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04-02-2005, 10:56 AM
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Track horror story for me...
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Severn, MD
State: Maryland
Posts: 3,920
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well, my buddy gave me a call, seeing if i wanted to roll ot the track, my car that slight missfire, but it wasnt too bad today, so i decided to go
we get there, get in line for tech, and the car wouldnt start, took me 10 minutes to get it started, it went through tech, and i hopped in the staging lanes, shut the car off, 10 minutes later, my lane was being called
car wouldnt start, took a total shit on me, no signs of life...then it just fired up, ran fine....wtf, of course, my lane was already closed, so i hop in the next ones, i was gonna run once, then park it, im just about to get, one car ahead of me, they close my lane, so i open the hood, shut it off and walk away
my friend found a buddy with a GN, having the same problems i did, so we tried to help him out, he had worse luck and had to trailer it home, but after about an hour of that, i went back to my car, as i get to my car, they call me up, it fired up, someone closed my hood for me, and i staged up, spun em through the water box, rolled to the lights
so im staged, waiting, lights come up, RPMs up, 3rd yellow, clutch, BOG BOG BOG, ran up through first, fell on its face at 3,500, 2nd, fell on its face at 4K, and couldnt get much past 4K
get my slip...first time at the track, so r/t and 60ft are downright horrible...as was the whole run
r/t: 1.214
60 ft: 2.815
1/8: 13.087 @ 54.13
1/4: 20.229 @ 69.06
to make matters worse, i had to run agains a 12 scond LS1, dude hammered me bad, and made me look even more like an ass
i got a list of things to go over with the car, so hopefully within a couple weeks, i can take it back, and get a REAL run in
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04-02-2005, 12:03 PM
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Consumer of Beers
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 5,045
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I can attest to the first-time-at-track-terrible-reaction-time problem. My first time at the strip I was cutting better than one second reaction times. They were a lot better the second time I went. Don't loose heart, you'll get your tune figured out.
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04-02-2005, 12:09 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
Posts: 26,873
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yea first times are usually a let down
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Polished Borla Stingers, MGW Shifter, JLT CAI, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC, MM CC Plates,
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04-02-2005, 12:28 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Severn, MD
State: Maryland
Posts: 3,920
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it wouldnt have been so bad if the car didnt have starting issues
im not discouraged about the 20 second time, or my r/t or 60ft, because it was my first run ever and the car had some issues, but the non-start is what really got to me
at least the first time butterflies are gone, and i know what the track is like
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04-02-2005, 12:37 PM
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
Posts: 19,163
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haha, yeah, I figured if I ever ran my car, the first time would be the worst.
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04-02-2005, 12:59 PM
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juice
Join Date: Feb 2005
City: Milwaukee
State: Wisconsin
Posts: 185
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ya, i might be runnnin my first time at the track tomorrow,i can only imagine the butterflies i'll have if i go......gotta get rid of them sometime.
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04-02-2005, 05:32 PM
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Mustang Evo NEWB
Join Date: Aug 2004
City: millville
State: New Jersey
Posts: 4,859
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sounds sooo much like fuel delivery issues.. bogging, not revving/producing power past 4k ...
maybe its time for a fuel pump?
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2003 Regal GS - the beater/daily driver - somewhat stock. No its not a mustang, at least it's blown.
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04-02-2005, 11:10 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Severn, MD
State: Maryland
Posts: 3,920
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well, the bog was my driving, not enough gas, off the clutch too hard
im starting to think its a fuel issue too, i just keep not wanting it to be, because i dont feel like dropping the tank
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04-03-2005, 08:06 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
Posts: 4,689
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were ya running the TC ??
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'99 cobra 'vert
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04-03-2005, 12:11 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Severn, MD
State: Maryland
Posts: 3,920
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yeah
if it were the 3.8L, it woulda started every time, and ran a 19
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04-03-2005, 05:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
Posts: 4,689
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that kinda hurts doesn't it? 
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'99 cobra 'vert
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04-03-2005, 11:01 PM
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Christian & proud of it
Join Date: Jun 2004
City: La Vernia
State: Texas
Posts: 2,384
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i ran a 16.2 my 1st time at the track with a .682 reaction. but my car was workign perfectly too
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04-04-2005, 12:47 AM
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^needs more bondo
Join Date: Sep 2003
City: Modesto
State: California
Posts: 9,491
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i did a 16.3 the first time with the tbird, i forget the 60ft and what not. by the end of the year i was doing a consistent 15.9 stock as a mofo.
did a 15.3 first run with the gst. the got some mods and did a 17.3, though that was in 55* weather, fog, 12psi(boost controller broke so it ran stock boost setting) and no traction through 2nd.
i cant wait till this summer to see what she does now.
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2003 Redfire Cobra "Ruby" - Mine Again!
1990 Eclipse GSX - Project "What the Hell is that clunking noise and where did my power steering go?!"
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04-04-2005, 02:43 AM
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You want to **** me?
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
Posts: 12,398
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the second time ever at a track i had a .500 reaction time. It was sweet.
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05-22-2005, 09:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
City: Horsham
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 13
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i was just wondering.....what would a stock 96 auto V6 run in the 1/4? figured id ask what im starting at rather than taking my car to the track just to find out what i already know, that my car isnt fast
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05-22-2005, 10:55 PM
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I can has Mustang?
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 26,862
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05-22-2005, 11:08 PM
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Fuck off
Join Date: Apr 2004
State: Europe
Posts: 9,189
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