Went out to the track tonight...

[spanishricer]

Well I wanted to head out to the 1/4 mile track this weekend, but they weren't open for public racing...so I drove 15 min to the local 1/8 mile track and paid $10 for Test N Tune night.

Not what I expected to run...but then again, I didn't really know what to expect

Best run was a 8.9 @ 79mph. I was struggling for traction (lack of track prep) and best 60ft I could manage all night was a 2.15

Did beat a Z28 and a Ford Lightning while I was there though

Here's my best timeslip of the night...

[9240sx]

So what do you think you will run at the 1/4mile track?Was the z28 a LT-1 or LS1?

[GhostDriver]

NIce...that 60' is pretty good. I'd say approximately low 13s(+, -) in the 1/4. Did you decrease the tire pressure in the rear?

[spanishricer]

It was an LS1 Z28

And I didn't play with the tire pressure at all. Still running the recommended 40psi.

Hopefully next time we'll go as a group. I'll probably gut the car from the rear seats back and play with the tire pressure. Take vids too

[GhostDriver]

Do get it on film. That'd be great. About the Z28....how about an LS1 or LS6 in an s-chassis instead(?) because solid axles suck.lol j/kI love F-body SS Camaro.

[9240sx]

Thats a fast 240,I raced my friend with a 01 Trans Am with a SLP intake,and at the top of 3rd he had me by maybe 2 cars

[TurboSilvia7587]

so what is done to ur 240?

[spanishricer]

so what is done to ur 240?

Motor: S14 SR with all the basic upgrades running 12lbs of boost.

Drivetrain: ACT clutch kit, Mine's short shifter, S15 HLSD

Suspension: stock

[TurboSilvia7587]

how do u like that mine's short shifter?

[spanishricer]

how do u like that mine's short shifter?

Very nice short shifter. I've been missing the feel of my Prelude shifter ever since I got the 240. But now they feel very similar. Short, precise throws and a rock solid feel.

[Mixmastamunkh]

well, i have a couple things to say. 1. im a huge s13 240sx fan, but an overal 240 so rock on with the SR'd 240. i'd be happy with such a fast car. (im gonna CA mine to get it around there, but hopefully a bit faster) 2. I'm not a honda hater unlike some of the people on these forums, and i particularly like the prelude, and lemme tell you, that is one SWEET lookin' prelude you had back then. -overall impressive, keep it up (and good luck with that suspension.)

[spanishricer]

Thanks for all the kind words.

The Prelude was a great car. I learned real quick that it was really going to take some big money to make it a fast car in the straights, so I focused mostly on making it a canyon carver.

Now that I have the 240, I have some of that pure, brute force that I was missing in the 'lude Hopefully I'll have my suspension together within the next 3-4 weeks, depending on how long it takes SPL to get my parts together

[cdlong]

Still running the recommended 40psi.

since when was 40 psi recommended? check your door pillar, not the tire.

[spanishricer]

since when was 40 psi recommended? check your door pillar, not the tire.

Well there's nothing in my doorjamb/pillar the states a recommended tire pressure. The tire states a max of 45 psi, so I was told 40psi would be a good pressure, since lower pressures would accelerate tire wear. Seeing that I drive close to 100 miles back and forth to work daily, I chose to run the above tire pressure.

[cdlong]

too high pressures will wear out your tires faster in the middle. i think the recommended pressure is 32 psi, but if you want to run 40, you are more than welcome to.

[Mixmastamunkh]

it says the reccomended psi on the tires themselves alot of the time...

[Veriest1]

As long as your tires are wearing correctly then there's not problem. I ran 40 in Kumho Ecstas on my Z3 for years. The higher pressures will give a lot less sidewall flex but they'll be a little bouncier.

[cdlong]

it says the reccomended psi on the tires themselves alot of the time...

that's the max pressure for that tire, not what's recommended for the car.

[Mixmastamunkh]

well than go a little lower and you're set. try 35, that should be practicle and confortable.

[TheOne]

i think its 32psi normal, pretty sure thats what they use @ a toyota dealer(my brother works there, he owns a S14 though,lol)