So what do I have to do to beat a 5.0

[GR8PUMKN]

With full race exhaust n tune bald tires and eibach springs n sways and k&N intake I ran 12.6@118. How are all of these trap times so low? Y are mine high? Will my trap speed go up or down with better tires?sorry only went to the track once. First run was this and best. My 60 ft time was 2.2 to 2.8 on my runs.

[AZ MSCL]

Originally Posted by GR8PUMKN

With full race exhaust n tune bald tires and eibach springs n sways and k&N intake I ran 12.6@118. How are all of these trap times so low? Y are mine high? Will my trap speed go up or down with better tires?sorry only went to the track once. First run was this and best. My 60 ft time was 2.2 to 2.8 on my runs.

Drag radials or slicks will help a lot. Practice your launches, if you want to go right when the light turns green trying hitting it after the second light goes out on the countdown. Or you can sit there and think about your launch and go when you want after the light turns green (the other guy will likely go, doesn't matter). Bottom line: You need to get your 60' time under 2.0. The more you improve that time the better your run will be (timewise), assuming you don't make any other mistakes.

If you want to mod your car (I don't know exactly what you have) I would go with long tubes (catted or not), dyno tune, 17" Weld wheels, DR's or slicks (have to put slicks on at the track), 295's or bigger on the rear, pizza cutters on the front (narrow). Supercharger is the best power producer.

If you skip the wheels/tires, I found Kooks LT's w/high flow cats for $1100 and dyno tune for about $200-300. You can also look at torque converters once you do the Lt's and dyno tune. Of course, warranty on these components and engine will likely go out the window. I have NT05 street tires (275x40/20's) and they're not much better than stock street tires. Nitto does sell DR NT05's but they will only last about half the life of the street versions if you leave them on your car all the time.

BTW: Your time is pretty good for a 4000 lb car!

[Deki]

Originally Posted by GR8PUMKN

With full race exhaust n tune bald tires and eibach springs n sways and k&N intake I ran 12.6@118. How are all of these trap times so low? Y are mine high? Will my trap speed go up or down with better tires?sorry only went to the track once. First run was this and best. My 60 ft time was 2.2 to 2.8 on my runs.

118 trap should be a high 11 second pass on decent tires. You're pretty much trapping what a stock 2011 GT500 would trap. Were all your trap speeds that high or just one?

[ULTRAZLS1]

Originally Posted by Deki

118 trap should be a high 11 second pass on decent tires. You're pretty much trapping what a stock 2011 GT500 would trap. Were all your trap speeds that high or just one?

Probably the DA. Their have been like 4 or 5 bolt on camaros trapping 117-119 on here. All were in negative DA I think. One had about 200lbs in weight reduction as well.

113-114 is average trap for a bolt on ls3 most of the time.

[GR8PUMKN]

All were around the same 117 mostly and the 1. 118.23. All passes were at atco new jersey and between 12.6 and 12.9. Bald pirelli scorpion ice and snow on the back. My first run ever in my life,was my best lol. Rest of day trying to get familiar with the lights n stuff. One run i roasted 3 gears haha. 15.1@84. Hahaha wtf

[Deki]

Originally Posted by GR8PUMKN

All were around the same 117 mostly and the 1. 118.23. All passes were at atco new jersey and between 12.6 and 12.9. Bald pirelli scorpion ice and snow on the back. My first run ever in my life,was my best lol. Rest of day trying to get familiar with the lights n stuff. One run i roasted 3 gears haha. 15.1@84. Hahaha wtf

I'm really interested in your 60 and 330' with those tires. You got a scan of the slip? That's pretty incredible with those tires.

[GR8PUMKN]

60 ft times were all over 2. 2.4 was best i think. I will look for slips

[kevin1106]

I've never been a mustang fan, I Love my Camaro and I'm never selling it... I have yet to have a Mustang beat me. Not saying I have the fastest Camaro in the world, but haven't found a Mustang around my area that can beat me. I Wiped this guys smile off his face in his new GT500 the other week. I'll never forget the look on his face and what he asked me.... " Is that a special Camaro"? LOL!!!!!!!!!

The Look on his face.....PRICELESS!!

[ParisTNDude]

Originally Posted by kevin1106

I've never been a mustang fan, I Love my Camaro and I'm never selling it... I have yet to have a Mustang beat me. Not saying I have the fastest Camaro in the world, but haven't found a Mustang around my area that can beat me. I Wiped this guys smile off his face in his new GT500 the other week. I'll never forget the look on his face and what he asked me.... " Is that a special Camaro"? LOL!!!!!!!!!

The Look on his face.....PRICELESS!!

I hope you told him, "It is a special Camaro and they make over 5,000 of them every month"!

[mgoodbar]

I have been to the track several times, going back this thursday. the fasteds time I have seen out of any 5.0 at memphis motorsports park was a 12.8, Last time I saw that run it was 60 degrees out side..., That was last year, so I am a little behind this year... The 12.8 I saw him run was suposidly on a completely stock 5.0, but he had a huge DYNO SPEED RACING, sticker in the back window... he was on street tires.. IDK

[MauriSSio]

Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1

Probably the DA. Their have been like 4 or 5 bolt on camaros trapping 117-119 on here. All were in negative DA I think. One had about 200lbs in weight reduction as well.

113-114 is average trap for a bolt on ls3 most of the time.

accoring to the fast list on this very site the average bolton Camaro traps 112mph or so.

Originally Posted by GR8PUMKN

All were around the same 117 mostly and the 1. 118.23. All passes were at atco new jersey and between 12.6 and 12.9. Bald pirelli scorpion ice and snow on the back. My first run ever in my life,was my best lol. Rest of day trying to get familiar with the lights n stuff. One run i roasted 3 gears haha. 15.1@84. Hahaha wtf

atco?? just so you know that track is famous for being one of the "fastest" tracks in the country. That one and englishtown ive heard.

[Coyotekiller]

Originally Posted by kevin1106

I've never been a mustang fan, I Love my Camaro and I'm never selling it... I have yet to have a Mustang beat me. Not saying I have the fastest Camaro in the world, but haven't found a Mustang around my area that can beat me. I Wiped this guys smile off his face in his new GT500 the other week. I'll never forget the look on his face and what he asked me.... " Is that a special Camaro"? LOL!!!!!!!!!

The Look on his face.....PRICELESS!!

I know a few mustangs that could eat your car alive. One is a daily driver gt500 that's capable of low 10 second passes on drag radials. Just because you pick on stock cars in your modded camaro, don't think it's the shit. We have a local problem with a guy like you that does that same thing in a bullitt mustang with a cobra motor. No one likes him.

[Coyotekiller]

Originally Posted by GR8PUMKN

60 ft times were all over 2. 2.4 was best i think. I will look for slips

Those 60' times are killing you. You need better suspension and drag radials. Should be rolling a 1.4-1.6 60' if you wanna trap faster.

[GR8PUMKN]

I dont know "fast tracks" I only know what I did and where. So my times aren't good because I did it at atco? Is it fast because it's at sea level? I live on long island where should I go? Typical hater. I don't have weight reduction. And I have 419 rwhp and 411 rwtq.