About 2 years ago, our local track started Midnight Mayhem to help cut down on street racing. It's been an overwhelming success for them; they allowed 400 cars in last night.
I decided that I wanted to run in full street trim, just to see what the car would do. This means, my regular radials, ~94 octane + alky, and a 16 degree street chip.
Pass 1 (capped exhaust- ~22 PSI) 13.28 @ 107 2.2 60' (My fastest MPH ever was 109). As I pass the traps, I wonder where the little red Honda that was beside me has disappeared to. In my rear view mirror, I see this little speck and realize that he's crossing 1/2 track!
Pass 2 (uncapped ~26 PSI) 13.0 @ 106 2.0 60' (Car was gargling; so I was lifting). Again I lookup and my competitor is so far back, I have to wonder if he left on an entire round after me.
Pass 3 (uncapped ~26 PSI) 12.6 @ 105 1.8 60' (Gargling again, lots of 3/4 - 9/10 peddling) This final run was against a silver WRX. I remember thinking "Finally some competition." I get to the end and lookup into the mirror and he's at about 3/4 track; definitely more respectible than the 1st two; I wish I could've talked to him afterwards to see his 1/2 of the timeslip.
I think the funky noise is the plug flame blowing out at high boost. I'll re-gap the plugs when I get a chance. The knock detector was not going off. I was very happy to leave there with a 12 second timeslip in street trim, not to mention pulling a 1.8 60' on full PSI radials! It easily could've been like a 12.2 had I not done all the lifting.
I can hardly wait until I get to do this again, in race trim!
I decided that I wanted to run in full street trim, just to see what the car would do. This means, my regular radials, ~94 octane + alky, and a 16 degree street chip.
Pass 1 (capped exhaust- ~22 PSI) 13.28 @ 107 2.2 60' (My fastest MPH ever was 109). As I pass the traps, I wonder where the little red Honda that was beside me has disappeared to. In my rear view mirror, I see this little speck and realize that he's crossing 1/2 track!
Pass 2 (uncapped ~26 PSI) 13.0 @ 106 2.0 60' (Car was gargling; so I was lifting). Again I lookup and my competitor is so far back, I have to wonder if he left on an entire round after me.
Pass 3 (uncapped ~26 PSI) 12.6 @ 105 1.8 60' (Gargling again, lots of 3/4 - 9/10 peddling) This final run was against a silver WRX. I remember thinking "Finally some competition." I get to the end and lookup into the mirror and he's at about 3/4 track; definitely more respectible than the 1st two; I wish I could've talked to him afterwards to see his 1/2 of the timeslip.
I think the funky noise is the plug flame blowing out at high boost. I'll re-gap the plugs when I get a chance. The knock detector was not going off. I was very happy to leave there with a 12 second timeslip in street trim, not to mention pulling a 1.8 60' on full PSI radials! It easily could've been like a 12.2 had I not done all the lifting.
I can hardly wait until I get to do this again, in race trim!
......oh weel maybe next time
