So what do I have to do to beat a 5.0

[GR8PUMKN]

Deki I have a pic of one of my slips. Only one I have anymore I guess. Pm me ur. Number and I will text you it. I dont know how to put it on here. I will give you all info. I have. Nothing to hide.

[MauriSSio]

Originally Posted by 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.

Your times are "good" but should be taken with a grain of salt. Lots of cars go there to run "good" times. When there was a bone stock automatic 5.0 trapping 115mph+ lots of people here were just as quick to dismiss it as a track error.

[Stealthpanda]

Originally Posted by MauriSSio

Your times are "good" but should be taken with a grain of salt. Lots of cars go there to run "good" times. When there was a bone stock automatic 5.0 trapping 115mph+ lots of people here were just as quick to dismiss it as a track error.

No one explained why though? I remember a long time ago, you could punch it the moment the 2nd green hit, without red lighting. (forgive terminalogy if its wrong) Is this something of what your refering to? I havent raced on a track in a while, like a few others, fill me in :/

Not taking a cheap shot, I just dont know whats wrong with Ataco RW/"fast tracks".

[kevin1106]

Originally Posted by Coyotekiller

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.

Like I said in my post, I know I don't have the fastest Camaro out there, and I know that there are Mustangs out there that can beat me.... there will always be someone faster... Also, I didn't pick on him... He wanted to smile and laugh at me first.. (thinking he was the sh*t) Well, you know how the rest of the story goes...

And who knows what all he could of had done... Maybe he was a bad driver... who knows.... All I know is he wasn't smiling anymore....

[cam99]

Atco is where people go to get hero times. The track is below sea level and always produces above average times. It's not an insult, just a fact. If it's your local track that's no fault of your own, it's just people that know drag racing take into consideration if the times were achieved there. just for instance people around here know that qcr has an uphill slant towards the end of the track and always adds 1-2 tenths to your time compared to PRP. Nothing you can do about it, but folks take it into consideration

[Deki]

Originally Posted by cam99

Atco is where people go to get hero times. The track is below sea level and always produces above average times. It's not an insult, just a fact. If it's your local track that's no fault of your own, it's just people that know drag racing take into consideration if the times were achieved there. just for instance people around here know that qcr has an uphill slant towards the end of the track and always adds 1-2 tenths to your time compared to PRP. Nothing you can do about it, but folks take it into consideration

It's just crazy that an SS with bolt ons and winter tires traps 118. 90 ft elevation or not, that's a mid 11 second trap speed with good tires.

[Stealthpanda]

Originally Posted by cam99

Atco is where people go to get hero times. The track is below sea level and always produces above average times. It's not an insult, just a fact. If it's your local track that's no fault of your own, it's just people that know drag racing take into consideration if the times were achieved there. just for instance people around here know that qcr has an uphill slant towards the end of the track and always adds 1-2 tenths to your time compared to PRP. Nothing you can do about it, but folks take it into consideration

Ahh.... understood. Thanks man.

[cam99]

Originally Posted by Deki

It's just crazy that an SS with bolt ons and winter tires traps 118. 90 ft elevation or not, that's a mid 11 second trap speed with good tires.

I agree that is very high trap

[cam99]

Originally Posted by Stealthpanda

Ahh.... understood. Thanks man.

[ULTRAZLS1]

Originally Posted by MauriSSio

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

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.

I added up all of them and then divided. According to that the average trap is 116 for bolt on. So you are way off their. If you add up only the ls3 and divide it is even higher. The L99 traps a good 3 mph slower most of the time. 112 is the slowest trap for an ls3 on that list. Their are several at 113+...in fact more than are below it.

A few people have trapped 112 stock and even one at 113. 110-111 is the norm and is achieved by magazines constantly. Your telling be adding 40-50hp (~370whp stock vs ~420 whp full bolt on) is going to get you 1-2 mph? Maybe in some cases...but this would represent nothing more than a loss of traction on the stock 20inch rims and tires. That or below average conditions/driver.

[GR8PUMKN]

Driver is bad for sure. When i get tires will my trap speed go up or down?

[cam99]

Originally Posted by GR8PUMKN

Driver is bad for sure. When i get tires will my trap speed go up or down?

typically hooking will lower trap speed.

[wise]

First time at the track last Friday night. Ran against an auto 5.0 most of the night. (1/8 mile)

FWIW, my best times were .6/10 slower than his. My car is stock. His only mods were tune/intake and 15" rear / 17" front wheels, with Mickey Thompsons. I made 8 passes, trying different launch techniques, improving slightly with each run but still fighting wheelhop and spin, resulting in 60 foot times around 2.3-2.4. I was trapping 81-82, while he was trapping about 87. Mod for mod, I give the edge to the 5.0.

Had a lot of fun, and got a lot of helpful pointers from the 5.0 owner. One of my buddies took a few pics...

[goodtime]

Originally Posted by wise

Had a lot of fun, and got a lot of helpful pointers from the 5.0 owner. One of my buddies took a few pics...

That is what it is all about.