driller
Dedicated LVC Member
Well, after tracking performance data all year, recently some apparent trends started to appear.
All the above graphs show track data from the beginning of the season, left to right. Across the board, you can see a definite improvement towards the end - circled in the graphs. Looking back, the improvements came about as a result of two mods this late summer - the Baumann shift kit and a pair of Nitto 555R drag radials.
I averaged all the 1/4 mile data before the mods and compared it to the average of all the 1/4 mile data after installing the shift kit and mounting the drag radials.
My reaction time improved from an average of 0.748 seconds to 0.626 seconds - a 0.122 second jump. I attribute this to both practice and a better launch from the drag radials.
Likewise, the sixty foot times improved an average of 0.169 seconds, from an average of 2.329 seconds to an average of 2.161 seconds. Not bad for a rookie and drag radials on a 4000 pound pig.
I jumped a whopping 0.400 seconds quicker in the eighth mile ET with 1.38 miles per hour more, and an average quarter mile ET improvement of 0.492 seconds with 1.91 miles per hour more. The improved launch coupled with the much harder shifts combine for nearly a half second improvement in ET and almost 2 miles per hour in the traps - from an average before the shift kit and drag radials of 15.162 seconds ET at 73.84 miles per hour to an average of 14.670 seconds ET at 75.22 miles per hour after the mods.
The Michelin Pilots I ran for street radials before were no slouch, but at a good track, traction with the Nittos is much improved. The car launches much better now. The 1-2 shift at WOT is wicked, no more loosing ground to the opponent when the car shifts. The Baumann shift kit rocks! :steering
All the above graphs show track data from the beginning of the season, left to right. Across the board, you can see a definite improvement towards the end - circled in the graphs. Looking back, the improvements came about as a result of two mods this late summer - the Baumann shift kit and a pair of Nitto 555R drag radials.
I averaged all the 1/4 mile data before the mods and compared it to the average of all the 1/4 mile data after installing the shift kit and mounting the drag radials.
My reaction time improved from an average of 0.748 seconds to 0.626 seconds - a 0.122 second jump. I attribute this to both practice and a better launch from the drag radials.
Likewise, the sixty foot times improved an average of 0.169 seconds, from an average of 2.329 seconds to an average of 2.161 seconds. Not bad for a rookie and drag radials on a 4000 pound pig.
I jumped a whopping 0.400 seconds quicker in the eighth mile ET with 1.38 miles per hour more, and an average quarter mile ET improvement of 0.492 seconds with 1.91 miles per hour more. The improved launch coupled with the much harder shifts combine for nearly a half second improvement in ET and almost 2 miles per hour in the traps - from an average before the shift kit and drag radials of 15.162 seconds ET at 73.84 miles per hour to an average of 14.670 seconds ET at 75.22 miles per hour after the mods.
The Michelin Pilots I ran for street radials before were no slouch, but at a good track, traction with the Nittos is much improved. The car launches much better now. The 1-2 shift at WOT is wicked, no more loosing ground to the opponent when the car shifts. The Baumann shift kit rocks! :steering
