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#1324
Wrong! That is enough to get into the 9's.
You will need to be in the low 120's with a car that is hooking properly. I went 10.60's (or was it 10.80's Damn I can't remember) at 126 MPH with 60's only in the high 1.6's
Edit: I think I have seen professionally set up cars hit 10's at 119 or so, but you really have to have everything set just for drag racing which the normal Joe does not usually do.
You will need to be in the low 120's with a car that is hooking properly. I went 10.60's (or was it 10.80's Damn I can't remember) at 126 MPH with 60's only in the high 1.6's
Edit: I think I have seen professionally set up cars hit 10's at 119 or so, but you really have to have everything set just for drag racing which the normal Joe does not usually do.
#1328
I think you might be surprised what the Miata drivetrain will hold up to if it is tuned properly. Most people break axles because of ride height problems. Slicks act like a cushion unlike wheel hopping radials that act like a jack hammer on soft tissue.
Apexonyou went into the 11's with a stock 5 speed, and I have gone a 1.71 60' with a stock diff on slicks.
Apexonyou went into the 11's with a stock 5 speed, and I have gone a 1.71 60' with a stock diff on slicks.
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I think you might be surprised what the Miata drivetrain will hold up to if it is tuned properly. Most people break axles because of ride height problems. Slicks act like a cushion unlike wheel hopping radials that act like a jack hammer on soft tissue.
Apexonyou went into the 11's with a stock 5 speed, and I have gone a 1.71 60' with a stock diff on slicks.
Apexonyou went into the 11's with a stock 5 speed, and I have gone a 1.71 60' with a stock diff on slicks.
#1330
I'm gonna neg every single one of your future posts that refers to a stupid calculator like this.
50% of all your posts are complete and utter lies simply because you rely on anything but actual real world experience/data/feedback. Stick with what you know from real life PLEASE!!
I think you might be surprised what the Miata drivetrain will hold up to if it is tuned properly. Most people break axles because of ride height problems. Slicks act like a cushion unlike wheel hopping radials that act like a jack hammer on soft tissue.
Apexonyou went into the 11's with a stock 5 speed, and I have gone a 1.71 60' with a stock diff on slicks.
Apexonyou went into the 11's with a stock 5 speed, and I have gone a 1.71 60' with a stock diff on slicks.
#1332
Vlad, you fail to see my point entirely. It is not really that I did lots of special mods that were drag oriented only. I simply made a few tuning changes that made it very livable on the street, or could be easily changed if I decided to change the type of motorsport. The biggest change was the fact that I had a set of dedicated slicks for drag strip duties. The design element of drag tires is they do not pound on the chassis as hard as street or road race tires and reduces the chance of breaking parts.
I am not suggesting you will not break parts, but you will lesson the chances if you choose wisely.
By the way, the 1.71 60' time was when my car was bone stock on nitrous with only the air conditioner removed as well as the passenger seat. There was no extensive weight reduction at the time, nor did I have the ability or knowledge to tune the suspension.
#1333
Bingo! But I would add that you want to tune out the amount of squat to a degree.
Vlad, you fail to see my point entirely. It is not really that I did lots of special mods that were drag oriented only. I simply made a few tuning changes that made it very livable on the street, or could be easily changed if I decided to change the type of motorsport. The biggest change was the fact that I had a set of dedicated slicks for drag strip duties. The design element of drag tires is they do not pound on the chassis as hard as street or road race tires and reduces the chance of breaking parts.
I am not suggesting you will not break parts, but you will lesson the chances if you choose wisely.
By the way, the 1.71 60' time was when my car was bone stock on nitrous with only the air conditioner removed as well as the passenger seat. There was no extensive weight reduction at the time, nor did I have the ability or knowledge to tune the suspension.
Vlad, you fail to see my point entirely. It is not really that I did lots of special mods that were drag oriented only. I simply made a few tuning changes that made it very livable on the street, or could be easily changed if I decided to change the type of motorsport. The biggest change was the fact that I had a set of dedicated slicks for drag strip duties. The design element of drag tires is they do not pound on the chassis as hard as street or road race tires and reduces the chance of breaking parts.
I am not suggesting you will not break parts, but you will lesson the chances if you choose wisely.
By the way, the 1.71 60' time was when my car was bone stock on nitrous with only the air conditioner removed as well as the passenger seat. There was no extensive weight reduction at the time, nor did I have the ability or knowledge to tune the suspension.
You're like "well I pulled off a couple parts and threw on slicks and voila, nothing special". To me that's like "whoa that's weight redux and investing in a whole set of separate tires just for the 1 or 2 times I'll visit the track".
Just different mindsets
But yeah of course you're right: reducing weight and adding a tire that prevents the jack-hammer effect are 2 very potent improvements one should consider when drag racing, and to most not really a lot of money or effort.
PS: apexonyou was significantly gutted
Back on topic:
so when is this soviet tank going to the drag strip?
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Raised boost to 26psi and went to MD to visit my parents.
Take that log with a grain of salt though because the place I recorded it is not my normal road. Its a bit of uphill and then levels out. Its also a bit bumpy and I think one of those bumps caused me to spin a wheel a bit, leading to RPM and hence Virtual Dyno TQ spike at the end.
What I can tell you FOR SURE is that the car is fastest its ever been.
88.1% duty!
Take that log with a grain of salt though because the place I recorded it is not my normal road. Its a bit of uphill and then levels out. Its also a bit bumpy and I think one of those bumps caused me to spin a wheel a bit, leading to RPM and hence Virtual Dyno TQ spike at the end.
What I can tell you FOR SURE is that the car is fastest its ever been.
88.1% duty!