Land Speed Racing Fun
#1
Land Speed Racing Fun
Took my car to Maxton, NC for the ECTA land speed races there this weekend and had a bunch of fun. For those of you who like to go fast - and I mean mucho mph not jut ET - you should check in to it. You get 1 mile to get up to speed from a standing start and they time you in the last 1/10 mile and you get .9 mile to shut down.
The track records for cars and bikes were obliterated this weekend with the fastest car (3rd gen firebird with small block and twin turbos) running 241mph and a turbo bike running 272. That is VERY fast. As a comparison - a normal lt1 Camaro will run about 128 in the standing mile.
I took my junk to the dyno wednesday to dial in the nitrous tune and found I was down by two cylinders. Swapped plugs, wires, comrpession checked ok but couldn't figure it out but it wasn't making any mechanically bad noises so I decided to take it anyhow. On 6 holes and a 200 shot it went 175 pretty much 4 times in a row. As far as I could tell, Sonny's Vette has held the record for the fastest clocked LT1 car and I was kind of shooting to bump his 197mph record and hit 200 in the mile. Alas it was not to be. Still had fun and will figure it out before the next meet in May.
my 96 Bird. 383 LT1 w/AFR 227's 14:1 and a pretty big roller cam
The track records for cars and bikes were obliterated this weekend with the fastest car (3rd gen firebird with small block and twin turbos) running 241mph and a turbo bike running 272. That is VERY fast. As a comparison - a normal lt1 Camaro will run about 128 in the standing mile.
I took my junk to the dyno wednesday to dial in the nitrous tune and found I was down by two cylinders. Swapped plugs, wires, comrpession checked ok but couldn't figure it out but it wasn't making any mechanically bad noises so I decided to take it anyhow. On 6 holes and a 200 shot it went 175 pretty much 4 times in a row. As far as I could tell, Sonny's Vette has held the record for the fastest clocked LT1 car and I was kind of shooting to bump his 197mph record and hit 200 in the mile. Alas it was not to be. Still had fun and will figure it out before the next meet in May.
my 96 Bird. 383 LT1 w/AFR 227's 14:1 and a pretty big roller cam
#3
I've wondered about trying that event but I'm not clear on their rules for "normal" street cars. At what point is a rollcage required?
I expect my car to have ~ 120 mph traps in the quarter but it's gearing-limited to around 160 to 170. Would I have to have a cage? I'm not willing to chop up the car for a single event.
Same for my brother -- he's got a Mercedes CL65 AMG (twin turbo v12 - 605hp, 740tq) and would at least be able to hit its 155 speed limiter. Don't worry, that goes away as soon as the warranty does
I expect my car to have ~ 120 mph traps in the quarter but it's gearing-limited to around 160 to 170. Would I have to have a cage? I'm not willing to chop up the car for a single event.
Same for my brother -- he's got a Mercedes CL65 AMG (twin turbo v12 - 605hp, 740tq) and would at least be able to hit its 155 speed limiter. Don't worry, that goes away as soon as the warranty does
#4
Nevermind -- found the rules:
So I'd have to stop at 135. I could see a roll bar for road racing or anything involving turns but you've got to really screw up driving a street car in a straight line.
I'd feel 10x safer in my car at 160 than I would in my truck at 135 (if it could hit it anyway) and yet the truck would be allowed!
III-2 ROLL BAR & ROLL CAGE: All cars in competition over 135 MPH, must be equipped with a roll bar or roll cage structure. All closed cars between 135 and 150 MPH must have a 4 point roll bar. All closed cars between 150 and 175 MPH must have a 6 - point roll bar. All closed cars over 175 MPH must have a full roll cage. All open cars are advanced one bar / cage category over closed cars. Any individual wishing to enter a vehicle which deviates from these rules MUST contact the ECTA 45 days before the event for approval.
I'd feel 10x safer in my car at 160 than I would in my truck at 135 (if it could hit it anyway) and yet the truck would be allowed!
#5
Without a cage you'd be tech'd to 135 but they typically will let you fudge over that by 5 mph or so. Also, they only check your mph in the final 1/10 mile so whatever you do up to that point is up to you...
#6
I took my junk to the dyno wednesday to dial in the nitrous tune and found I was down by two cylinders. Swapped plugs, wires, comrpession checked ok but couldn't figure it out but it wasn't making any mechanically bad noises so I decided to take it anyhow. On 6 holes and a 200 shot it went 175 pretty much 4 times in a row. As far as I could tell, Sonny's Vette has held the record for the fastest clocked LT1 car and I was kind of shooting to bump his 197mph record and hit 200 in the mile.
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It was making 365 at the wheels (th350 trans) on a dyno dynamics chassis dyno with just the 6 cyls running before hitting it with nitrous. I could visibly see that two holes were not running by looking at the plugs and the headers tubes with a temp gun. Just ran it anyhow. Still haven't had a chance to dig into it yet.
#10
normal lt1= 128 in the standing mile?
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138
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128 just seams slow for a car that traps about 100 in the 1/4, that leaves 3/4 more to gain speed
just how far does it take to wring one of these out?
I want to do Maxton bad just need $$$$ roll cage, rear end without c clips, driving suit, speed rated tires
thats a couple of thousand just to run
Ive read of guys running close to 135 a few times then killing it on the last run
128
138
148
128 just seams slow for a car that traps about 100 in the 1/4, that leaves 3/4 more to gain speed
just how far does it take to wring one of these out?
I want to do Maxton bad just need $$$$ roll cage, rear end without c clips, driving suit, speed rated tires
thats a couple of thousand just to run
Ive read of guys running close to 135 a few times then killing it on the last run
#12
I'm spraying it and it is 14:1. Running 114 octane.
A lot of the LT cars do run well into the high 13x's and 14x's but the bone stock ones don't fare as well. The ones that do run fast are usually hampered by tech stuff like no roll cage, etc.
A theoretical test (I don't condone ACTUALLY doing this...) would be to find a deserted road that has mile marker signs and go from a dead stop for 1 mile and use GPS to track speed. It's been my experience that most factory gauges are off 5-10mph over 130mph so the GPS is the way to go. You might be surprised how different cars fare.
A lot of the LT cars do run well into the high 13x's and 14x's but the bone stock ones don't fare as well. The ones that do run fast are usually hampered by tech stuff like no roll cage, etc.
A theoretical test (I don't condone ACTUALLY doing this...) would be to find a deserted road that has mile marker signs and go from a dead stop for 1 mile and use GPS to track speed. It's been my experience that most factory gauges are off 5-10mph over 130mph so the GPS is the way to go. You might be surprised how different cars fare.
#13
I'm spraying it and it is 14:1. Running 114 octane.
A lot of the LT cars do run well into the high 13x's and 14x's but the bone stock ones don't fare as well. The ones that do run fast are usually hampered by tech stuff like no roll cage, etc.
A theoretical test (I don't condone ACTUALLY doing this...) would be to find a deserted road that has mile marker signs and go from a dead stop for 1 mile and use GPS to track speed. It's been my experience that most factory gauges are off 5-10mph over 130mph so the GPS is the way to go. You might be surprised how different cars fare.
A lot of the LT cars do run well into the high 13x's and 14x's but the bone stock ones don't fare as well. The ones that do run fast are usually hampered by tech stuff like no roll cage, etc.
A theoretical test (I don't condone ACTUALLY doing this...) would be to find a deserted road that has mile marker signs and go from a dead stop for 1 mile and use GPS to track speed. It's been my experience that most factory gauges are off 5-10mph over 130mph so the GPS is the way to go. You might be surprised how different cars fare.
#15
The biggest thing is to drop the car on the ground. I use Eibach lowering springs up front that I also cut a half round off and the rears are coil overs that I adjust so it barely keps from scraping the ground. Drag radials are really the best bet for the rear and front runners up front. Tech is pretty strict but fair. Safety is their number one thing and if something is unsafe they will definitely let you know. I ran a 2.80 on the first pass then swapped it for a 3.08 for the remaining passes. I keep a 3.69,3.08,3.00,2.92,2.80 and 2.54 on hand for quick changes depending how fast we're trying to go. One of the good things about a quick change rear end besides just taking 5 minutes to swap gears is that you just flip the gears top to bottom and you have numerically higher gears which are good for drag racing - in my case ranging from ~4.69-6.09.
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