[s-cars] 1/4 mile results

[Graydon D. Stuckey]

Chad,

That is a very good 1/4 mile for a big ole' German mom&pop sedan.

I'd also say that 2.5% for the G-tech is to be expected and if you
understand that, it shows that the G-tech is still a decent tool.

When I had my 5KCSTQ all tweaked, I launched near 5000 when the traction was
good.  In gravel, I'd launch around 4000 rpm though.  It would break loose
all 4 wheels. :)

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey
http://elektro.cmhnet.org/~graydon/18wattmain.html
> -----Original Message-----
> I was afraid to post the results from our trip to Clay City, KY
> 1/4 mile dragstrip over the past few days because with the
> tar/featherin' that took place 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 following link:
> http://www.outdoorextremes.com/toppage1.htm  I was surprised 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 couldn't believe how hard it was to
> hook up at the track:  2wd cars need the extra 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 revs 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 600 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 trying 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 happy 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 some 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, consider 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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