took my 2ltr te wagon down the 1/4

gemskee · tinkerer Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 129

hey all just thought i let u no i took my pretty much stok 2ltr down the 1/4 last nite i did a 17.689 wif reaction of 0.1560..im aim for a 15 to 16

Ben Wight · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 946

You should get it if you can get good traction, dump the clutch a bit off the line, and maybe rev it to 5000-5500rpm before changing gears.

Flat changes help too, ie, minimal clutch, and not taking foot of accelerator (well only a little bit to stop it overevving).

You should at least get a low 16 with practice.

RiCE BOi · tinkerer Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 108

reaction of 0.1560 should have been a red light... Sure it wasn't 1.560 ??
Still, a mid 17 has to be at least a second or two faster than a stocko 1600 sedan. Good on ya for getting out there and giving it a go man.

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

jason they changed the way the measure reaction time to co inside with the NHRA so a .156 is acutally .5560

RiCE BOi · tinkerer Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 108

Well feed me garlic and call me stinky !!
I didn't know they changed the R.T setting, when did that come about ? I get what you're saying though, they just take the "perfect" 0.400 out of the equation to get your actual R.T.
Is that how they measure it across the board now with all catagories ? Or just street classes ?
Gemskee, thats actually a pretty decent R.T dude, good on ya.

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

yeah they have done this all across the board.