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  • #1

    1/4 mile time updates.

    I went to the track tonight.

    First the good news: My car is officially in the 11 second club AND my trap has improved to 122 mph due to the recent engine rebuild/ upgrades.

    Now the bad news: My launch still sucks! I guess I just need practice. I would either not get the tires hot enough and spin them, or I would heat them well and bog the car out of the hole. My best sixty footer was a 1.8 tonight. My best E.T. was a 11.9 @ 122 with a 1.9 sixty footer.

    What I learned for next time: Start the burnout in 2nd gear and smoke the $&&#! out of the tires, launch at about 4000 rpm and hammer the gas, engaging the juice as soon as im out of the hole. I think this will get me the mid 11's im looking for and maybe low 11's on a 125 shot.
    96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
    11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )
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    Lookin' good!! You've got the MPH to support mid to low 11's. Just need to hook it up and keep the revs up. What tires are you running?
    Fred

    381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motor

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Injuneer
      Lookin' good!!
      Thanks!

      Originally posted by Injuneer
      You've got the MPH to support mid to low 11's. Just need to hook it up and keep the revs up. What tires are you running
      Ive got a set of 26x11.5x15 ET streets on centerline telstars. I think I should get the LCA relocators too.
      96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
      11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )

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      • #4
        Nice!
        Former Ride: 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 - 345 rwhp, 360 rwtq... stock internally.

        Current Ride: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT Limited - spec.B #312 of 500

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        • #5
          Might be getting close to needing a taller tire.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Joe 1320
            Might be getting close to needing a taller tire.
            Maybe a 28"? I just think I need to heat them better. I was running my burnout in 1st gear and it was taking forever to heat the tires, so after my first two runs I started shifting into second and then the smoke really started pouring off them. The car hooked REAL hard, but I didnt give it enough RPM's because it took me by surprise, and I bogged it. That was my last run of the night, so Im gonna try it again next time, doing my burnout in 2nd gear.
            96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
            11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )

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            • #7
              Make sure you're completely out of the water, break 'em loose in 1st gear, shift to second, and take it up to 5K rpm for about 5 seconds. Not like I could ever figure out how to launch with the M6.... I never got it right.
              Fred

              381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motor

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Injuneer
                Not like I could ever figure out how to launch with the M6.... I never got it right.
                THat makes me feel better.....its harder than most people think. It almost makes me wish I just built my 4L60E to take some abuse, but I love the T56 on the street......
                96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
                11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )

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                • #9
                  Generally when you get into the mid 11s, a 2" taller tire will get you a couple of tenths. The contact patch is a little longer too.

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                  • #10
                    Great times man! I can only wish! Amybe one of these day I can get there too.


                    97 ws6 6sp 40k miles 355 cubes strange s 60 rear 373 gears. other stuff! 360rwhp

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                    2006 GMC Denali 6.0 AWD!!!! hers

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                    • #11
                      You definately have the mph for a low 11 sec car! Nicely done! It is definately an art form launching a M6, keep up the good work!

                      Welcome to the 11 sec club

                      Now if I could only find the time to get my N2O tuned and make some runs myself...



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                      • #12
                        Sounds like you're gettin' it together Sean! Nice trap speed. BTW do you know what your raceweight is?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by KnightFire
                          ...... Now if I could only find the time to get my N2O tuned and make some runs myself...
                          KnightFire
                          Tell me about it.... every time I walk into the garage I get sick thinking my car has been sitting on blocks for just about a year now. Nothing wrong with it. It's only on blocks to keep the tires from flat spotting, but my work schedule this summer has been nuts. I've been to the track about 5 times, and always helping someone else with their car. Mine just sits in the garage.

                          All set with the 300-shot, and its just sitting there.
                          Fred

                          381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motor

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                          • #14
                            They make you wear a helmet this time, assuming you went to the one near genneseo? My fiance' was down there, i'll have to see if she remembers your running it.
                            2006 GTO Impulse Blue Metallic, Blue Leather Interior
                            Traded in: 1998 Z28
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by fastTA
                              Sounds like you're gettin' it together Sean! Nice trap speed. BTW do you know what your raceweight is?
                              Im not sure what my weight is, but I have not lightenend it a bit. I run with everything - spare tire, jack, full interior, CD's and misc crap, and 3/4 tank of gas (this time). So, with me, at 210 lbs, I would assume im near the 3700 lb mark......

                              ANyone have an educated guess as to what the car is making for horsepower?
                              96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
                              11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )

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