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mikepage0007 · 05-11-2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

4L80 with a shift light will fix that...

should i do paddles for my 4l, never even considered that..i assumed with a optihift , the computer will shift faster then i possibly can...computers react in milli seconds..imo

*mlee* · 05-11-2012, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mikepage0007

should i do paddles for my 4l, never even considered that..i assumed with a optihift , the computer will shift faster then i possibly can...computers react in milli seconds..imo

Paddles are totally worthless in the 1/4 mile... there is way too much delay and you have to anticipate shifts. You'll end up hitting the rev limiter more than anything... and killing your run..

The computer setup works great w/ 4L... Mad600's car is setup like that..

ParisTNDude · 05-12-2012, 12:41 AM

I know that a stock or mildly modded Mustang 5.0 runs the quarter faster with the 3:31 gears than it does with 3:73s simply because the lower gears require one more shift than the 3:31s. I had a really close race with a modded SRT Dodge last night and with his auto trans, he pulled on me on the 60 foot, but after that, I inched past him and watched the tach get right to the 6200 rev limiter at the lights. I beat him, but had I had to shift, he would surely have gotten me. In my 12.4@113 bolt on L99 It shifted just before the lights at 6400 RPM and I always thought that I could have lowered the ET if I had an extra 100 rpms in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

Jason@JacFab · 05-12-2012, 12:13 PM

I do not have to shift into 4th with the stock 20's on the rear... I do with the 18's I just got, but for the sake of consistency I plan to race with the 20's on the rear just so I don't have to shift into 4th.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 05-12-2012, 03:58 PM

Stock, it depended on traction... Red line third or shift into 4th at the line....

Now, 4th is at about the 1/8th mile mark....

SGOS252382 · 05-12-2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

Paddles are totally worthless in the 1/4 mile... there is way too much delay and you have to anticipate shifts. You'll end up hitting the rev limiter more than anything... and killing your run..

The computer setup works great w/ 4L... Mad600's car is setup like that..

Yeah, using the paddle shifters is an almost guaranteed screwed up race. You either shift too soon, or you hit the rev limiter.
The computer does a much better job of making good clean shifts right where you want them.

mikepage0007 · 05-12-2012, 05:58 PM

thanks for the clarification, i assumed that the computer shift set up would be the best

sschevybear11 · 05-13-2012, 06:45 PM

When my car was stock it ran 12.7-12.8 right at 111 and hit the limiter a car length from the stripe in 3rd, it was 45* out also. My last outing was 30* hotter and with LT's, pulley,CAI and teds tune it ran a best of 12.6@113.3 still in 3rd, I think he sets the limiter at 6500 or 6800.

*mlee* · 05-13-2012, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SGOS252382

Yeah, using the paddle shifters is an almost guaranteed screwed up race. You either shift too soon, or you hit the rev limiter.
The computer does a much better job of making good clean shifts right where you want them.

This is true... but I think he was talking about using them with his 4L80 setup which would still be a nightmare...

You can set up the 4L80 to auto shift...

ParisTNDude · 07-13-2012, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sschevybear11

When my car was stock it ran 12.7-12.8 right at 111 and hit the limiter a car length from the stripe in 3rd, it was 45* out also. My last outing was 30* hotter and with LT's, pulley,CAI and teds tune it ran a best of 12.6@113.3 still in 3rd, I think he sets the limiter at 6500 or 6800.

Dang, man!....12.7 bone stock should put you in the top 3 or 4 on the Official 1/4 mile fast list! I'm going to check to see if you posted that time. Nice runs. I would have thought your mods would have made a greater improvement over your stock runs.

hoffmk2003 · 07-13-2012, 03:30 PM

I'm hitting 4th right before the traps...

sneakyworm · 07-14-2012, 01:22 AM

I'm getting into 4th at about 1000 feet. Running 12.4 @ 117 last year. This year I have a cam and pulley making 71 more rwhp so I should get deeper into 4th.

GMRULZ · 07-14-2012, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Supercharged SS

I'm broke. No more mods!!:(

OMG!!! Hell Hath frozen over!

I know that feeling, new Tahoe, bunch of other crap, saving for new house...ect...Lol..

05-12-2012, 12:41 AM	#17
ParisTNDude Owning SSes for 50 Years Drives: Sharkskin Grey LT1 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 3,139 View My Garage	I know that a stock or mildly modded Mustang 5.0 runs the quarter faster with the 3:31 gears than it does with 3:73s simply because the lower gears require one more shift than the 3:31s. I had a really close race with a modded SRT Dodge last night and with his auto trans, he pulled on me on the 60 foot, but after that, I inched past him and watched the tach get right to the 6200 rev limiter at the lights. I beat him, but had I had to shift, he would surely have gotten me. In my 12.4@113 bolt on L99 It shifted just before the lights at 6400 RPM and I always thought that I could have lowered the ET if I had an extra 100 rpms in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. __________________ The new ride: 2023 Camaro, LT1, Sharkskin Grey Previous Performance Cars: 1966 Chevelle SS 4M, 2010 Corvette 6M 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Auto 2012 1SS 6M 1982 Corvette Auto 2010 1SS 6A 1984 Corvette Auto 2016 2SS 8A 1999 Camaro Auto 2017 HBM 1SS 1le 2002 C5 Corvette 6M 2018 2SS 2006 Corvette Auto 2023 Camaro LT1

05-12-2012, 03:58 PM	#19
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,474	Stock, it depended on traction... Red line third or shift into 4th at the line.... Now, 4th is at about the 1/8th mile mark.... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

05-12-2012, 05:58 PM	#21
mikepage0007 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: port st lucie ,florida Posts: 4,273	thanks for the clarification, i assumed that the computer shift set up would be the best __________________

05-13-2012, 06:45 PM	#22
sschevybear11 Drives: 2011 Black 1SS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: moline,il Posts: 504 View My Garage	When my car was stock it ran 12.7-12.8 right at 111 and hit the limiter a car length from the stripe in 3rd, it was 45* out also. My last outing was 30* hotter and with LT's, pulley,CAI and teds tune it ran a best of 12.6@113.3 still in 3rd, I think he sets the limiter at 6500 or 6800. __________________ 2011 Black 1SS M6 12.75@110.91 bone stock Now: Coated Dynatech LT's/!Cats/Hurst Shifter/Roto-fab/SLP SS badges/JRE 415HP Tune, Scoop & Washer Relocation Bottle,Hurst Stunner 20X9 Wheels, Moroso Catch Can, ASP pulley, Magnaflow X-pipe, GTO remote clutch reservoir 1989 Silver 5.0 Mustang LX Coupe 1999 Pewter Tahoe LT 2011 Blue Camry SE

07-13-2012, 03:30 PM	#25
hoffmk2003 The Hof Drives: 2010 IOM Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jamestown, RI Posts: 825	I'm hitting 4th right before the traps... __________________ #6 Bolt on Fast List...best ET 12.01@117 mph http://www.streetfire.net/video/best...ro_2240734.htm

05-12-2012, 12:13 PM	#18
Jason@JacFab Drives: 2016 1LT RS Camaro; 72 Chevelle Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Point, OR Posts: 5,688 View My Garage	I do not have to shift into 4th with the stock 20's on the rear... I do with the 18's I just got, but for the sake of consistency I plan to race with the 20's on the rear just so I don't have to shift into 4th.

07-14-2012, 01:22 AM	#26
sneakyworm Drives: 2014 1LE Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: cincinnati, oh Posts: 103	I'm getting into 4th at about 1000 feet. Running 12.4 @ 117 last year. This year I have a cam and pulley making 71 more rwhp so I should get deeper into 4th.