VE 1/4 mile times only data base. - Part 1

[etrocket]

Good night at WSID. Beautiful weather.

Put some softer springs in the rear of my ute and dropped the tyres to 27psi giving me a 13.0 @ 172km/h (2.0 60ft)
Pretty happy with the improvements on the night. Knock another 10th or so off the 60ft and it'll be running the times I expected. Speed is still low which is a mystery however it's going back on the dyno to do a power vs rpm plot so will be interesting to see what power it makes on a new dyno (same brand, same operator).

My 09.5 SS Ute
OTR
Extractors
High flow cats
3" cat back
25% UDP
Mild cam
Aftermarket clutch
Rip shifter
Stock tyres on 19" SSV wheels @ 27psi
326 RWKW
663nm

13.0 @ 172km/h
2.039 60ft

this is why I want to sell my car

[Wonky]

Good night at WSID. Beautiful weather.

Put some softer springs in the rear of my ute and dropped the tyres to 27psi giving me a 13.0 @ 172km/h (2.0 60ft)

That's slow for all that power. Either the dyno is quite optimistic or you're having problems getting the power down. My MY9.5 SSV A6 ute ran 12.83 @ 111.6mph (179.6kph) with only 260rwkw (3.45 diff).

this is why I want to sell my car

Don't understand.......

[etrocket]

These cars are slow. We spend $$$ on these whether Bolton or cammed and we still just only get high 12's.

[mentallydull]

That's slow for all that power. Either the dyno is quite optimistic or you're having problems getting the power down. My MY9.5 SSV A6 ute ran 12.83 @ 111.6mph (179.6kph) with only 260rwkw (3.45 diff).


Don't understand.......

Street tyres, drag radials or slicks?

[Roonstain]

These cars are slow. We spend $$$ on these whether Bolton or cammed and we still just only get high 12's.

If you are running high 12s in a cammed VE, either you can't drive, setup is woeful for the strip, wrong cam or a mix of all of these.

If I can actually get a run in without breaking a driveshaft it won't be running a high 12....

[etrocket]

theres 100 cars in the 12 bracket compared to the 10 that are in the 11 bracket all ranging from 270 - 340kw

[Wonky]

Street tyres, drag radials or slicks?

My 12.83 pre cam was on 245/40/18 Falken Azenis which are technically a semi slick but in our experience seem to be a circuit tyre more than a drag tyre. With my previous SSV A6 sedan (also 260rwkw but stock diff) we did a best of 13.17 @ 108.2 and best 60ft of 2.08 on SSV tyres and rims. On the Azenis even though the ET was much better due mainly to the diff the best 60ft was only 1/20th of a sec better at 2.03.

The other Saturday at Heathcote, now with small cam and 283rwkw we again matched the 12.83, this time at 111.1mph, but were only running on fairly worn 18" Potenzas on SS rims (due to my brainfade ) and into a strong headwind. Due to the torque the cam produces the only way we could get traction was with ESP on and it flashing on most or all of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and even the change to 4th. 60ft were all around 2.2 so I need a set of ET Streets before trying again. At the 2011 Shootout (post cam) we ran the Azenis and gave up after a high 13 and a 14+ sec run as could not get traction - was going sideways on the change to 4th!!

[maka5]

These cars are slow. We spend $$$ on these whether Bolton or cammed and we still just only get high 12's.

we'll i ran (and many othe ppl too) 12.86 @108.5mph, bolt ons only, on street tires 6 months back.. now thats pretty good if u ask me... all up cost me less than 6k

but... if and when i cam my car i will be expecting low 12s or high 11s... if i still run mid to high 12s then i wont be happy and will say what a waist of $$

[etrocket]

6k on a g6et will net 11.5-11.9. That's all I'm saying

[Roonstain]

I ran a 12.2 in mine on a run where i farked the driveshaft and diff - better setup now motor wise, so would expect an 11

[Wonky]

6k on a g6et will net 11.5-11.9. That's all I'm saying

Probably true but what counts to me 364 days of the year when I don't drag is the lovely V8 burble. My car is fast enough for me now.

[Phizzle]

Probably true but what counts to me 364 days of the year when I don't drag is the lovely V8 burble. .

Why are you not Prime Minister?

[Wonky]

Why are you not Prime Minister?

Probably because I don't lie.

[mentallydull]

Who races at WSID on a wednesday night that is fairly experienced? I'm looking for someone to possibly take my car down the strip a few times to find out why it isn't running close to 115mph considering its a cammed VE.

PS. Its manual on street tyres

[etrocket]

wonks - you probably have one of the nicest utes going around.