CSVT v. SSR?

[primalzer1998]

Got a good friend that wants to run me at the track. I've got a stock CSVT and she has the 300HP SSR. She has taken it to the track and ran consistent 15.2's, with varying traps. Now considering what I've read this is a fairly similar time for stock CSVT's, yeah? Would it just come down to a driver's mod?

-Jon

[Kremithefrog]

She'll beat ya.

[ovalracer98csvt]

depends on how good of a driver you are..... lol

[Harrry]

15.2 fairly similar time for stock CSVT's, yeah? -Jon

Well jon, no its not/ 15.4-15.7 is what contour runs.

Most decent drivers in stock form svt make it to 15.4's. Really goo drivers can get it down to 15.0's flat.

Now are u a experienced driver??

what year svt do u have.

[primalzer1998]

Yeah I'll probably be that 15.4-15.7 range. I'm not too experienced at all. Drive my car a lot but I don't do too much WOT shifting. Mostly do economy driving. I have a '98 CSVT, so I would assume that it would be a little slower than normal.

Another question, when shifting at WOT at the track, you want to let off the gas yes? I have a friend who shifts without letting up. I guess I wouldn't be that fast, and it would probably hurt my time rather than gaining anything.

-Jon

[Ray]

Slamming the gears without lifting in a stock or even midly modified SVT MIGHT gain you 2-4 HUNDRETHS (read: max, a quarter of a tenth or so.)

What it is COSTING YOU, though, is going to be MUCH more expensive. Don't waste your time. In your car, with your skills, and your mods, vs a consistent 15.2 trap; you won't win.

[Nezerconezer]

I did well VS a earlier SSR with the smaller engine 5.3 litre, dead even till he miss shifted.

[IonNinja]

don't waste your time powershifting unless you've got the funds for a tranny rebuild...

what kind of trap speed was it hitting?

[Harrry]

I have a friend who shifts without letting up. I guess I wouldn't be that fast, and it would probably hurt my time rather than gaining anything.

-Jon

Let me ask you to try this. Go to your car and rev on it while in neutral. See how fast it revs? Think now, if you were in first gear and reving to 7k and you kept ur foot down then shifted, you would hit your rev meter. Not allowing you to rev higher. SO it would be pointless.

I love new car owners that tell me they power shift lol.

Or lets say you bought a chip!!
Then first gear would still not be able to power shift. As soon as you release that clutch at 7k, the rpms will fly so fast soo high, when you finally shift you will be hitting your 6-7k rpms mark in 2nd. Again streacthing out our power band to a merely 1k rpms.

Now on race cars its different. We get what they call a clutchless transmission. Pull lever back and shift. Internal clutch.

By the way 1998 models were the ones running 15.6's to 15.7's

[Kremithefrog]

There is a reason to powershift on some cars. Like srt4s, it allows the boost to not drop off (which if you shift quickly, doesn't really matter). They were actually designed with power shifting being beneficial to 1/4 mile times but it is bad on the tranny.