a couple of friends and i are heading up to Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, MD tonight. gates open at 5pm. anyone going or ever run at this track?
ill be running my 100% stock 05' Sunfire for some baseline times. wish me luck
1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28/1LE
- LS1 6speed, 3.42s
ported 5.3 heads, comp 224/228 cam, boltons
(410rwhp/390rwtq)
I'd go if I were closer, but any night other than a friday or saturday isn't good for me (4 hour round trip)
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damn my times sucked. i wasnt sure at what rpm to shift at... i just shifted close to redline like i used to do in my 93' Vette... yeah, that didnt work. found out too late that it liked 6000rpms better than 6300
also i tried to warm up the tires before running and YIKES! i dont know what happened, i think it was wheel hop, but something was hitting underneath my car BAD when i dumped the clutch so i backed off. no more burnouts for me
damn this FWD thing, nothing i used to do in any of my RWD cars works with this Sunfire. somebody help me out so i dont embarass the rest of the jbody community!
1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28/1LE
- LS1 6speed, 3.42s
ported 5.3 heads, comp 224/228 cam, boltons
(410rwhp/390rwtq)
what times did you pull?? ill take ya for a ride and show you how to launch a FWD car if you want to meet up down there sometime, i think im going down again mid-late june once i get this thing lowered
i was just at cecil last friday, id go tonight but i got to work ,and its raining
first run shifting at 6300rpms was a 16.27 at 87.1mph w 2.5 60ft. i shifted into 4th just before the traps
2nd run was 16.25 again shifting at 6300. mph was 86.1 w another 2.5 60ft. this time i didnt lift and hit the limiter right as i crossed the line (indicated by my lower mph)
for my final run i got a worse 60ft (2.6) but i tried 6000rpm shifts instead. not only did i miss 3rd this time out, but i shifted into 4th again just before the finish line. ET was STILL 16.2 somehow with all the misshaps, and mph was a low 81 (due to the missed shift)
this time out was pretty much a learning experience. next time i will be shifting at 6k instead of 6300. i will also be putting on a slightly taller tire (205/70R15s) so i can keep it in 3rd while crossing the traps. gotta work on my launching too. i believe the car has a mid - high 15 in it... just gotta figure out how to let it out
1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28/1LE
- LS1 6speed, 3.42s
ported 5.3 heads, comp 224/228 cam, boltons
(410rwhp/390rwtq)
tpivette wrote:also i tried to warm up the tires before running and YIKES! i dont know what happened, i think it was wheel hop, but something was hitting underneath my car BAD when i dumped the clutch so i backed off. no more burnouts for me
i have the same problem, if i spin in the box for any more than a few seconds i get the hop
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