Baseline ET's!

[95scpa]

I made to the track today, got some weird looks and heard the annoucer talking about how "some peope start out driving the 'Ole Family car on T&T nights and get the bug and build or buy an 8 or 9 second racer soon after".. LOL!...I just want a competitve daily, um, sleeper...yeah...Anyways...
Here it is: 82*F ambient temp/ partly sunny

0.847----RT
2.323----60ft
6.525----330ft
9.422----ET@594ft(?)
10.072---1/8th ET
69.14-----1/8th MPH
15.745----1/4 ET
87.38------1/4 MPH

Followed by:
0.705---RT
2.255---60ft
6.529---330ft
9.465---ET@594ft
10.120--1/8th ET
68.69----1/8MPH
15.842--14 ET
86.35----1/4 MPH

(by TSI SYSTEM 2000 Plus)

Any suggestions on a good starting point?
Modds: 2.25" mandrel bent exhaust, decent free-flo muffler&cat, 605 Auto Lite plugs@.055"
(Fully Loaded, Pillow-top Leather int. P.A.)

 

[95scpa]

Oh, on my first run, I ran against a 1st gen DSM-Eclipse turbo. He had at least a muffler, a CAI with a large cone filter that's about all I could really tell in Pit-Row. He ran:
.728-----RT
2.306---60ft
6.506---330ft
9.248---ET@594ft
9.869---1/8th ET
72.44---1/8th MPH
15.229--1/4ET
91.64----1/4 MPH

I thought from the sound of it he'd blow my doors off!...maybe he has some tuning issues??Still beat me tho!..hahaha!..

 

[steveX]

IT`s really cool when you can make it to the track on a week day. it`s the best time for test and tuning. Nice run, what are you future plans which the car?.

 

[95scpa]

For now, I'd like to break the 15 second barrier, not setting too high of a goals, I think it's best to take it a little at a time.
Things I noticed:
* traction was NOT a problem, not enough power, yet..
*1-2 shift was a little early, 2-3 was late, both were soft..
*rear Air-Bags are a MUST, weight transfer was too easy, and I have too leave on the second yellow to cut a good RT.

Maybe:??
1)fab a CAI....(I think I can get it to go through the sheet metal near the purge canister ending up in the fender between the fender-well and the front bumber...there's some dead space there and cooler air..)
2)drop .5" in pulley size.(*plus whatever is needed to support it, like fuel-pump/hot-wire kit/injectors etc..)
3)I like to get one of those, performace trans shift switches, fabbed for it..(It shifts way too lazy for serious performance..)
4)rear Air-Bags, pumped up on race day.

 

[troGNman]

Great times 1st time out!

http://turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=127748

Well the potential is there. I would say a mid-15 baseline is a heck of a lot better than a mid-16.

Did you put it on the scale?

 

[95scpa]

I remember the 15.8...you were pretty much dead on it.
I'm pleased with the baseline times, for a big family sedan, I nearly ran as fast as a lightly modded turbo-DSM.. I just need some more Grunt!...but I'm working on it.
You guys and your info have been a Huge Help in getting things rolling, Thanx!..

And No, I haven't weighed it yet, but the sticker in the door jam reads 3886 curb weight...but I'm not sure if that's with 4 passengers or not?
I'll see if I can slip over to Landmark Grainery or the local Gravel Pit to use some scales.

I ran it with everything in the car, spare/jack and all, and with only 1/4 of a tank of gas, 94 Sunoco....30lbs of air in the front tires and 35 in the rears.(..as if I had to worry about traction yet! )

I'm going to get a boost gage soon, so I can get some idea of my SC output, and maybe a fuel pressure gage too...

 

[kshef]

holy ****...i'm impressed
i thought for sure it would have run low 16's
great job

i would get that blower ported and polished, then start dropping pulley sizes

i can make you a nice low restrictive intake, shoot me a PM
we'll have you smoking mustangs before too long

a new ECM will help your shifts

might want to look into some new shocks..

did you ever get your smoking problem fixed?

 

[95scpa]

did you ever get your smoking problem fixed?

Not completely, still haven't replaced the 02 sensor yet, but much better! I have noticed that some days it runs like an "animal", but most of the time it runs like it did at the track. I'm thinking a "CAI" and relocated "AIT" might help improve things.

i would get that blower ported and polished, then start dropping pulley sizes

Where is the "bottle neck" area for these blower, to port??

a new ECM will help your shifts

How much $ ?

 

[BuickPower3800]

For a chip id your OBD II i'd contact Intense. If your OBD I id contact Fast Chip.

For A ported blower contact WPI through 3800performance. They do some great porting on M90's. I not sure if they can do a M62 but it doesnt hurt to ask.