took the talon to the strip for once

[Bandit]

after doing autocross for a while, and being away from it for almost 2 years now, i went ahead and took it to the drag strip. first time at the track with this car

mods: (no fuel, 16 psi, 217K miles on the engine and counting)
16G Turbo
EVO III Manifold
Punishment Racing Wastegate Dump
Apexi N1 Downpipe
Custom 3" Downpipe Back Exhaust w/ Thermal Muffler
Fuel Pump Rewire
Eibach Sportlines w/ KYB AGX's
Yokohama Advans A032R

i was expecting high 14's/low 15's
1st Run - 14.7(or .6 cant find this timeslip) @ 90 w/ 1.9 '60
2nd Run - 14.3 @ 95 w/ 1.8 60'

I was pretty impressed with the times, and i know i can improve to a 14.2, or maybe 14.1(syncro's are toast, so shifting to 2nd is a circus in itself )

3RD RUN!!! - 25.5 @ 40 w/ 3.1 60'
broke the right front axle after the launch

like i said. i am pretty impressed with the times, can wait to get some drivetrain work, and fuel control...oh yeah, a "refreshed" engine. haha. this straightline stuff isnt as bad as most autocrossers say it is. i like the competition vs another car much better, rather than the clock

 

[1993eclipseGS]

You only ran a 14.3 with all those mods? I thought it would be alot faster then that? My buddy ran a 12.6 with a small 16g, boost controller, fuel pump, exhaust.

 

[CanadianTSi]

I would expect a little more MPH, have you done a compression test lately?

 

[Bandit]

no i havent. i know the engine is pretty tired (hence why i wasnt/am not expecting so much out of it)

 

[Generation X]

Those are decent times imo for just 16 psi and no fuel mods on a 16g, especially with 217k on the clock. 16 psi is nothing on a 16g