dead stock ta with a few miles, will i need 4th?

keep reading to shift to 4th at about the 1000' mark
i calculated i should be able to do 106 in 3rd.... that shold cover me right?

tommorow is opening day for the track near rochester, its my first time :D

oh ya, 99 ta, 66k miles
crappy bald tires dont even know what they are, not stockers

You will need to shift to 4th a few hundred feet before the 1/4.

But just for kicks, why don't you hold 3rd on one of the runs and avoid shifting to fourth? I'll bet you run a tenth or two and a few mph slower. You'll probably hit the rev limiter, too.

I don't know why you are worrying about this. If you have to shift to 4th, I'm sure you will shift to 4th. Hopefully you won't forget where it is located at :)

i'm not a fan of the stock shifter but i do really well with it

i hope i wont forget where 4th is located either :eek: ;)

Originally posted by Jimmy17
i'm not a fan of the stock shifter but i do really well with it

i hope i wont forget where 4th is located either :eek: ;)

When you shift into 4th, just pull the shifter towards the rear of the car, not towards you, and you should be fine. :)

ok last big newb question :P

what should i run the rear tires at?
20lbs i'm guessing?
will it even gain me anything on these poopy street tires or just leave them at 30?

I don't think air pressure in the stock radials really matters..as long as they aren't over-inflated.

30 psi would be good for me. The tires aren't sticky..they don't need a burn out. Just make sure you don't drive through the water.

The trick to a good 60ft on the stock radials is the ability to slip the clutch. Rev it up to about 3000 rpm, and, when the light turns green (or on the second yellow), slip the clutch until you've moved about 15 feet and then let it all the way out and floor it. That's how you get 2.0s and 1.9s.