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02-11-2002, 03:03 PM
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It seems a bit odd to me to risk breaking my car to run so slow. If you arent breaking 13's, seems like a waste of time to beat on the car, and pay to do it at a dragstrip as well. But thats just me.
02-11-2002, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Feb. 11 2002,16:03
It seems a bit odd to me to risk breaking my car to run so slow. If you arent breaking 13's, seems like a waste of time to beat on the car, and pay to do it at a dragstrip as well. But thats just me.
02-11-2002, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Feb. 10 2002,16:03
It seems a bit odd to me to risk breaking my car to run so slow. If you arent breaking 13's, seems like a waste of time to beat on the car, and pay to do it at a dragstrip as well. But thats just me.
02-12-2002, 05:54 AM
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I guess you have a point. I went to the track once with my 1981 Cutlass ( basically the last style before they stopped making the full size rear-wheel drive Cutlass ), I got 2 passes off and then they politley asked me to leave on the account I had no safety equipment besides a helmet and a driveshaft loop. This was over 10 years ago, first pass was 13 something, 2nd just broke the 13, and the car only had 3.73 rear, wish I would have put the 4.13 rear in it and got the thing to hook up, I had a full Rancho suspension in it, not a drag race set up.
02-12-2002, 03:29 PM
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I always like to think the guys that stole it from the front of my house New Years Eve enjoyed it, lol. I had a 454 Chevy motor in it, 11:1 compression, aluminum heads, 850 Holley double pumper, reverse manual valve body turbo 350 transmission, the whole bit, that was then, this is now. :frown:
02-22-2002, 07:43 PM
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Launching at the track is so important... I never understood why I couldnt get my first RX7 under a 2.2 60' time (probably because that was 6 years ago and I had no idea what I was doing). Another problem I had with that car was wheel hop on every launch. The best I pulled was a 15.72@87.5. It was an 86 base with header, no cat, dynomax exhaust, bonez intake, alum. hood, and electric fan. Don't hate me guys but I've been racing CRX's for the last 4 years. My 85 ran 15.01@88mph on slicks. I hooked up better with that FWD than I ever did with the 7.....I just mounted a pair of BFG drag radials for my 88 SE and did the suspension so hopefully this time around I can get better 60' times.
03-27-2002, 02:16 PM
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vosko
Dyno your car...
The result will allow you to know your torque, HP's, and shift points. More than a few years ago, I had my T2 dyno'd at a local shop...$75 an hour. Anyway, the chart told me where my torque started to kick. That told me that I was launching at the wrong RPM's.
With knowledge in hand, I went back to Sear Point for some trial runs....Ran a low 13.9....basically stock. I could of ran a 13.8 but I had to work on my reaction times and launches.
Dyno do help......oh...I made 225 HP's and 210lbs at the rear wheels.
Dyno your car...
The result will allow you to know your torque, HP's, and shift points. More than a few years ago, I had my T2 dyno'd at a local shop...$75 an hour. Anyway, the chart told me where my torque started to kick. That told me that I was launching at the wrong RPM's.
With knowledge in hand, I went back to Sear Point for some trial runs....Ran a low 13.9....basically stock. I could of ran a 13.8 but I had to work on my reaction times and launches.
Dyno do help......oh...I made 225 HP's and 210lbs at the rear wheels.