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Guess who trapped a 16.577
ME!!! I'm so freaking happy. Last time I ran my car, I was running 17.04's and now I'm running 16.5.
When I took the run's tonight, my car set up was totally different. I had done the resonator "induction" mod, throttle line mod, and a different filter for tonight and I must say that the SVX was in its prime. I also took out the rear seat bottom, spare tire, jack, subwoofer, and anything else that could add weight. Here is a break down of my fastest run. R/T- .120 60 ft- 2.497 330 ft- 7.062 1/8 mile- 10.774 MPH- 67.09 1000- 13.913 1/4- 16.577 MPH- 84.45 All in all it was a good night with temps in the low 70's and around 30% humidity. I'm happy with the results and kicked a lot of tail losing only one race to a VTEC Accord that my buddy was driving. Keith
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The member formerly known as Civic_Slayer 1992 "Robins egg blue" SVX Originally Claret 147k- CURRENT 1992 Pearly 187K and climbing (11-91) #964 *retired 1992 Pearl SVX 122500 miles #86 FASTAR THAN THE OLD ONE.*SOLD Everytime I get into my car, it always reminds me that it has POWER |
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It was a very impressive run!
It almost brought a tear of joy to my eye! Congrats Keith! ~Kyle~ |
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That's awesome Keith! 16.5 is a good time for an SVX in the 1/4 mile.
Couple questions: 1) How did you launch the car? 2) What pressures are you running in your tires front & back? 3) When are you going back for more?! -Chike P.S. Drag racing SVXers are waaaay cool!
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Well, Chik Chik, maybe I want to keep a few secrets and tricks up my sleeve.
I would stage up, and mash on the brakes as hard as I can because they just don't grab like they used to. I have always liked the cars acceleration at 2000 RPM, so that is where I launched at. As soon as that last light turns yellow, I hammer the gas pedal and by doing so throws the car into power mode making sure I won't shift at any RPMs below 6K. In the front tires I was running the opposite of stock pressure. What ever the reccomended tire pressure in the front is, I ran that pressure on the back tires and vice versa. I'll be going back for more after I get my wheel bearings and brakes fixed. Keith
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The member formerly known as Civic_Slayer 1992 "Robins egg blue" SVX Originally Claret 147k- CURRENT 1992 Pearly 187K and climbing (11-91) #964 *retired 1992 Pearl SVX 122500 miles #86 FASTAR THAN THE OLD ONE.*SOLD Everytime I get into my car, it always reminds me that it has POWER |
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Since our cars are automatics and have a 2500rpm stall, we may actually get better times by running more pressure in our tires to reduce the contact patch area. When I did my 1/8 mile runs last weekend, I ran 33/29 in my tires, but yesterday I adjusted them to 40/36 per the 'Performance Tire' thread. These pressures will ensure that a more flat contact patch rests on the ground and will net a slight improvement in times as your rolling resistance is reduced... -Chike P.S. BTW, a 2000rpm launch is good as you start off higher in the power band!
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato 2013 Cosmic Blue 5spd Evo X GSR 2006 Galaxy Gray 6MT RX-8 (sold) 2006 Steel Gray WRX TR (sold) 1996 Brilliant Red SVX L (sold) |
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what year / model was the Accord, Last Time I raced someone, it was a 2000 Accord V6, but it was an automatic, still beat him by 3 car lengths though....... CONGRATS though, that is a REALLY good time, keep us posted when you get everything fixed, it'll probably be quicker none-the-less. Did you use your Nitrous?
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Bottles are for babies. But if I had nitrous, I would use it. Actually, I had a "little person" in the trunk with a mouth full of laughing gas and when I told him to blow, the car would rocket ahead for about half a second.
The Accord was a '99 3.0 VTEC Automatic. He had some mods done, oh well. He won the race but the time slips say that I'm FASTA!!! Keith
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The member formerly known as Civic_Slayer 1992 "Robins egg blue" SVX Originally Claret 147k- CURRENT 1992 Pearly 187K and climbing (11-91) #964 *retired 1992 Pearl SVX 122500 miles #86 FASTAR THAN THE OLD ONE.*SOLD Everytime I get into my car, it always reminds me that it has POWER |
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Strange
Is everyone running in the high 16's in stock form??
I took mine to the Nopi Nationals in MD a week after I bought it. Out of 2 runs my worst was 16.104 at 89MPH. Although I'm a lighter FWD model. It was completely stock. |
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My white car ran 15.7 completely stock...so, uh, yeah. My red one ran 15.9, but it needed an oil change, new plugs, and a different driving style then the white one, which i didnt figure out until after i left...
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The LSi/LS-L models are fully loaded with leather, sunroof, etc and tip the scales 100lbs heavier than the L/LS models. FWD models are even lighter still... So if someone with a 3600lb LS-L model, has an additional 100lbs of speaker equipment added to their car, goes to the drag strip, a high 16/low 17 sec pass will probably result. Another big factor is air temperature. A 16.5 sec car in mid 70* weather, will probably be in the high 15's if the temps were in the low 40* range... -Chike
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Let's also not fuhgeddabout sea level playing a big factor in 1/4 mile times.
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The member formerly known as Civic_Slayer 1992 "Robins egg blue" SVX Originally Claret 147k- CURRENT 1992 Pearly 187K and climbing (11-91) #964 *retired 1992 Pearl SVX 122500 miles #86 FASTAR THAN THE OLD ONE.*SOLD Everytime I get into my car, it always reminds me that it has POWER |
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-Chike
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato 2013 Cosmic Blue 5spd Evo X GSR 2006 Galaxy Gray 6MT RX-8 (sold) 2006 Steel Gray WRX TR (sold) 1996 Brilliant Red SVX L (sold) |
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