traction is a Bi*** first time

[Jahjahpoet]

I ran the 1/8th mile yesterday. It was my first time at a track. Here is as follows
1st time trial
reaction=.549
60ft. 2.623
1/8th. 11.030
mph. 72.97
I spun all of first, and all of second... it sucked

2nd time trial
reaction. .638
60ft. 2.528
1/8. 10.579
mph. 70.49
I lowered tire pressure to 13psi to help traction... still no good.. Launced it more carefully, but still spun all of first and second *yes i did feather clutch too*

3rd bracket racing run
index. 9.99
reaction. .737
60ft. 2.317
1/8th. 9.589
mph. 76.49
I raised the tire pressure to 18psi.. .and I decided not to do a burnout before staging... I was the fastest sport compact at the track though with this time... the closest was a vtec prelude that ran a 9.8... But I brokeout because I did better than my index time... never thought i'd break into the 9's...

can someone translate my 1/4th mile estimate?

Mods are- type24 intercooler, stock t-25 set at 20psi *drops to 15 at around 4.3k*, Injen intake, Apex'i WS catback exhaust, upic pipes, Nitrous Express intercooler spray bar *sprayed it before staging each time*, and the suckiest tires ever- Bf-goodrich traction T/A's....

pleez dont laugh, it was my first time at a track... popped my car's cherry!

 

[ludevtec93]

that should be atleast a 14.6-14.5 run 1/4 mile...

 

[G_S_X]

first few runs usually can show how nervous you really are, in your case it did

 

[fastdsm18]

You need to stop getting your street tires wet and trying to do burnouts with them, it does not make a difference cuz street tires are made of materials that prevent them from getting hot, just my .02

 

[herostar]

Good times, try and work on your 60 foot a little bit.

For what it's worth I ran an 8.5 at my 1/8th mile track on 16psi w/ t25, fmic, injen intake, uip, 1g bov, and full 3" exhaust. Keep on practicing and your times will come down significantly.

 

[IMMORTALSPYDER]

the 20psi you're running even with the t25 is too much for street tires to handle in first gear. Get a dual stage boost controller so you can turn it on after first. It may not do that much good at only a 1/8th mile track.

 

[Dallas J]

Good times, try and work on your 60 foot a little bit.

For what it's worth I ran an 8.5 at my 1/8th mile track on 16psi w/ t25, fmic, injen intake, uip, 1g bov, and full 3" exhaust. Keep on practicing and your times will come down significantly.

8.5 on a T-25 is awesome! I only ran a 8.2 on my 50trim, but in my defence the clutch wasnt holding. Also I trapped 111.7 in the 1/4... stupid old CFDF.. :thumbdown

Jahjahpoet-
Just get 2 rims to put some drag radials on for the track. They arent that expensive and will drop your times at least 1/2 second. What else can do that for about $300.

-Dallas J

 

[herostar]

Jahjahpoet-
Just get 2 rims to put some drag radials on for the track. They arent that expensive and will drop your times at least 1/2 second. What else can do that for about $300.

-Dallas J

I'll second that, drag radials (or slicks if you want to run them only at the track...) will make a world of difference launching the FWD, some better motor mounts will make a big difference too.