I'll try to keep this short (maybe if I cut out the most embarassing parts...). Went to Tri-State today for my first track visit. I honestly figured I would run 15's. I didn't, but I'm still disappointed.
First run I red-lighted, and then killed the car. 2 mins later, I run a 13.85 (left with 0-2 lbs of boost).
Other runs were:
13.41 @ 105.26 2.28 60ft,
13.40 @ 103.43 2.15 60ft (this one I ran down a WRX, and it's a good thing, I would have shot myself if I had lost, but this shows how crappy my launches are, it took almost half the track to run him down),
14.96 @ 101 3.42 60ft (egad!),
13.03 @ 107.42 2.18 60ft (oh baby!)
At this point I was getting a little confident (though not in my tires or launches). I was pegging at 21-22 I think, and my knock was not going above 1.4 (running 110 octane with Red's 100 chip). Other numbers looked good. So with time running out I think, what the hey, let's crank this #*#% up. 3.5 turns on the wg. And I run.....
...and I launch (relatively) like a *insert expletive*, I could FEEL a sub 13 time, I KNEW it. So what happens? Well, not quite halfway through, as I look at my boost gauge pegging at 25 (Chad is now thinking "oh god, get this car out of this punk's hands") - KER-CHUNK! bog, down to 65. Did I blow a head gasket? Probably. I pass the line at about 65 (still did a 15, 3 seconds ahead of the civic next door, lol), pull aside and it's "just" my intercooler pipe (the one that popped off 8 times during the drive last week for a rainout). To say I was pissed and dejected would be a severe understatement. Because I KNEW I had something in that run. But maybe it's a blessing in disguise, because with that kind of boost, something probably woulda blown.
I kept screwing up the Tlink, and I only have two (crappy runs) in data, I think the above numbers are probably more helpful. I'm a little disappointed. Granted I was on BFG street radials, first time, and know next to nothing about tuning, but isn't the CAR capable of sub-12's? Oh well, still a fun learning experience. But can someone "learn" me what I should invest in next to help? ...I could go on, but I won't.
First run I red-lighted, and then killed the car. 2 mins later, I run a 13.85 (left with 0-2 lbs of boost).
Other runs were:
13.41 @ 105.26 2.28 60ft,
13.40 @ 103.43 2.15 60ft (this one I ran down a WRX, and it's a good thing, I would have shot myself if I had lost, but this shows how crappy my launches are, it took almost half the track to run him down),
14.96 @ 101 3.42 60ft (egad!),
13.03 @ 107.42 2.18 60ft (oh baby!)
At this point I was getting a little confident (though not in my tires or launches). I was pegging at 21-22 I think, and my knock was not going above 1.4 (running 110 octane with Red's 100 chip). Other numbers looked good. So with time running out I think, what the hey, let's crank this #*#% up. 3.5 turns on the wg. And I run.....
...and I launch (relatively) like a *insert expletive*, I could FEEL a sub 13 time, I KNEW it. So what happens? Well, not quite halfway through, as I look at my boost gauge pegging at 25 (Chad is now thinking "oh god, get this car out of this punk's hands") - KER-CHUNK! bog, down to 65. Did I blow a head gasket? Probably. I pass the line at about 65 (still did a 15, 3 seconds ahead of the civic next door, lol), pull aside and it's "just" my intercooler pipe (the one that popped off 8 times during the drive last week for a rainout). To say I was pissed and dejected would be a severe understatement. Because I KNEW I had something in that run. But maybe it's a blessing in disguise, because with that kind of boost, something probably woulda blown.
I kept screwing up the Tlink, and I only have two (crappy runs) in data, I think the above numbers are probably more helpful. I'm a little disappointed. Granted I was on BFG street radials, first time, and know next to nothing about tuning, but isn't the CAR capable of sub-12's? Oh well, still a fun learning experience. But can someone "learn" me what I should invest in next to help? ...I could go on, but I won't.