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Well, I am no real stranger to the dragstrip, but this was not only my first time with my R/T, but the first time EVER in a manual transmission. I figured I would have a learning curve, and I didnt disappoint myself. I went to Lebanon Valley on June 20th, a rare Friday night where they had a test n tune plus a gamblers race. The turnout was very light which was awesome for me and just meant more passes to practice. I was really happy about this because I just knew a 6 speed with stock street tires on a prepped track with all the horror stories of wheel hop the more runs the better, heat soak be damned!! The car has 2,100 miles on it, and is completely stock except for a catch can that I installed at 50 miles. I left everything stock, didnt even change air pressures or remove any cheap weight like the spare tire. I had about a half tank of gas, which was a little more than I wanted. The DA ranged from 1639 at the start of the night, to 1010 on the last run. For every run I left traction control on. So, on to the results
I got a total of 14 runs in (so much for cool down)
of the 14, I missed the 2-3 shift 3 times
I missed the 1-2 shift once (I still cant believe that one...I see a Barton shifter in my future)
My second pass, the finish line timer errored and my slip said I passed at 65 seconds....I may be slow, but not THAT slow!
So, of the 14 runs, taking out those gafs, I am down to 9 solid runs.
My best ET was 13.92, best MPH was 102.25, best 60' was 2.143, and on about 7 of the runs I reset my 0-60mph timer and the best I did was 5.40 seconds.
After the 4th run, I did swap in my K&N dropin....and from my unscientific testing I can say its effects are minimal (just one mans opinion)
After getting the practice of 10 runs, my last 4 were all my best with the following ranges
60 foot....2.205-2.143
ET.....13.959-13.920
mph.....101.46-102.25
Also, my brother and one of my nieces came to watch, and I got to take my niece (she is 15 years old) on 2 ride alongs on runs 6 and 7....at Lebanon, if your car is 14.00 or slower you can have a passenger. Well, the first ride along was 14.09....the second was 13.96 and the track said no more passengers!
All in all, an awesome night at the track. Lots of runs, lots of practice, and maybe a future racer was born!! I cant wait to go again!
I got a total of 14 runs in (so much for cool down)
of the 14, I missed the 2-3 shift 3 times
I missed the 1-2 shift once (I still cant believe that one...I see a Barton shifter in my future)
My second pass, the finish line timer errored and my slip said I passed at 65 seconds....I may be slow, but not THAT slow!
So, of the 14 runs, taking out those gafs, I am down to 9 solid runs.
My best ET was 13.92, best MPH was 102.25, best 60' was 2.143, and on about 7 of the runs I reset my 0-60mph timer and the best I did was 5.40 seconds.
After the 4th run, I did swap in my K&N dropin....and from my unscientific testing I can say its effects are minimal (just one mans opinion)
After getting the practice of 10 runs, my last 4 were all my best with the following ranges
60 foot....2.205-2.143
ET.....13.959-13.920
mph.....101.46-102.25
Also, my brother and one of my nieces came to watch, and I got to take my niece (she is 15 years old) on 2 ride alongs on runs 6 and 7....at Lebanon, if your car is 14.00 or slower you can have a passenger. Well, the first ride along was 14.09....the second was 13.96 and the track said no more passengers!
All in all, an awesome night at the track. Lots of runs, lots of practice, and maybe a future racer was born!! I cant wait to go again!
