrible time. On my second run I spun out only in 1st but that still killed my time. I think i'm punching the gas too hard or i need to toss those stock MV4 off my shizzzznit. Anybody have any lauching tips to give?

 

u are talking about drag race right?are u auto or manual?.....i dont know about auto, but for a manual i always start low on the RPM's for starting, then work my way up

last time out i tried 2500 rpm held good, then 3000 held good, 3500 held good, then 4000 i had wheel hop like a mother

but the 3000 range usually hold for my nittos, but on the stock tires-like i said start low then go high it easier and at least u get to see what your car can do instead of it spinning out


i just went to your web page..those are nice times, maybe u just need new tires


[Modified by jmx2323, 11:07 PM 3/16/2002]

 

Yea those times are from a G-tech. I tried 2,500 and it worked better, but 1st i tried 3,000 and spun like crazy. On the Street I i start at 3000 and I don't spin at all. It's so weird. Thanks for your advice

 

G-Tech Times? LOL

 

What's wrong w/ G-tech times? There only off by .002 seconds.

 

is your 14.67 at the track? if it's not, which I suspect, go to the track and you'll see how off your POS G-tech really is instead of quoting a number from their web site...

 

how are you spinning your wheels through 3rd gear?? you must have a drag 3 dialed in at 12 lbs+

 

YEa I know what you mean...I was driving on the dragstrip for the first time 2 weeks ago..and I lit my tires from 1st all the way THROUGH 4th gear(addrenaline=heavy foot)...crossed at 40mph @ 15.XX secs on the 1/8th. Last run I thought I was doing good didn't slip on 1st or 2nd gear but as soon as I hit third I broke loose and spun all the way through third and forth again. crossed at 10.4 , 1/8th. Some tracks are just slipperier than others...you just have to find out for yourself what you can get away w/...

 

was it raining?

 

How dO you spin 4th?

 

get a clutch that grabs hard

 

Yeah, G-Tech times are off by a long shot. The only official times are on a timeslip. G-Tech's can be helpful, bu they're rarely accurate.

For launcing, just try different things. Try dumping, try slipping, etc. Find what's right for your car.

 

In my experience the only thing that makes Gtech's provide innacurate readings is feeding it the incorrect data about your car.

 

u guys crack me up. spinning through 4th gear with little mods, u guys must really suck at driving. then u have the guy claiming that he didnt spin1 &2 but spun 3rd gear, come on guys, who do u think u r fooling??? go practice or drivin school.

 

People that use G-tech times REALLy make me laugh....
Soon people are going to start posting times from PS2...


[Modified by 1fastGSR, 8:48 PM 3/17/2002]

 

WTF?...You saying I didn't spin 1st through 4th..I've got the run on VHS f*cker...
and yes I broke loose in 3rd after a SMOOTH(no spin) pull in 1st and 2nd ( hit third at from 8700 and grabbed at 8000 spun all the way through 3rd hit redline and shifted into forth didn't get traction and spun all the way past the finish line) no the tracks weren't wet...but I did make the mistake of not making sure my tires WERE INflated all the way, they were slightly deflated which lessens the contact patch and street radials...and I don't think this dragstrip was one of the cleanest... What do you mean w/ little mods? I'm putting down 175whp and spent over $6000. Just to let you know the dragstrip surface is alot diff. from the street.. you should check one out before you start making smart *** comments.

 

well i re-read ur post, still it makes no sense. u r obviously not smart enough to figure out when u spin tires from 1st -4th that u r goin nowhere. then u actually post ur time, 10.8 in the 1/8th w/ those mods is sick. ****, stock GSR motor into my 99 EX i was breakin high 9s through the 1/8. then i read the second part of ur post. u think that car w/ 175whp can break tires loose in 3rd. i got news for ya. ur car weighs the same if not more than my EX coupe w/ similar mods. i cant even chirp 2nd gear, yet im runnin over a second faster than u in the 1/8th. u need some definite skills worked on. id love to come across a cocky guy w/6k in mods that would talk **** and my 3k in mods on very similar car lights u up. ur funny, keep posting for me.

i will however give u credit for actually posting ur 1/8th mile time including ur mods cause i know everyone else is laughin at u too.


[Modified by hondaatwsu, 7:52 PM 3/17/2002]

 

Well *******, if you noticed the nature of this thread you'd understand the creator was refering to his FIRST night out at the track, as well as I spoke of my FIRST night out at the drag strip. Lets clear one thing up...is your "10.8 in the 1/8th being "sick", good or bad sick?...cause I had traction all the way through 1st and 2nd which got me most of the way down the track, I hit third AND SPUN till redline and hit 4th and spun and crossed the finish line spinning, as for MY VERY FIRST run I skidded through 1st to 4th, when I burnt all the way through third, my car was practically going nowhere, I hit redline and shifted to 4th and I was spinning there too, I was confused you could imagine...and I heard A KAPOW when I pressed the clutch in!!!!which I take was a backfire so I let off the gas and finished the race. That was my VERY FIRST RUN ~15.X @ 40mph...you could imagine my Adrenaline levels were High and I had all of it concentrated on my foot, not to smart as I LEARNED. I'm also sorry your little EX..lol...can't chirp in 2nd, cause I can chirp on the STREET going into 3rd.

 

You sir are an idiot... ignorance is no excuse. You won't even begin to dream of fourth gear in the 1/8th even with your ensemble of mods.

You sound like a newbie troll, you've only been here for right over two months and you're already trying to flame people. No offense, but with the **** talk you're spitting you're asking to get burned... I'd like to borrow a stock EX and run you, just to really show you how slow talk is. Talk is cheap, times and experience are everything.

Oh word of advice newbie... if you're chirping going into third... Take these notes...

(A) GET BETTER TIRES
(B) GET AN LSD (Even a BASIC ITR LSD will do)
(C) If applicable, DON'T POP the clutch going into third!
(D) Quit dreaming, it's not chirping... its your clutch slipping.

Seriously... with your mods, if you were properly built up... you won't be chirping, you don't have the torque... OR you've just dumped everything into the motor. There is a thing called balance... engine, suspension, etc... check it out!

 

10.8 in the 1/8th mile is definitely sick bad! With that 1/8th mile time you'd be runnin 16+ in the 1/4. In a GS-R w/ modifications that's kinda embarassing. Unless you have an aftermarket clutch, wet track conditions, or bald *** stock tires you're not going to spin 3rd or 4th gear in a 2600 lb. GS-R. One or more of the 3 conditions may apply to you, but it's certainly not because you dynoed 170 hp to the wheels. I think if you continue to practice your launch and shifting you should be able to bring your car down to somwhere in the 9.6-9.9 1/8th mile range with good tires, which would put you somewhere in the high 14's in the 1/4. Practice, practice, practice.

 

176 whp doesnt mean **** if you cant do anything with it. instead of "bragging" about spinning your tires through 4th (which means you are one hell of a bad driver spinning 4th w/ 176 whp) , you should practice on your launching shifting skills. it would be quite embarassing to take that 176 whp gsr and lose to a stock EX wouldnt it? because that will happen if you keep on driving like that.

 

Dude you guys need to stop flaming. It was his first time at the track, ****. I think if you peel out that many gears its possible to hit 4th gear in the 1/8th mile. If he was a newbie i don't think he would have all that work done to his car.

Spyderweb: You just need some new tires and work on your launching techniques. Practice, practice, practice!!

 

GOD DAMN can you people NOT READ!!!! I guess I'm giving you too much fckn credit, I guess you can't put one post and another together...I didn't think I had to explain why they are bad times, But let me list them out for those of you that aren't quite smart enough to figure it out for yourselves( hondaatwsu, Vazquez911, TypeS and and allmotordc2)<-- Just for you guys , "Idiots Guide to a Street Racers first Night at the Strip", First off the track has a different surface than the Street, 2nd my Street Radials were deflated(less of a contact pacth) hense the loss in the traction, Bad track they don't clean this one very well(don't bring out the propane torch), 3rd it was my FIRST time hitting the track so I was nervous so I punched the gas after reving up to 4000 and TRYING to slip the clutch, The times were bad, as hondaatwsu had stated you don't really go anywhere when you spin, so thats why on my first run I got a 15.X, the reason I got a 10.X on my LAST run(3rd) was because I spun in 3rd and 4th. I didn't mention the 2nd run which I got a 9.8 w/ a .8 sec rxn time<--( I know its bad but considering my first one was 1.X). So to the nature of this thread(which was created to discuss launching tips and loss of traction) I thought the times where I had slipped were only relevent. And yes I realize the 9.8 is even bad, but yes as TypeS has stated we all need practice, yes and I believe I can do better than 9.6 in the 1/8th if I get a better RXN time and don't spin.
Edit was to inlist the names of the others flamers I missed b4..


[Modified by Spyderwebab, 5:29 AM 3/18/2002]

 

RT has nothin to do with overall ET. RT is only needed in bracket racing. also deflated tires would actually b more contact patch for better traction. i run mine at 20psi at the track. 9.8 is alright, u do need to work on the 60ft times. 60fts mean everything for small displacement motors. u should b runnin low 9s w/ some practice.

 

Well actually, when you deflate STREET radials you DECREASE you contact patch, when deflated the tire will bulge a the sides lifting the center off the ground slightly, if do a burn out, you'll notice the outside will be much darker than the inside of the patch, a common misconception since when you deflate drag radials it increases the contact patch. My 60ft times for the second a LAST(3rd) were in the 2.2X range, not to bad for a the first time out...