What can I do better to get in 12's

[menmy6]

I had a little fun with my regal the past few weeks and need some advise on what I could do different ..I'm leaving on 1psi of boost car is stock except ebay front mount and 55lbs injectors boost is 19psi

My 1st pass with crappy car was breaking up and couldnt launch her 14.3 @ 102.21mph

My 2nd pass no boost left at idle and paddle it down the track
60ft 2.29
330ft 5.96
1/8th 8.98 @81.52
1000ft 11.57
1/4th 13.76 at 104.86


My 3rd clean run after I took red armstrong chip out and put TT in , it no longer with bogging and breaking up

60ft 1.82
330ft 5.31
1/8th 8.32 at 81.48mph
1000ft 10.93
1/4th 13.15 at 101.63

and 4th run
60ft 1.84
330ft 5.32
1/8th 8.30 at 82.45mph
1000ft 10.90
1/4th 13.16 at 99.56

 

[gs462]

Lock up the converter, sticky tires, more boost.

 

[menmy6]

Lock up the converter, sticky tires, more boost.

How do I lock up the converter ? I will start to search it now before Friday track night .. thanks

 

[gs462]

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/general-turbo-buick-tech/228904-paper-clip-trick.html


But doing this causes the car to shift early into 3rd gear (around 4800 rpm)
so launch the car in second gear then shift into 3rd gear I always said 3 red lights on my factory tach.

 

[3.8L V-8 eater]

19lbs of boost was that with pump gas only?? What are you using to monitor knock??

 

[menmy6]

110 oct and monitor with scan master and knock gauge .

 

[4timesT]

Which Red Armstrong chip are you running? You might not have been running enough boost if it's one of his race chips, that's why it was sputtering and bogging. His race chips run very rich because it's expected that you run high boost.

 

[menmy6]

Which Red Armstrong chip are you running? You might not have been running enough boost if it's one of his race chips, that's why it was sputtering and bogging. His race chips run very rich because it's expected that you run high boost.

Race 108 chip

 

[4timesT]

Wow, completely forgot about this thread. With a 108 chip I would run at least 25 psi of boost and 112 octane fuel. I also think RA race chips need one if not both MAF screens removed.

 

[BIGPSI]

Wow, completely forgot about this thread. With a 108 chip I would run at least 25 psi of boost and 112 octane fuel. I also think RA race chips need one if not both MAF screens removed.

x2 red's chips have alot of fuel, so you need to crank up the boost with it

 

[Blazer406]

You got good gas..... crank it up some..... 1-2 psi at a time.

You aren't making any power yet with only a 102 trap speed.

My car with a stock unopened motor and stock turbo went about 108 mph with a few bolt-ons and about 20-22 psi boost.... and it was far from tuned. 60' was 1.71 for me.... 12.65 in the quarter.

Most should be able to get low 12's out of a stock unopened motor and stock turbo with some tuning and time.

 

[menmy6]

Your right , my runs was on stock DP exhaust , now I have 3in all the way back and boost set at 23psi , spring is coming soon .....

 

[forcefed3.8's]

It was breaking up from detonation. Have fun changing headgaskets. With a stock turbo, 21 to 23 psi with 110 octane, Reds 108 chip, low 12's@108-111. Red's race chips lock the converter. The MPH difference between the TT and Red's chips was from the lock up and timing of the race chip.

 

[menmy6]

It was a vacuum hole loose , that's why it felt that way ,all fixed and no longer running rich

 

[Mr.Spool]

first off your not that far from the 12's now,dropping the 60ft by leaving on more boost,you need a scanmaster or a wideband on the car.with those items in place and a good set of drag radials or slicks,raising boost will increase the power.we got the stock turbo to 30psi on alkycontrol and a stock turbo/motor.