Hey guys first of, i dont wanna sound like a damn bench racer but i have a couple questions. The other day i went to the track with my gsr. I have 4-2-1 headers with a cold air intake, and stock catback. I ran a 15.2 at 93MPH with a 2.444 60 foot. My question is. Does anyone with the same mods run better? and also does anyone know if i am able to run a high 14 with my current setup? oh and the relevant humidity was 0 and it was 73 degrees out.

 

Thats a great time for the 60' you have.

Buy you some drag radials and go back and hit a 2.2 60' and welcome yourself to a nice 14 second time slip

 

i'd work on the 60ft times, what tires are you running? its possible to get into the high 14s its all about the driving.

 

i am using some regular winter/summer tires. But the things is i didnt want to heat up my tires too much bc i was scared of snapping my axles. (since i have done it before with my gsr civic) i also had a obd2b to obd1 conversion done so my secondaries dont work since obd2 secondaries work with a 12 volt charge. and obd1 doesnt. i have a problem with low end power

 

anyother input?

 

You should be able to do better. I went to the track several years ago with a bone stock engine and put down 15.01 @ 92.7 mph w/ a 2.4 60' time.

My only mods were Koni/H&R suspension and short shifter. I was running POS tires and original OEM clutch and flywheel.

 

if your snapping axles with a stock setup something is wrong.. you shouldn't be able to snap axles with street tires on a stock motor. You more likely to snap axles on a civic swap, depending on which mounts you used and what axles you had. If your serious about drag racing, get some good summer tires or slicks and don't be scared of breaking something.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You should be able to do better. I went to the track several years ago with a bone stock engine and put down 15.01 @ 92.7 mph w/ a 2.4 60' time.

My only mods were Koni/H&R suspension and short shifter. I was running POS tires and original OEM clutch and flywheel.</TD></TR></TABLE>

u got a 15.0 on a stock gsr with a 2.4 60 foot? how is it that i couldent pull like that and i had a similar 60 foot. i shift at 8g everytime and i power shift

 

well power shifting is one part of the problem. It KILLS your drivetrain, especially the tranny synchros, and it really only slows you down unless maybe you have the STRONGEST of race clutches.

I tried it in my old car once, and proceeded to limp home from the track with a blown 2nd gear synchro. I was faster when I shifted normally. I never have and never will do that in my Integra or any other car I own.

 

I ran a 15.2 bone stock with no mods and wheel hopped until 6K... my 60ft time was horrible but my trap speed was 90.13 mph... i had POS all season tires...

 

That trap seems kinda low. A normal GS-R putting down around 150 to the front wheels should trap around 92-93 mph.

 

yeah ohh im sure it is higher, but I wheel hopped for a good 2 seconds, thus creating less distance to cover at a lower speed.

 

get good tires like slicks if your budget it good and a great launch and you will see 14's for sure you need traction to get all the power to the wheels to the ground without tire spin so you need wheels i know people got good times with POS tires but maybe had a better setup or good reaction time weather plays a huge part in this too goodluck!

 

im not sure if slics would be in my budget. but drag radials are a possibility

 

Thats a pretty good time though for a basically stock gsr

 

ya acutally thats a good time for a stock gsr a rsx runs that time so your good

 

thanks for the input guys

 

no **** ur car can do better.. itsw not just the car dude.. its the man behind the wheels

 

Are people really telling this guy to get slicks just to break into the 14's?

OP practice is a much more cost effective mod than slicks, you can learn to launch your car better and get your 60' down a few tenths and that 14 second pass will come. Get a higher flowing cat-back and cat. converter and get a tune on that OBD1 ecu before you ever run slicks. IMO its retarded to get slicks unless your application really needs them, not just because your skills behind the wheel are lacking.

Practice, practice, practice.

 

ok you dont really need slicks but good tires play a role in drag racing everyne knows that, you need good tires you cant get good perfect times with steelies and POS tires i have the nittos nt450's they are great they grab good at the track decent tires

 

I'm taking my GSR to the track soon. I'm sure i could pull 14.9s stock. I have an ebay 4-1 header, an ebay CAI, and SKUNK2 pro manifold. I need a clutch, though. This is my DD with 144k on it. If I dont run solid 14s (14.5-14.7), i'll be pissed. Like 6 years ago, I ran 15.3 in my S13 with a single cam KA24 with a cone filter, exhaust, and LSD. That car was at a whopping 140hp (crank). This was also on crap-tastic all season tires. Same car with a basic SR swap (but no fatory boost control solenoid...so i was running less than factory boost), I ran 13.3 with a 2.0 60'. Wheel hop like a motha....and broke the driveshaft on the next run. lol that started out as a good 60'. I'm sure it was a 12.8-12.9 run. This is on yokohama AVS 100 . Yep...I can drive...i'm kind of a big deal.

 

def. get some better tires and you'll get a better time.

get your launch down to perfect and you'll be set.

take out the rear seats too hahaha

 

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haha are you serious, how many tires have you tried?? NT450's are pure junk, I'm surprised Nitto even still makes them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DS002 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are people really telling this guy to get slicks just to break into the 14's?

OP practice is a much more cost effective mod than slicks, you can learn to launch your car better and get your 60' down a few tenths and that 14 second pass will come. Get a higher flowing cat-back and cat. converter and get a tune on that OBD1 ecu before you ever run slicks. IMO its retarded to get slicks unless your application really needs them, not just because your skills behind the wheel are lacking.

Practice, practice, practice. </TD></TR></TABLE>

your right with the practice thing no doubt. but its kinda hard when 3 runs at my local track cost me 28 bucks.

 

little more innnnnput sounds about right u might run a seconed betther though id think. maybe u need a tune up and a tranny fluid change