took my 160k mile BONE stock 87 limited to the drag strip today and made about 5 runs. in the process i lost about twice and won the other races. this is how i did.
first good run in the 14's, i was up against this green midsize thing. it was like a 67 buick or some kind of midsize v8. i launched ok w/ a 2.2 60 foot time on street tires. i pulled hard and ran a 14.8 to his low 15.
2nd good race in the 14's i was up against a hot chick driving a burgandy 96 firebird formula. she had a few bolt ons under her hood, a strut tower bar, MTI intake, and some kind of exhaust. man she was hot. in some kind of racing team called "REDLINE LADIES"
i want one!!! lol any wayz, i launched hard and burned her ass. she ran a 15.0 and i ran a 14.9.
my third and best race, i lost but i came out w/ my best time and a darn good time for a BONE stock 87 TR. i was pared up w/ this dark blue bad ass LS1 camaro on slicks so i say to my sellf "im gonna get MURDERED". i stage w/o doing a burnout so i have time to get a better reaction time and build a lil' boost at the line. i leave on the seccond amber. cut a .638 light and got a little jump on him out of the hole. he cut a .610 light, and we were about even until the 1/8th when he started to pull harder, but i kept up pretty good. he ran a 12.6 to my 14.6. i didnt care tho because i was perfectly happy w/ 14.6. @93, 2.2 60 ft
all in all i did pretty good for my first time EVER racing a car at the drag strip. my car was hitting all 15 lbs of stock boost, chirping every gear down the track, and only getting .7 degrez of knock w/ stock regulator, injectors. the thing that slowed me down was my temps.
on my fastest run, beforehand i pulled in imidiatly 2nd in line of a lane that was halted. i was there for a good half hour, my car cooled down to 153 degreez and i ran the car at about 160. this temp drop gave me TWO TENTHS over my other times. w/ a 160 deg stat, coolant change and watter wetter i would be hitting lower 14's.
sorry for the leingthy poast, but im quite excited. my car is finally baselined!!!! TIME FOR MODS!
not bad for a 160k mile v6 sedan
first good run in the 14's, i was up against this green midsize thing. it was like a 67 buick or some kind of midsize v8. i launched ok w/ a 2.2 60 foot time on street tires. i pulled hard and ran a 14.8 to his low 15.
2nd good race in the 14's i was up against a hot chick driving a burgandy 96 firebird formula. she had a few bolt ons under her hood, a strut tower bar, MTI intake, and some kind of exhaust. man she was hot. in some kind of racing team called "REDLINE LADIES"
i want one!!! lol any wayz, i launched hard and burned her ass. she ran a 15.0 and i ran a 14.9. my third and best race, i lost but i came out w/ my best time and a darn good time for a BONE stock 87 TR. i was pared up w/ this dark blue bad ass LS1 camaro on slicks
so i say to my sellf "im gonna get MURDERED". i stage w/o doing a burnout so i have time to get a better reaction time and build a lil' boost at the line. i leave on the seccond amber. cut a .638 light and got a little jump on him out of the hole. he cut a .610 light, and we were about even until the 1/8th when he started to pull harder, but i kept up pretty good. he ran a 12.6 to my 14.6. i didnt care tho because i was perfectly happy w/ 14.6. @93, 2.2 60 ftall in all i did pretty good for my first time EVER racing a car at the drag strip. my car was hitting all 15 lbs of stock boost, chirping every gear down the track, and only getting .7 degrez of knock w/ stock regulator, injectors. the thing that slowed me down was my temps.
on my fastest run, beforehand i pulled in imidiatly 2nd in line of a lane that was halted. i was there for a good half hour, my car cooled down to 153 degreez and i ran the car at about 160. this temp drop gave me TWO TENTHS over my other times. w/ a 160 deg stat, coolant change and watter wetter i would be hitting lower 14's.
sorry for the leingthy poast, but im quite excited. my car is finally baselined!!!! TIME FOR MODS!
not bad for a 160k mile v6 sedan
