Fastest TTA Thread (2014)

turbows6 said:
It's a lot easier to run a good ET when you leave hard. It's much, much, more difficult to pick up ET out the back. Even if your car runs 130 you can't leave too soft and still run 10's (although you might be able to vacuum launch and eek into the high 10's)
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A 1.70 short time will give you 10.90's @ 130 ... that's a pretty soft launch compared to a 1.4x .. and won't tweak the car ... not to mention you can keep the factory suspension on the car instead of dealing with all the drag suspension crap that makes the car drive like shit the other 99% of the time its not doing a 1/4 mile sprint. .. there is a huge difference in the street between a 10.90@122 mph car and a 10.90 @ 130 mph car .

I guess its all up to the owner and to each his own ... I was just commenting that I would rather give up .3 on the short times and turn up the wick on the big end to make up most of it ... the TTA mph killer ( use it to your advantage) .. and its nice to actually have a car that can do respectable in the 1/4 mile and also handle and drive at the level they do. To me having a car that 60 foots 1.4x at the track is useless in the street ... MPH is where its at .. and these cars have that trait in spades
 
turbo89 said:
A 1.70 short time will give you 10.90's @ 130 ... that's a pretty soft launch compared to a 1.4x .. and won't tweak the car ... not to mention you can keep the factory suspension on the car instead of dealing with all the drag suspension crap that makes the car drive like shit the other 99% of the time its not doing a 1/4 mile sprint. .. there is a huge difference in the street between a 10.90@122 mph car and a 10.90 @ 130 mph car .

I guess its all up to the owner and to each his own ... I was just commenting that I would rather give up .3 on the short times and turn up the wick on the big end to make up most of it ... the TTA mph killer ( use it to your advantage) .. and its nice to actually have a car that can do respectable in the 1/4 mile and also handle and drive at the level they do. To me having a car that 60 foots 1.4x at the track is useless in the street ... MPH is where its at .. and these cars have that trait in spades
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Explain why if you're running 130mph you have to have a slower 60' time? Seems like you're saying you can only have one or the other?

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Question is how fast can a stock motor MPH?

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dvernst said:
Explain why if you're running 130mph you have to have a slower 60' time? Seems like you're saying you can only have one or the other?

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He's not saying that. 130-mph is a low ten with a 1.4x sixty foot, but with a 1.7x sixty foot it should be a high ten, as every tenth in the short time is three tenths gained or lost in ET. On the street, a car that traps 130-mph but runs a 10.90 due to a 1.7x soft launch will annihilate a car that traps 122-mph and runs a 10.90 with a 1.4x hard launch, especially on the highway, and its easier on the drivetrain, because mph tells you how much horsepower you really have. That is what he is saying...
 
I really think "tweaking" a properly prepared car is a very minor worry. Different strokes for different folks. I'm of the mindset - throw everything the car has out until the track can't hold it. If something breaks, fix it. :D
 
Street Lethal said:
He's not saying that. 130-mph is a low ten with a 1.4x sixty foot, but with a 1.7x sixty foot it should be a high ten, as every tenth in the short time is three tenths gained or lost in ET. On the street, a car that traps 130-mph but runs a 10.90 due to a 1.7x soft launch will annihilate a car that traps 122-mph and runs a 10.90 with a 1.4x hard launch, especially on the highway, and its easier on the drivetrain, because mph tells you how much horsepower you really have. That is what he is saying...
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PERFECT ! thanks !
 
Street Lethal said:
He's not saying that. 130-mph is a low ten with a 1.4x sixty foot, but with a 1.7x sixty foot it should be a high ten, as every tenth in the short time is three tenths gained or lost in ET. On the street, a car that traps 130-mph but runs a 10.90 due to a 1.7x soft launch will annihilate a car that traps 122-mph and runs a 10.90 with a 1.4x hard launch, especially on the highway, and its easier on the drivetrain, because mph tells you how much horsepower you really have. That is what he is saying...
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After I read it a few times it started to make sense. I previously had a turbo that was a little too big, so my 60' times suffered, but I had a higher MPH. Wasn't very fun to drive on the street with the bigger turbo.
 
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dvernst said:
Question is how fast can a stock motor MPH?

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I know there is other factors involved, but I was over 5200 rpm, with about 7% slip. Not sure how much more MPH I'll get on a 26" tall tire.
 
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