16.1 best 1/4 mile WTF sr20 redtop

[SRpiccalo]

finally got my car runnin strong so i decided to take it to the track expectin to pull atleast low 15's but ended up pullin low 16's which sucks i think the turbo is spoolin a lil late, maybe it could be other problems?

[Daunttless]

Was it your first time at a track?

[SRpiccalo]

nah..i've taken my car there a couple times with the ka it was the first time with the sr and i've only had it a month or so..that could be a role in the time too

[DonDonati88]

16.1?? Wow.....

[BuudWeizErr]

Whats done to it? I'm assuming totally stock?

[1bad180sx]

3 second 60ft??

[implict]

Something has to be f***** !!!!! Im hopeing its not you. :nopity

[SRpiccalo]

now the car just isn't runnin good after drivin it kinda hard today... i think it might be my MAFS either that or an injector. i have a 3inch downpipe 2.5 inch exaust and a kandN filter stock intercooler

[DonDonati88]

you need 3 inch exhaust!

[blk90s13]

what kind boost ?

[TheProfessional]

3" exhaust isnt a must with low boost settings, however a 16 is piss poor, no offense. write down your time slip exactly, especially 60' time. i would highly recommend investing in some gauges... air fuel, boost, etc. you could see if for some reason youre running extremely rich, or if youre "getting boost late." either way, somethings wrong with the motor or you need some practice. good luck man

[BuudWeizErr]

firing on 3 cylinders? that'd do it.

[AznRide]

what about your traction? My old civic Si coupe ran faster than your turbo 240sx...haha. Don't tell me you suck at racing. Something must have gone wrong. Also, I heard that no matter what RPM you are at (just before redline), and your boost gauge is at the max, you need to shift right? My friend drove his brother's Eclipse GSX and didn't know when to shift because the turbo set up was not stock and blah blah blah. Anyways, your Exhaust might be a problem, need 3" dude. What about fuel and igition, are they doing their jobs? Check out if the MAFS is defected (I heard getting a Cobra MAFS helps, but that's just me). Like others said above, investment in guages might not be a bad idea. Let's see how you'll do at the next track date. I'm still hoping to have my car ready for rockfalls, in April.

[burgy240]

hey professional---isn't 16psi past the efficiency of the stock redtop turbo?? I thought that peak output was at about 14psi?

[1bad180sx]

Well, 3" doesn't matter when someone could muster 14s and 15 with a stock exhaust.

I just about guarantee you that the 60ft time is horrible.

[krisj144]

Well, 3" doesn't matter when someone could muster 14s and 15 with a stock exhaust.

I just about guarantee you that the 60ft time is horrible.

finally, someone said it.....

Adding more mods to a car that isn't performing as it should isn't the correct way to improve. You guys might as well have been telling the guy that he needs a bigger turbo or a FMIC.

I'm planning on installing my sr motor soon so what time would be expected? Using generic formulas I'm thinking something like a 14 @ 97 mph. (http://www.dsm.org/tools/calchp.htm) [you'll have to forgive my dsm way of approaching this solution]

Now, I know those calculations are grossly inaccurate, and I'm not even sure if they figure in drivetrain losses, but even assuming 20% loss he'd be looking at a 15.1 @ 90 (assuming 160 hp to the wheels).

I'm curious to see your slips too. Post those numbers because I'm hoping that you just can't drive.

[1bad180sx]

Properly running, he should be making 185hp at the wheels.

Lets see... what simple mistakes could've been made... Fuel Pressure Regulator not hooked up to vacuum?

[DonDonati88]

What could he possibly be doing wrong?

Maybe he forgot to put the turbo on..lol JUST KIDDING.

[SRpiccalo]

i can drive my car..it's not the driver i guarantee you, somethin is wrong with the engine.. i was thinkin defective mafs too the car won't idle now unless the mafs is disconected..does that mean that the mafs is broke? all cylinders fire we checked that by disconnecting the coil packs one by one.. i need help bad. oil is burnin real bad from the rear of the engine...can someone give me a link to where i can get the ecu codes for the redtop?

[implict]

damn where did u get ur redtop????? cuz i hope no one gets it from the person u got urs from.... :thumbd

[I H8 UR DSM]

swap out the mafs, or use the sohc ka mafs, and see if thats the problem...the fact that its not running unless the mafs is disconnected would hint at that, but thats an easy thing to just swich and test.

[SRpiccalo]

what are the symtoms of a blown headgasket?

[I H8 UR DSM]

oil in the coolant, coolant in the oil.....

[SRpiccalo]

i'm runnin the stock intercooler with an aftermarket bov and one of my plugs for the holes on the intercooler popped off that's my problem but still don't know why i'm runnin 16's trap speed 87 mph

[1bad180sx]

No kidding, blowing that plug at will make your engine choke on FUEL, not oil. What made you think it was oil? The black fuel burning and popping out your exhaust?

AND YOU KEEP AVOIDING THE TIME SLIP QUESTIONS.

[SRpiccalo]

r/t .984 crappy i know60 2.68330 6.9561/8 10.499 mph 69.511000 13.5341/4 16.101 @87.64

[SRpiccalo]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 1bad180sx "]No kidding, blowing that plug at will make your engine choke on FUEL, not oil. What made you think it was oil? The black fuel burning and popping out your exhaust?

there was oil smoke coming from the rear of the engine

[knave]

r/t .984 crappy i know60 2.68330 6.9561/8 10.499 mph 69.511000 13.5341/4 16.101 @87.64

Bad launch, huh? Shouldn't you be able to pull close to 2.0 in an SR20-powered 240SX? A crappy launch in my MR2 turbo was 2.1.

Still, the MPH is too low for the power you *should* be making. Seems to me that it's definitely more than just bad driving. What kind of smoke are you seeing? Blue/white = oil, black = gas. Have you done leakdown, compression tests?

Edit: Don't worry about RT, it is not figured into your ET.

Mike

[knave]

Adding more mods to a car that isn't performing as it should isn't the correct way to improve. You guys might as well have been telling the guy that he needs a bigger turbo or a FMIC.

Amen brother. In this situation, the goal is to try to reduce the number of variables, not increase them. Fix the problem before adding further mods.

Mike

[AznRide]

Damn, my old civic ran 0-60' in 2.3 seconds with TERRIBLE traction. Anyways, Oil burning, smoking...and some how you managed to bring your car to the drag strip. Nice. Next time, why don't you try to AutoX with them blown shocks too. Anyways, what code are you getting? Also, it sounds like you have a blown head gasket...I hope there is no coolant in the oil, or/and vise versa.