Another "1st time @ the strip" thread...

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by SiBill29

I hate that first run i was spinning like disney on ice

Thats what happends to everyone on their first run....after the 2nd run you know how the car reacts to the track....after the 4th run you will know which lane you hook up the best........


P.s- I love to see other 8th gen members taking their cars to the 1/4 mile

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by udumkid

Thats what happends to everyone on their first run....after the 2nd run you know how the car reacts to the track....after the 4th run you will know which lane you hook up the best........


P.s- I love to see other 8th gen members taking their cars to the 1/4 mile

the 15.005 was my first run... 2nd run i think i wouldve gotten high 14s if i hadnt left VSA on... it f-cked my launch

both other runs were in the left lane. i didnt like it....

i 'experimented' with powershifting merging onto the highway today. i feel like im breaking my car.... i also couldnt get it into second. i could only do it 2nd -> 3rd -> 4th

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

the 15.005 was my first run... 2nd run i think i wouldve gotten high 14s if i hadnt left VSA on... it f-cked my launch

both other runs were in the left lane. i didnt like it....

i 'experimented' with powershifting merging onto the highway today. i feel like im breaking my car.... i also couldnt get it into second. i could only do it 2nd -> 3rd -> 4th

go out and practice some more......

[SiBill29]

Originally Posted by udumkid

Thats what happends to everyone on their first run....after the 2nd run you know how the car reacts to the track....after the 4th run you will know which lane you hook up the best........


P.s- I love to see other 8th gen members taking their cars to the 1/4 mile

Yeah i dropped pressure in the tires on my second run and launched at lower rpm so thats why i got a 15 3 on the second run. I switched out the cai though cause if you see on my second run against him in the 60 ft he had no hesitation i did so it seemed like he was commin up real quick so i swapped it out try something new this time and adding the torque dampener tomorrow i really like this 1/4 mile stuff haha

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by SiBill29

Yeah i dropped pressure in the tires on my second run and launched at lower rpm so thats why i got a 15 3 on the second run. I switched out the cai though cause if you see on my second run against him in the 60 ft he had no hesitation i did so it seemed like he was commin up real quick so i swapped it out try something new this time and adding the torque dampener tomorrow i really like this 1/4 mile stuff haha

what did you set the tire pressure in the front and rear>?

[SiBill29]

Originally Posted by udumkid

what did you set the tire pressure in the front and rear>?

I just did front i dropped 5 pounds so i ran 30 in the front and 35 in the rear i had

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by SiBill29

I just did front i dropped 5 pounds so i ran 30 in the front and 35 in the rear i had

30 in the front is good, next time try to set the rear a little bit higher... I ran the rear on my car at 44psi...

[SiBill29]

Originally Posted by udumkid

30 in the front is good, next time try to set the rear a little bit higher... I ran the rear on my car at 44psi...

interesting why do you run higher in the rear?

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by SiBill29

interesting why do you run higher in the rear?

less drag....

[SiBill29]

Originally Posted by udumkid

less drag....

learn something new everyday thanks now once i get slicks what do u set the pressure at with them ?

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by SiBill29

learn something new everyday thanks now once i get slicks what do u set the pressure at with them ?

I would not go with slicks with the stock axles....wait till we have aftermarket axle support...

[Phalanx]

yea bill... drag radials arent the same as slicks.

[Phalanx]

udumkid - what rpm is ideal for powershifting?

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

udumkid - what rpm is ideal for powershifting?

I shifted at 8,200rpms which by doing this I never got out of vtec... I launched at 3-3.5K.....

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by udumkid

I shifted at 8,200rpms which by doing this I never got out of vtec... I launched at 3-3.5K.....

hmmm ok

[SiBill29]

Originally Posted by udumkid

I would not go with slicks with the stock axles....wait till we have aftermarket axle support...

sounds good

[udumkid]

did you guys run the A/c to cool down the intake manifold while waiting to run again?..

[SiBill29]

Originally Posted by udumkid

I shifted at 8,200rpms which by doing this I never got out of vtec... I launched at 3-3.5K.....

now when you launched at 3 to 3 5 k was that on drag radicials or stock tires ?

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by udumkid

did you guys run the A/c to cool down the intake manifold while waiting to run again?..

nope... but we had like 30-60mins between runs. should we still have done that?

[udumkid]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

nope... but we had like 30-60mins between runs. should we still have done that?

Yes, you guys want to have the intake manifold as cold as possible.... This is what I do ...after a run I pop the hood(not fully open)....turn the car off, turn the ignition to Acc, turn the A/C...once you do this the A/C fan comes on and cools the manifold down...but becarefull not to discharge the battery..