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ScreaminRedZ
10-18-2008, 02:18 PM
I got my G8 to the track today. Approximately 750 miles on it when I got there. Very nice day, around 50 degrees, little wind. I made 3 passes which looked like this:

1: I decided to leave it in D for the first pass. I did a very brief spin of the tires to clean them and lined it up. I stalled it to about 900 rpm and hit it on the last yellow.
60'......2.17
330'....5.83
1/8.....8.88
mph....81.38
1000'..11.49
1/4.....13.68
mph....102.15

The car seemed to be shifting into 4th as I was crossing the finish (stock shifts are lazy).

2: I started in sport shift mode and tried the 3rd gear trick. Same on the burnout as the first pass. I left off idle. When I hit the gas it felt like it spun a little and the pass looked like this.
60'......2.13
330'....5.84
1/8.....8.92
mph....80.79
1000'..11.54
1/4.....13.74
mph....102.68

The car stayed in 3rd when I requested it to shift back to second (the trick to keep it from shifting to 4th as it crosses the finish). It stayed in 3rd and my mph picked up slightly, but my ET was a tiny bit off.

Last run I did a 2 second burnout and staged. I used the 3rd gear trick like on the second pass. I left off idle and it seemed like it spun more this time.
60'......2.04
330'....5.72
1/8.....8.76
mph....81.88
1000'..11.35
1/4.....13.529
mph....102.92

I weighed the car after the last run and it was 3990 lbs without me and the race weight was 4180lbs.

Overall I was very impressed with the car. Very fun day and I can honestly say that the car is a mid 13 second car. It might be a while before the mods start, but now I have a baseline to work off of.

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norm8332
10-18-2008, 02:36 PM
Very nice for stock.

GRRRR8
10-18-2008, 03:40 PM
Great runs! Now since I am a racer, this guy can drive! Very consistant, hit the concept of how to make it launch. I knew by your sig you would run mid 13s. Wait to mod?!? The shame!

Tate
10-18-2008, 05:20 PM
Damn good runs for stock! Where are you located at?
Tate

ScreaminRedZ
10-18-2008, 07:47 PM
I'm located in CT. I ran at Lebanon Valley Dragway.

LOL, I know, it's killing me to keep it stock, but I have very limited funds after buying the car and I have a few things to finish up on my Z28's before starting on the G8. Mods are coming though :D

-Ray-
10-19-2008, 05:06 AM
Great runs. My baselines were done in heat and humidity.

ScreaminRedZ
10-19-2008, 06:35 AM
What'd you're run? I figure it'd be good to know how they do in bad conditions since it may be hot out when I start modding it.

GRRRR8
10-19-2008, 06:43 AM
I started going to lebanon valley when I was 5! That is where the whole car addiction started for me. I have winner stickers in my vette window from the 70s that my dad got from wins in the vette while he had it.

ScreaminRedZ
10-19-2008, 08:48 AM
That's awesome! I honestly wasn't into cars at all until I turned got my 1984 Z28 when I was 18 and got totally hooked on drag racing and modifying car. It's my obsession now, lol

GRRRR8
10-19-2008, 08:59 AM
The next time you go could you take some pics? My dad has not been there in 30 years, same for me, and it would mean a lot.

-Ray-
10-19-2008, 02:00 PM
What'd you're run? I figure it'd be good to know how they do in bad conditions since it may be hot out when I start modding it.

I was running 13.9, 14.1

ScreaminRedZ
10-20-2008, 05:04 AM
Yeah, I figured that alot of the cars that run right in there was because of the heat.

My brother got some videos of it. I have no idea how to post them, but he knows how, so I'll see if he can get them up for you guys to see.

-Ray-
10-20-2008, 05:29 AM
If he posts them to you tube, you can inline them here.

ScreaminRedZ
10-23-2008, 08:12 PM
I added the link for the video in the first post.

-Ray-
10-24-2008, 03:47 AM
...and i fixed it for you.

ScreaminRedZ
10-24-2008, 04:34 AM
Thanks, I never know how to do that.

99-LS1-SS
10-24-2008, 04:58 AM
I added your time ScreaminRedZ. Good runs for a stock G8!