V-Day Speculations Options

[JMoushon]

Well, I figure I started the same thread for Slo-Pny day, why not.

What have you done and what will it run?

On my end, I believe I called 13.6, but only got to 13.8.

This time around, I think I'll call 12.99. That way I can get to the 13.2-13.4 range I really expect.

Since Slo-Pny day, I have done the following in preparation for V-Day:

Nitto NT555R Drag radials, 225/50-16 (oooh they hook nicely!)

Coilovers to drop the front end

Solid motor mounts

Had a single-person porting party, porting the manifold, o2 housing, and turbine housing. I highly recommend this to anyone.

Installed TMO Stage 3 ECU

The interior will be gutted

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, whereas last time I only got up to 15 psi and pump gas, I will be heading straight for the 112 and 22-24 psi. If the clutch holds up, I believe I should hit my target time easily, But as I stated before, the strip can be cruel.

[JMoushon]

Spyguy was running hard, with only room to go faster from the nice 12.8s he was pulling. Marcus pulled an amazing 14.5 out of the Saturn of Peoria-provided 2004 ION Redline. Even Motor Trend only got a 14.8!

Tuning gremlins got the best of me for literally 6 hours, she just would not respond to tuning. Found loose ac fittings hitting the back of the knock sensor, causing random knock readings. Fixed, and properly leaned out, I proudly piloted the FWD to a personal best of 13.462 @ 105.5. Problem: 14b is on it's last legs, only pushing 21psi at max mbc setting, and fluctuating 2-3 psi throughout the runs. Faulty bov recirculation tube caused horrible hesitation between shifts, costing around .2s per shift, according to the logger. Riddled with problems, I still got to the high end of my projection. I'm happy.

PS: Drag radials SUCK!!! They improved 60' times by .1s. Honestly, the were easier to launch, but the cold weather put a big damper on my holeshots. They are nice, actually.