So I went to Capitol Raceway tonight and...
05-21-2011, 03:05 AM
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So I went to Capitol Raceway tonight and...
had a blast! I haven't been to a drag strip in over 10 years which is way too long. I made a total of 8 runs and 6 of them were between 14.4 and 14.5 @95-98mph. My worst run was a 14.97 when I spun the tires too much off the line. There were a lot of American muscle cars and dedicated drag cars there but I managed to line up against 3 ricey Hondas, a Saturn and a Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-spec. My best run was my last run against the Genesis coupe. Below is the time slip, I was in the right lane and the Hyundai was in the left.
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05-21-2011, 04:32 AM
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Just to add some perspective, a stock MT XB runs the 1/4 in 16 secs and a stock AT XB takes 16.5 secs. I ran a best time of 14.33 @ 96.60 mph, besting a Genesis R-spec Coupe.
Did you enlarge the image? I added a new one so hopefully it can be read without enlarging it to full size.
05-21-2011, 02:32 PM
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Looks like your reaction time was more than 1/10th of a second slower old man. 
That 1/4 mile time is on par with what I ran in 1982 driving a '68 Dodge Charger with a 383 Magnum V8, a 4-speed tranny, and Eaton locking spool rearend... man have we come a long way.
That 1/4 mile time is on par with what I ran in 1982 driving a '68 Dodge Charger with a 383 Magnum V8, a 4-speed tranny, and Eaton locking spool rearend... man have we come a long way.
05-23-2011, 02:57 AM
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I was brake boosting and never quite got used to using my left foot on the brake. I need to practice that some more.Back in High School I had the fastest car. I beat a 69 GTO Judge and a heavily modified 454 Chevy truck with my 68 Camaro SS 396 Convertible but at Beaver Springs my best 1/4 was only 14.26 @ 95mph. The Camaro was a lot faster with the oem Muncie M21 but I broke it and stupidly installed a TH400. The 14.26 run was with the TH400, stock TC, G60 rear tires and a lot of tire smoke. My 87 Mustang GT ran 14.7 @ 93 mph. The Camaro got 12mpg avg, the Stang got 20 mpg avg and my XB gets 25 mpg avg. We have come a long way.
Thank you Sir!
I'm just a little disappointed after seeing this Motor Trend test. At least I'm quicker than the GTi.
2009 COBALT SS 2009 SPEED3 2009 WRX 2009 VW GTI
14.0 @ 102.5, 14.1 @ 100.6, 13.5 @ 101.1, 14.6 @ 94.9
Thanks! I'm sorely tempted to put my 7 psi spring back in and go back with a 1/4 tank of gas. I'm pretty sure that would get me into the 13's. Stay tuned.
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06-11-2011, 06:15 AM
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I shallow staged, brake boosted, left on the last yellow light and kept my foot in it the entire run. I tried Drive and manual mode but in both cases I let the ECU shift. There was no difference. The only thing that made a difference was turning off TC and VSC. I shaved 1/10 second with them off.
Also, for anyone who might want to test their car in the 1/4 mile but feels out of place racing a 16 sec street car, go on a test and tune night. It's a lot of fun and no direct competition. There were a lot of cars running 16 sec and slower passes. Lots of Hondas, a Saturn wagon and a diesel truck. IIRC I was the only guy representing Toyota and Scion so get out and represent! LOL
Also, for anyone who might want to test their car in the 1/4 mile but feels out of place racing a 16 sec street car, go on a test and tune night. It's a lot of fun and no direct competition. There were a lot of cars running 16 sec and slower passes. Lots of Hondas, a Saturn wagon and a diesel truck. IIRC I was the only guy representing Toyota and Scion so get out and represent! LOL
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I was so fixated on the tree that I didn't even look at the gauges. However I know from experience that brake-boosting yields a much quicker launch from my car. I often see slight boost (0-1 psi) at 2500rpm such as when driving up a long steep incline. Since boosting my car never downshifts on hills whereas before it did so to the point of annoyance. It pulls them all in 4th gear now. I definitely see boost before 3000 rpm.
06-11-2011, 05:06 PM
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I was so fixated on the tree that I didn't even look at the gauges. However I know from experience that brake-boosting yields a much quicker launch from my car. I often see slight boost (0-1 psi) at 2500rpm such as when driving up a long steep incline. Since boosting my car never downshifts on hills whereas before it did so to the point of annoyance. It pulls them all in 4th gear now. I definitely see boost before 3000 rpm.
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You're welcome. The turbo that makes it happen is a Precision 5031E with .63 A/R turbine mated to a 'Treadstone' cast manifold with a custom made 2.5" down pipe. It spools pretty quickly.
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So I went to Capitol raceway again tonight and shaved 2.2 tenths off my 1/4 mile ET. My 4 cyl, 25mpg avg XB is now officially the quickest car I've ever owned. Quicker in the 1/4 than my 68 camaro SS396, 87 Mustang GT and 90 Eclipse GTX and with much better mpg to boot! If you can't buy the car you want, build it yourself!
