For those of you with FI - Who's in the 10's

tranceformer · 12-07-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SharpByCoop

I'm frustrated at your neophyte insistence that simple slicks and high(er?) boost will propel you into the tens. Ummmm....

I am always dissatisfied with anyone who claims they have a 11.xx / 10.xx / 9.xx car when they didn't produce the time card. SHOW ME THE MONEY. BIG difference between perceived capability and actual achievement. And the difference is in trial and error.

I don't see any haters in this thread. Just some knowledgeable car guys.

I'm really tempted to go back to Atco this Sunday to try to get that 11.6. Or bust. But, I'll nip away at it or not. That's how it's done. Consistent trials and small gains. I'm a realist.

It ain't tens but it's more satisfying than keyboard speculation.

Carry on.

Coop

aaaaaand that is why you have the top spot on the FI 1/4 mile list. You had the budget to build your car up and the diligence to track your car over and over until you get the result you want. Not many members here have both. I obviously do not have the budget for FI, otherwise I'd be trying my best to take you down!

I see a lot of other Z owners at the track that give up so quickly. It makes me a bit sad to see that. I can't stress it enough that it takes practice to get the results that everyone looks at on the top 1/4 times list. Example, I've got about 130 1/4 mile passes on my 370Z. I didn't start getting good at launching it until about the 50+ mark.

Not too long ago I was at the track and a fellow Z owner said "F*ck it, I'm gonna try to break an axle tonight". That guy brought home a 12.2 @ 111 timeslip. No ventured, nothing gained.

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

i guess that makes you a hater too!

hater=car enthusiast (apparently)

so far the most solid results we've seen from the TT 370z are dyno sheets. That's about as exciting to look at as an excel spreadsheet of how much money you spent on mods.

If you want to roll around like you've got the fastest car on the block then show it. therse a big difference between saying your car is capable of 10's, and actually doing it. just because when you do a calculation and see that based on your power to weight ratio your car is a 10 second car, doesn't mean you could necessarily run anything better than a 12.

Saying 'my car could run a 10 if 'x,y,z' is a lot different than actually doing it. so don't say you've got a 10 second car. Say you've got 600whp all you want, but apparently in the real world it doesn't actually mean anything.

You are absolutely right.

"10 second car, 13 second driver"

m4a1mustang · 12-07-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tranceformer

I see a lot of other Z owners at the track that give up so quickly. It makes me a bit sad to see that. I can't stress it enough that it takes practice to get the results that everyone looks at on the top 1/4 times list. Example, I've got about 130 1/4 mile passes on my 370Z. I didn't start getting good at launching it until about the 50+ mark.

That's the funny part. There is so much talk on these forums (and other car forums too) about how "I'd smoke [insert car here] in a race because my car is good for XX.XX @ XXX.XX." Well, your car might be good enough for it, but are you?

People underestimate how difficult it is to get a powerful RWD car off the line effectively, especially on a street radial. That's why there are a number of guys stuck in the high-13s -- or worse yet, 14s -- more often than not due to disastrous 60' times. It takes skill and it takes practice. Some people are born with it and others just don't have the drive to work at it until they get better.

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