11-sec CA... could it be possible??

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drumma022
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Well everybody... here it is.

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My first trip to the track on the new setup and first time driving on Nitto Drag Radials and the LSD! I am jumping for joy after the 2nd run when the car ran faster than ever. Here is a quick rundown of 3 runs:

1) Launch at 4500-5000 RPM, dropping clutch, bog till boost comes in = 2.5 for a 60' time. 13.66@111MPH at 19psi

2) Launch at same RPM, slipping clutch then dump = wheel spin and a IC pipe blowing off.

3) Launch at 5250-5750, feathering clutch and less of a dump = wheel spin out of the hole = 2.4 60' time. [email protected]!!! at 21 psi

After the last run, I realized that the car has an easy 2.0 for 60' and that would shave off more than 4 tenths of a second off and give me more trap speed.

Do any of you think with 23-24 psi and a geat 60' can put me into the 11's?


quest
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yesu got T4? s13 or 14 ?11s not hard for a ca18det s13. I've always felt u can crack 11s on *only* a small mitsu 16G... then I recently read a uk bbs thread on a UK guy run 12.0s, 16G boosted.Another ran 12.8s, with a shabby 60', cheap truck holset turbo and sh1tty rom tuned nissan ecu.... all on a stock bottom end.No doubt in my mind, what these little motors can do... using only simple stuff

drumma022
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Its a T3/T04e and I have an S14. I was actually really surprised with the 2nd run b/c I ran out of gear in 3rd and HAD to shift 4th, and it had felt ALOT faster than the 1st run. I may actually be able to hit a low low 12 on 21 psi. We'll see when I hit the track again.

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Trigger
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what kinda lag are you getting with the t3/t4? around what RPM do you hit full boost?

drumma022
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I am guessing about 4500 is when i get full boost. I haven't really paid full attention to it though.

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inspiring, great work...

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what other mods do you have cuz at 21psi i would think you'd be going a lot faster than that. :confused:

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Grex Pistons, Tomei 270 Cams and Valve Springs, 1mm headgasket, t3/t04e 50 trim stage 5 wheel, OS Giken Twin Plate, LSD.

I may have been short shifting at 7500-8000 rpm, but I dont pay too much attention to that on the 1st 2 runs with the new setup. A better 60' will result in a higher trap speed.

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CA18Fastback wrote:what other mods do you have cuz at 21psi i would think you'd be going a lot faster than that. :confused:


i agree, you should be runnin a lot faster. what kind of tuning have you done and what kind of management system(s) do you have?

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SDS management, but a fine tune for 9 psi, but a rough tune for higher boost. And yes i know it needs to be tuned. :)

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he's running the SDS stand alone.

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Ray, at what boost do you start retarding timing and what's your highest setting on your ignition timing? You can actually get a little cute with some C16. A CA18DET and a T3/T04E based turbo is destined for lag. Boost on my G/F's car didn't come on till aorund 4200rpm and hers is a T3/T04E stage III .60 A/R & .63 exhaust housing. In this case "Ray", you may want to activate the anti-lag functions of the SDS. I agree with the others that yo can probably get a better time with your current set up.

drumma022
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Yea I agree. I still have yet to have the thing on a dyno at high boost. I dunno if you have read before, but we managed to pull 244hp and 189 tq at 9psi. The a/f was going haywire on the SDS, but we got that fixed and am scheduling a tuning session for high boost. I cant remember what we mapped the timing at.

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Not bad for 9psi which means it's tight work for everyday driving. I was going to the dyno to tune my G/F's new sentra for high boost since I had dialed-in the boost controller, but I had a nasty accident with a maxima and now her new car is down again (Talk about crappy luck:rolleyes ). Did you get your little oil burning problem squared away? Good luck on tuning.

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Sucks to hear about the accident. Yes, the oil burning was both in the head and head gasket. I pulled the head and installed Tomei Valve Springs.

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boost_boy wrote:Not bad for 9psi which means it's tight work for everyday driving. I was going to the dyno to tune my G/F's new sentra for high boost since I had dialed-in the boost controller, but I had a nasty accident with a maxima and now her new car is down again (Talk about crappy luck:rolleyes ). Did you get your little oil burning problem squared away? Good luck on tuning.


what do you mean by "tight" when you're referring to the tuning in relation to everyday driving? are you saying that it'll probably have to be adjusted according to the weather if its driven every day or are you saying something completely different. i'm not trying to come off as an *** or anything here, i'm just trying to learn and understand more about tuning.:icesangel

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I THINK when he said tight, he was referring to tight as in good. Kinda like how phat = good. OR as I hear all the time at the Sat night hangouts... "dang... that's tight bro!"

At least I hope thats what he meant, or I will be looking like a jacka$$!! :)

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Quote »I THINK when he said tight, he was referring to tight as in good. Kinda like how phat = good. OR as I hear all the time at the Sat night hangouts... "dang... that's tight bro!"[/quote] Couldn't have said it better myself;). Quote »what do you mean by "tight" when you're referring to the tuning in relation to everyday driving?[/quote] I meant that his car is tuned enough at 9psi to drive flawlessly everyday without the hassles of adjustment.

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alright. i figured that's what you meant. but i figured i'd have things explained for me so there would be no confusion :-)

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drumma022 wrote:Yea I agree. I still have yet to have the thing on a dyno at high boost. I dunno if you have read before, but we managed to pull 244hp and 189 tq at 9psi. The a/f was going haywire on the SDS, but we got that fixed and am scheduling a tuning session for high boost. I cant remember what we mapped the timing at.


hahaha you made 20 more hp at only 9 psi than my friend did with his SR at 13 psi

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