[s-cars] 1/4 mile results
Chad Hall
outex at charter.net
Tue Dec 3 16:22:49 EST 2002
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I was afraid to post the results from our trip to Clay City, KY 1/4 mile dr=
agstrip over the past few days because with the tar/featherin' that took pl=
ace I thought the post would get lost in the shuffle. First off, I have to=
completely DISMISS any G-Tech claims I made in the past. Although I still=
feel it may be fairly consistent, it is (was) 2.5920873 % optimistic when =
compared to an actual 1/4 mile run. Anyone interested can check out the fo=
llowing link: http://www.outdoorextremes.com/toppage1.htm I was surprise=
d to see stock LT1 Z-28s running low 14's @ 95-96, stock WRX's running low=
14's @ 92-93, I ran a best of 13.925 @ 96+ and if I had more than 3 runs I=
would've figured out better shift points to raise the trap speed. I could=
n't believe how hard it was to hook up at the track: 2wd cars need the ext=
ra traction at the line, but our cars HATE it! My car runs much better on =
a cold street with no rubber build-up, able to spin at the launch to keep r=
evs up and lessen driveline trauma. I got the pleasure of talking to a guy=
from Lexington that owns a shop and ran a 1983 UrQuattro with a claimed 60=
0 hp and time of 11.22 @128. Complete ground up restoration was beautiful. =
He seemed to really know VW/Audi's yet wasn't too cocky. He is already tr=
ying to point me in a direction other than RS2 come spring (my wife already=
hates this guy!). Sorry for the long download time for the site, dial-up =
guys will take a while. The way my car ran at the track, I wasn't really h=
appy with the time or especially speed but on that day amongst some really =
big power, that was about all she had. I could maybe drop some time/add so=
me mph but it would take some more runs to figure out lower shift points. =
To recap, all I've done to my 95 S6 is an MTM stage 1+ and a hi-flow custom=
(local) exhaust. To all you guys that told me to stuff the G-Tech, consid=
er it stuffed. But to those who are happy to accept low to mid 14's for a =
modded S4/6, don't sell your car short--they can go to the track and not be=
too embarrassed.
Chad Hall
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