Quarter mile times wanted

[TurboDewd]

I wouldnt have thought holding at 2000 revs would do much wear n tear, especially if youre not doing it that often...and youre only there for a few moments till you release and take off...

[ducatijb]

How else are you going to get a good 60' time if you don't stall it up...

I did one run last time at the drags without stalling and was 8/10's slower..

[Guest Big Mick]

Its easy Mack.

1) Foot on brake.

2) Get revs to 2000rpm

3) On green let go of brake while putting right boot through the floor.

4) Hold on for next 13.8 seconds

5) Commence braking.

Must be doing wonders for your trans and driveline, not to mention the tyres.. Not to mention that it's really a fake indication of what the car is really capable of.

I'd be that none of the motor mags do this sort of thing when they conduct 400m runs.

You're kidding aren't you!

Do you think that when the mags do a 400m run in a manual they ease the clutch out, get the thing rolling and then floor it? No way, they try and launch the thing as hard as possible. Ever heard of a 4-5000rpm clutch dump in a WRX, that's how they get them to do great times.

The above also applies to auto's, to get the best time they launch then as hard as possible while minimising wheel spin.

There ain't nothing fake about driving your car to it's limits in order to achieve a great time.

Cheers,

Mick

[Geeseman]

You're kidding aren't you!

Do you think that when the mags do a 400m run in a manual they ease the clutch out, get the thing rolling and then floor it? No way, they try and launch the thing as hard as possible. Ever heard of a 4-5000rpm clutch dump in a WRX, that's how they get them to do great times.

The above also applies to auto's, to get the best time they launch then as hard as possible while minimising wheel spin.

There ain't nothing fake about driving your car to it's limits in order to achieve a great time.

Cheers,

Mick

No, not kidding just realistic. Im assuming and having seen videoes of the mag reviwers doing it, that they just floor the car without stalling it at all which is why you see the top cars in PCOTY only score low 13's. The cars weren't designed to stall at high revs and then have the clutch dropped or brake released on autos, which is why at every meet there are cars that fail to complete their runs.

Stalling your vehicle like that would only ever be done on the track which is why it isnt a realistic indication of the vehicles performance.

[3rdTurbo]

You're kidding aren't you!

Do you think that when the mags do a 400m run in a manual they ease the clutch out, get the thing rolling and then floor it?  No way, they try and launch the thing as hard as possible.  Ever heard of a 4-5000rpm clutch dump in a WRX, that's how they get them to do great times.

The above also applies to auto's, to get the best time they launch then as hard as possible while minimising wheel spin.

There ain't nothing fake about driving your car to it's limits in order to achieve a great time.

Cheers,

Mick

No, not kidding just realistic. Im assuming and having seen videoes of the mag reviwers doing it, that they just floor the car without stalling it at all which is why you see the top cars in PCOTY only score low 13's. The cars weren't designed to stall at high revs and then have the clutch dropped or brake released on autos, which is why at every meet there are cars that fail to complete their runs.

Stalling your vehicle like that would only ever be done on the track which is why it isnt a realistic indication of the vehicles performance.

I disagree.

Loading up the transmission prior to a hard launch is realistic. Not sure how you think that is fake.

But if a motoring mag prescribes this practice....well who are we to argue? :uziman:

[Macktheknife]

Its easy Mack.

4) Hold on for next 13.8 seconds

Thanks geea,

Got all the rest under control, just havn't been able to get this one yet.

Its gunna happen though.

[trbo 6]

You're kidding aren't you!

Do you think that when the mags do a 400m run in a manual they ease the clutch out, get the thing rolling and then floor it?  No way, they try and launch the thing as hard as possible.  Ever heard of a 4-5000rpm clutch dump in a WRX, that's how they get them to do great times.

The above also applies to auto's, to get the best time they launch then as hard as possible while minimising wheel spin.

There ain't nothing fake about driving your car to it's limits in order to achieve a great time.

Cheers,

Mick

No, not kidding just realistic. Im assuming and having seen videoes of the mag reviwers doing it, that they just floor the car without stalling it at all which is why you see the top cars in PCOTY only score low 13's. The cars weren't designed to stall at high revs and then have the clutch dropped or brake released on autos, which is why at every meet there are cars that fail to complete their runs.

Stalling your vehicle like that would only ever be done on the track which is why it isnt a realistic indication of the vehicles performance.

Geeseman there is apsolutely no way they would get a standard auto T to run 14.2 sec as claimed in the motor mags without stalling the car up, espicially with the lag from the turbo.

The converters are made to stall to a certain limit even on standard cars, so why wouldn't they do it.

I wouldn't call 2000rpm high revs for a stall either. Most drag cars are set up with 4000rpm+ stalls.

The cars performance should be based on the fastest possible time in this case over 400m whichis done by stalling the car up.

[P.S.I]

Geeseman,

what were these cars designed to do ?? Do you honestly believe that the likes of Motor & Wheels do not launch the test cars as hard as possible with a view to giving the layperson an indication of what the car WILL do.

Based on philosophy when you next have a red light battle do you say to the guy in the HSV/SS/WRX " no stalling or clutch dumps" just clean racing ?

PSI

[Buf-Phoon]

Sedan

Auto

APS Phase 2

273 RWKW

60ft 2.10

400m 12.902 ( First time out , time will be improved before spring)

WSID 22/5

[ducatijb]

Sedan

Auto

Mongrol Performance Kit(little bit of everything )

256 RWKW(so they say )

60ft 2.43

400m 13.384(will be in the 12's by next Wednesday :w00t: )

WSID 22/5