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**thelandshark** · 06-06-2013, 04:13 PM

Lol. My auto is almost fool proof and shifts faster than u buddy

re-rx7 · 06-06-2013, 04:24 PM

My right hand is flawless as well.

**Rebelracer568** · 06-06-2013, 04:25 PM

Ill be there in my race car at Northstar. Looks like ill have to drive your car to show you what it really can do ;-)

**Luke** · 06-06-2013, 04:25 PM

If you've never been down a strip, don't concern yourself with the lights, pay more attention to your RPMs and your launch, reaction time is something easy you can work on after you get the driving down. I'd focus on your 60' times, not sure what most guys are running here but I know 1.8x's are decent enough on street tires for the manual cars. Good luck and don't make us look bad!

**Grandpa** · 06-06-2013, 04:26 PM

From the looks of this weather you guys may need to start racing boats if this weather keeps up. lol.

**Oxford14Stang** · 06-06-2013, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Luke

If you've never been down a strip, don't concern yourself with the lights, pay more attention to your RPMs and your launch, reaction time is something easy you can work on after you get the driving down. I'd focus on your 60' times, not sure what most guys are running here but I know 1.8x's are decent enough on street tires for the manual cars. Good luck and don't make us look bad!

Thanks for the advice, and I'll try my best!

**Oxford14Stang** · 06-06-2013, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Steve

From the looks of this weather you guys may need to start racing boats if this weather keeps up. lol.

Lol, sure seems like that doesn't it.

re-rx7 · 06-06-2013, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Steve

What is with your obsession with the settings on the numbers? I don't get it. The only numbers that matter are on the track. Dyno numbers do not equate performance numbers, it's simply peak numbers. The dyno is only a tool to tune a car not measure performance. I don't get this younger generations obsession with peak numbers.

Originally Posted by Luke

If you've never been down a strip, don't concern yourself with the lights, pay more attention to your RPMs and your launch, reaction time is something easy you can work on after you get the driving down. I'd focus on your 60' times, not sure what most guys are running here but I know 1.8x's are decent enough on street tires for the manual cars. Good luck and don't make us look bad!

1.8's on 235's?

**Luke** · 06-06-2013, 04:44 PM

Yeah, maybe that's the good drivers pulling that off, but 2.0 or slower is pretty terrible for a car with this much power. My auto even pulled a 1.94 60'

**Courtesy Flush** · 06-06-2013, 04:53 PM

Oxford,

Happen to get a graph or video of the dyno runs?

**DirtyD** · 06-06-2013, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Steve

From the looks of this weather you guys may need to start racing boats if this weather keeps up. lol.

Nitro boats FTW!

**Oxford14Stang** · 06-06-2013, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Courtesy Flush

Oxford,

Happen to get a graph or video of the dyno runs?

I've got the graph in the glove box and video on camera, will upload when I get home.

**White_lightning** · 06-06-2013, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Steve

What is with your obsession with the settings on the numbers? I don't get it. The only numbers that matter are on the track. Dyno numbers do not equate performance numbers, it's simply peak numbers. The dyno is only a tool to tune a car not measure performance. I don't get this younger generations obsession with peak numbers.

I agree and disagree with you. a dyno is like you said a Tool...

I guess its the bench racer in me, but you can take a car making 900 rwhp with a very peaky power band and a car with 900 rwhp with a HUGE powerband and the one car will walk away from the other. That's why normally a 600 rwhp nitrous car will pull on a 600 rwhp Blower car. Its all in the power band.

since I like to see the delta.. I normally dyno my car at the same place.. and use SAE numbers because they are normally Lower.. most of the guys using STD numbers are to over inflate their numbers... I couldn't give a fuck about setting a record.. I want to know where my powerband starts and stops.

**Oxford14Stang** · 06-06-2013, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Luke

Yeah, maybe that's the good drivers pulling that off, but 2.0 or slower is pretty terrible for a car with this much power. My auto even pulled a 1.94 60'

Don't expect good times from me, will be my first time ever going down a track.

**Grandpa** · 06-06-2013, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by White_lightning

I agree and disagree with you. a dyno is like you said a Tool...

I guess its the bench racer in me, but you can take a car making 900 rwhp with a very peaky power band and a car with 900 rwhp with a HUGE powerband and the one car will walk away from the other. That's why normally a 600 rwhp nitrous car will pull on a 600 rwhp Blower car. Its all in the power band.

since I like to see the delta.. I normally dyno my car at the same place.. and use SAE numbers because they are normally Lower.. most of the guys using STD numbers are to over inflate their numbers... I couldn't give a fuck about setting a record.. I want to know where my powerband starts and stops.

I agree. The area under the curve will tell you how your car is going to pull an where to shift.