GoodfellaFD3S
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- Oct 31, 2002
I went to the local shitty strip last night for Test and Tune with the intention of checking out the cars and getting some exposure for Gotham Racing.
I slapped a big-ass sticker on the back of my R1 (first sticker ever) and decided to wear my "Mazda RX-7....Pistons Not Required" T-shirt.
When I showed up, it was V8 city. Vettes, Mustangs, Camaros and Firebirds everywhere. I don't think they liked the shirt much
. The only fast import at all was my bud Orin, running mid 11s in his 1991 twin Blitz turbo Supra.
Now, this track flat out blows.....there is a slight incline, then decline in the left lane, and both lanes tilt to the left a bit. Traction is always a problem, and it's right next to a river, so the air is humid. The place is like my mortal enemy....I've cut numerous 13.0s but never gotten 12s. I've talked to about twenty guys that have run up at Ennis and dropped .4 to .5 off their times at Temple/Academy (the strip I was at), which is pretty astounding when you think about it. I really need to get up to Ennis.
That said, I decided to make a last-minute pass before closing to show the local domestics my taillights. I am running 35 psi in all my s03s, and my tanabe coilovers are on full stiff from my last road race event. I was basically in full street trim and wasn't expecting much.
I lined up against an Iroc with cam, a cage, and serious meats on the back. The guy had a helmet on, and had a "1" on his windshield, so I knew he had made many passes tonight. Better yet, I was in the damn left lane. I wasn't planning on launching to save some wear and tear on the ppf and diff, but as he staged and brought the revs up I decided to eat this guy for lunch and at the last second revved her to 3500 and sidestepped the clutch.
Me Iroc
R/T 0.54 0.69
60FT 2.13 2.30
330FT 5.55 5.87
1/8ET 8.40 8.75
1/8MPH 89.57 86.25
1/4ET 12.76 13.18
1/4MPH 112.16 111.00
WINNER 0.56
Needless to say, I'm pretty damn happy. I've trapped 114 at the track before, and I know I can get deeper into the 12s. I'm still running my original turbos with 92k miles (at 13psi on this particular pass) and a high flow cat.
My mods are intake, downpipe, catback, M2 large stock mount IC, Power FC, lwfw, supratt fuel pump, 1300cc secondaries, jacobs rotary pro pack ignition amp, NGK 11s all around, and a bunch of other non-relevant stuff.
Thought I'd share with you guys .
I slapped a big-ass sticker on the back of my R1 (first sticker ever) and decided to wear my "Mazda RX-7....Pistons Not Required" T-shirt.
When I showed up, it was V8 city. Vettes, Mustangs, Camaros and Firebirds everywhere. I don't think they liked the shirt much
. The only fast import at all was my bud Orin, running mid 11s in his 1991 twin Blitz turbo Supra. Now, this track flat out blows.....there is a slight incline, then decline in the left lane, and both lanes tilt to the left a bit. Traction is always a problem, and it's right next to a river, so the air is humid. The place is like my mortal enemy....I've cut numerous 13.0s but never gotten 12s. I've talked to about twenty guys that have run up at Ennis and dropped .4 to .5 off their times at Temple/Academy (the strip I was at), which is pretty astounding when you think about it. I really need to get up to Ennis.
That said, I decided to make a last-minute pass before closing to show the local domestics my taillights. I am running 35 psi in all my s03s, and my tanabe coilovers are on full stiff from my last road race event. I was basically in full street trim and wasn't expecting much.
I lined up against an Iroc with cam, a cage, and serious meats on the back. The guy had a helmet on, and had a "1" on his windshield, so I knew he had made many passes tonight. Better yet, I was in the damn left lane. I wasn't planning on launching to save some wear and tear on the ppf and diff, but as he staged and brought the revs up I decided to eat this guy for lunch and at the last second revved her to 3500 and sidestepped the clutch.
Me Iroc
R/T 0.54 0.69
60FT 2.13 2.30
330FT 5.55 5.87
1/8ET 8.40 8.75
1/8MPH 89.57 86.25
1/4ET 12.76 13.18
1/4MPH 112.16 111.00
WINNER 0.56
Needless to say, I'm pretty damn happy. I've trapped 114 at the track before, and I know I can get deeper into the 12s. I'm still running my original turbos with 92k miles (at 13psi on this particular pass) and a high flow cat.
My mods are intake, downpipe, catback, M2 large stock mount IC, Power FC, lwfw, supratt fuel pump, 1300cc secondaries, jacobs rotary pro pack ignition amp, NGK 11s all around, and a bunch of other non-relevant stuff.
Thought I'd share with you guys .
