trying to figure it out

[FastRegalWE2]

I know but I gotta know anyhow.............. Last night I went racing, very bad. I had the Thrasher 92 chip in w/93 octane in the tank. I get creamed by a mostly stock 2001 Camaro SS 6 spd and a friggin mostly stock Neon SRT or whatever that new Turbo Neon thing is. Should my car have not been faster w/mods in sig? SS had a Gtech and he put down 13.1 so I would have been around 13.5
Rather slow it seems to me.

 

[Snorman]

Take it to the track and find out what it runs.
On pump gas and if you're running 16psi (in your sig), I'd guess you're in the 101-102mph range.
That could be mid-13's or mid-14's depending on how well you hook.
Tires, boost and good gas is what you need.
S.

 

[UNGN]

Never, ever ever ever ever Race anybody on a track with a T92. It's not a race chip!!!!! It's a "look what I can do at this stoplight" chip.

As you found out, hit third gear, timing goes away and the turbo neon flies right by.

The difference in mph between a T92 and a T100 or T108 could be 10+ in the 1/4.

Add 2 or three gallons of race gas (to 1/2 a tank of 93) next time and run a T100 with 17-19 psi of boost. Huge difference.

The Turbo Neon Will Never race you again.

Oh and lose the "hi Flow cat" save it for your next emissions test.

 

[FastRegalWE2]

when I ran the SS I had real bad wheels spin, prob a good 50-75 feet. When I ran the Neon, I got maybe 5-10 feet. With the SS it was the 1st time I have really "staged" to race. I put my Pit Bull back in, yes lots of timing so I keep the foot out. I also found today the the TV cable was out of whack causing me to not get WOT. I was hitting 3.6v at WOT at the TPS and the throttle linkage was nowhere near the WOT bump stop. I also found when I was doing a continuity check on the o2 signal and ground wires, that the connections on the PCM were corroded, another problem that is now cured. I think the TV cable not letting me go WOT was a HUGE factor in the evenings outcome. But, as I said, I am new to this. I thought everything was good to go, after 1 day of looking things over, I found out wrong. I jsut did this same stuff 2 months ago, when I put new TPS and o2 sensor in. Guess I need to check these things out once a month or so.

 

[strikeeagle]

Yup. Get familiar with your car before you line up. Otherwise, losing a race will be the least of your problems. I suggest you hook up with a TR veteran in your area for a little "spring cleaning".

Good luck!!!

 

[FastRegalWE2]

I did the spring cleaning as per gnttype.org when I first got the car. Thats why I was saying I better check on it every 30 days or so cause I had just went through it not that long ago I did oil change(15W50 Mobil 1 Synthetic), fuel filter, o2 sensor, TPS, replaced cracked vacuum lines, AC Delco plugs, plug wires, didnt need pcv, serp belt, crank sensor(went bad on day 3 of ownership), removed and steamed out the I/C, 160* stat, I checked the coils and the CCCI when the css went bad cause I didnt know what was wrong at first. I had the computer out before and the conections werent corroded then, I have since found the base of the windshield to be leaking and there was some moisture on the RS carpet under the fllormat, water not coolant.