Whats the best mod for the 1/4 mile?
09 July 2004, 07:25 AM
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Anticipation!......closely followed by lack of mechanical sympathy. Then, if you're good at the lack of mechanical sympathy aspect, a spare gearbox!
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09 July 2004, 11:18 PM
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Talking to one of the owners of the Street Cars, he reckons the gearing of your gearbox is the most important factor in getting a good 1/4 mile
Oh and take your rear spoiler off too
, fold your wing mirrors in as well 
Oh and take your rear spoiler off too
, fold your wing mirrors in as well
10 July 2004, 01:22 AM
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Take every seat out and replace the driver's with a lightweight race seat as well as removing your spare tyre etc - you'll save about the same weight as another person sitting inside if not more.
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10 July 2004, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by *Sonic*
Talking to one of the owners of the Street Cars, he reckons the gearing of your gearbox is the most important factor in getting a good 1/4 mile
10 July 2004, 07:18 AM
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There is a lot more to Drag Racing than meets the eye.
The Car:
Type R sounds a great starting point to me.
Add a good clutch, say an AP organic, good sticky tyres, if your Class regs allow. You can get surprisingly good starts from Toyo's!
Run minimum fuel to keep it light. As a beginner I would stop there!
The Driver:
Anticipation of the start is key. You must judge when the Green light triggers the clock. Wait for the green to shine in your eyes, and you will set a poor time.
Assuming you have a sharp eye, you need to get the 280 bhp to the track surface.
I do it the simple way, 4500 and dump the clutch, get a good chirp from the tyres (saves the shock to the box a bit). ****** 2nd, preferably using the clutch to change. This is very hard to do well without needing spare boxes at home....
Understand where to change gear, 8200 rpm is not the engine's best. Where is peak torque and power? A RR run will let you know, cheap too to find out.
I think you need to go to some meetings and study the form. Watch people like Andy F and learn, then have a go, or three.
THEN go and tune the motor, and you will be hooked.
You have been warned.
911
The Car:
Type R sounds a great starting point to me.
Add a good clutch, say an AP organic, good sticky tyres, if your Class regs allow. You can get surprisingly good starts from Toyo's!
Run minimum fuel to keep it light. As a beginner I would stop there!
The Driver:
Anticipation of the start is key. You must judge when the Green light triggers the clock. Wait for the green to shine in your eyes, and you will set a poor time.
Assuming you have a sharp eye, you need to get the 280 bhp to the track surface.
I do it the simple way, 4500 and dump the clutch, get a good chirp from the tyres (saves the shock to the box a bit). ****** 2nd, preferably using the clutch to change. This is very hard to do well without needing spare boxes at home....
Understand where to change gear, 8200 rpm is not the engine's best. Where is peak torque and power? A RR run will let you know, cheap too to find out.
I think you need to go to some meetings and study the form. Watch people like Andy F and learn, then have a go, or three.
THEN go and tune the motor, and you will be hooked.
You have been warned.
911
10 July 2004, 11:00 PM
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Big turbo? Uprated clutch? Boost controller? Lack of any sort of mechanical sympathy
The Sti 5 type R is an excellent starting point
It's my choice for the successor to my old 11.6 second car. I've only had it a few weeks but so far things look like they are moving in the right direction with an 11.7 @128mph (in the rain !!)
Andy
12 July 2004, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 911
****** 2nd, preferably using the clutch to change.
911
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As above Andy, what mods and where did you do that?? Was it crail? If so let me know the next time your going and I'll be there to hopefully pick up a few pointers.
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