evan9381 Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 can someone who knows what they're doing explain this? ive had a couple people on another forum trying to say "if your 60' time drops, your trap speed will stay the same or go down some". to me, this doesnt make sense. i would think that coming out of the hole faster would make for a quicker, higher mph run...anyone?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 It depends. One thing is for sure, if your 60' time drops your e.t. should drop as well. A small drop in 60' should equal a much more significant drop in e.t. Your mph at the end of a run (in any given car) is largely determined by HP. If you have a mod like gears or a torque converter, your HP will not increase, but you will make the 1/4 run faster. Gears or a converter would also get you out of the hole faster, resulting in a lower e.t., but at the same mph. However, if you significantly reduce the weight of your car, your mph can increase as well; another case is if you are having traction issues. If those are resolved it can result in a higher mph as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 well the issue stemmed after i went out to NTR in may...not a heavily modded car, 2003 elantra, intake/header/exhaust/underdrive pulley and some light wheels (13lbs)/somewhat sticky tires...struts/springs...i was hitting 2.4-2.6 60 fts at the beginning of the night, and trapping around 88mph. once i started getting the feel for the track, i eventually hit a 2.268 60' and trapped 90.72. for some reason the people on the boards are saying different...doesnt make sense to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FooFooMaru Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 with my last set up I got 2.167 60' ft @ 95.74mph with a 14.37 1/4 that was with stock suspension and 3.73's basically. now Have 4.10's with suspension work so I will get back with you sometime and let you know if my 60' ft is better and what the MPH is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Sounds like you were making more power. Did the weather cool off a lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 the night we went i drove up there, sat in the staging lanes for a good 90 minutes (when howie wrecked the vette) and ran on a pretty cold engine...pushed it up to the last part of the staging lanes and had it running 2-3 min before running...temps were about 65 but i had some shitty launches/missed lights... ...ALL the other runs were done on a hot engine (hadn't turned off the car or popped the hood)...the temps did drop a bit that night, at the end it was probably 45 degrees out...the thing is though my last 5-6 runs were done in the last hour when the track died down. it was just get off the track, drive back down, wait for 2 cars to go and i was up again. my last run of the night was my best and the whole night i was low on gas...i got to 27 and put about 4 gallons in my car...a little less than 1/4 tank so gas was low all night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 my lower 60' times made for a huge difference in my et, but only like 1mph in my trap. and that with an awd car, where your 60' will make or break you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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