[s-cars] 1/4 mile results

[Calvin & Diana Craig]

Chad,
That pretty well jives with what I have seen on the G-Tech.  I actually
averaged about 1.3% error in 8 runs, so a little better.

I doubt you would have run much better with shifting the car earlier, i.e.
into 4th gear before the traps.  Shifting costs precious time, during which
you could be accelerating...of course then again I have never driven an
MTM-1 modded car so I can't be sure.

I ran a 14.9 at 93 MPH at 5.8k feet altitude.  This was with a very mild
chip, something akin to a Lehmann, about 2 psi over stock.  Stock computer I
ran 15.2 or so for my best run.  This was on a 95 degree day in early Sept.,
ugh.

Best short time (60 ft.) I could cut was a 2.1...this was also about a 5k
launch and hammer it down as soon as it kind of grabbed.  The clutch would
slip and "lock up" about 1-2 seconds after I let my foot all the way out at
about 4k rpm.  The biggest problem is trying to "hear" the car....you have
no auditory feedback with the 454 running open headers right next to you :)

For anybody in the Denver area wanting to test out different software, or do
comparisons, I am more than happy to offer up my '92 as a testbed that I
don't mind driving the snot out of.  Computer swaps are so easy that it is a
no brainer.  Actually if we could get a group together with all sorts of
different S/W for one night at Bandimere I would be more than willing to
offer up the driving and car along with a tank of 101 Octane :)

--Calvin


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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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