i never been to the track and you guys talk about getting better 60' times, what is a bad 60' time a result of?

 

no grip,and acceleration from point A.(starting line)to point B.(sixty foot mark)

 

A 60" time is used as sort of a tuning aid. A poor time can be the result of many things. No traction, wrong gearing, wrong converter, poor driving etc.
It's sort of the standard that you would use to compare how the whole car is working as a system.

 

just also keep in mind that it can very with every track. I was running 1.9's at one track on street tires and a mid 2.1 is teh best that I can muster at my curent track with the same set up. So if your not doing great it miht not alwyas be your fault. Sometimes you have to try a few track to get good results even with sticky tires.

My goal for people is this. If you can run a flat 2.0 on street tires your doing good.
if you can run a 1.7 on DR's or slicks then your doing good.

 

yes i did 2.1 on 215/60 street tires HAHa!

 

In a manual transmission car, the 2 biggest causes for poor 60' times are improper clutch slippage/modulation and improper leave rpm.

 

I wish you posted in here more often birdie, you're professional and we could all learn a lot from you.

 

I concur.