Got kicked off the track on thursday

concealer404
concealer404 Posts: 7,440
edited August 2009 in The Clubhouse
Well, my buddy who just got out of the Marines and i went to the drag strip this past thursday. We just took my daily driver out there with the intention of watching. But, we got in for free because he's still considered active military.

So, for **** and giggles, i ran the DD. I only got two runs in.

First run, i shut it down at the 1/8th mile because i got a nasty boost spike in 3rd gear and didn't want to blow my pistons out. (my fault, had the gain on the EBC set wrong.)

Fixed it, ran again.

13.12 @ 116mph.

Yep. Got kicked off the track. Didn't think to bring a helmet. :p Aaaannnddd.... apparently my car is a trap speed ****. Crappy Nexen tires + 300+wtq + 2600lb car = lack of traction. :D

Oh well. At least fielding all the questions of "WTF is THAT?!?!?" was pretty fun afterwards. "It's a 1990 MX6." "I thought MX6s were those curvy chick cars?" :D

Anyone else hit the strip from time to time here?
I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
Post edited by concealer404 on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2009
    back in the late 80's I had a 69' Cougar XR7, It had the 390 with about 350 HP, pretty much stock except for a set of headers and a new carb. I ran it a few times......god I miss that car.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited August 2009
    Yep. Most tracks get pretty worried about running that fast without a helmet.
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2009
    I love going to the track, watching all the mean cars launching down the strip. Especially if my friend's running. I've never had anything worth running before, but the last time I went I ran my stock Mazda3 anyways. It was a blast!

    My best run was also my first, at 11.161...and, yes, this was an 1/8th mile track. So, very slow. But still very fun. I went for three more passes, and decided to work on reaction time since I couldn't actually hang with anything there. My first reaction time, for the first time ever out on a dragstrip, was .689. For the next three passes I had reaction times of .251, .481, and .331. So, I did get a little bit better.

    Can't wait to get a car that'll actually do the 1/8th in less than 10!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2009
    Around here, you need a helmet regardless of what kind of times you run.

    My old 99 Regal GS ran 13.5's @ 100mph. My brother now owns it and I still get to blast around in it once in a while. My 98 C5 ran 11.62 @ 114, 1.5 60' with stock heads and cam, just bolt ons. Then a 11.0 @ 120, 1.49 60' with heads and cam on a 50 degree night. I then added a new intake manifold and ran a 11.1 @ 119 on a 80 degree day. I need to have the computer reflashed, it's running like crap, then maybe I'll take it back out to the track on a cool day for a high 10. I recently aquired a 09 GTI, when the warrantee is up I'll throw some mods on it and maybe hit the track.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Matt34
    Matt34 Posts: 318
    edited August 2009
    The local track here requires a helmet for anything under 13s, jacket is needed if you have any power-adders ie. Turbo, nitrous, SC. I've ran my 07 350z, 05 SRT-4 and my current drag **** 07 Suzuki GSX-R which I'm waiting to get some new tires for and install a sproket set and chain.

    Best times:
    350z with intake/exhaust: 14.2
    SRT-4 with Mopar stage one kit, exhaust/intake, Manual boost controller, soild engine mounts and drags: 13.5
    Gixxer: 12.14 but my trap was 118mph...still learning how to launch it, lol. The sproket kit will help a lot.

    I'm going to run my Nissan Titan now that I got a Superchips programmer for it.:D

    This was at 4500ft at SIR in Tucson.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited August 2009
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    back in the late 80's I had a 69' Cougar XR7, It had the 390 with about 350 HP, pretty much stock except for a set of headers and a new carb. I ran it a few times......god I miss that car.

    I had a '69 Cougar in the early '80's. 351 Windsor but very fast. Great in a straight line, but a little scary when the road got curvey. I sowed a lot of wild oats with that car. I miss mine too.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited August 2009
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    Yep. Most tracks get pretty worried about running that fast without a helmet.

    I wasn't expecting to get quite that low, to be honest. I figured it would be a 110+ trap, but i wasn't expecting it to claw down the track quite that well.

    The first three gears on the street just go up in smoke and the car doesn't really go anywhere, so i was expecting about the same once i got out of the main prep area of the track.

    Oh well. Now i know. Next time i go back with a helmet and some more boost. :D
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Matt34
    Matt34 Posts: 318
    edited August 2009
    concealer404 wrote: »
    I wasn't expecting to get quite that low, to be honest. I figured it would be a 110+ trap, but i wasn't expecting it to claw down the track quite that well.

    The first three gears on the street just go up in smoke and the car doesn't really go anywhere, so i was expecting about the same once i got out of the main prep area of the track.

    Oh well. Now i know. Next time i go back with a helmet and some more boost. :D

    My friend has a 475hp+ SRT-4 and runs a gameboy advanced loaded with a program that allows him to adjust the boost for each gear among other things. Still has wheelspin but not nearly as bad.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    I had a '69 Cougar in the early '80's. 351 Windsor but very fast. Great in a straight line, but a little scary when the road got curvey. I sowed a lot of wild oats with that car. I miss mine too.

    Got that right! I spun mine into a corn field while it was raining on a curvy road....scared the hell outta me. no damage to the car just took out a few stalks of corn...:D
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited August 2009
    Matt34 wrote: »
    My friend has a 475hp+ SRT-4 and runs a gameboy advanced loaded with a program that allows him to adjust the boost for each gear among other things. Still has wheelspin but not nearly as bad.

    I run a Greddy Profec B Spec II boost controller. I wasn't too worried about boost per gear since it's really just my DD, but i really wanted the overboost warning/protection that this EBC offers.

    I could probably fix a lot of my wheelspin issues by running a bigger turbo... right now i'm hitting full spool by 2500rpms, and it's not all that small. It's a 50trim, but the truck-like characteristics of this motor make it a spooling monster.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2009
    Face wrote: »
    Around here, you need a helmet regardless of what kind of times you run.

    My old 99 Regal GS ran 13.5's @ 100mph. My brother now owns it and I still get to blast around in it once in a while. My 98 C5 ran 11.62 @ 114, 1.5 60' with stock heads and cam, just bolt ons. Then a 11.0 @ 120, 1.49 60' with heads and cam on a 50 degree night. I then added a new intake manifold and ran a 11.1 @ 119 on a 80 degree day. I need to have the computer reflashed, it's running like crap, then maybe I'll take it back out to the track on a cool day for a high 10. I recently aquired a 09 GTI, when the warrantee is up I'll throw some mods on it and maybe hit the track.

    Not bad. I'm surprised you don't have the Regal anymore though. Or the Riviera.
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2009
    Face - that's a Z06, right? Good times, for sure!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2009
    appadv wrote: »
    Not bad. I'm surprised you don't have the Regal anymore though. Or the Riviera.
    If they handled anything like the GTI I would still have one or the other. Even with wider wheels and tires, Koni adjustable struts, larger sway bars, stiffer body bushings, lowering springs, and strut tower braces, it's still not even close.

    audiobliss wrote: »
    Face - that's a Z06, right? Good times, for sure!
    No, a C5 coupe with an auto tranny...thanks.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2009
    Face wrote: »
    No, a C5 coupe with an auto tranny...thanks.
    That is so hard to believe. I never would have thought a stock C5 with just boltons could hit 11.62.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2009
    Vararam intake, LS6 intake manifold, tune, Kooks headers with an offroad X pipe, B&B PRT exhaust, Yank SS4000 torque converter, 3.73 rear, CCW Drag package, no front sway bar, larger rear sway bar with poly bushings, and probably a few small things I'm forgetting. The aftermarket torque converter yielded the largest gain, probably 5-7 tenths.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2009
    Ahh, gotcha. Fairly substantial upgrade list. So, now that you've got a good bit more done under the hood, got any more long term plans for it?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2009
    audiobliss wrote: »
    Ahh, gotcha. Fairly substantial upgrade list. So, now that you've got a good bit more done under the hood, got any more long term plans for it?
    After a tune, nope. I'll probably sell it and buy something else. Something older so I don't have to worry about emissions.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2009
    You have a short list of things you'll be looking at?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2009
    78+ Malibu.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2009
    audiobliss wrote: »
    That is so hard to believe. I never would have thought a stock C5 with just boltons could hit 11.62.

    Any car will run faster with Face behind the wheel :D
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2009
    Yeah, that's a pretty short list.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter