Drag Strip

[3.slow]

U guys are telling me that I can run 13.9, but no one here is explaining how to do so. I thought I was going to be running 14.5's the whole night but I could barely dip into the 14's. Maybe I will run 20 PSI in the front and launch at a slightly higher rpm.

I am at 2200' elevation and the temperature was in the 70's yesterday.

 

[3.slow]

50psi? why on earth do you ever have your tires inflated to 50psi? that is WAY too high even on the street.

The damn tires I have say 50 PSI max.

 

[assman]

The elevation might be the problem right there. Im not to familiar with it since im within 100 feet of see level but afaik its the problem.

 

[happy and angry]

What in the hell... 50 psi max means MAX PRESSURE, not optimal. Read your door panel. It will say, quite clearly, 32 psi. Do what your manufacturers tell you to do. 50 psi, Christ, made me think you were doing drag runs on temp spares.

 

[clos561]

U guys are telling me that I can run 13.9, but no one here is explaining how to do so. I thought I was going to be running 14.5's the whole night but I could barely dip into the 14's. Maybe I will run 20 PSI in the front and launch at a slightly higher rpm.

I am at 2200' elevation and the temperature was in the 70's yesterday.

its all in the 60 foot, i went to the track wednesday and couldnt get past 14.1, i need some more track time with the gutted cat , lighter rims, and motor mount...tires spin alot more and i need to find right time to shift 2-3. i had 20psi too so it just takes practice.

 

[chacon101]

FWIW, I read an article a long time ago about this drag racing champion. One suggestion he had was to leave the car running in between runs. He says it kept the car consistent or something.

Besides elevation, driving skill is always a factor. There is a reason not everyone can race a car. If you are going to keep racing like this, get the rear engine mount which should help your times and just get more experience.

I mean, it's not like I was BORN being great at Rock Band...I had to practice alot. (guitar)

 

[assman]

Ya post up your 60s and traps, it can help us diagnose where your having problems.

 

[clos561]

my 60's were 2.4 on all 3 of my runs...i couldnt get the shift points right causing me to get real low rpms comin into 3rd. ive got 2.1, 2.2 before with stock wheels and stock mount

 

[assman]

I would guess that a 2.0 would be the best this car can do stock, a 2.1-2.2 are good and anyhting higher and you need a little more experiance

 

[Ben Nast]

U guys are telling me that I can run 13.9, but no one here is explaining how to do so. I thought I was going to be running 14.5's the whole night but I could barely dip into the 14's. Maybe I will run 20 PSI in the front and launch at a slightly higher rpm.

I am at 2200' elevation and the temperature was in the 70's yesterday.

Check this thread out I started. 13's are possible stock everything. At 2200' elevation it may not be though. You need like a 2.0-2.1 60 ft, powershifting at 5700.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123692906

 

[Derek88]

50 psi, Christ, made me think you were doing drag runs on temp spares.

(hah)(hah)(hand)(rofl)

 

[Fritch]

The damn tires I have say 50 PSI max.

I should slap you (headshake

your radio says it can go to 50 too, do you always have it on that loud?

no, because thats not a good thing

 

[3.slow]

I had 60 foot times in the mid 2's and trapped in the higher 90's, but never hit 100. I will take my tire pressure down from 25 PSI to 20 PSI next time.

I either bogged the launch and spun through second or spun 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th
then bogged and had to downshift LOL. I was feathering the clutch out at 2500-2700 RPM. I got all my oponents at the tree also. .097 was my worst reaction time.

How hard is the motor mount to install?

If I launch at 3k on the street I spin 1st and 2nd then hook 3rd, but on the sticky track I keep spinning. It makes no sense.

 

[3.slow]

I should slap you (headshake

your radio says it can go to 50 too, do you always have it on that loud?

no, because thats not a good thing

Hell ya I have my radio blasting. I didn't buy this car not to beat on it.

 

[clos561]

I had 60 foot times in the mid 2's and trapped in the higher 90's, but never hit 100. I will take my tire pressure down from 25 PSI to 20 PSI next time.

I either bogged the launch and spun through second or spun 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th
then bogged and had to downshift LOL. I was feathering the clutch out at 2500-2700 RPM. I got all my oponents at the tree also. .097 was my worst reaction time.

How hard is the motor mount to install?

If I launch at 3k on the street I spin 1st and 2nd then hook 3rd, but on the sticky track I keep spinning. It makes no sense.

my traps are good, jsut my 60's are killing me, my traps that night were 101.5 i wish i had a private track (freak)

 

[Fritch]

Hell ya I have my radio blasting. I didn't buy this car not to beat on it.

(braindead

 

[3.slow]

This car is an expensive toy

 

[assman]

mid 2s, you definately need some work. From there your 1/4 should go down to low 14s

 

[3.slow]

All you guys talk big, but what steps do you take in the launch? Tire pressure, launch RPM, slipping the clutch or dropping it, flat shifting?

 

[clos561]

slipping is best for launching, jsut takes practice, i dont even know how to really do it perfectly yet. i dont talk big, i jsut know that i need alot of practice. this is my frist stick car and first mod car. Some guys on here have been doing this s*** for years...