hey fellow accord owners.
i took my 92 accord to the wednesday night drags @ palmdale. this was my first time ever racing at a track.

h23a1...dc headers...greddy exhaust

~ my first run i ran a 16.9 cause i had my friend in the car
~ 2nd run was my fastest with a 16.60
~ 3rd run was a 16.67

are these the times that im supposed to be hitting?? am i supposed to be hitting 15's? im not too sure.
im not too happy with my results, but for it being my first time dragging at the track...i guess im pleased. i hope to run faster times the next time i head out there.

if anyone has any input/put downs/or any comments...that would be great...thanks



i was wondering if anyone could translate what the I1, I2, I3, I4 stand for? thanks for the help

 

yea palmdale sucks cuz of the high elevation... you're supposed to subtract 0.96 0.996 seconds or something like that to get realistic numbers
so ur supposedly hitting mid-high 15s?
there was an M5 hitting consistent low 14s when its supposed to be running low 13s

 

BTW....i shifted at 6200 rpm each time....i didn't put it into redline. next time i will do a run pushing the car all the way.

 

I1 I2 I3 are probably 60ft, 1/8 mile, and I dunno.

So what's it like there? I've gotta go before I sell my car.

 

That's one evil reaction time...

 

I1 has got to be your 60' time and 2.5 is not that great (I won't be mean and say it sucks 'cause it was your first time at the track) and you should be able to get that down a good bit. Improving 60' times will really help your overall 1/4 mile times. I forget what the ratio is in terms of one tenth off the 60' equals x tenths off 1/4 mile but it is better than 1:1.

Also as mentioned before elevation probably hurt you a good bit.

 

Those look like times for a stock Accord. What's the H23 redline anyways?

 

6500

 

Yeah, you should be able to get the 60' time down to about 2.2 or so...


[Modified by DunReit, 12:00 PM 5/30/2002]

 

I have seen better than 2.2 from a good driver and some decently sticky street tires.

 

2.2 60 foot times are probably the holy grail of front drivers on street tires.

 

thanks everyone for you input.
does anyone have any ideas of what i can do next time at the track? lower tire pressure even more? etc?

thanks for the help people

 

usually street tires at ~22psi work best...

 

slip the clutch....

you should be able to pull 2.3's allllll day

take it to ATLEAST 6500

 

will pulling the backseats and spare tire help some??

also...on my blackies....should i give it a peel out or anything to warm them up? or is that just dumb to do with those tire?

thanks again....this is all very usefull info

 

The spare tire is 20lbs of useless weight... the rear seat, I don't know... I leave mine in...

 

no point in doing a burn out with all season tires...

just gotta practice launching...

 

What PSI did you have your front tires set at? If too high, that might be your problem right there. They really need to be around 22 PSI.

 

i think that was my problem then...cuase i think they were at 35psi....regular pressure. next time i'll lower to 22...and we'll see how it goes.
thanks

 

Just don't forget to inflate your tires as soon as possible after your run, as driving around at 22psi will eat the edges of your tires very very quickly...

 

I1 = 60', I2 = 330', I = 1/8 mile, I4 = 1000'

 

They let you ride w/ your friend in the car?

Hmm that sounds a little strange.

 

Shifting at about 6500rpm on a stock tach is necessary because of the inaccuracy. I know mine was way off, about 400rpms. Like its been said before, tire pressure and slipping of the clutch are key, not too bad for the first time out

 

you can do that here...

i've been to 3 diff drag strips and all let people ride shotgun...

 

with my h23 all motor i ran 14.8 on slicks 15.2 on street tires @90-91mph

shifting @ 7900rpm's

with a stock h23

13.6's@100mph on the bottle 50 shot


before i was turbo