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I dyno at 177hp/155tq at SZ06 (which I thought was pretty decent)... A year ago I run a 15.4 1/4 mile. I go to the track this weekend with new mods including headers, opt'ed Y pipe, koni sport suspension, RSTB, subframe connectors... I was hoping for a 14.999, but Nooo0o0oooooooooo!!!

I'm stuck with a consistent 15.2x... After 3 or 4 15.2x's I became frustrated and the times started dropping 15.3x... 15.4x, then I called it a day. I want to be able to get into the 14's N/A and without a 3L, and I've done just about every supporting mod. What can I do to obtain a 14.999 or better?

Rant off...

Light wheels that are smaller. Better tires.

What tires are you running?

Whats your launch procedure and 60' times?

Good driver mod.. A.K.A. me

Mark

Originally posted by Tourige:
What tires are you running?

They are Falken something others

Originally posted by Tourige:
Whats your launch procedure and 60' times?

Launched at about 2500 rpm and my 60 footers were pretty consistent at 2.2x

Oh and mark, shut up

what were your short times? trap speed? weather? same track? Those things you need to take in to account first. Maybe its the driver's lack of experience. The other thing to remember is that these cars do not respond to HP mods well, its all small things, which add up. MPH reflects the HP moreso than the et.

trap speed? 81 to 83 mph
weather? 70 degrees
same track? Yes

I hope you mean 91-93, if it was 81-83 you have bigger issues.

Good point...

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Good driver mod.. A.K.A. me

Mark

I'ld own you Mark

I'm going again next week...i'm out for 14.8

Robert...once you get a propper launch down you're times will improve. The 2.5 has so little torque down low, i find the key is to keep the rpms above 3800 at ALL times....once the secondaries close, you're done for.

Have Josh (pole120) drive your car.

Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Have Josh (pole120) drive your car.

I was expecting a bunch of retarded responses like this... I would like to drive my OWN car and get into the 14's thank you very much

Originally posted by RawBurt:

Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Have Josh (pole120) drive your car.

I was expecting a bunch of retarded responses like this... I would like to drive my OWN car and get into the 14's thank you very much

Then my suggestion to you is practice.

Also put your stock wheels back on.

I would if I had them...

Originally posted by RawBurt:

Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Have Josh (pole120) drive your car.

I was expecting a bunch of retarded responses like this... I would like to drive my OWN car and get into the 14's thank you very much

He's just Joshin ya

I turned the 14.9 with my 17's on....i'm considdering trying the SE's old 15's again once...they're fairly light, and perhaps even my EO's

Originally posted by Pole120:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Good driver mod.. A.K.A. me

Mark

I'ld own you Mark

I think we found out at SZ who owned who.

Oh, and 2.13 60's! When you beat that on street tires, we'll talk.

Mark

so.. let me get this straight...

you add headers and a y-pipe, then add weight to your vehicle, and expect to lose 1/2 a second in the 1/4 mile?

not likely to happen on most cars... especially the CSVT.

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by Pole120:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Good driver mod.. A.K.A. me

Mark

I'ld own you Mark

I think we found out at SZ who owned who.

Oh, and 2.13 60's! When you beat that on street tires, we'll talk.

Mark

I've already pulled a 2.14 60 on my 17 inch rock hard NANKANG tires....but my 2.5 doesn't have the torque your 3L does to keep it going. Remember, i was only 2 thenths behined you at the hilbilly track

Originally posted by Pole120:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by Pole120:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Good driver mod.. A.K.A. me

Mark

I'ld own you Mark

I think we found out at SZ who owned who.

Oh, and 2.13 60's! When you beat that on street tires, we'll talk.

Mark

I've already pulled a 2.14 60 on my 17 inch rock hard NANKANG tires....but my 2.5 doesn't have the torque your 3L does to keep it going. Remember, i was only 2 thenths behined you at the hilbilly track

2.14 > 2.13

And you were that close at that track, because one of us had enough power to break traction in more than one gear.

I've got a 5 week break from school, so I might head down to the track one of these Wednesday nights after work.

Mark

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

I've got a 5 week break from school, so I might head down to the track one of these Wednesday nights after work.

Mark

Originally posted by Pole120:
i'm considdering trying the SE's old 15's again once...they're fairly light,

I thought I read in a thread somewhere that someone called tirerack and they said the 98+ 8spoke 15" SE wheels were about 22.5lbs, that doesn't seem very light to me...

Originally posted by hotdimmes:

Originally posted by Pole120:
i'm considdering trying the SE's old 15's again once...they're fairly light,

I thought I read in a thread somewhere that someone called tirerack and they said the 98+ 8spoke 15" SE wheels were about 22.5lbs, that doesn't seem very light to me...

compaired to some 17" wheels that is light ...

Originally posted by BrApple:

Originally posted by hotdimmes:

Originally posted by Pole120:
i'm considdering trying the SE's old 15's again once...they're fairly light,

I thought I read in a thread somewhere that someone called tirerack and they said the 98+ 8spoke 15" SE wheels were about 22.5lbs, that doesn't seem very light to me...

compaired to some 17" wheels that is light ...

Holy crap thats heavy for 15"!

Originally posted by hotdimmes:
98+ 8spoke 15" SE wheels were about 22.5lbs, that doesn't seem very light to me...

I don't think that's right The 15's are lighter than my EO's for sure

Quote:

E0 SVT (Cosworth): 20.5

Just noticed...

Rawbert's SVT with tons of mods since SZ05: 15.2x
My SE i never beat him in last year at SZ05 before those mods: 15.16

those are very respectable numbers for your car. Last na 2.5 i saw run 14.xx was demon, and his car had 190 something hp at the wheels, and he had alot of work done to it, which was done mostly by himself iirc.

Originally posted by RawBurt:
I dyno at 177hp/155tq at SZ06 (which I thought was pretty decent)... A year ago I run a 15.4 1/4 mile. I go to the track this weekend with new mods including headers, opt'ed Y pipe, koni sport suspension, RSTB, subframe connectors... I was hoping for a 14.999, but Nooo0o0oooooooooo!!! I'm stuck with a consistent 15.2x... After 3 or 4 15.2x's I became frustrated and the times started dropping 15.3x... 15.4x, then I called it a day. I want to be able to get into the 14's N/A and without a 3L, and I've done just about every supporting mod. What can I do to obtain a 14.999 or better?

Rant off...

Originally posted by TGO:
those are very respectable numbers for your car. Last na 2.5 i saw run 14.xx was demon, and his car had 190 something hp at the wheels, and he had alot of work done to it, which was done mostly by himself iirc.

\/ 14.999 with basic bolt ons. \/

Those are heavy wheels! My stock mystique wheels weigh ~35lbs with a tire. According to the specs the tires are 21 each... So about 14-15lbs each... These are the 6-spoke ones that came on the later mystiques... (98+)

thread mentioning 15" 8 spoke weight

Originally posted by gtsugran:
I purchased a 98 SE with the Sport package: 15" wheels, 8 spoke. When I called TireRack.com to order 16" aftermarket wheels I asked how much my 15" wheels weighed. They told me 22.7 pounds.

I purchased ASA JS1 16x7 wheels, which weigh 18 pounds.

Hope this helps.

not saying its true or not, just the only thing I found regarding it.

Originally posted by Pole120:

\/ 14.999 with basic bolt ons. \/

ywah, what'd you launch at? using slicks? details please

Originally posted by TGO:

Originally posted by Pole120:

\/ 14.999 with basic bolt ons. \/

ywah, what'd you launch at? using slicks? details please

no slicks....some crappy rock hard nankang 205/45/17's.

Keepig the revs up is the most important thing to do. That time will be improved uppon still.

~Josh

Originally posted by Pole120:

Originally posted by TGO:

Originally posted by Pole120:

\/ 14.999 with basic bolt ons. \/

ywah, what'd you launch at? using slicks? details please

no slicks....some crappy rock hard nankang 205/45/17's.

Keepig the revs up is the most important thing to do. That time will be improved uppon still.

~Josh

You drive like a little girl.

Originally posted by WRX Barge:

Originally posted by Pole120:

Originally posted by TGO:

Originally posted by Pole120:

\/ 14.999 with basic bolt ons. \/

ywah, what'd you launch at? using slicks? details please

no slicks....some crappy rock hard nankang 205/45/17's.

Keepig the revs up is the most important thing to do. That time will be improved uppon still.

~Josh

You drive like a little girl.