1/8 to 1/4 mile contest
 

Below is a picture of my 1/8 mile time slip. This pass happened on Sept 6th in Gleenwood, IA @ MAM around 8PM. I am goin to KRPI in Kearney, NE to run their 1/4 mile drag strip. I'll be making passes around 3-6 PM tomorrow (Saturday Sept 27th). Based on my 1/8 mile Time slip, what ET and MPH do you think I will finish at? My car is unchanged since my last 1/8 mile pass. Same power, same mods. If you can guess my best ET & MPH correctly (ET to the 1/10 of a second and the correct MPH) Ill send you some free stickers. For example: if I run a 15.82 @ 90.65, and you guessed 15.8 @ 90 MPH, you win the stickers! For the heck of it, let's see your best guess. GO!!


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60 Ft. 2.320
330 Ft. 6.031
1/8 ET 8.917
MPH 86.28

13.99
104

Hmm…. just looking at some old time slips...:wink:

13.5s @ 106

So far, none of you guys are correct. Let's just say i was very pleased with my time and MPH considering I was only able to run 3 passes as there was a lot of class racing happening and Test N tune was barely squeezed into the event. I've changed the rules in my first post to reflect how you should submit your guess in your post. All you need to have correct is ET (to the tenth) and MPH. Example: 15.5 @ 91 MPH. Submit as many guesses as you would like. Someone is getting some stickers!

HINT: throw your 1/8 to 1/4 mile calculators in the garbage :lol:

13.4
107

Really wish I knew what tires you're using for these runs. Based on the 60' time, I'm guessing it wasn't slicks.

Ok...:gnonespet:

I forgot that your a stick...:steering:, not an automatic...:lol:

13.85 @ 106

This is the closest so far. My ET is faster and MPH is faster. I'm using Conti DWS all season tires. My 60ft is about 1/10 faster on this track than the other.
What the heck, no faith? I know this car is 12 second car on slicks :twothumbs:

13.1 @ 112

13.2
109

If so, I'm really impressed. You seem to have it running well and apparently dialed in.
Also impressed you're doing it with the SS's 5 speed.

LawDog88 should be disqualified for that "no faith" 1st guess he made. :roflol:

While this is not the time I ran, I think I could've managed this ET with more time in the track.

So so so close here. One of your numbers is correct. Yes thanks FMG, I was impressed as well!

13.2 @104mph

Never watched an HHR drag.. Only ever been funny cars, and Dedicated Drag Racers.......

Neither numbers are correct, still close though.
Don't worry bout it, he's just saing that my car is undoubtedly a 13 second car with my mods.

13 @109

Close, one number is correct. Yourself and FMG are on the right track.

12.5 @109

Assuming this is 13.0, this is way closer than your guess below. I wasn't able to get her into the 12s this time. Maybe read through all the posts so far and you'll get it

13.3 @109

Here's a 13.13 pass on street tires & E47, 4 years ago...:twothumbs:

So if you got any traction, I say you too did a 13.13 ...:corny:

My MPH that day was all over the place, from 104 to 110,
depending on traction…
My MPH guess, if you got 13.1s, would be 109...:smile:

PS: You must be good with the 5sp...:steering:

BINGO

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One of the coolest thing about this run is that it was against a brand spankin new 2014 Subaru STI limited edition. It was a BEATUIFUL car but was no match for the HHR. Thanks for playin along guys. This just goes to show 1/8 to 1/4 mile calculators can be VERY inaccurate. One of my runs was a 13.5 @ 109 with a 2.3 60ft and even that time proves 1/8 to 1/4 mile calculator to be off by a lot.

Corn Wiskey is wonderful...:corny:

Good job with the 5sp, & street tires, & 400' lbs of torque…:twothumbs:
I figured you going up in smoke...:skull1:

Track prep was great. I've never been to a track that sticky. I have no doubt I will beat your street tire time :D

With only 3 runs, I wasn't able to figure out the best way to launch on that sticky of a track, better times to come...

Cool...:twothumbs:
I tryed to break into the 12's that day, at the end of 2010, with street tires, & got a best of
13.08, by lowering tire pressures all day, & doing beautiful smokey burnouts.
15lbs of tire pressure, got me the 13.08, & killed the MPH, from 110 down to 104.

In 2011, I got a set of Mikey Thompson street drag tires,
which resulted in a best of 12.86.
They sucked, traction was hit or miss, so I decided to get slicks, for the start
of the 2012 season, resulting in a 12.77 1st pass down the track, with my best
run that 1st day with slicks, 12.69 @ 110.7 MPH

XtremeSS, thanks for the Stickers Bud! Now I am going to have to get a Drop-In K&N Filter/Assy, and some TTR Parts! :lol:

Lol. The k&n filter is a good idea and technically, the TTR sticker IS a TTR product so your good to go! :twothumbs: