hi guys new to site just wundard what my car shud be hitting 1/4 mile plz if u have dun it what time u get thanx

 

Classics were 13.9 and depends on what model WRX you have (year would be good) but 14.2 normally for the early ones

Tony

 

mines the 52 plate one...thanx for reply. what shud i be hitting do u no bud ta

 

Figures for the MY03 cars are here

http://www.prodrive.com/up/03MY%20WRX%20PPP.pdf

Tony

 

The figures look ambitous to me Tony, I have an 03 WRX and running a lot more power than the ppp and could only manage 13.7 at santa-pod. I'd say anything below 15sec would be a bonus.
Trev

 

I wonder what the trap speed of that prodrive run was as well.

A good time is mainly down to a good start, but the trap speed would give a good indication of what power it's _actually_ running

 

the reason i ask is i got 14.8 sec at york and wudered if it was good, ive been told it is gd but wanted to check thats all guys thanx for help

 

Well, I ran a 13.5 / 103 at Santa Pod with a full weight new age (including stereo bits), and was told my speed was way too slow for my power, and the car is running 390 odd bhp.

I think that either:

1. Times get understated and speeds get overstated on forums

2. My car isn't running right - but then again it's never been beaten up the motorway slip road except by a Ferrari 430 last year, and that wasn't hugely faster either.


The new age is super heavy, though, and that will really hurt the quarter mile times / speeds.

 

Weight is a big factor, some classics are running as much as 200kg less than a newage.
Torque is important, especially in the first part, I'm running 376lbs/336bhp and kept the revs between 4-6000 through the gear changes.
Also to draw comparisons with other cars running on the same day, things like air/track temp have a big effect on turbo'd cars. I'd expect an improved time on a cold day when the place wasn't packed.
Agree, times/ speeds, bhp figures all very misleading if not backed up and yes the start can be messed up but if the cars got the power it'll recover the trap speed.
Trev

 

mines standard only got cat bk, if i get a sports cat and a front downpipe wud it cause a light to *** on dash? or make it go into limb mode kind of thing?