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Old 07-25-2003
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Cool First Try @ Track

alright.... first time ever at the track with this car... 1st run too.. only had time for 1 run... lines were WAY long... so anyways... for mods i got

Auto Transmission =o\
Injen CAI
DC ceramic headers
Tanabe racing medallion exhaust
Tein SS coilovers

First time... R/T was .846
1/4 was 17.503 @ 79.57

They lined me up with a newer mustang.... i had him off the light by a .15 .... but of course the mustang beat me.... he got a 16.251, but i thought i did good for my first try.... i'll be going more often now.
I know my 17.5 is slow... i'm not saying i'm fast or good... so dont hate... lol c'ya
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Thats pretty good...What was your 60 ft.?
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60' was 2.727.... i didnt even really feel my car kicking in like i can usually get it to either. so, i know i can do much better than that.
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do you have an auto or manual? because that is pretty fast for an auto

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he had auto.... its the first thing on his list....

anyway, which track did you go to???
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i went to New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire.
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whoa...a 2.7sec 60ft. dyam...you need to pratice.
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I had mine at the track on friday night at ATCO, NJ.
I Have Injen SRI, DC sports headers, and GReddy EVo exhaust, its a 5 speed i know i coulda did better but i shift like my grandmom plus it was my first time ever at a track

first run:
R/T ... .136
60 ... 2.701
330... 7.437
1/8 ... 11.257
MPH... 63.82
990 ... 14.484
1/4 ... 17.356
MPH ... 81.32

second run:
R/T ... .100
30 ... 2.779
330 ... 7.481
1/8 ... 11.267
MPH ... 64.61
990 ... 14.452
1/4 ... 17.283
MPH ... 82.80
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Man, the Auto does almost as good as the stick with comparable mods. Hehe.
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Juggalo.... how do you have a .1 R/T??.... the best you can have is a .501 .... that's a perfect R/T ... i dont get that.. or is your track set up differently?
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i dunno thats what my slips read.......everyone told me that when u see the third yellow light go on to start to go cause by the time u react the green light is on so i guess....by me starting on the third yellow i got .100 so it is possible
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17.5 on an auto
is this an EX or LX?

if yours is an LX, now we know that the header
can give you a better time by about 0.4ths of a second.. pretty good

i gotta 17.9 with similar mods (i/e)

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did you red light?.... or no? b/c i was always told you go on the third yellow too... but it's a .501 for perfect R/T
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and mine is an EX model... sorry.
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i have 2001 lx auto sedan STOCK
here my times
r/t ----1.497
60 ----2.656
330 ----7.464
1/8 ----11.438
MPH ----60.96
1000 ----14.824
1/4 ----17.696
MPH ----78.62

17.6 @78.6 that stock go figure gotta be the driver
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Na i didnt red light i just started at the 3rd yellow but by the u let the clutch out the green is already on but starting on the third yellow gives u the lower R/T
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Some track list RT as time it takes from the light. So a .1 means he ran a.600 on a .500

Pretty goor for a 1st visit.
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yea, the one i go to starts at .501 as being perfect, but i see wut u r saying now.
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Originally posted by LazyDog01
i have 2001 lx auto sedan STOCK
here my times
r/t ----1.497
60 ----2.656
330 ----7.464
1/8 ----11.438
MPH ----60.96
1000 ----14.824
1/4 ----17.696
MPH ----78.62

17.6 @78.6 that stock go figure gotta be the driver
how did you "drive" your Auto then?
thats about 3 tenths a second faster than what i did, and yours is stock?
maybe it was pretty damn hot where I was.. but damn lol if thats true
Mods = makes civics slower!!!!
hahaha

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Originally posted by bboysushi
how did you "drive" your Auto then?
thats about 3 tenths a second faster than what i did, and yours is stock?
maybe it was pretty damn hot where I was.. but damn lol if thats true
Mods = makes civics slower!!!!
hahaha

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doubt that, ive got bolt ons and i run high fifteens. easy, u just suck, accept it.
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it was a cool night weather wise about 60 great weather i think. ....
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IS IT BETTER TO PUT IT ON 2ND AND RUN THE GEARS YOURSELF OR JUST LEAVE IT IN 3RD OR DRIVE AND TO WHAT RPM DO YOU REV IT TO WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE?
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Originally posted by SaiyanMatador
doubt that, ive got bolt ons and i run high fifteens. easy, u just suck, accept it.
damn dude
well that would work if I was runninga 5spd and i was still getting in the 17s, then you could call ME "you suck" personally

but guessing that I have an AUTOMATIC, where you can NOT control the gears, I dont think you can say that "i suck at driving"


and to the guy who "drove your automatic" i want to hear how you did it

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when i made my run it was about 80 degrees outside.. kinda hot.
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are u asking me how i drove my auto.?????
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yea the stock AT that ran a 17.6
thats you right?

i ran a 17.9 with a few boltons.. if our settings were the same.. that would prove that
to automatics
bolt ons will actually make you slower!!!!
thatll be sad.. lol

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when you ran was it hot as hell what type of weather... it wsa a cool night for my car...... i kept the car in D and floored it and did not let my foot off the gas pedal...
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yea when i ran it was hot as hell
i put it in D3 and brake torqued it and started every time
maybe i shoulda just mashed it?

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go when weather is cooler like oct. and mash it dont let foot off the gas until u know u past the mark...keep that pedal to the metal see how it goes.......
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I actually just got back from the track tonight! It was my first time as well....I ran 3 times. The very first time I ran a 17.6 I believe. Second time was a 17.4, third time 17.5. R/T's were weird. .78 something for the first two. Third said something like .285 or something. Not sure if I was under or what. Anyhow, I keep hearing that 17.4 is good for a stock vic. The only thing I have done is complete suspension upgrade, and upgraded charging / grounding wires (to 4 gauge).


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