Drag racing (for the 2nd time)

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

His starting line technique may have something to do with the high 60' times...... (see his previous post)

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ryan H 
  To: koabi 
  Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 3:04 PM
  Subject: Re: RE: Drag racing (for the 2nd time)


  Well, for one, you need to improve those 60' times.  I've been doing 2.3 second 60' with crappy tires.  But that might be a side effect of the problem, not the source of it.

  > 
  > From: "koabi" <koabi@seeohdee.com>
  > Date: 2003/05/10 Sat PM 03:30:52 EDT
  > To: "'Ryan H'" <rhock99@epix.net>
  > Subject: RE: Drag racing (for the 2nd time)
  > 
  > Ok here are the full specs of my car:
  > 
  > 9A with 1.8 16v head, digifant, neuspeed 268 cams (this has not been
  > verified though), 2.25 mandrel bent exhaust of some sort, vr6 muffler,
  > lightened flywheel, ABA headgasket (supposedly bumps up compression a
  > bit).
  > 
  > 2.572 and 2.651 60 foot times.  I was somewhere between 3.5k and 4k rpm
  > and just dumped the clutch.
  > 
  > I heard this motor was abused before I ended up with it... so maybe a
  > compression check is needed.
  > 
  > The most depressing thing of that evening was:
  > The same year/model of Accord that my girlfriend has ran a faster time
  > than my car did.  SO DEPRESSING!
  > 
  > Thanks for the tips,
  > koabi
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Ryan H [mailto:rhock99@epix.net] 
  > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 12:05 PM
  > To: koabi
  > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  > Subject: Re: Drag racing (for the 2nd time)
  > 
  > No, you should definitely be faster.  In my heavy 16V, with nothing more
  > than an exhaust and fuel module, I run consistent 15.9x @ 86.  And
  > that's a 1.8L.  Check your timing settings, check your compression, and
  > also play with the DPR setting (wait, Digifant, nevermind).  And how's
  > your launch technique?  60 foot times?  My best launches were dumping
  > the clutch at 4000rpm.  Fun!
  > 
  > > 
  > > From: "koabi" <koabi@seeohdee.com>
  > > Date: 2003/05/10 Sat PM 02:41:25 EDT
  > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  > > Subject: Drag racing (for the 2nd time)
  > > 
  > > I was talked into drag racing my car yesterday... here is a before and
  > > after comparison
  > > 
  > > Before: 2.0 16v w/CIS-E
  > > 17.077 @ ??
  > > 18.004 @ 77.94
  > > 
  > > After: 2.0 16v w/Digifant I
  > > 17.007 @ 81.31
  > > 17.217 @ 80.83
  > > 
  > > I'm pretty sure this is not where the car should be, but at least the
  > > digifant didn't take anything away ...
  > > 
  > > koabi
  > > 
  > > 
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