who had the fastest SRT$ at TRack day ??

[GsEclipse02]

ive seen that raven guy run a few times and he done like 11s or so.... and i saw him last night and i think he was in the 13's i was wondering what happen with him.... post your times up i saw like 4 srt 4s there or more no clue ...

[BrYaN H]

i wasnt there but i run 14.2 just bought it 5 days ago

[ACR2NV]

i was driving the low 13 sec blue one....still having some running issues.

Riven has some boost leaks and traction issues :lol: i can assure you its an 11 sec car though :)

[saturnguy]

Originally posted by ACR2NV
i was driving the low 13 sec blue one....still having some running issues.

Riven has some boost leaks and traction issues :lol: i can assure you its an 11 sec car though :)

Do either of you guys live in the Port Richey/New Port Richey area?

[GsEclipse02]

Originally posted by ACR2NV
i was driving the low 13 sec blue one....still having some running issues.

Riven has some boost leaks and traction issues :lol: i can assure you its an 11 sec car though :)


i kno w ive seen it run 11s..... i just didnt see him do it on sat i was liek wtf 13's....

[GsEclipse02]

Originally posted by BrYaN H
i wasnt there but i run 14.2 just bought it 5 days ago


i thought srt4s were suppose to run 13.8s.....:-? :-?

[Skittle]

Originally posted by GsEclipse02
i thought srt4s were suppose to run 13.8s.....:-? :-?

Give him a break,first time at the track :lol:

when i first went my best time was a 14.1..then next time i finally got the 13.8@103 i was looking for :-)...all drivers arent created equal...

[BrYaN H]

first time drivin stick to so i suck right now

[Back-n-Black]

My first time ran a best of 14.7 with extra passnger and full tank of gas. Car is basicaly stock but i did no prep what so ever. I did not change tire pressures, did not take spare tire out, did not add fuel additives/race gas. I know my shifting sucks becasue something is wrong with my STS. I think i need to adjust it or somthing.

[Billy]

Race gas isn't going to help if you don't need it. You'll just waste your money and probably be a bit slower.

[Skittle]

do NOT put race gas is your stock srt-4,your asking for problems...i ran a 13.8 100% stock,with a spare,3/4 tank of gas...being able to drive the car is 85% of its issue being fast...ive seen MANY BPU upgrading srt-4's still in the 14's,while similiar setups would net high 12's-low 13's....if you cant nail your 60' ft and somewhat maintain traction it wont never see the "stock" 13.8 your looking for :-)

My mods--3 inch downpipe,wga @ 18lbs,homemade intake...
1/4 times(ran at 13-14lbs)
2.0 60 ft'
13.8@104mph...thats on less/equal to stock boost levels :-)

[Back-n-Black]

Why do you say not to use race gas in a stock SRT-4? Maybe i don't understand correctly what your talking about. You can run race gas in a Geo Metro. Extra octane is not going to do any harm. It may not help as much as a modified car, i understand that, but it will not harm a car. I agree i need more wheel time at the strip with this car. I never had such a hard time launching my 99 sport. I was getting 2.2, 2.4 60' on the stock tires without deflating them.

[Billy]

The reason I said not to use it is because it will be a waste of your money. If you really feel like burning though some extra cash I'm always open to donations to my personal fund.

The higher octane rating from race gas will not help you if your car doesn't need it. If you're not detonating or pinging from high compression or raised boost levels then you don't need it.

Higher octane ratings mean slower, more controlled burns. That's why you might actually run slower with a higher octane fuel then you need. You'll at least be wasting your money.

[Billy]

More on octane ratings and what they mean to you...

Octane is the measure of antiknock characteristics of gasoline. The number you see on the pumps at a gas station are an average of two types of testing, Reaseach octane rating and Motor octane rating. Tests are performed on a test engine and both numbers are averaged together, (R+M)/2, to give a real world rating(octane rating on the pump) of how the fuel will perform on the road.

For best performane and money conservation, use the lowest octane rated fuel that will prevent knocking and pinging.

[Chris]

Originally posted by ACR2NV
i was driving the low 13 sec blue one....still having some running issues.

Riven has some boost leaks and traction issues :lol: i can assure you its an 11 sec car though :)


Hahahaha - I knew I saw skittle dick there - I was wondering who you blew to get the keys..........

[saturnguy]

This is true, it's something I just learned last year. The higher the octane the slower it burns. I was still under the assumption that the more octane the better :roll: NOT! After some of my friends explained it to me. (I still was stubborn) I tried different octanes each time I went to the track. Well...87 got me my best times! Who knew? I understand 87 for you FI guys won't work but, for us N/A stock motor guys it's what works best. I just wanted to share my experience w/ octanes :mrgreen:

[jsimon9631]

Originally posted by CopMagnetLS1
Hahahaha - I knew I saw skittle dick there - I was wondering who you blew to get the keys..........

bwahahahahahhahahahahah

[Billy]

Originally posted by saturnguy
This is true, it's something I just learned last year. The higher the octane the slower it burns. I was still under the assumption that the more octane the better :roll: NOT! After some of my friends explained it to me. (I still was stubborn) I tried different octanes each time I went to the track. Well...87 got me my best times! Who knew? I understand 87 for you FI guys won't work but, for us N/A stock motor guys it's what works best. I just wanted to share my experience w/ octanes :mrgreen: Very true. Alot of factors come into play when choosing the best octane to run. Two of the big ones being forced induction and compression ratio.

If you want to try an interesting test...

Put a small amount of 93 octane into a test tube and a small amount of 87 octane in another test tube. Light the 93 octane and you should see a slow, controlled flame travel the length of the test tube. Light the 87 and you should end up with a broken test tube.

As always, wear your safety glasses and use the proper safety precautions.

:lol:

[Skittle]

SCIENCE CLASS!! :lol:

[Billy]

Auto Shop :)

[ACR2NV]

saturnguy... yeah NPR area is where the car is at.

[saturnguy]

Originally posted by ACR2NV
saturnguy... yeah NPR area is where the car is at.

Kool, I've seen him a few times! Car sounds good! I think he wanted to play. I'm smarter than the average bear :lol: I knew a 172k Saturn w/ bolt-ons runnin low 15's didn't stand a chance against a turbo'd SRT-4 :lol: :lol:

[cali]

Good Skooling Billy
Originally posted by someone smart
Higher octane fuel will not yeild any power gains unless you are experiencing a knock problem on pump gas. If you do not have Toys, high octane fuel will be a waste of money. When the HOM button is pressed, the spark advance is increased to take advantage of the higher octane. If you do not press the button or you do not have the button, nothing will happen. In fact, higher octane fuel usually have a lower energy content than lower octane fuels. This means that unless there is an increase in spark advance, high octane fuel will be produce slightly less power.

[bluelighting]

I was at the track lats thursday, and I ran a 14.3. 2.1xx 60 foot, and I have nothing done to my carr except the mopar noise maker. It's a hell of a lot better than a 17 in my ford fucus. I;m happy with it.

[Skittle]

Originally posted by bluelighting
I was at the track lats thursday, and I ran a 14.3. 2.1xx 60 foot, and I have nothing done to my carr except the mopar noise maker. It's a hell of a lot better than a 17 in my ford fucus. I;m happy with it.

Check for boost leaks?..What was your trap speed?...Your time should of been lower than that with a 2.1 60ft...:-)

[AnTman86T]

Don't forget reaction time matters too Skittle..

[GsEclipse02]

i thought reaction time didnt matter its as soon as you move thats when the clock starts?/???

[AnTman86T]

By looking at some timeslips.. I was just assuming but it may very well not matter. I've seen the same guy run the same 60ft time on both slips but a better reaction time was the only difference and he ran a tad bit quicker. Does anyone actually know or know why the time may have been quicker?

[cali]

I think bracket racing counts reaction time. Usually timer starts when you trip the light.

Can a pro drag racer confirm ?

[Skittle]

Your r/t does'nt equate into your e/t...:-)