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so my car is a turd but why?

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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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Default so my car is a turd but why?

i went to the track yesterday and i can not break 15's my best run so far is a 15.1 when stock should be 14.2 i think or in that range

my mods are
slp catback
trick flow intake manifold
75 mm throttle body

1 2 3
R/T .231 .531 .481
60 2.33 2.365 2.307
330 6.626 6.663 6.518
1/8 10.076 10.113 9.897
MPH 72.1972.17 73.56
1000 12.995 13.030 12.757
1/4 15.487 15.522 15.204
MPH 90.42 90.29 92.03

also the car has been running a little ruff so i have to figure out what is wrong

and i would have thought being an auto it would have been more consistant

there was quite a bit of hummidity so that played an effect
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Default RE: so my car is a turd but why?

hmm.. well you definetly neeed to get that 60" down...

i pulled a 2.333 60" and still achieved a 14.6 @ 98 (shifting slow into 2nd)

is it your first time at the track? get the 60" down.. get a tuner. it will make a world of a difference with an automatic
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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no it was my second time


i know i need to get the 60 down but how is what i want to now i was not spinning any

i know i need a tuner so i am taking it to brenspeed and haveing them dyno tune it once i get money
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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Even though you have an auto you DO still need to know how to drive it. With the auto its mostly in the launch. Keep practicing and i bet you can shave another .5-.8 off with only practice.

My auto bone stock ran 14.0-14.2 consistently after i learned it. My frist time i was only doing 14.7 or so.
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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ok what did i do wrong i let my track control on the first time and that may have hurt me but i did not spin at all i had my rpms to the max of the stock stall
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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Elevation here does play a role. What is the elevation at the track?
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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i dont remember what it said but around 800 feet i think
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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If you are not shifting the gears manually, you might try that. I made a couple runs letting my car shift on its own, and my time was a full second slower than when I shifted it manually. I run both 1st and 2nd gear up to just shy of redline.
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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i thought about that but mine doesnt like to shift when i do it manually it had trubles when the car was new
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Default RE: so my car is a turd but why?

You say you didn't spin, did you bog at all of the line. I know on all my 2.360ft'ers it was because I was bogging of the line. Still learning the car. Even with 2.3 60's I was at a 14.5 (speed shifting from hell). Also you said it's running rough. Check that out. Could definately be hurting you. Looks like you might be loosing a little top end too.



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