What was the weather like? Also, slow shifting can affect your trap speeds . . . if it was really hot outside, your trap speed might be a little lower 'cause of that. Is your car stock? Also, putting your car on a dyno. might help explain things a little better if needbe.
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As Other members reply weather conditions affect....get New Tires ....Do a good Burn Out....and make sure you either disconect the track control system or disconect the fuse...You should get a mid to high 13's....good luck
By the way that suck!!
By the way that suck!!
Yea if you pull the trac fuse completely out under the hood you lose the timing retard and maintain higher boost through the shifts, Im not sure if that works as well with a 6speed or not, but with an Auto the boost doesnt really drop at all through the shift, a little mean on the tranny, but you can do that for a long time before you run into any problems... and the 6speed can take more abuse than the Auto as far as I know.. which I have.. I cant wait til I get my SP Transmission
And about the burnout, if you are on Drag Radials its one thing, but Z-Rated street tires are DESIGNED TO NOT get hot in the first place.. speed rating and tire heat are related ya know... ever notice drag radials are not Z-Rated?.. I little burnout shouldnt hurt too much though, just dont act like you have slicks on the car ... like they said, just enough to get the water off the tires.. good luck, be sure to post updated times if everything goes well for you
And about the burnout, if you are on Drag Radials its one thing, but Z-Rated street tires are DESIGNED TO NOT get hot in the first place.. speed rating and tire heat are related ya know... ever notice drag radials are not Z-Rated?.. I little burnout shouldnt hurt too much though, just dont act like you have slicks on the car
... like they said, just enough to get the water off the tires.. good luck, be sure to post updated times if everything goes well for you 
BoostAddict.......mph definitely seems low. If you are all stock....few things to do.....definitely pull trac fuse.....try to get there with no gas if possible.and run 104 unleaded....if so...let car idle for about 5 minutes.....then shut it off then resetecu. If you dont run race gas..reset it before first run definitely....and you can do it after every run if you want but not definitely necessary unless you mph significantly drops on back to back runs. Shift at redline each gear....stay in 4th going into red through traps....Shift as quick as possible. If tires are bald...could beissue regarding traction..so new tires would be good. Once you get new tires..play with tire pressure a little bit in the rear..lowering to see if helps with spinning. Also you can raise the front tire pressure some also.....to give less rolling resistance. As for launch ..you yourslef will have to play around with that and figure out what suits the way you drive....but would suggest trying to slip it out a little then judge when to go wot . As i said you will have to play with that. Also plugs too..but you said you changed them.so should be fine at stock level. After that if mph is still that low..check hoses and all for boost leaks etc etc. But all things mentioned above should help you out. (Gritsak) As for 60' times affecting your mph.....in 2 years i have seen no evidence of that....i can run a 2.5 60' and still pull 118-121 trap. Makes no difference if i do 1.7 or 2.5. ..but this is with my car and my experience...others may differ. All 60' affects is ET. If you shift fine through whole run and no other issues ,trap speed will be same if not extremely close to any 60' you pull. As for heating up tires....on Street tires.. definitely do one no matter what tire you have!!! Heat them up..then after you ride it out....stop and do a dry hop. Then you will be fine and they will hook. all this should help. Keep us posted. Also.take out passenger headlight...and air filter at track..if still stock filter.
And BRAD MAYO...enough is enough...before you go shooting your mouth off to other people who give good personal experience advice....you may want to concentrate on driving your own car a little better......Then maybe you could actually get into the 11s. And for the record .....i personally have and will put on street tires......smoke them until there is a cloud of white smoke....and break out your times all day long...Enough said. If any doubt....Bring it. Then you can actually have a timeslip with a 11 second run on it ...or i have about 20 in a box..i could send ya one if ya like???.That is about the only way you will ever get one it seems. So either put up or shut up. Many would appreciate it i am sure
And BRAD MAYO...enough is enough...before you go shooting your mouth off to other people who give good personal experience advice....you may want to concentrate on driving your own car a little better......Then maybe you could actually get into the 11s. And for the record .....i personally have and will put on street tires......smoke them until there is a cloud of white smoke....and break out your times all day long...Enough said. If any doubt....Bring it. Then you can actually have a timeslip with a 11 second run on it ...or i have about 20 in a box..i could send ya one if ya like???.That is about the only way you will ever get one it seems. So either put up or shut up. Many would appreciate it i am sure
Silver Bullet said:
And BRAD MAYO...enough is enough...before you go shooting your mouth off to other people who give good personal experience advice....you may want to concentrate on driving your own car a little better......Then maybe you could actually get into the 11s. And for the record .....i personally have and will put on street tires......smoke them until there is a cloud of white smoke....and break out your times all day long...Enough said. If any doubt....Bring it. Then you can actually have a timeslip with a 11 second run on it ...or i have about 20 in a box..i could send ya one if ya like???.That is about the only way you will ever get one it seems. So either put up or shut up. Many would appreciate it i am sure
Amen!
I am stock and have run a best of 102 mph...of course I also need a tune up and have 107k miles on my car...it's an auto as well, but hope you find the problem if there is one...maybe we just didn't get the ringers! got the ones that just barely pasted specs for sale. who knows.
got the ones that just barely pasted specs for sale. who knows.
Yes...make sure you let the car idle for at least 30 second before you start boosting. Letting it warm up to full operating temperature wouldn't hurt either, but personally i just wait about 30 seconds.
and just in case someone has an opposing opinion on this as a warning I will proclaim before all
I KNOW JACK SHIT!!!
Lates,
Brent
and just in case someone has an opposing opinion on this as a warning I will proclaim before all
I KNOW JACK SHIT!!!
Lates,
Brent
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