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FordFasteRR
11-13-2004, 01:05 AM
I went to the track again tonight..

I ran 16.1 twice and 16.2 twice...
The traction was really bad for some reason.. I got lots of wheel hop with basically no wheel-spin...

60 ft was bad on most of the runs...

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/11-13-04_slips1.JPG
Elantra2.001
11-13-2004, 01:58 AM
Thats a healthy improvement though. I think that stiffer suspension is needed also. Coarse, you know what they say about opinions...
FordFasteRR
11-13-2004, 02:19 AM
I already have lowering springs & poly motor mounts..... how much stiffer can it get ?
only1db
11-13-2004, 09:29 AM
Tein coilovers....
FordFasteRR
11-13-2004, 11:27 AM
no way. lol

f-that !
evan938
11-13-2004, 11:36 AM
yea...unless its not a daily driver, coilovers are too much...i spent 12 hours putting them on, and took them off 2 days later...i could turn corners like no ones business, but they were too stiff, even on the softest damper setting

i did like the look of the car lowered though. :)
slvrsleeper
11-13-2004, 11:37 AM
Just think how fast you could have gone without Shawn in the trunk! LOL Wheel hop is a bad thing, means you still have too much deflection in the front suspension. Don't pro FWD drag racers basically use a solid front suspension to cure this problem?
only1db
11-13-2004, 12:52 PM
i love the twisties...i would do anything to have a flat car!! the bumbs dont bother me...the Teins are quite comfortable, unlike the quest which are very harsh
OdessitPashka
11-13-2004, 08:56 PM
Try gettin alignment for you car and dropping your clutch at less than 5000rpms :)
FordFasteRR
11-14-2004, 10:44 AM
Try gettin alignment for you car and dropping your clutch at less than 5000rpms :)


SED did not make it to the track this friday... :(

Just me and my g/f made it... anyhow... i'm glad the mph went up.. all runs were 86 mph and the first run.. with the worst launch... i went 87 mph... lol
only1db
11-14-2004, 12:54 PM
if i drop it at like 3000 i spin like a mofo!! how the hell do you drop it at 5000?
OdessitPashka
11-14-2004, 03:01 PM
I cant drop anywhere higher than 2200..... 87mph is 15.7-15.8 if you get good traction man :)
FordFasteRR
11-14-2004, 03:45 PM
well, i was hooking last week at 5000 rpms because I had the cam sprocket set for top end.. so the torque was so low that it could launch good..

but this week..(after setting the cam sprocket back to stock settings).. I could barely hook at all.. so i kept launching at 4000 for fear of bogging out...

so it was better by 3 tenths .. :)
OdessitPashka
11-14-2004, 03:47 PM
weird, cuz if I go over 2500 all I do is spin :)

ford did you get my PM?
slow 2K2GT
11-14-2004, 05:40 PM
yea...unless its not a daily driver, coilovers are too much...i spent 12 hours putting them on, and took them off 2 days later...i could turn corners like no ones business, but they were too stiff, even on the softest damper setting

i did like the look of the car lowered though. :)


OFF TOPIC
12 hours???
ON TOPIC
only1db
11-14-2004, 06:53 PM
yeah it took me like three with no air tools!...but 12....hot damn
evil247
11-14-2004, 10:42 PM
if i drop it at like 3000 i spin like a mofo!! how the hell do you drop it at 5000?

sticky tires and sticky track
only1db
11-14-2004, 11:11 PM
i guess so! do those tires have velcro on them??!
FordFasteRR
11-15-2004, 09:24 AM
well, considering that my 0-60 ft was 2.5 & 1/4 mile was 16.1... I should have run a 15.9 with a 2.3 0-60... like last weeks launch... :(

Ohh well... all that mid range torque spoiled the traction :) hehehe
NCspecV81
11-15-2004, 10:52 AM
well looking just at your traps...like previous said you do have a high 15 in it....wth dr's i think evil ran 15.5 @ around that same mph so if thats any conselation...

looks like the cam previous settings were holding you back...b/c if thats all you touched..you gained 3+ mph in trap by doing so..which is quite significant...in this case...from a mid 16 to a possible high 15...but imho i would be more worried about trap..b/c better driving will get you a better et..and your trap is basically an indication of your car's ability to put power down.
FordFasteRR
11-15-2004, 11:09 AM
well, I know that my launch was 2.5 and then 2.4, 2.4 and 2.4 ...

only the first run, with the worst 0-60 was @ 87 mph.. all other runs were at 86 mph with one more 16.1 and two more 16.2 :)

Considering the amount of wheelhop that I got... i was lucky to even do that...