slow 1/4 mile stg 2

ttpscooby · 04-25-2008, 08:38 PM

so i ran for the first time ever tonight and lets just say things didn't go well. i'm stg 2 and the temp was about 80 ambient and humid but i ran a 13.8@99.5 with a 1.9 60ft. am i just that bad of a driver, does the weather have that huge an effect or is there something wrong? or maybe all 3?? i talked to some of the other guys at the track and they were running 0.1 to 0.3 seconds slower and the only real advice they had was maybe my spark plugs are going (original plugs @55k mile) so i orderd new ngk 1 step colder plugs but i mean if thats what is wrong is that really gonna drop me a full second in the 1/4mi??

USNSTI · 04-25-2008, 08:45 PM

1.9 60' shows some room for improvement. 99.5 trap yeah something is not right...

slim9300 · 04-25-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ttpscooby

so i ran for the first time ever tonight and lets just say things didn't go well. i'm stg 2 and the temp was about 80 ambient and humid but i ran a 13.8@99.5 with a 1.9 60ft. am i just that bad of a driver, does the weather have that huge an effect or is there something wrong? or maybe all 3?? i talked to some of the other guys at the track and they were running 0.1 to 0.3 seconds slower and the only real advice they had was maybe my spark plugs are going (original plugs @55k mile) so i orderd new ngk 1 step colder plugs but i mean if thats what is wrong is that really gonna drop me a full second in the 1/4mi??

Mods? Protuned or OTC Cobb stage 2 flash?

55k on the original plugs? You have to be kidding me. What kind of gas mileage do you get?

Get a major service done on your vehicle at the stealership and a protune if you don't have one. Then run your car.

ttpscooby · 04-25-2008, 09:54 PM

turbo xs tbe cobb short ram ap stg2 otc 93oct LC and i get about 20 city but i have a heavy right foot.

***sti_kris*** · 04-25-2008, 10:00 PM

where are you at? yeah spark plugs may help. i have a tbe shirt ram intake stg2 flash and ran a 13.2 at 104 with a 1.8 60ft. but it was also 68 out. defiantly work on your 60 foot. and whats your lc set at? whats your 330ft time? i know i was losing time on my throw from 2-3. i should have been close to 13.1 with my runs.

ttpscooby · 04-25-2008, 10:23 PM

330 5.8
1/8 8.94@79.25
1000ft 11.6
1/4 13.87@99.5
in south ga should be at sea level

roninsoldier83 · 04-25-2008, 10:34 PM

What RPM points are you shifting at?

Slow.STi · 04-25-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by roninsoldier83

What RPM points are you shifting at?

mayb he's shifting @ 5000rpm lol jk

***sti_kris*** · 04-26-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ttpscooby

330 5.8
1/8 8.94@79.25
1000ft 11.6
1/4 13.87@99.5
in south ga should be at sea level

yeah, i'm a little about sea level here in central texas but not much. at what rpms do you shift at? it looks like it could be your shifting 2 early and maybe not quite fast enough and getting turbo lag.

i was hitting like 86 in the 1/8. best thing tho, change your spark plugs see if it helps any. watch your shifts, try to make them quicker. thats all i can think of.

BillFromTR · 04-26-2008, 08:08 AM

Not bad for a first time. My first run was 14.0

neverendingmods · 04-26-2008, 08:11 AM

Use a non LC stage 2 map. The LC enabled map pulls timing becuase you are running lean at fuel cut from LC. Lots of info on this on the ECU tuning threads. Guys are running faster w/o LC enabled.

***sti_kris*** · 04-26-2008, 08:14 AM

didn't even think about that. yeah i wasn't running lc when i did mine

ttpscooby · 04-26-2008, 09:27 AM

shifting between 6500 and 7k, idk it was weird the car just felt so gutless past 2nd gear like i was still in the glue

USAF_STi · 04-26-2008, 06:23 PM

temp has a huge play on this. especially if your IC had any type of heat soak, that combined with unexperienced driving equals bad times.

ttpscooby · 04-27-2008, 01:32 PM

i pulled one of my spark plugs last night and found out that they are ngk one step colder so they are not the origional but they did look about as dirty as ther silver bbs wheels do after about 2 weeks of not being cleaned, either way new ones are on the way and hopefully here by sunday for the next test and tune. i also reflashed my AP and the car seems to pull alittle harder but ill post up if i make it to the track on sunday

04-25-2008, 08:38 PM	#1
ttpscooby Amateur STI Driver Posts: 33 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	slow 1/4 mile stg 2 so i ran for the first time ever tonight and lets just say things didn't go well. i'm stg 2 and the temp was about 80 ambient and humid but i ran a 13.8@99.5 with a 1.9 60ft. am i just that bad of a driver, does the weather have that huge an effect or is there something wrong? or maybe all 3?? i talked to some of the other guys at the track and they were running 0.1 to 0.3 seconds slower and the only real advice they had was maybe my spark plugs are going (original plugs @55k mile) so i orderd new ngk 1 step colder plugs but i mean if thats what is wrong is that really gonna drop me a full second in the 1/4mi?? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

04-25-2008, 08:45 PM	#2
USNSTI Silver Member Car: OBP 07 STi Fav Mod: Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame Location: San Diego Posts: 1,114 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 1.9 60' shows some room for improvement. 99.5 trap yeah something is not right...

04-25-2008, 09:54 PM	#4
ttpscooby Amateur STI Driver Posts: 33 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 turbo xs tbe cobb short ram ap stg2 otc 93oct LC and i get about 20 city but i have a heavy right foot.

04-25-2008, 10:00 PM	#5
*sti_kris* its all in the curves Car: 05 CMG STI Fav Mod: Aps 3.5" TBE Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 701 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 where are you at? yeah spark plugs may help. i have a tbe shirt ram intake stg2 flash and ran a 13.2 at 104 with a 1.8 60ft. but it was also 68 out. defiantly work on your 60 foot. and whats your lc set at? whats your 330ft time? i know i was losing time on my throw from 2-3. i should have been close to 13.1 with my runs.

04-25-2008, 10:23 PM	#6
ttpscooby Amateur STI Driver Posts: 33 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 330 5.8 1/8 8.94@79.25 1000ft 11.6 1/4 13.87@99.5 in south ga should be at sea level

04-25-2008, 10:34 PM	#7
roninsoldier83 Junior STI Driver Car: Steel Gray 2006 STI Fav Mod: Cobb Downpipe & AP Stage 2 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 101 Join Date: Sep 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 What RPM points are you shifting at?

04-26-2008, 08:08 AM	#10
BillFromTR Spec C Club Car: Wingless '05 Fav Mod: BOV and MBC Location: Armpit of America Posts: 2,184 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (4)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 Not bad for a first time. My first run was 14.0

04-26-2008, 08:11 AM	#11
neverendingmods Silver Member Car: 06 STi Fav Mod: Buying a beater for DD Location: DE/PA border Posts: 594 Join Date: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 Use a non LC stage 2 map. The LC enabled map pulls timing becuase you are running lean at fuel cut from LC. Lots of info on this on the ECU tuning threads. Guys are running faster w/o LC enabled.

04-26-2008, 08:14 AM	#12
*sti_kris* its all in the curves Car: 05 CMG STI Fav Mod: Aps 3.5" TBE Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 701 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 didn't even think about that. yeah i wasn't running lc when i did mine

04-26-2008, 09:27 AM	#13
ttpscooby Amateur STI Driver Posts: 33 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 shifting between 6500 and 7k, idk it was weird the car just felt so gutless past 2nd gear like i was still in the glue

04-26-2008, 06:23 PM	#14
USAF_STi Spec C Club Car: 05' CGM on silver Fav Mod: Ed's tune! Location: Bay Area NorCal Posts: 1,905 Join Date: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 temp has a huge play on this. especially if your IC had any type of heat soak, that combined with unexperienced driving equals bad times.

04-27-2008, 01:32 PM	#15
ttpscooby Amateur STI Driver Posts: 33 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: slow 1/4 mile stg 2 i pulled one of my spark plugs last night and found out that they are ngk one step colder so they are not the origional but they did look about as dirty as ther silver bbs wheels do after about 2 weeks of not being cleaned, either way new ones are on the way and hopefully here by sunday for the next test and tune. i also reflashed my AP and the car seems to pull alittle harder but ill post up if i make it to the track on sunday This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.