1/8th Mile trap speeds

the original post was looking for others in the mid 8's in the 1/8 to share their traps for comparison purposes

it looks like we are getting into mid 8's in the 1/4 now:biggrin:

When my 99 vert camaro went a 8.56 1/8 it had a 83.54 mph with a 2.044 60ft

while my GN ran a 8.417 1/8 @ 79.23 mph with a 1.78 60ft


hope this helps

8.2@86mph

My buddy's GN used to run 8 Flat @88mph on street tires air down to about 20-22 psi. Running stock motor with alky and 25lbs boost, te52 turbo. His tires would have smoke rolling from them for the entire 60 ft.

Holy Zombie thread.

Car was so fast it went back in time......

Is the high speed (for the ET) because of the crappy 60 ft?

60ft 1.27
1/8 5.57
MPH 127
Destroked 224 cid BUICK V6. 9.25:1 CR
Small, production style M&A heads (1.835" intake valve)
Single T6, 91mm turbo. 30 psi boost.
100mm throttle body.
10.5 slick.

An '84 Grand National still using a BUICK V6.

I just took a look at some of my older timeslips...

1.89 60ft
8.44 sec. 1/8
82.10 mph 1/8

1.84 60ft
8.4 sec 1/8
80.96 mph 1/8

Hope it helps..

No.. It's because of the power he's making.. With a decent 60 ft it should be high 7s maybe 7.8

Who cares what the mph is as long as you get to the finish line first!

I have an 87 Grand National with a hand built turbo back 3" stainless steel exhaust and a k/n air filter with a turbo tweak chip and I am running 8.22 at 83 mph in the 1/8 mile and 13.1 in the 1/4 at 99mph

way back in the day.........

I would run 21-22 psi with a dutt neck and a te-34 turbo and BGC down pipe with shitty flowmaster stock location exhaust..

1.81 60ft 8.14 1/8 @ 84.5

1.85 60ft 8.22 1/8 @ 83.8

I use to run only street tires back then. my personal best 60.ft or street radials was 1.78 on firestone firehawks..

Those were the days.........of not breaking shit!

Patrick, what are you using for fuel now? I havent tuned mine yet since the rebuild but am looking at C16 for now and maybe going e85. Curious to see what mine will do on race fuel and tuned with a good 60'.

Bryan

Funny guy...I will creep up on the tune, thats for sure. I think it will run a very low 6 in the 1/8 at around 112-115mph

Bryan

Bryan

I'm curently using a mix of 93/110 as i have not really leaned on the boost yet! i have not went over 21 psi. I'm still fighting the rear suspension i i added a week before the TB.com nats. this past weekend i ran a best of 6.81 @ 103.8 with a shitty 1.65 60 ft. the boost was 21 psi.

Like charlie mention i'll be looking for the mushroom cloud too............ cause i don't think they make a unobtanium octane yet............

Unobtanium is on order already....if the dreaded mushroom cloud happens again I will be down for who knows how long. The wife will be firing rounds at me. Getting the XFI upgraded and connecting a boost solenoid and will likely just run 18-19lbs till I get it dialed in. I havent even driven it since I got back from the Nats.

Bryan