ok we went to the local 1/8 mile track again since there isn't any 1/4 mile tracks close around... Well we managed like 16-17 runs... it was mieveil (Ryan) who raced the car... he did a GREAT job!!! The launches were great but the damn tires are almost bald so there was no traction and lots of axle hop.
Well first off, the track is not ideal at ALL... you can ask anyone there and they will tell you the same and most of them have gotten better times at different tracks... much better times without as much effort. Anyways, the only cars he lost to was like a 04 Cobra, 04 GTO, 240 SX(silvia), SRT-4 and a Mazda SpeedMiata. The only reason he lost to the SpeedMiata was because it was rear wheel drive and he kept getting great launches... one of the times he messed the lanch up as the ST did and they both caught at the same time and the Miata couldn't catch up to win... I would say that those two cars would be a good match up if the Miata wasn't RWD.
The rest of the cars he raced he won... which include an Integra, SD_Focus, and many others... [thumb]
Now mind when I state the best time... the tires are almost bald and the track IS NOT ideal at ALL... The best was a 10.070 without anyone in the car but the driver and the spare tire taken out, the rest of the car was all intact... The best run IMO was the one with a passanger and spare tire in and he got a good time of a 10.1 with all that weight so he might have broken a 9.9 if that weight wasn't in the car... [thumb] I am hoping next time I will have the racing tires on the spare rims to get some better traction... []
Ryan also said that the trap speed was kind of high on the 10.070 run so the ST is definately kickin out some good ponies... if I remember correctly he said a normal trap speed for that time was about 72-73 and the ST pulled in a 74.05. []
Anyways the times were very consistant ranging from 10.0 to 10.4... and now for the video's... only a few and they are through tinted glass and on a camera phone... [thumb]
well my launches suck and you are right that track is not the best. It was still a lot of fun though. My last run of the night made me happy since I ran a 9.9. my speed was 69.9 though. Kind of low compared to your ST.
I just watched the videos. Not too bad for a phone camera. Your car sounds nice by the way. My buddy in the car though so too. A lot of people there didn't have much respect for the focus.
thanks, I appreciate that... I don't think it sounds bad at all... it's loud ass hell at full throttle so it's sounds kind of raspy but it's just because it's loud in my opinion. [thumb]
SD_Focus said:
A lot of people there didn't have much respect for the focus.
Yeah and most of the nimrods(sp?) that didn't have respect for the Focus were spectating or got their butts handed to them by either Ryan or you!!! [thumb]
its sounds pretty much like mine did when I had the header on, but I decided I couldn't handle that kind of sound level from a daily driver. I deffinitely with I had that header on tonight though.
It hurt my ego a bit to get smoked by a civic, because it has never happened to me before. I think the guy ran a 9.2. We ran again but he missed a gear so I got lucky.
My eyes got a little watery when I saw a pair of s2000's there. They are just so beautiful...
Yeah SD_Focus was right I have intake, exhaust, header, and tune... remember there was no such thing as traction for the ST... Near bald tires just don't cut it at a track that isn't ideal trust me!!!
don' feel bad my chamber is off on my left side so only half the tires grips. you stupid 2.3 l's do so much better with mods than the svt but that is ok. no hating i have gone f/i and not many cars on the forum can smoke me any more, don't get me wrong their are some but not as many as their were.
The vids are working fine for me... I dunno if it was just putfile for a while or if you have to have something installed on your computer to work it. [dunno]
Well you probably should be remember traction in 1st gear is was non-exsistant... SD_Focus ran a 9.9 with intake, exhaust, and tune and was spinning also... I know the car is capable of turning 14.7-14.8 quarter mile times if the tires weren't bald and there was a decent track around [thumb]
Get motortrend to bring that bone stock ST to this track and see what they run. [8] Several items need to be looked at here. First and foremost, I'm a crappy driver. Secondly, this was the first time driving this car. Lastly, traction on this track sucks balls anyway, is actually slightly uphill, and this was a learning experience, on pretty wore down tires. You're comparing a guy (me) who has drag raced maybe 6 nights in his life in a car he's never sat in to the pros that work for Motortrend.[rolleyes] Good job I guess. Motortrend also claims to have gotten a 3.9 second 0-60 in an Evo XIII, but I suppose that's the norm for an Evo as well, right. [confused] Show me. []
you really do have to realize that this track sucks. it is set up in a stadium parking lot and it goes slightly uphill at the end. The launch pad is also pretty lousy. It felt like my tires were greasy. I don't know that an ST could run a 14.7 with those mods but there is deffinitely room for improvement with our 1/8 times. I am willing to take a trip to the nearest 1/4 mile drag strip. Maybe we could organize something with all of the so cal people. Not likely though....
Yes they are capable of running a 14.7 with those mods... y2kpedo ran a 15.8 quarter at like 6000 feel elevation and when converted, if he was at sea level the car woulda done a 14.7 give or take a few hundreths... [thumb]
Here is his sig...
05' Pitch black ST
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Best 1/4 mile: 15.82@87.0. According to the NHRA, ~14.783@93.18MPH sea lvl corrected
Yes they are capable of running a 14.7 with those mods... y2kpedo ran a 15.8 quarter at like 6000 feel elevation and when converted ... the car woulda done a 14.7[thumb]
I have every mod that y2kpedo has expect for the BS delete... sorry that you can't believe that the ST will turn a 14.7 quarter. [] I mean he must have lost a good .5 seconds with crappy traction the ST had...
I'm just sorry that you can't get your freakin but to a 1/4 mile track and show me YOUR numbers! []
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