Went to the track last night

[Fishcat37]

So, last night me and some friends went up to Great Lakes Dragaway in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Traffic sucked ass, and it took forrrrrrrrrrrever to get there. I somehow managed to get 5 runs in. My best time was 14.723@95mph. I had a couple of questions tho. The 2nd time that i launched it hard, my check engine light came on. Surpisingly, i ran the 14.7 w/ it on. I'm not sure what it could be since I'm at school and dont have access to a 10mm to see what code im throwing till this weekend. I have a Mugen PR3 ecu that disables a bunch of sensors..so im wondering what could've happened.
Also, I was racing on General Ameri 175-65-14 pizza cutters. These are really shitty, non-grippy tires. I think a 3 cylinder geo metro would have traction problems with these bitches. My friends that were watching me run said that i would just sit there for about a second before i started going. How much of a difference would nice, stickier tires make in my ET? I know im faster than 14.7. I believe these tires are holding me back. Oh, and if you're curious, these are the cars i went with and their best times:
My friend Colleen's 95 Integra LS 5 speed w/ I/H/E - 16.2
My friend Beary's 97 Mustang Cobra w/ a bunch of shit - 13.5
My friend Derrek's 02 Mustang GT w/ a bunch of shit - 13.5
This dude w/ a foxbody mustang and a 467 big block or somethin - 12.2
I was very proud of Colleen. I expected HER LS to run mid to high 16s. anyways, give me some feedback...and sorry about the long ramble

[kaoru-tochiro]

cool story, very entertainin, what's a pizza cutter?

[Melt]

sounds pretty good and I think better tires may have helped your launch ... also some tracks are just shity like sears point is here

Oh yea, and ill send out the money order for the header today, didnt get around to it yesterday, and I will include the Shipping address with the MO as well as PM'ing it to you.

[SiZ]

Thats a good time for basic mods and shit tires.

[Fishcat37]

ok melt sounds good.
SiZ - yeh i think you're right...but im wondering how much better i could have done...?

[dfarres]

Originally posted by Melt
some tracks are just shity like sears point is here

Huh? Sears Point is far from shitty, ur nutz. I guess that's why hold national events there, huh.

[Melt]

Originally posted by kaoru-tochiro
cool story, very entertainin, what's a pizza cutter?

pizza cutter = stock crx si rims

[Melt]

Originally posted by dfarres
Huh? Sears Point is far from shitty, ur nutz. I guess that's why hold national events there, huh.

Its probably better now, but about a year ago a couple of my buddies went out there ... s2000, 97 Prelude S, and a del sol, and they all could not get ANY traction on their launches cause there was gravel everywhere. I was talking about the 1/4 mile track and not the rest of the place

[GTA]

Originally posted by Melt


pizza cutter = stock crx si rims

i always thought pizza cutters was skinny tires....

always thought people called the stock crx si rims sawblades...

oh well...different people different names

[Fishcat37]

Originally posted by 88CiViC_DX


i always thought pizza cutters was skinny tires....

always thought people called the stock crx si rims sawblades...

oh well...different people different names

exactamundo. im rollin on sawblades w/ shitty pizza cutter tires. hehe

[Jmunk]

Theres a few things that you can do with your stock wheels that will help you out a bit. First what were you launching at ? I would say that anyting above 3500 rpm is overkill for your tires. Also what psi were your front tires at ? I would start at 20 psi and go from there and see where you hook-up best. With good tires you should be able to drop at least 3 to 4 tenths, all depends on how you drive and your setup.

[Fishcat37]

forgot to change the psi in the tires. they were all at 35psi last time i checked. I got the 14.7 launching at about 3500...i tried 4500 and 4000 and it was too much

[SiZ]

Originally posted by Fishcat37
ok melt sounds good.
SiZ - yeh i think you're right...but im wondering how much better i could have done...?

With slicks, you'd probably be low 14s. With better tires I'd assume around mid 14s. Like, if you think about it the ECU, spark plugs, and MSD is a combined total of pretty usless mods () that really is only helping you very minimally in the HP department. Pacesetter ehxaust piping is another no-no on a B16. AND you've got a non-LSD Y1.

Honestly, I think its a pretty good time for your setup. What all do you have inside your car? I ran a 15.0 with mine in a 91 DX with full interior, extra 6X9s, a 10" sub in a heavy ass box, my amp, and a full tank of gas on 16"s. I was quite happy with it considering my car was a total porker at the time. All I had was a shitty cat back exhaust with 2.25" piping. I think the S1 tranny makes a nice difference, but its in such bad shape because its probably been beat on for its whole life. When I'm redlining every gear it grinds in every gear.

Anyway, thats my story. Good time though!

[Fishcat37]

Originally posted by SiZ



With slicks, you'd probably be low 14s. With better tires I'd assume around mid 14s. Like, if you think about it the ECU, spark plugs, and MSD is a combined total of pretty usless mods () that really is only helping you very minimally in the HP department. Pacesetter ehxaust piping is another no-no on a B16. AND you've got a non-LSD Y1.

Honestly, I think its a pretty good time for your setup. What all do you have inside your car? I ran a 15.0 with mine in a 91 DX with full interior, extra 6X9s, a 10" sub in a heavy ass box, my amp, and a full tank of gas on 16"s. I was quite happy with it considering my car was a total porker at the time. All I had was a shitty cat back exhaust with 2.25" piping. I think the S1 tranny makes a nice difference, but its in such bad shape because its probably been beat on for its whole life. When I'm redlining every gear it grinds in every gear.

Anyway, thats my story. Good time though!

the msd, ecu, and spark plugs dont do shit - yes. i know they're not hurting anything tho..heheeh. The non-lsd Y1 is about the shittiest b series trans sans the usdm S1 from the ls. My Y1 grinds horribly in 3rd and a bunch into 2nd as well. My 89 CRX Si is full interior w/ no subs...and i had under a quarter tank of gas. I think you're right about mid 14's w/ better tires. Im going to be getting my hands on a usdm YS1 from a 93 gsr that has fucked up synchros. me and my friends are gonna rebuild it w/ brand new synchros (can go to acura/honda for that since it's usdm ), and we are gonna put in a usdm s1 5th gear for nice highway cruising. That should improve things as well.

[mellowboy]

Yeh i agree whith Siz. You should be able to hit mid 14s. Damn i wanted to go but stupid tire wouldn't come off!! Good run sean!