FTO AUSTRALIA

No i wish i even got 15's lol

I think my car is more on the slow side compared to what nvr2low and other guys ran in the motorsport section ....
anyways my friends booked a lane at wsid and i got 9runs (they had 10-11) from 6pm-9pm (bloody awesome)

heres some of my results :
1st run - 16.508 // 0.935 // 137.50 (floored it in auto)
2nd run - 16.409 // 0.377 // 134.69 (floored in auto)
3rd run - 16.306 // 0.222 // 137.15 (7.5k shifts)
4th run - 16.360 // 0.149 // 135.75 (red line shifts)
my best run - 16.009 // 0.152 // 138.61 (8k then 7.6k)

are these times about right? im happy with them but i think manual would've easily made a whole second difference ... ohhh and my best reaction time was a 0.008 (woot) yet i still ran 16.315

i really recommend ftoau to organise a drag day!! *winks at aza*

well done mate you would have beaten me by .191 hehe. i havent been back since i did all the exhaust and stuff and wont until i change the motor.
well done mate good to see your doing it on the track not the street

good stuff mate, thats about right though is it still standard?

Thats not bad mate, thats good

Probably your best comparison will be with AJ's car when he & I had a couple of runs. Major difference is that he has the UAS collector section in his exhuast. He was able to run 15.6 in his tip. My best was a 14.9 & that was with nos.

im going to re dyno ... my car felt slower after playing with my CAT, and mind you i was running with about 30% petrol, and no sub and spare tyre ...

if im in the 3 digits and running those times ...

all mods aside and manual conversion is first priority!

well done on your times mate

I would love to know what times I can get but I rather get on a track that you can turne on rather than just hold on and hit the gas, but thats just me lol

aza013 wrote:well done on your times mate

I would love to know what times I can get but I rather get on a track that you can turne on rather than just hold on and hit the gas, but thats just me lol

yeah im the same but would definitly love to see what i get

Mmm, I wouldn't mind going and doing a few runs. I've wanted to go but always put it off cos it's kinda pushing the engine harder than my comfort zone allows me. Aren't you actually going slower if you're shifting at redline?

^ OMFG are you really such a pussy driver

optimum shift time is usually just before redline so if on dyno your car peaks power at 8k than any after that is a decline in power, therefore more beneficial to change and keep the power on the increase all the time

ahh i thought soo, the mivec starts dropping power pass 7.8k i would assume

2nd gear is whats slowing you down ... its just wayyy tooo long IMHO

what can fix all this and allow me to run mid 15's? a dam manual

charlie, let your pride go...

you let your civic mate beat you haha

xSlurpee wrote:ahh i thought soo, the mivec starts dropping power pass 7.8k i would assume

2nd gear is whats slowing you down ... its just wayyy tooo long IMHO

what can fix all this and allow me to run mid 15's? a dam manual

lower profile front tyres will make it rev up quicker in all gears

lol they're 30 at the fronts ... and i dropped my tyre psi to 24 ... it gripped perfectly but i dont know why im getting soo crap terminal speeds ... like 130-137kmh

and nah i beat the one that invited me hahaha he kept running 16.5's amd blaming that his crunching his gears .... doesnt matter my excuse always wins

im automatic

vipfto wrote:^ OMFG are you really such a pussy driver

LMFAO, so true.

lol they're 30 at the fronts ... and i dropped my tyre psi to 24 ... it gripped perfectly but i dont know why im getting soo crap terminal speeds ... like 130-137kmh

and nah i beat the one that invited me hahaha he kept running 16.5's amd blaming that his crunching his gears .... doesnt matter my excuse always wins

im automatic

Well theres part of your problem right there, why did you drop your tyre pressure so low. You hardly have a massive HP engine that you need that much grip Mate its good that your 2nd goes for so long (less gear changes the better) However as soon as you start to feel the power tappering off, you need to be changing gear.

what can fix all this and allow me to run mid 15's? a dam manual

An engine mgmt system it not only gives you a boost in KW's but it also (if tuned correctly) takes out all the flat spots in the power curve, which fto's are common for.

24 psi is fine, thats around where I usually set my fronts. As after you burnout through the water, that will increase the tyre temp & therfore pressure.

Also, dont forget to pump the rear tyres right up, I'd aim for 44 psi or so. That will reduce the rolling friction of the rear & it will also counter act the 'bog down' that the rears of fwd cars have when taking off.

vipfto wrote:^ OMFG are you really such a pussy driver

optimum shift time is usually just before redline so if on dyno your car peaks power at 8k than any after that is a decline in power, therefore more beneficial to change and keep the power on the increase all the time

lol yea, I guess I am - But if never redlining means no problems ever (never even had an oil leak) then I'd like to think it's making a difference

When I go on a cruise, I'll push the car, but never redline!

Bennoz wrote:24 psi is fine, thats around where I usually set my fronts. As after you burnout through the water, that will increase the tyre temp & therfore pressure.

Did he do burnouts though?? and if he did, did he actually get enough heat into them to increase the pressure??

sublime19 wrote:But if never redlining means no problems ever!

It doesnt mean that all, We would have cars come in that would have only ever been driven by little old ladies to 3k and they would suffer problems like cars that have been driven hard. However, by driving like a little bitch you are decreasing the chances of things going wrong but your not totally eliminating them.

I8A4RE wrote:
by driving like a little bitch you are decreasing the chances of things going wrong but your not totally eliminating them.

well no sh*t sherlock, thanks for proving my point

sublime19 wrote:

I8A4RE wrote:
by driving like a little bitch you are decreasing the chances of things going wrong but your not totally eliminating them.

well no sh*t sherlock, thanks for proving my point

OMFG you noob

sublime19 wrote:But if never redlining means no problems ever

but your not totally eliminating them.

Hows that proving your point ................insert FACEPALM