Quarter Mile Times???

GEESHACK · #1 03-03-2003, 08:50 PM

Wus up guys! I have a question for ya'll. If I'm right, the stock QT mile time for a GXE is 15.7. At the track on Sat. I ran 16.2!!

. I was kinda dissapointed butI beat a suped up Honda Civic though

. What can I do to better my Quarter mile runs?

97wvmax · #2 03-03-2003, 09:01 PM

lauch at the start a lil better. get some mods. the weather can affect how u run too.

GEESHACK · #3 03-03-2003, 09:14 PM

Yea your probably right cause it had just rained and they dried off the track but it was still a little wet. I have exhaust comin in so I'm goin back at the next show to see. Hopefully it won't rain and i'll see better results. Thanks for the info 97vw

Spaz · #4 03-03-2003, 10:55 PM

Actually, and just a thought for you, a touch of water I hear can help you get off the line better. Of course, i dont mean water on the whole track like after it rains, but if I understand right, it helps with the traction on git-up-n-go.

I'll research into this more..

has anyone else heard something like that, or does it just sound crazy?

97wvmax · #5 03-04-2003, 11:14 AM

i kno that goin thru the water so you can attempt a small burnout to get the tires clean and a lil warm helps. im not sure bout jus havin the tires wet tho

Strider Negro · #6 03-04-2003, 11:42 AM

I think it would help a lot if you told us which generation of max you have. if it is auto or stick would also help too.

97wvmax · #7 03-04-2003, 12:11 PM

i was thinkin an auto cuz of the 1/4 mile times. stick is a lil faster than that i think.

Spaz · #8 03-04-2003, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 97wvmax
i kno that goin thru the water so you can attempt a small burnout to get the tires clean and a lil warm helps. im not sure bout jus havin the tires wet tho

I'm talking about the tires, exactly... the guy that explained it to me would splash a bit of water infront of his car at the line, and that's where the traction would come in, you know?

KinKyGoOsE · #9 03-04-2003, 03:40 PM

Id totally avoid the water if I were you. Our cars dont need to go through the water. Just burn them off on the tarmac.

GEESHACK · #10 03-04-2003, 03:51 PM

I have a 95 Max( 4th Gen). It is an Automatic. I did burnout before i raced to heat up the tires. I guess i just have to work on my launches and I will experiment the water thing and see if it actually works. Thanks for the replies.

Spaz · #11 03-04-2003, 04:05 PM

Always happy to help. let me knows how it works...

MaximusGTR · #12 03-04-2003, 04:30 PM

Gotta quick question for you guys. Is it better to power brake when wanting to race or just gun that biotch. I normally just gun it but if power braking is better for takeoff, How do you do it?

Paonessa · #13 03-04-2003, 06:32 PM

you just hold down the brake while revving the gas. it's hell on your tranny, pads, and rotors. i used to do it in my moms 98 taurus. (pos)

97wvmax · #14 03-04-2003, 06:45 PM

i do just a lil bit, lil rev it to like 2k rpm. it makes the tires spin a lil sometimes tho, but it does seem to help

MaximusGTR · #15 03-05-2003, 04:35 AM

It seems that would mess some shit up though. Is that safe on the Max. It seems that too much of that would do damage

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