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Lt1_8U
09-10-2008, 07:11 PM
what do you think this car would run in the 1/4?

its a 96 trans am lt-1 with 90k miles with an slp cold air intake, and a borla exhaust. its a 6 speed manual. and its running on normal street tires with good tread, also he said he has upgraded gears..i duno what....

thanks guys
Knipps
09-10-2008, 07:12 PM
13's.. any suspension mods?
Anti_Rice_Guy
09-10-2008, 07:13 PM
Should be in drag racing section I think. And as usual, it depends largely on the driver, especially being a stick. Could be as good as 13.6, could be any time slower, depending on basically everything.
Lt1_8U
09-10-2008, 07:57 PM
yeah sorry about the sectioning lol.. no suspension mods, i was just curious because i might buy this car and i wanted to see what it might run
Jersey_TA
09-12-2008, 09:34 PM
traction depending.....high 13s
deadtrend1
09-12-2008, 09:51 PM
yea .. i vote for high 13's.
Frosty
09-12-2008, 10:11 PM
Another vote for high 13's
NJ Torque
09-12-2008, 10:26 PM
First time @ the track... 14.2 @ 97
deadtrend1
09-12-2008, 10:27 PM
I had a hard time getting into 13's at first with mine the first time. I thought is was just me sucking
Jersey_TA
09-13-2008, 09:49 AM
I had a hard time getting into 13's at first with mine the first time. I thought is was just me sucking

Well you do <3 the taste lol
deadtrend1
09-13-2008, 10:04 AM
Well you do <3 the taste lol

different type of sucking alltogether.....
Lt1_8U
09-13-2008, 12:39 PM
haha..i'm just curious about the times, i just want to get more mods then take it to the track, pro 5.0 shifter, electric water pump, t-stat and headers so it might be a little time before i take it to the track.:lol:
creeper
09-13-2008, 11:08 PM
make sure you get some good tires. i had an lt1 before my trans am and it was hard to hook even when it was near stock. the torque is just crazy.
NJSPEEDER
09-14-2008, 05:24 PM
haha..i'm just curious about the times, i just want to get more mods then take it to the track, pro 5.0 shifter, electric water pump, t-stat and headers so it might be a little time before i take it to the track.:lol:

If you want to have fun with the car at the track and on the occasional empty road, do suspension stuff first. Get yourself a good torque arm and LCA's before you worry about adding a bunch of power.
Lt1_8U
09-14-2008, 10:12 PM
If you want to have fun with the car at the track and on the occasional empty road, do suspension stuff first. Get yourself a good torque arm and LCA's before you worry about adding a bunch of power.


yeah, thats what my brother and other ppl were saying, thanks for the tip
NastyEllEssWon
09-14-2008, 10:40 PM
i vote for high thirteens.


lca's are an awesome mod. have em on my 98. theyre slick
98tadriver
09-15-2008, 11:48 AM
suspension mods and a good tire ftw
CivicEaterLT1
10-13-2008, 01:30 AM
what are LCAs?
NJ Torque
10-13-2008, 06:04 AM
LCA = Lower control arms
97transam
10-14-2008, 09:08 AM
E-town, October, 3:42's, stock tires: 13.9
E-town, October, 3:42's, drag radials: 13.7
E-town, October, 3:42's, dr's, headers- slp loudmouth: 13.3
Pampered-Z
10-14-2008, 04:29 PM
Launching a manual 4th gen takes allot of practice. You can't just dump the clutch and go, so getting your 60' times to near 2.0 is key to running in the mid - low 13s.

What gears can have a big effect on your ETs. Without good tires 3:73s and 4:10 can actually hurt your ETs are traction becomes a big problem.

What my car was a heads/cam package I went from 3:42s to 3:73s I lost ET due to traction problems and not really having enough HP to get the car to pull hard in 4th gear. Car was allot more consistent with the 3:42s for bracket racing.

So 14.0 to 13.6 is my guess.