First time at the track with the T/A. Tell me what ya think! [Archive]

AngryLT1

08-22-2010, 06:20 PM

Took the T/A to the track Friday and made 4 passes. I don't know how to tell if the times I ran were good for my set up or not so I wanted to get a few opinions about it. I have a 6 speed LT1 with headers, SPEC stage 1 clutch, 3" summit X pipe, BMR LCA's, Eibach front springs, stock rear springs, and BMR tubluar SFC's. Weight reduction wise, I have removed the following: Spare tire and jack, padding under carpet, A/C compressor, A/C and Heat unit, Heater core and blower, vents behind dash, radio, power steering, front sway bar, air bags (drivers and passengers side), power seat controls and wiring and I think that is all. I was running on 275/40ZR17 Nexen N3000 street tires. On my first 3 passes, I had really bad first time track jitters and missed 3rd gear. 4th run was way better and actually grabbed 3rd. hehe! Here is what I ran on my passes.

1st run
Reaction - .7000
60 ft. - 2.4928
330 ft. - 6.5091
ET @ 594 ft - 9.3220
1/8 ET - 10.0629
1/8 MPH - 60.73

2nd run
Reaction - .8929
60 ft. - 2.5553
330 ft. - 6.6050
ET @ 594 ft. - 9.3671
1/8 ET - 10.0422
1/8 MPH - 66.65

3rd run
Reaction - .7179
60 ft. - 2.3741
330 ft. - 6.3050
ET @ 594 ft. - 8.5270
1/8 ET - 9.6620
1/8 MPH - 67.98

4th run
Reaction - .5141
60 ft. - 2.1889
330 ft. - 6.0569
ET @ 594 ft. - 8.6778
1/8 ET - 9.2597
1/8 MPH - 77.34

95ImpySS

11-17-2010, 08:16 PM

Looking good. Could be better but its all in the launch and shifting with a 6 spd. You were sleeping at the light your first few runs but on your 4th you almost got a perfect time. You got consistently better. :D THATS GOOD. Means you know the name of the game. What RPM are you launching at? Are you hooking? Are you getting the tires hot/how long are you burning out? Posi working?

With practice you should be able to shed some time off. Practice makes perfect. Get out there every weekend :)