First time at the track. Shocked!!! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

big dave · 05-31-2013, 10:41 PM

Let me start of by saying, my ZL1 made me eat crow today. After purchasing the car, I thought it felt slow. I was truly unimpressed with its acceleration. It is a fantastic handling, and a great riding car, I just didn't find it all that quick. I saw in another post other members felt the same way. It was a very hot day today, not the kind of day that would ever find me at the track, I was just pressed to race since I hadn't raced since last year. The temp was in the upper 80s to low 90s today. 50 percent humidity with a barometer of 30.1

I really expected to run somewhere around 12.7s at best with these kind of conditions. I would've been happy with a 12.5.

Let me say that I'm not familiar with this car, and found that the advice that Baron provided was spot on. I iced the intake for the first 2 passes, kept tire pressure at 28 psi, and did a very brief burnout to put a little heat in the tires and to keep engine temperatures down. Though I iced the intake, my infrared thermometer was still showing an intake temp of 115 degrees. I don't have a scanner so I really don't know what temperatures the sensor was seeing.

First pass blew me away.
60' 1.87
1/8 7.97 @ 90.4
1/4 12.27 @ 115.0
The Z far surpassed what I thought it could've, and would've done on a day like this.

Second pass
60' 1.768
1/8 7.83 @ 90.89
1/4 12.10 @ 118.04 ( I thought the clocks were screwed up, couldn't believe it picked up that much mph after the 1/8)

Last pass with no ice and an indicated intake temperature of 141 degrees.
60' 1.745!!!!!! On factory rubber!!!
1/8 7.75 @91.67
1/4 11.99@ 118.8!

I never would've imagined this car would run in the 11s factory stock...and to do it in pretty poor weather conditions is pretty amazing!

2010 SSRS · 05-31-2013, 10:46 PM

Hell Yea, Chevy Power Kicking Azz

yotaman96 · 05-31-2013, 10:49 PM

Nice 60' times on street tires.

closs2sx · 05-31-2013, 10:50 PM

auto or stick and what modes were you in ie trac control on or off sport mode 1-5 did you no lift shift and did you launch without the computer or did you do yourself if you have a stick?

big dave · 05-31-2013, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by closs2sx

auto or stick and what modes were you in ie trac control on or off sport mode 1-5 did you no lift shift and did you launch without the computer or did you do yourself if you have a stick?

A6. Race mode with all nannies off. It was difficult to do a burnout however

Blueclyde · 05-31-2013, 10:57 PM

Says A6 in his sig.

oldfriend · 05-31-2013, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big dave

Let me start of by saying, my ZL1 made me eat crow today. After purchasing the car, I thought it felt slow. I was truly unimpressed with its acceleration. It is a fantastic handling, and a great riding car, I just didn't find it all that quick. I saw in another post other members felt the same way. It was a very hot day today, not the kind of day that would ever find me at the track, I was just pressed to race since I hadn't raced since last year. The temp was in the upper 80s to low 90s today. 50 percent humidity with a barometer of 30.1

I really expected to run somewhere around 12.7s at best with these kind of conditions. I would've been happy with a 12.5.

Let me say that I'm not familiar with this car, and found that the advice that Baron provided was spot on. I iced the intake for the first 2 passes, kept tire pressure at 28 psi, and did a very brief burnout to put a little heat in the tires and to keep engine temperatures down. Though I iced the intake, my infrared thermometer was still showing an intake temp of 115 degrees. I don't have a scanner so I really don't know what temperatures the sensor was seeing.

First pass blew me away.
60' 1.87
1/8 7.97 @ 90.4
1/4 12.27 @ 115.0
I far surpassed what I thought the car could've, and would've done on a day like this.

Second pass
60' 1.768
1/8 7.83 @ 90.89
1/4 12.10 @ 118.04 ( I thought the clocks were screwed up, couldn't believe it picked up that much mph after the 1/8)

Last pass with no ice and an indicated intake temperature of 141 degrees.
60' 1.745!!!!!! On factory rubber!!!
1/8 7.75 @91.67
1/4 11.99@ 118.8!

I never would've imagined this car would run in the 11s factory stock...and to do it in pretty poor weather conditions is pretty amazing!

Does the car still feels slow , after those numbers ?

big dave · 05-31-2013, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldfriend

Does the car still feels slow , after those numbers ?

It felt totally different tonight. Being able to launch on a prepped track and let it run an entire quarter mile does make a difference. I really don't like fooling around on the street too much so I guess I never really let the Z stretch it's legs.

ZL1 Spoked · 06-01-2013, 01:07 AM

Auto's should run low 12s easy

ZL1 Spoked · 06-01-2013, 01:08 AM

What are you launching at?

Stephen12ZL1 · 06-01-2013, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big dave

Let me start of by saying, my ZL1 made me eat crow today. After purchasing the car, I thought it felt slow. I was truly unimpressed with its acceleration. It is a fantastic handling, and a great riding car, I just didn't find it all that quick. I saw in another post other members felt the same way. It was a very hot day today, not the kind of day that would ever find me at the track, I was just pressed to race since I hadn't raced since last year. The temp was in the upper 80s to low 90s today. 50 percent humidity with a barometer of 30.1

I really expected to run somewhere around 12.7s at best with these kind of conditions. I would've been happy with a 12.5.

Let me say that I'm not familiar with this car, and found that the advice that Baron provided was spot on. I iced the intake for the first 2 passes, kept tire pressure at 28 psi, and did a very brief burnout to put a little heat in the tires and to keep engine temperatures down. Though I iced the intake, my infrared thermometer was still showing an intake temp of 115 degrees. I don't have a scanner so I really don't know what temperatures the sensor was seeing.

First pass blew me away.
60' 1.87
1/8 7.97 @ 90.4
1/4 12.27 @ 115.0
I far surpassed what I thought the car could've, and would've done on a day like this.

Second pass
60' 1.768
1/8 7.83 @ 90.89
1/4 12.10 @ 118.04 ( I thought the clocks were screwed up, couldn't believe it picked up that much mph after the 1/8)

Last pass with no ice and an indicated intake temperature of 141 degrees.
60' 1.745!!!!!! On factory rubber!!!
1/8 7.75 @91.67
1/4 11.99@ 118.8!

I never would've imagined this car would run in the 11s factory stock...and to do it in pretty poor weather conditions is pretty amazing!

Great runs! MIR or Capital?

102SS · 06-01-2013, 04:09 AM

Congrats on the great #'s the DA was 1921ft at 2pm.

I calculated the DA based on the Maryland track,the tracks real altitude 87 feet above sea level.

At 2pm temp was 87.8 Humidity 40% and Barometer 30.14

http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...e=Calculate+DA

HDRDTD · 06-01-2013, 04:23 AM

Anyone remember back when the ZL1 first came out and GM had announced that they had gone something like 11.73?
Everyone came back and said bullpucky, can't be stock, etc, etc, etc.

onewaydave · 06-01-2013, 04:52 AM

Very nice times.

05-31-2013, 10:41 PM	#1
big dave Drives: 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,052	First time at the track. Shocked!!! Let me start of by saying, my ZL1 made me eat crow today. After purchasing the car, I thought it felt slow. I was truly unimpressed with its acceleration. It is a fantastic handling, and a great riding car, I just didn't find it all that quick. I saw in another post other members felt the same way. It was a very hot day today, not the kind of day that would ever find me at the track, I was just pressed to race since I hadn't raced since last year. The temp was in the upper 80s to low 90s today. 50 percent humidity with a barometer of 30.1 I really expected to run somewhere around 12.7s at best with these kind of conditions. I would've been happy with a 12.5. Let me say that I'm not familiar with this car, and found that the advice that Baron provided was spot on. I iced the intake for the first 2 passes, kept tire pressure at 28 psi, and did a very brief burnout to put a little heat in the tires and to keep engine temperatures down. Though I iced the intake, my infrared thermometer was still showing an intake temp of 115 degrees. I don't have a scanner so I really don't know what temperatures the sensor was seeing. First pass blew me away. 60' 1.87 1/8 7.97 @ 90.4 1/4 12.27 @ 115.0 The Z far surpassed what I thought it could've, and would've done on a day like this. Second pass 60' 1.768 1/8 7.83 @ 90.89 1/4 12.10 @ 118.04 ( I thought the clocks were screwed up, couldn't believe it picked up that much mph after the 1/8) Last pass with no ice and an indicated intake temperature of 141 degrees. 60' 1.745!!!!!! On factory rubber!!! 1/8 7.75 @91.67 1/4 11.99@ 118.8! I never would've imagined this car would run in the 11s factory stock...and to do it in pretty poor weather conditions is pretty amazing! __________________ '17 ZL1 10.99@129 stock. 4225# raceweight. Best 60'- 1.66 on factory tires. 10.48@132 E50, intake and tune. 4270 lbs https://youtu.be/EyHtdH9XOkY https://youtu.be/Lcu41obbTf8 '13 ZL1 BRM A6. 11.591 @ 119.2 factory stock with a 1.68 60'! Best stock mph 121.8. 11.29 @ 123 RotoFab, drag radials and skinnies. 4360# raceweight. http://youtu.be/yggIA3C_kkA 2014... back to stock http://youtu.be/spQLaTWbThs 2013... stock & RotoFab Last edited by big dave; 06-03-2013 at 04:42 PM.

05-31-2013, 10:46 PM	#2
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	Hell Yea, Chevy Power Kicking Azz __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

05-31-2013, 10:49 PM	#3
yotaman96 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS1LE 2000 Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 2,955 View My Garage	Nice 60' times on street tires. __________________ 2017 Krypton Green SS 1LE Magnacharged 2000 Trans Am WS6 manual trans 2002 Trans Am 2015 Ram Crew Cab Cummins

05-31-2013, 10:50 PM	#4
closs2sx Drives: 1970 chevelle Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,427	auto or stick and what modes were you in ie trac control on or off sport mode 1-5 did you no lift shift and did you launch without the computer or did you do yourself if you have a stick? __________________ On Order 2018 ZL1 1LE Garnet Red Tint Coat Metallic MY Car 2015 Z06 Z07 Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic Dads Car 2013 ZL1 vin 963 Crystal Red Tint Coat/Black Wheels Exposed Carbon Fiber Insert 6 Spd Manual

06-01-2013, 01:07 AM	#9
ZL1 Spoked Drives: Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 1,131	Auto's should run low 12s easy __________________ -2013 Camaro ZL1-Black Stripe Package-Ambient Light Kit-Subwoofer Package-Sunroof-Suede Package-NAV MYLINK-MANUAL BABY-Dual Vented Fenders-Exposed Carbon Fiber Insert -Black 10 Spoke Wheels 604 RWHP 602 LBS/TQ

05-31-2013, 10:57 PM	#6
Blueclyde Drives: 2023 ZLE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,717	Says A6 in his sig.

06-01-2013, 01:08 AM	#10
ZL1 Spoked Drives: Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 1,131	What are you launching at? __________________ -2013 Camaro ZL1-Black Stripe Package-Ambient Light Kit-Subwoofer Package-Sunroof-Suede Package-NAV MYLINK-MANUAL BABY-Dual Vented Fenders-Exposed Carbon Fiber Insert -Black 10 Spoke Wheels 604 RWHP 602 LBS/TQ

06-01-2013, 04:09 AM	#12
102SS waiting at the tree Drives: SIM 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 3,152	Congrats on the great #'s the DA was 1921ft at 2pm. I calculated the DA based on the Maryland track,the tracks real altitude 87 feet above sea level. At 2pm temp was 87.8 Humidity 40% and Barometer 30.14 http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...e=Calculate+DA __________________ 2010 2SS/RS A6 ZL1 Rims 60ft 2.03 13.08 at 107.82 (4/28) 2009 Pontiac G8 3.6L the DD

06-01-2013, 04:23 AM	#13
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,047	Anyone remember back when the ZL1 first came out and GM had announced that they had gone something like 11.73? Everyone came back and said bullpucky, can't be stock, etc, etc, etc.

06-01-2013, 04:52 AM	#14
onewaydave Innocent Bystander Drives: 2013 ZL1 BRM/2002 35th SS/2009 GMC Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 385 View My Garage	Very nice times.