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Went to the track last night. Marion drag stip in Ohio, bout 40 mins north of columbus. And was pretty let down. I have a KKN intake and a Bosal Catback. And i also have 17" Konig Imagine silvers.

First Run (Ever) ~ Some old pickup that appeard would rape me, loud as fuq did a huge burn out, had slicks. He stalled at the line and racked up an 8.3 sixty foot, still managed a 19.5 at 97 mph. owel, i still won.

Reaction-.7
60-2.5
1/8 et-10.4
1/8 mph-68
1/4 et-16.1
1/4mph-85


Second Run~ Old blue camaro with slicks, did his little burn out thing and made lots of smoke. Which i beat, he got a 2.5 60 with slicks?? this was actually my best run of the night, which is pathetic.camaro finished with a 16.3 at 83. I beat em by .1843. yikes

Reaction-.68
60-2.4
1/8 et-10.3
1/8 mph-67
1/4 et-15.9
1/4mph-85


Third Run~ Against a 02 Gti running what he said was 22 psi tha tappered off to like 12. He rapped me with a 14.7 at 93.

Reaction-.82
60-2.5
1/8 et-10.3
1/8 mph-68
1/4 et-16.0
1/4mph-85


Fourth Run~ This is the saddest and most disturbing run. It was a civic si with a catback, and person in the passenger seat. Civic ran a 15.8 at 86. We had identical reaction times and 60 foot.

Reaction- .88
60-2.5
1/8 et-10.5
1/8 mph-67
1/4 et-16.1
1/4mph-84

My best time was 8 tenths slower than what my car is capable of? I would blame it on the track but seeing that the si ran close to its time with the person in, doesn't allow me to blame the track. It's jus that my car stops pulling, svt's are supposed to trap at 89 or so right? at a 15.1? Either my 17"s are killing me or my mods are killing me, or I cannot drive for [censored]. Any comments would be nice, please dont make fun...

Your 60' isn't very good. It's probably a mix of your wheels and driving. There is the possibility something is wrong with your car as well, but it's most likely the driver for the most part.

i dont know what to tell u man, i just ran my 1995 contour and did 15.5 at 90MPH stock (only stage 2 clutch) i was launching at 4K RPM's so maybe you should try that with your car, i am sure its easy to get the SVT into 14's stock you just got to practice man... try 4 K launches and try to shift gears fast, thats all i can tell u..good luck

Other than the intake, catback and wheels/tires, are you otherwise pure stock?

How many miles on your rig?

Ever completely cleaned your UIMs, as includes the secondaries?

Others might chime in about your 60' and 1/8th times as a reflection of your launch and shifts, and ask about your tire pressures.

Tires that size will hurt ya. Get some 16's, they might not look as puuuurty as the 17's but it will handle better and go faster.

well my car is stock other than the catback intake and rims. i would like to think i was launching fine as i tried a mixture from 3 k bog all the way to a 5k clutch slip. no matter what i tried i couldnt beat a 2.4-2.6 60 foot. just couldnt get the traction. my car has 60k miles on it and i havent peformed any of the cleaning things. could this be the problem? i shift rediculously fast...too fast, i feel bad for my car after every run. as i was racing the civic i saw em fall back every time he shifted and i gained a lil every time i shifted. i am almost possitive something is wrong with my car, once i hit fourth gear it has no pull thanks for the comments, any ideas would be helpful...other than learn to drive of course...could my 17"s be killing me??

also, the fourth gear shift is needed..correct? i know the gear goes to 87 supposedly, but i was about to redline at 84ish...i shifted into fourth every time...can a run be done without shifting into fourth? what does third actually go to? this could be the reason my trap is low...thanx ya

4th is defenetly needed, i think mine redlines at like 84 mph, but mine is not svt... u should be at 90+ mph by the end

I always thought that 3rd gear and after were the gears that our cars liked.

What elevation is the track at? How about temperature and humidity? This can make a big difference in time and trap speeds. Your wheels are probably not helping much either. I know putting my 16s back on makes a big difference.

OT: I trapped 69-72mph with just an exhaust at a 1000 foot elevation.