Guest 4DRHTRD Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I have been running 14.0X stock and with various tunes from Torrie for the last few months. It's hot as heck out here and our gas is summer blend which is weak sauce. To remedy the scenario I found some 100 Octane right next to Firebird to add to the mix. Torrie sent me a 93 octane tune and I finally did it. First pass was 14.006@100MPH with a 2.1 60' with 30lbs in the front tires. Next pass had to wait for an hour+ as somebody soaked the track. I left the hood open and dropped my starting RPM from 2K to 1200 and got a 2.0 60' and a 13.91@99.9 MPH. Next week I'll go back with the same scenario and cool down the IAT as I just read from Scrming. If I can get some traction I can run some mid 13's in the heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I know the feeling of breaking a new low... However, even with the heat, your times seem slow... Ok for 14 flat stock, but 13.9 with a 93 tune? I would have expected at least mid 13's... Make sure to remove weight next time (low fuel, no spare tire, etc.); every 100 lbs is about 0.1 sec and 1 mph. Also, try to put ice on intake for one hour before your run and try 2 runs in a row. Remove your engine cover. Does the track apply glue? Did you have a face wind? Etc. Do you have any other mod beside the tune? Try to go at the end of the day when cooler, every 10F degrees is about 0.1 sec and 1mph. Looking forward to seeing you improving your times! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulford8 Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Congrats! Just a tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrming Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Nice!!! And Congrats!!! Yes, let me know how cooling down the IAT works for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4DRHTRD Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I know the feeling of breaking a new low... However, even with the heat, your times seem slow... Ok for 14 flat stock, but 13.9 with a 93 tune? I would have expected at least mid 13's...Make sure to remove weight next time (low fuel, no spare tire, etc.); every 100 lbs is about 0.1 sec and 1 mph. Also, try to put ice on intake for one hour before your run and try 2 runs in a row. Remove your engine cover. Does the track apply glue? Did you have a face wind? Etc. Do you have any other mod beside the tune? Try to go at the end of the day when cooler, every 10F degrees is about 0.1 sec and 1mph. Looking forward to seeing you improving your times! Cheers! Steve it was over 100F at 10:30 at night and around 35% humidity. The DA that night was around 4000', our air is HORRIBLE here, the only place worse close by is LVMS... http://airdensityonline.com/results/?trackname=Firebird%20International%20Raceway I took out the spare, the track was prepped OK, it is Firebird so nothing is ever awesome, engine cover was off, less than a 1/4 tank of gas 100/91 mix. (4 gallons 100 Octane). I will definitely ice the intake next time and hope that helps out. To give you a comparison a stock Jeep SRT8 went 14.30 vs my 14.08 last week, that truck should run mid/low 13's without flinching but not here.... The MPH is there definitely for mid 13's it's all about the 60' right now. The only mod is a tune right now, I'm looking at doing some boost activated cutouts soon. Due to our gas I'm going to be stuck with a mix of race gas and 91 octane here. I'll keep working on it and waiting for it to cool off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Wait a minute... You have a Flex? I thought you had a SHO, that's why I found your times a bit slow... Now all makes sense! With tapatalk on iphone, I see limited info... Still good luck next weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoman04 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 HI 4DRHTRD I know how the heat beats you times up. Stock last yr I ran 13.7 @102mph & 95deg. This yr w/LIVERNOIS TUNE AIRAID CAI I ran 13.141sec @ 104mph at 97deg, A mounth later at 95deg a 13.045sec @104.9mph. It'S 12sec OR BUST in NOV. (the last track day) after it get cooler here. Good luck to you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Hawk Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 great job bud!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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