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At the dragstrip on Friday the 13th!
I went to Virginia MotorSports Park tonight to get my first shake-down runs in 1/4 mile following my successful 4.44 trans swap with Svxfiles and Green_eyed_lady last weekend!
While in Richmond, I met up with a member on the legacygt.com forum named itr_eg - we knew who the other person was right away based on the discussions we had previously on that forum. His lightly modded silver 5spd 2.5 LGT was awesome and posted some quick times tonight (14.09 @ ~97mph was his new personal best)! The temps this evening hovered in the mid 60's with a pretty high humidity level. After passing tech... I waited in the Staging Lanes with itr_eg and his girlfriend... until it was time to race... I still have a little tweaking to do on my launch (messed up my first pass ), and my best run of the night was a 15.063 @ 91.27mph with a 2.13 60ft: -Chike P.S. On my first run, I went 15.1 at 90+mph with a 2.4 60ft time. I tried launching at stall speed, but even with the brakes pedal mashed down, my car lurched forward tripping the starting light. I didn't panic, but took my foot of the gas and launch from idle. Needless to say that run was botched!!! P.P.S. There were a lot of other cool cars out there tonight. I watched an '04 6MT Pontiac GTO turn a 12.8 in the 1/4 and a WRC Blue STI run a 13.24 @ 102mph. I counted over 5 SRT-4's, but didn't pay too much attention to their times as they were a dime-a-dozen at the strip tonight...
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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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Killer time man!! With my times that I was running for the 1st 6 runs of the night, you would have blown me away Anyway Your trap speeds are telling me you are putting down some serious power. Infact your car with my driveline would probobly be running low 14's maybe closer to mid but it would still be killer!! You got a sweet ass powerplant in your baby take good care of her. With a better launch you will be destined to have that 14 second run. I just wanna say a serious congrats for having the fastest stock(relatively) auto out there. Just don't drive the wheels off this transmission (like I should talk). Great times man i will see u in June for our matchup whenever u schedule it.
Tom |
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BTW there were about a dozen or so srt-4's at Atco also....the new "Me Too" car All the more reason for me to laugh at their 2.5 60' times
Tom |
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Even with the sticky VHT they spread at the track, my car was still able to briefly spin all four tires coming off the line - a pretty cool feeling indeed! I could have had a 14 on my first run if I had cut a 2.1 60ft time like I did on my subsequent two runs (went 15.1 @ 90, then a 15.06 @ 91, and ended with a 15.2 at 89.5). My manifold was just getting hotter as the night went on following the 1 3/4 hr drive to the drag strip (phenolic spacers helped out quite a bit though). Next time I guess... -Chike P.S. I don't know of a faster awd 4EAT SVX out there, but Poweredx2 went 14.8 all-motor in his fwd SVX - even though the powertrain loss in fwd car is no comparison to that in an awd!
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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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-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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Chike,
Great time! You'd probably have broken the 15 second mark if it wasn't for the FPR Did you do all of your runs with the trans in "D"? -Bill
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Retired NASA Rocket Scientist Most famous NASA "Child" - OSIRIS-REx delivered samples from asteroid BENNU to Earth in Sept. 2023 Center Network Member #989 '92 Fully caged, 5 speed, waiting for its fully built EG33 '92 "Test Mule", 4:44 Auto, JDM 4:44 Rear Diff with Mech LSD, Tuned headers, Full one-off suspension '92(?) Laguna, 6 spd and other stuff (still at OT's place) My Locker |
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You never know about that Impreza fpr - it's too early for a verdict on it yet... (my tailpipes definitely don't look like a car with an afr between 12:1-11:1 above 5,000rpms) I did all of my runs with the trans in 'D' for consistency. Need to figure out the launch. With a 2500rpm launch, I'll be in the 2.0 60ft range for certain. -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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1993 25th Anniversary Edition # 156 of 301 ~ 121, 488 miles ( SOLD TO svxfiles 8/6/06) 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i....5spd - My daily driver 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5i -7k miles..Mom's daily driver 2,543 Member of the SVX World Network |
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You might try launching with the trans in 2nd - my only concern is that with the 4.44 you might get a bunch of wheel spin. Did you stage "deep" or "shallow"? -Bill
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Retired NASA Rocket Scientist Most famous NASA "Child" - OSIRIS-REx delivered samples from asteroid BENNU to Earth in Sept. 2023 Center Network Member #989 '92 Fully caged, 5 speed, waiting for its fully built EG33 '92 "Test Mule", 4:44 Auto, JDM 4:44 Rear Diff with Mech LSD, Tuned headers, Full one-off suspension '92(?) Laguna, 6 spd and other stuff (still at OT's place) My Locker |
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I don't think I'm making enough power to call for a launch in 2nd gear... I always deep stage at the strip. I'll try bleeding my brake lines in hopes of getting an even firmer pedal. If that doesn't work, I'll switch to some stainless brake lines before the cool weather in the Fall rolls around... -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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G-Tech...
I forgot to mention that I hooked up my G-tech to test its accuracy on my last run. I mounted it in the center of my windshield, and made sure it was both level and pointing straight forward.
At the end of the 1/4 mile, the g-tech read a 15.21 @ 91mph - my actual time was a 15.20 @ 89.5mph... -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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so uh..... when r u gonna set up our drag showdown? About how many runs would we get in then?? Please let me know ahead of time.
Tom |
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-Chike P.S. Btw, I don't think I'll have the time to go back to the dragstrip before then. My wife and I close on our house next Friday (May 20th) and I start my new position (Acct Manager & Head of Business Development) on June 1st.
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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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good luck with that new job. Better be worth you missing our drag meet at Atco. I should see u in Maryland on the 25th. I will still be N/A then, maybe just the stage 2 chip waiting for the nitrous kit. Money is starting to flow for me again so we will see. I got my new trans mount comming in the mail this week and if all goes as planned Jesse and I will have my new X-member in. So after that, it is all just waiting for the funds to shoot the spray(Fast and Furious terminology).
Tom(soon to be a nitrous member) |
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