a few racing questions
04-13-2009, 01:39 PM
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a few racing questions
hey i live in michigan and on the 25th they are having the high school nationals and my old teacher said he could get me in the races anyway i need my car to run at least 13.99 to be in bracket 1. so my questions are i have a 5 speed 09 gt bone stock im a good driver wat are my chances of getting 13.99 or faster? also wat can i do cheap to make sure i hit at least 13.99 or faster?? i already plan on removing the passenger seat and spare tire...
04-13-2009, 01:54 PM
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rear seat, spare tire, passenger seat. As far as a cheap mod to get a little kick, I dont know of any quick power gains for the track. Maybe make sure your tire psi is lowered a little bit and give it a few runs. My best run in my stock 07 was a 14.3, but I was on 20's.
04-13-2009, 03:44 PM
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+1 with kpaul, take out the spare tire(40ish lbs removed,) deflate your rear tires by a few psi and inflate them back up when you are done.
Taking out the seats pretty excessive, for starters the 09's come with an intake I think(they have +15 HP from the factory) soo.
If you really are a good driver, which no high schoolers are. You shouldn't have any problems running into 13's. Stock I ran 13.67 and that was when I was in high school. :P
Practice your launches in a parking lot beforehand. I found that on the stock pirellis that launching over 2,000 RPM's causes you to spin like a mother. And don't smoke your tires before every launch either, a small spin before the first launch is all you need.
Taking out the seats pretty excessive, for starters the 09's come with an intake I think(they have +15 HP from the factory) soo.
If you really are a good driver, which no high schoolers are. You shouldn't have any problems running into 13's. Stock I ran 13.67 and that was when I was in high school. :P
Practice your launches in a parking lot beforehand. I found that on the stock pirellis that launching over 2,000 RPM's causes you to spin like a mother. And don't smoke your tires before every launch either, a small spin before the first launch is all you need.
04-13-2009, 10:40 PM
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hey i live in michigan and on the 25th they are having the high school nationals and my old teacher said he could get me in the races anyway i need my car to run at least 13.99 to be in bracket 1. so my questions are i have a 5 speed 09 gt bone stock im a good driver wat are my chances of getting 13.99 or faster? also wat can i do cheap to make sure i hit at least 13.99 or faster?? i already plan on removing the passenger seat and spare tire...
04-14-2009, 01:04 AM
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+ 1 to above!!
Make sure you have no more than about 1/4 tank of gas for less weight!! Practice launching it and feather the clutch so you dont spin!!
Go on a diet yourself if you can!! Kidding (eat a burger)
You could always add a drop in K&N filter which would give you like 5 quick horses max!! (50 buck mod)
Make sure you have no more than about 1/4 tank of gas for less weight!! Practice launching it and feather the clutch so you dont spin!!
Go on a diet yourself if you can!! Kidding (eat a burger)
You could always add a drop in K&N filter which would give you like 5 quick horses max!! (50 buck mod)
