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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Do these times look about right?

60' - 2.158
330' - 5.910
1/8 - 8.909 @ 82.47
1000' - 11.496
1/4 - 13.686 @ 103.17

1998 Z28 A4 with 80,000 miles. The car is completely stock right now and I was curious to know whether these times are about where they should be at. Also where can I improve and how?
Old May 21, 2007 | 02:46 PM
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yea they r looking pretty good... wat do u have for gears? if u also get ur 60ft under 2.0 u would prolly be sub 13.5...
Old May 21, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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I'm not positive what gears I've got. I do know that I'm running about 2000rpm's at 60mph, so I'm thinking 3.23's? I'd check to make sure but I can't right now because I'm at work.

Is that a bad 60' time? Or is it just something that could be better?

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Old May 21, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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that 60' time could use some work. it's not bad per say but yes it can be improved, just practice your launching and study the tree.
Old May 21, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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For a stock A4 LS1, your times are on par for what you should be running. You probably have a tad bit more you can squeeze out of it though.
Old May 21, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Your times look to be good for a stock LS1 around here. I see you are from MD, where did you run?
Old May 22, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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I ran at Budds Creek, right before the 301 bridge to VA
Old May 22, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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MIR is a pretty quick track. I would expect some better times when the weather get's nice down that way.
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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New times:

60' - 2.079
330' - 5.803
1/8 - 8.804 @ 82.66 mph
1000' - 11.381
1/4 - 13.562 @ 103.6

My tires are pretty worn so I think that can go down even more after I get some new ones.
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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Not bad, looks like you squeezed some more out of it.
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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Looks good. That's exactly where I started at when I was stock. 13.5 @ 103 here also. If you're still not sure about your gears then check the drivers door. Open the drivers door and look at the white RPO sticker. One of the codes will be either GU2 or GU5.

GU2=2.73
GU5=3.23

But I'm guessing you have the 3.23's if you're running 2,000 rpm's @ 60 mph.
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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How about some drag radials on a spare set of wheels for the track? I'm sure you could run some very low 13's then.
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