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LVC Lincoln LS 1/4 mile ET database

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Posted by: rocket5979

Ok people here we go. Whatever your LS does in the 1/4 mile or 1/8 mile go ahead and post your times in here. If you can scan your timeslips then cool, if you cannot then just post all the times and mph on the slip.

Though your modlist may be currently contained in your signature please post your full list of performance mods when you post your times too. Also include whether your car is a V6 or V8; and also the year.

Some tech talk is fine, but please stay on topic.

[I am moderating this thread to get rid of all the 'nice one' or 'way to go' type comments so the thread is all info. Sorry if anyone is offended. MonsterMark]

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

2002 LSE
LSK Aluminum Intake with KKM
Magna-Flow cat-back

R/T... .233
60'... 2.269
330'... 6.374
1/8... 9.739
MPH... 73.36
1000'... 12.619
1/4... 15.041
MPH... 93.21

This was done on 20" Foose Lussos
1/4 tank of gas/no spare
Engine was at normal operating temp

I feel I can better it and will

Posted by: rocket5979

I suppose I will post mine in here too so that it is all centralized.

2005 Lincoln LS V8...

R/T ... .174
60' ... 2.244
330 ... 6.159
1/8 ... 9.339
MPH ... 78.11
1000 ... 12.050
1/4 ... 14.341
MPH ... 98.03

Mods: SCT Xcal2 tuned via RWTD, Custom full intake fabbed by yours truly.

Was a hairs breadth away from hitting a 2.1 60' time on one run. However, it wasn't my best overall run.

Posted by: VanDarela

www.myspace.com/dvarela

give it a sec to load. My best was 14.26 @ 99mph that day, but i liked to show the one with the pony. listen to it with volume up, slightly hear me chirp 3rd. juice going in 5/18/06 i'll put up a vid

Posted by: VanDarela

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanDarela

Oh ok i gotcha, ill get the slips and post them if i can get to a scanner

Its an 05' LSE V8. As far as mods I got 1" Eibach drop, CAI K&N Tyfoon made for 03+ Thunderbird (chrome tube comming from throttle body w/ K&N filter and heat shield), 40 series Flowmaster Mufflers, and XCal. (wet ZEX 100 shot w/ WBC getting installed 5/23/06). My tuner is making me a file for this friday that raises the timing so i can run 103 octane race fuel. I will definatly post the video if it makes a difference. and I will post a video of when i run with the juice.

Posted by: VanDarela

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanDarela

Englishtown Raceway N.J.
5/13/06
12pm 71 degrees

R/T...... .327
60'...... 2.194
330..... 6.104
1/8..... 9.327
MPH.... 77.52
1000... 12.059
1/4..... 14.364
MPH.... 97.24

Little tip for you guys with the XCal2 (you might already know). Remove the plastic cover thats covering the engine. While in the staging lanes waiting, pop your hood open, Set your XCal like your about to change the tune, when it comes to the screen that says "click select to start tune" the fan should turn on.. leave it there with the fan on and the heat inside the car blasting at 90 degrees. do this for like 5-10 minutes so you dont kill your battery, then click "cancel tune". When your ready to get moving your temp guage should read alot colder. And leave the heat blasting right up until your next to line up then shut it off. It takes the heat from the engine and blasts it into the car, just turn the vents away from you so you die of heat exaustion.

Posted by: rocket5979

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanDarela

Little tip for you guys with the XCal2 (you might already know). Remove the plastic cover thats covering the engine. While in the staging lanes waiting, pop your hood open, Set your XCal like your about to change the tune, when it comes to the screen that says "click select to start tune" the fan should turn on.. leave it there with the fan on and the heat inside the car blasting at 90 degrees. do this for like 5-10 minutes so you dont kill your battery, then click "cancel tune". When your ready to get moving your temp guage should read alot colder. And leave the heat blasting right up until your next to line up then shut it off. It takes the heat from the engine and blasts it into the car, just turn the vents away from you so you die of heat exaustion.

Nice trick on the Xcal2 and all but unfortunately it will only help so much. If we had an electrical water pump to really move the water through the engine to cool it then it might make a worthwhile difference. Other than that the fans being on will only make a minor dent in the engine temp.

I run my electric fans and my intercooler pump in my X when I am trying to cool the Kenne Bell 2.2 a little bit. It helps a tad, but nowhere near what it would if the damn thing had the elec water pump to circulate the cooled water to the hot engine too. It would cool off in no time like that!

Posted by: VanDarela

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocket5979

No im telling you it really works (unless for some odd reason my temp guage is off by a little, but i highly doubt it) when i have the fan on and heat blasing, hood open and plastic cover off, after a 1 1/2 hour drive to get there, after 10 minutes im less than 1/4 away from the cold mark on the needdle. And you can really tell when you touch the engine itself.... just watch for your battery

Posted by: rocket5979

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanDarela

It is not going to help much because it can only cool the surface of the engine and the gallon or so of coolant in the radiator. After that it can do no more because no coolant can circulate to and through the engine to cool it further. If we had an electric water pump then this would be really beneficial, but since we do not it will only help marginally. I am not trying to discount your method, because it will help a little. If you look at your temp guage after about another minute or two once the thermostat has opened (if it has even closed) and the colder coolant has mixed with the hot stuff sitting in the engine then the guage will go back up a little due to it reading the average temp of the mixed coolant and not just the temp of the colder stuff.

On another note...Good run times. Since ya said you had a vid of the 14.2 run go ahead and throw that and the numbers from the timeslip for that run up in here for people to see too.

Posted by: VanDarela

whats up guys, I dont know how many of you are on the LLSOC site but we have come under the impression that the 03+ Thunderbird K&N Typhoon CAI w/ heat sheild fits the 03+ LS perfectly. It comes with a 14hp Guarantee in writing in the box..i took it for a spin and its an amazing improvement (just for the fact its only an intake) I highly recomend it... you can get it the cheapest on www.crutchfield.com $239 no tax, no shipping. Bolts right in 30 min.

Posted by: rocket5979

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanDarela

HEY!! This is a forum for 1/4 mile times ONLY take your intake talk somewhere else!!

That was intake tech talk, not just advertising. There is a difference.

Being that you have one of the faster LS's on this site how about you share some of your knowledge instead of being a smartass all the time?

Mainly, I want to know what the update on that wet nitrous install of yours is. I am right smack dab in the middle of a nitrous install in my LS too. Lets just say that the drivers side rear COP cover bolt can kiss my AZZ! hehe.

What I am putting in is requiring a lot more wiring than a typical nitrous install though. But with our "one wheel wonder" rear ends the extra work that I am doing is pretty much a neccessity IMO.

Post the video and the timeslip times of that 14.2 run man. I want to take a looksee at that.

Posted by: VanDarela

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocket5979

That was intake tech talk, not just advertising. There is a difference.

Being that you have one of the faster LS's on this site how about you share some of your knowledge instead of being a smartass all the time?

I wasn't "advertising" I was starting "intake tech talk", i just happen to throw in the price and where to get it for the members to benefit from it. My car is getting the N20 on as we speak, im not being a smartass just trying to add a little fun to these forums. As far as tech talk in haveing "one of the faster LS's here" as you put it... When i ran those times I had the same mods as everyone else who runs close to that... At the time I had the KKM CAI, 40 series flowmasters (just mufflers), I let my car cool down alot with that little "XCal fan trick and the heat blasting" before every run, and XCal set to the most aggresive setting it can handle without detonation. alot of people say leave it in auto to do a 1/4 run, but when im in D4 i get a crap time, D5 a little better, But when I shift it i let it go a little further than the 6500RPM and hit it just between 65 and 7000RPM. When staging it I wait until the very last second to touch the throttle and then let go at green (I seem to get a better launch rather then keeping it staged for 3 or 4 seconds waiting for the other guy to do his little burn out and line up). When i launch i do spin a little so to kind of prevent that i go around the water stage it and punch it so it does a burn out on dry ground. (about the 14.2 video, my friend has that i dont know how to put videos on the computer he does it for me, and he's been a little lazy past couple days)

14.2 slip

7:19pm, 3/13/06, about 65 degrees

R/T..... .112
60'...... 2.297
330..... 6.210
1/8..... 9.328
MPH.... 78.96
1000... 11.976
1/4..... 14.227
MPH.... 101.01

Posted by: T_Man

A couple of years ago I got our '03 down the 1/4 with a 14.95 time.
A run on the DynoJet showed 244.1hp/270.1ft.trq.
That's with a KKM CAI and Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust only. No Squeeze!
All Natural.

Posted by: KBX

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_Man

A couple of years ago I got our '03 down the 1/4 with a 14.95 time.
A run on the DynoJet showed 244.1hp/270.1ft.trq.
That's with a KKM CAI and Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust only. No Squeeze!
All Natural.

With that much power you should be putting down a lower ET than that. With your mods you should be mid 14's. With a tune you should be putting down low 14's like VD and I are doing before nitrous. It is still good to see another new gen LS owner modding theirs with things other than big rims and stereo equipment.

Just to clarify, my 14.3 runs and VD's 14.2 run were without nitrous. With nitrous the runs would be more like 12.9's or so.

Posted by: JohnnyBz00LS

A near bone stock '00 w/ one mod.......

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/vbp...?do=view&g=108

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Ran tonight 2 of 4 runs worth mentioning

R/T...284
60'...2.256
330'...6.405
1/8...9.783
MPH...73.11
1000'...12.675
1/4...15.093
MPH...93.03

R/T...314
60'...2.273
330'...6.415
1/8...9.785
MPH...73.31
1000'...12.669
1/4...15.091
MPH...91.73

02LSE V-8/Magna-Flow cat-back and LSK Aluminum Intake Tube w/KKM
This is with 20" rims on

Posted by: VanDarela

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanDarela

Went to the track this weekend...No camera guy or scanner for the slip Guess you gotta take my word for it.

R/T...... .532
60'....... 2.236
330...... 5.789
1/8...... 8.708
MPH..... 84.12
1000.... 11.243
1/4...... 13.396
MPH..... 104.73

-K&N Typhoon CAI
-Flowmaster 40 series mufflers
-XCal 2
-Wide Band Commander
-ZEX wet 100 shot N2O

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Pulled my 20s off. Heres the 4 best runs.

Posted by: J3FF

R/T... .234
60'... 2.271
330... 6.383
1/8... 9.682
MPH... 73.78
1000'... 12.591
1/4... 14.989
MPH... 92.98

Man, that's the best I have...I need to run again.

All cars are different. Depends on how well you take care of them.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Beat my best.

Posted by: bigpappy33

Ran at orlando speed world, only got one run because it was 10:03 at night and they close the pits at 10

i think i could definatly break into the 14's, i ran in d4 and was a little hesitant because it was my first time down a strip... also had half a tank of gas, no spare, and the bump was out. i prob will go back sunday so i will post better times. need to run w/ a 1/4 tank and get the aluminum intake tube and some nitrous

.

2000 LSV8 Sport
MODS:
Magnaflow Cat-back (no resonators)
KKM Intake
Xcal 2 tuned by Torrie

R/T... .493
60'... 2.356
330... 6.565
1/8... 9.924
MPH... 73.74
1000... 12.760
1/4... 15.131
MPH... 95.29

Ill post a scan of the slip and a video my buddy took tomorrow...

Posted by: NYC LS8

Get the 60' time down to a 2.0 and you're lookin' at a mid 14 second slip.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC LSC

Get the 60' time down to a 2.0 and you're lookin' at a mid 14 second slip.

With that trap a mid 2.1 should get him mid 14s. 2.2 60' will get him into the 14.8-14.9s.

I'm hoping to hit a 2.0 this year, that should give me 14.3s maybe a 14.2. I'm trapping 95 now and hoping to hit 97 with my Xcal2 now onboard.

Posted by: NYC LS8

I wasn't trying to get technical and sit here rounding off numbers.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC LSC

I wasn't trying to get technical and sit here rounding off numbers.

Not trying to be a jerk, I agree with you. But having a near identically equiped car with over 50 passes (haven't ran with the Xcal2 yet but have it now) I can give educated guesses on the cars potential thats all.

His is the first 00-02 to trap like mine so I was just giving insight to what the potential should be comfirming his 14sec hopes. With that 60' I'd run the same 15.1 but with mid 2.1s which is common now mid 14s no problem providing you have the mph which he does. Most Gen1s trap 91-93 even with mods.

I want nothing more than to see some Gen1 LSes to run mid 14s.

Posted by: bigpappy33

yeah, i should be going back tomorrow or sunday, i think if i use my SST i can make more use of my rpms and lower that 60' time. i was just getting used to it that was my first (legal) drag experience. heres my drag slip and a little video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skSn-vbFJVc

Posted by: NYC LS8

Good stuff!

Man, am I gonna miss beating the hell outta my '87 at the track...lol

Posted by: bigpappy33

Whewwww went to the track again, will post time slips tomorrow, got 3 runs this time, one 15.3 idk why i messed up shifting, the others were both 14.8's i posted both of them. i am about to acquire a new intake tube for the ls and hopefully that will help. I used 02LSE technique of starting in d5 and quickly shifting over to SST on both 14.8's it helped greatly. thats all till next time! or tomorrow when i post the slips. lol.

R/T... .565
60'... 2.290
330... 6.365
1/8... 9.676
MPH... 74.82
1000... 12.490
1/4... 14.845
MPH... 95.91

R/T... .515
60'... 2.228
330... 6.325
1/8... 9.664
MPH... 74.26
1000... 12.498
1/4... 14.865
MPH... 95.71

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Good Job! Told ya, 2.2s will get 14.8-14.9, even a 14.7 looks like. You will definately hit 14.5-14.6 when you hit a 2.1.

My track don't open for a few more weeks yet so you can beat my time...for now.

How do you launch it?

Posted by: bigpappy33

I think when i get the aluminum LSK intake tube it will help me out a bit, ive heard good things about it and i bet that stock baffle and plastic tube is really restrictive. I started out in D5 and after i got going i shifted over to SST just in time to shift to 2nd. It got me much better launches than just starting out in SST. i hit the rev limiter in 2nd both times tho. so i think i can do better if i get my shifts perfect.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Practice. Your car is capable of better times as it sits judging by what you've said and your times.

You have to move the shifter over to SST right after you foot hits the floor, it will shift into 2nd when you move it over otherwise. Also it takes about 500rpm 1-2 and 400 2-3 for the trans to actually shift after you command it.

Torrie corrected my SST, I can now use 1st like you should be able to. Contact him for a test tune and see if he can fix yours. One less thing to think about while preparing to launch.

Posted by: bigpappy33

I just emailed him, i think before he told me it wont work on my 00, but well see what he can do. Hopefully that would make things much nicer lol. I am just waiting on some spare $$ to get the tube and then head back to the track. Let me know when yours opens back up!

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

New best.

Posted by: bigpappy33

nice, i got the SST fix from torrie, its awesome! finally i can use 1st at will. It does work on 2000's for anyone who was wondering. As soon as i get the tune i will be hitting the track. Maybe some spray in the near future?

Posted by: bigpappy33

^i ment tube not tune.

Posted by: mespock

Looks like you are back having fun Jason... good run...

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Got a new tune since Tuesday, feels very nice. Track was to slick to get the 60' needed to beat my best but the car is definately stronger. Even with poor 60's my times are as good as my best times before the tune. With the 60' I hit Last Tueday 2.123^^^^^ I would have had a 14.3 easily.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

New best. Better traction today.

Posted by: DeviLSh

2001 LS8
-LSK ALum Intake and KKM
-Magnaflow Catback
-XCAL
-1.4 tank no spare or trunk mat.

1/4 mile: 14.75 @95
60':2.2

Posted by: HyeLifeLS

Nice.

Posted by: loud00ls

i just recently ran 9.37 at 78.4 in the 1/8th with a 60 foot of 2.27. ... I just installed some nitto 555rs so i should be able to lower my 60 by a tenth or so. I also just bypassed my hydr fan with an electric fan and took off the hydr pump, sway bar, and now running a smaller belt(since i now have one less pump). So i hope soon to be in the 9.1's before i decided to go spray.

Posted by: NYC LS8

Went to the track tonight with a Fox body Stang friend of mine for sh*ts and giggles since I haven't been on a track since that fateful day last November when I blew up my '87 at Atlanta Dragway (

). Hot and humid out tonight, which I hate racing in, but whatever. Was just nice getting back out there again.

First run:

2.563

6.940
10.442
71.04
13.391
15.854
92.23

After getting my slip, I realized that my dumb ass forgot to take off the traction control.

Second time out, 2 hours and 15 minutes later:

2.291
6.324
9.656
74.45
12.487
14.890
94.42

I need more seat time at the track in this car, because it's got a little more in it. That'll come in November when I trek down to ATL for the SSHS7 event. Plus, I need to go when it's cooler out. That KKM without a heat shield was blistering hot after my first run. Tonight might actually get me off my ass to build a shield for it finally.

Half tank of gas, 4030 pounds with me in it (about 185). Mods are in the signature.

Posted by: ILLS

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC LSC

Your car has allot left in it. You should be turning that time, or even a little faster, in stock form with your Gen 2 LS.

Posted by: NYC LS8

I'm very well aware of that. As I'm sure you're aware that hot and humid isn't ideal for racing

Posted by: ILLS

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC LSC

I'm very well aware of that. As I'm sure you're aware that hot and humid isn't ideal for racing

You are not exactly stock so that would usually make up for the DA that you were probably experiencing then. What was the DA that day at your track anyways?

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

R/T... .109
60'... 2.141
330... 6.082
1/8... 9.294
MPH... 76.87
1000... 12.060
1/4... 14.401
MPH... 95.96

New best ran Sept 14th

Posted by: zachg2001

i got a relly good time in the 1/8 ill have to dig for the slip theres no 1/4th near hear anymore but i have a weird setup on my car and i also have smaller size tires and no mufflers im pretty sure i got a 9.07 at like 80 mph i cant remeber very well.

Posted by: NYC LS8

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILLS

You are not exactly stock so that would usually make up for the DA that you were probably experiencing then. What was the DA that day at your track anyways?

Dunno. They don't have it on the slips. All they have are temp and absolute barometer. They were:

84 degrees, 28.87 AB
78 degrees, 29.05 AB

This is why I don't like racing when it's hot and humid, but I wanted to go just to get back out there. I'll go again when it's a little cooler out and hopefully have some sort of shield for that KKM. Like I mentioned, once that thing gets hot the car feels like it doesn't want to move.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachg2001

i got a relly good time in the 1/8 ill have to dig for the slip theres no 1/4th near hear anymore but i have a weird setup on my car and i also have smaller size tires and no mufflers im pretty sure i got a 9.07 at like 80 mph i cant remeber very well.

Try and find that slip...thats a pretty amazing time.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

New best. 14.368@97.24

Posted by: NYC LS8

Times from the SSHS7 event at Atlanta Dragway..

60' - 2.355
330 - 6.332
1/8 - 9.617
MPH - 75.85
1000 - 12.412
1/4 - 14.790
MPH - 93.94

60' - 2.426
330 - 6.437
1/8 - 9.716
MPH - 75.83
1000 - 12.511
1/4 - 14.883
MPH - 94.16

60' - 2.224
330 - 6.189
1/8 - 9.457
MPH - 76.11
1000 - 12.243
1/4 - 14.619
MPH - 94.08

60' - 2.239
330 - 6.213
1/8 - 9.481
MPH - 76.08
1000 - 12.264
1/4 - 14.632
MPH - 94.91

60' - 2.354
330 - 6.369
1/8 - 9.649
MPH - 76.60
1000 - 12.439
1/4 - 14.815
MPH - 94.09

Posted by: daves2000ls

It's 1000', so a difference of 320'.

RT - 1.1655
60' - 2.5300
1/8 ET - 11.1442
1/8 MPH - 64.28
1000' ET - 14.1099
1000' MPH - 75.15

That was my best run so far, over a year and a half ago though. Next spring...Was bone stock (rear seat/door panels removed, empty trunk and barely enough gas to get back to town) Now, new coils, new plugs, cut airbox w/K&N. Maybe I'll take a little more weight out next time too. And I'll have a little more experience too, considering the 5 runs I made that day were my first.

Posted by: NYC LS8

Here's a few runs from tonight with notes that I wrote on the slips..

42 degrees, 3926 pounds, 1k launch in SST mode, hit rev limiter in 2nd and car broke up/jerked in 4th:

60 - 2.259
330 - 6.237
1/8 -9.526
MPH - 75.52
1000 - 12.318
1/4 - 14.696
MPH - 94.03

No temp on slip, car said 43 degrees, SST with 1k launch, jerked a bit in 4th again:

60 - 2.261
330 - 6.215
1/8 - 9.455
MPH - 76.25
1000 - 12.238
1/4 - 14.606
MPH - 94.87

SST mode with 1k launch:

60 - 2.325
330 - 6.848
1/8 - 10.208
MPH - 74.17
1000 - 13.036
1/4 - 15.434
MPH - 93.21

3 cars ahead of me leaked oil on the track, car was the coldest it had been all night and right past the 60' mark, it broke the tire loose like I was in my old '87 and I had to let off. I think they missed an oil spot or two

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC LS8

Here's a few runs from tonight with notes that I wrote on the slips..

42 degrees, 3926 pounds, 1k launch in SST mode, hit rev limiter in 2nd and car broke up/jerked in 4th:

60 - 2.259
330 - 6.237
1/8 -9.526
MPH - 75.52
1000 - 12.318
1/4 - 14.696
MPH - 94.03

No temp on slip, car said 43 degrees, SST with 1k launch, jerked a bit in 4th again:

60 - 2.261
330 - 6.215
1/8 - 9.455
MPH - 76.25
1000 - 12.238
1/4 - 14.606
MPH - 94.87

SST mode with 1k launch:

60 - 2.325
330 - 6.848
1/8 - 10.208
MPH - 74.17
1000 - 13.036
1/4 - 15.434
MPH - 93.21

3 cars ahead of me leaked oil on the track, car was the coldest it had been all night and right past the 60' mark, it broke the tire loose like I was in my old '87 and I had to let off. I think they missed an oil spot or two

Why are you using 4th? I hit forth after I see the win light ...in either lane.

Posted by: ILLS

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Why are you using 4th? I hit forth after I see the win light ...in either lane.

Yep. You can run 3rd gear through the traps. Heck, even when I was running 14.2's I wasn't shifting to 4th until juuuuuust getting into the traps. No reason a 14.6 ET LS will need to shift to 4th gear. Stay in 3rd and I am sure your ET's will improve. I ran my best times when I was commanding the shifts to happen right around 6,900-7,000 rpms.

Posted by: NYC LS8

Habit, I guess. So many years with a car with 4.10s'll do that to ya is all I can say. lol Always next time.

Posted by: Brock

"1k launch"

Wouldn't you do better at 1,900?

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brock

"1k launch"

Wouldn't you do better at 1,900?

Nope. They seem to like to come off alot closer to idle. Everytime I stalled I turned crap 60's. And I've tried many a times...always turned crap.

Posted by: Brock

I remember many years ago that the way you describe was the recommended way to come off. "Shocking the torque converter" by slamming the pedal to the floor from an idle. I had thought that the improvements since then would have negated this approach, but I am apparently incorrect, so I'll indeed try it once again. I come off smoothly from 1,900, but any higher and I bog. The higher the RPMs, the more pronounced the bog, and at about 2,500-2,600, of course, the motor cuts off with the brake pedal down.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

I've heard it called "flashing" the converter. I actually don't take it right off idle, just little gas against the brake not hard. Just touching the gas will jump it up to 1200 or so and I go from there. So I don't know if I'd call it shocking or flashing, just not stalling really either.

Posted by: Brock

I'll have to time it. I'm curious if this method would be quicker or leaving at higher RPMs, as long as there is no bog.

Posted by: NYC LS8

Back from Atco Raceway. Won't be going there again without a drag radial since you CANNOT get around the water box, and lightin' up the tires doesn't help get the water off as you can see by the short times.

Still wound up with a better ET and a couple of 97mph passes.

11:08AM, checked in and ran it after an hour 45 minute ride there:
R/T - .261
60' - 2.302
330 - 6.307
1/8 - 9.535
MPH - 76.96
1000 - 12.309
1/4 - 14.682
MPH - 95.25

11:27AM:
R/T - -.137
60' - 2.500
330 - 6.521
1/8 - 9.741
MPH - 76.97
1000 - 12.483
1/4 - 14.817
MPH - 96.90

11:32AM Hit limiter in 2nd & 3rd:
R/T - -.008
60' - 2.356
330 - 6.366
1/8 - 9.626
MPH - 76.12
1000 - 12.408
1/4 - 14.833
MPH - 93.46

1:35PM:
R/T - .357
60' - 2.295
330 - 6.229
1/8 - 9.435
MPH - 76.97
1000 - 12.190
1/4 - 14.549
MPH - 95.83

1:45PM:
R/T - .145
60' - 2.344
330 - 6.300
1/8 - 9.518
MPH - 76.02
1000 - 12.254
1/4 - 14.571
MPH - 97.71

2:00PM:
R/T - -.038
60' - 2.478
330 - 6.485
1/8 - 9.696
MPH - 75.77
1000 - 12.433
1/4 - 14.764
MPH - 97.08

Posted by: JoeyLincolnMK8

Damn, you got a lot of runs in. Must of not have been a lot of people there? Congrats on getting into the mid 14's!!!!!

Posted by: NYC LS8

I could've had more, but I took a break between the 3rd and 4th runs to let the car cool completely down. Froze my ass off sitting in the car, lemme tell ya lol brentalan had to have had at least 10 runs, if not more. There were maybe 70 cars there, if that.

Thanks

If I could get this car to 60, it'd be a low 14 second car. Frustrating. lol

Posted by: NYC LS8

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Why are you using 4th? I hit forth after I see the win light ...in either lane.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILLS

Oh, and there's no way I can get through the traps in 3rd. I'm switching to fourth at about the 1000' mark or there about...and that's right about at 6500RPM.

Here's the timeslip. Obviously on the right:

Posted by: brentalan

Yep, I did get roughly 10 runs in. Could you raise your shift point slightly with the XCAL to keep it in 3rd? It's so close to the end when you hit 4th.

Posted by: NYC LS8

Not sure. Something I'll have to ask when I go to order one.

Posted by: ILLS

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC LS8

Oh, and there's no way I can get through the traps in 3rd. I'm switching to fourth at about the 1000' mark or there about...and that's right about at 6500RPM.

Here's the timeslip. Obviously on the right:

When still N/A with CAI and SCT tune I pulled a 14.2 while shifting to make the transmission complete at about 6,900-7,000 rpm's. You just got to lean into it a little more with the SST.

Posted by: NYC LS8

Ahh, I guess the SCT is the ticket for that. 6500 and I'm bouncing off it like crazy.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

I thought 6750 was the limiter. Anyways I have mine at 6900 and have hit 98 with the 3.31s a few times safely. I would guess 7k on the 3.58s. I estimate to hit the 1:1 shortly after the 1/8th now

Posted by: bigpappy33

I forgot to update this a while ago, new best time 14.587 @ 95.19 mph.

Posted by: Joe5.0

Did they change the rear gear ratio for the 06? Everything I have seen is the 06 is 3.58?

Has anyone taken a 06 to the track? I'd like to hit 14.5's with mine, but I dont know if it will be able to run 3rd to the finish line. The online calculators say 3rd is good for 92mph, and I would assume it runs ~ 95-96mph stock, so that would really be pushing it past 6500 rpm.

Posted by: ILLS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe5.0

Did they change the rear gear ratio for the 06? Everything I have seen is the 06 is 3.58?

Has anyone taken a 06 to the track? I'd like to hit 14.5's with mine, but I dont know if it will be able to run 3rd to the finish line. The online calculators say 3rd is good for 92mph, and I would assume it runs ~ 95-96mph stock, so that would really be pushing it past 6500 rpm.

Your gears are 3.58's.

The 03-06 LS V8's are pretty much the same animal. You will be able to hit 14.5's with simple bolt-ons such as CAI and SCT tune.

When I was still running the 05 LS NA with a few bolt-ons I hit a best of 14.2 and was able to just barely hold 3rd gear till right through the traps. It revs high but nothing too bad for an engine that likes to breath. By the way, to hold it in 3rd through the traps you will of course need a custom tune so that your rev limiter can be raised high enough to allow it. Otherwise you will hit your limiter before the end and have to shift 4th gear.

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

Hit the 2.0 twice tonite for the 60'. Also a 6.0 for the 330'. And the 6.0 wasn't on either of the 2.0 passes.

Figured some things out tonite so the new bests will be coming.

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