quicksilver Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I'm off to japfest at the pod at the weekend and was gonna drag my roadster down the strip. Before I embarrass myself I wondered what kind of times I should expect from a standard car?? Quote
Jon350z Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Most of drag racing is down to driver. When I used to go my celica GT4, I'd get 1 run at 11.9 then the next at 13.2 If I were to hazard a guess I'd say in the 15's somewhere. Quote
quicksilver Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 When I used to go my celica GT4, I'd get 1 run at 11.9 then the next at 13.2 Christ dude what power where you running in the GT4, I've had two fairly standard ones and only managed 13.9's Quote
Jon350z Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Running 1.6 bar on a forged engine, cams etc so about 380hp at the fly Quote
M350ZB Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 expect to be in the 14's. If you get below 14 you have done really well. +1, its all about getting the power down, most people i know who have taken there zed there, leave the T/C off Quote
quicksilver Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 After owning 2 GT4's and still being in ownership of one, thats what guts me about the 350z, you'd think a 3.5L car with 280bhp standard would have more guts/performance, although in fairness I bought mine for the looks and wow factor. I feel a turbo conversion coming on soon to give the Z the power it's looks deserve I'm kinda hoping for 14 anything down the strip from the Z but heh at least I'll look cool going slow if not Quote
quicksilver Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 +1, its all about getting the power down, most people i know who have taken there zed there, leave the T/C off But the traction control just bogs you down, it would be good just to get you off the line for a few secs but then would loose you power/time on the go. As sticky and dry as the pod strip looks it can be very hard to get the power down on the start area possibly due to the watered down burnout area. Quote
M350ZB Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 You'll have a few runs, try both I myself would be intrested to see the time difference between T/C on and off Quote
ALT Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 14.6 was my best time. TC off worked best for me. I could do with going back and having another go, because with a bit of practice I'm sure I could get a lot more out of the first 60 ft. Quote
fatalus Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Does the clutch get a major beating with all those 0-400m? I was on the edge of participitating in such races but was little afraid of my clutch getting a serious beating... Quote
Ekona Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 It'll get raped, along with your entire drivetrain. No harm in doing it every so often, but it's not something I'd ever make a habit out of. Quote
quicksilver Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 being a roadster mines gonna be that bit slower so 14.6 eh. I'll post up on Sunday when I get back cheers for the info I'll make sure I do at least one with the TC on to see what happens Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Shrekster v Bobby about a year ago... First go for both I think... Quote
Pimm Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I got 15.6 seconds at 90mph when i went in my Vectra 3.2 GSi. I had 3 runs and i found it very hard to get a good start. Great fun though Quote
M350ZB Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 being a roadster mines gonna be that bit slower so 14.6 eh. I'll post up on Sunday when I get backcheers for the info I'll make sure I do at least one with the TC on to see what happens Best of luck bud, im sure you will have a great day, weather is supposed to be good Quote
ALT Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 If you haven't already, think about registering for the Street Challenge. Its free and you get a record of your times on the web site. I didn't know about it until after I been. http://www.rwyb.co.uk/cc_introduction.php Quote
ALT Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 This is a repost, but thought you would be interested... Quote
M350ZB Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 If you haven't already, think about registering for the Street Challenge. Its free and you get a record of your times on the web site. I didn't know about it until after I been. http://www.rwyb.co.uk/cc_introduction.php pretty cool Quote
quicksilver Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 If you haven't already, think about registering for the Street Challenge. Its free and you get a record of your times on the web site. I didn't know about it until after I been. Don't think I'm gonna be competing with some of them times registered just for the grin though Quote
M350ZB Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Be good to keep a track of ya times though, and then ya can compare it Quote
quicksilver Posted June 21, 2009 Author Posted June 21, 2009 Had a cracking day and my best run was a 14.7 which I was well chuffed with from a stock roadster. Quote
IanS16 Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Had a cracking day and my best run was a 14.7 which I was well chuffed with from a stock roadster. WTF were you up against? Well done mate Quote
MrLizard Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 13.9 standard i got last year, i think someone on here managed a 13.8 tho... tc definitely off, Quote
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