1/4 mile time update

[500dollar744ti]

so i went to the drag strip this past friday again after installing another stock intercooler... my best time to date was 14.9@92 with 18 psi fighting a blown intercooler... i was unaware of its leaking state at the time, and didnt find out until it blew the plastic tank off the left side... needless to say i beat my best time at a mere 12 psi this time, and then when i raised it back to 14, results were good but due to my dial in being 14.6 i had to keep braking at the end of the race to keep from beating that time and getting eliminated... also my shifter bushing let loose and my last run where i was hoping to break out and get a real nice time, i missed 2nd and brought a 15.8@92, here are my results thus far:

best time to date... this was at 12psi
R/T- .132
60'- 2.202
330- 6.249
1/8- 9.571
MPH- 74.58
1000- 12.43
1/4- 14.857
MPH- 93.10

next run, layed on brakes around 1000 ft so i wouldnt get eliminated in time trials, at 14psi... wish i would have run it all out now because trap would have been damn close to 100mph
R/T- .139
60'- 2.199
330- 6.470
1/8- 9.794
MPH- 74.93
1000- 12.639
1/4- 15.057
MPH- 91.91

last run at 14psi, should have been good, 60 foot was solid, but missed 2nd because the shifter bushing let loose on the one before this and the shifter was flopping everywhere
R/T- .159
60'- 2.157
330- 6.879
1/8- 10.435
MPH- 71.78
1000- 13.357
1/4- 15.811
MPH- 92.38

PICTURES...
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=101910

[thelostartof]

i do not think that the 2nd run would of been better than the first just because you have a better 1/8 mile time and just barely slower trap in the 1/8. That first run which on paper you were already 2 tenths ahead in the 2nd race and being that mph was within 1/2 mph i do not think you would of trapped 100mph

[500dollar744ti]

Originally Posted by thelostartof

i do not think that the 2nd run would of been better than the first just because you have a better 1/8 mile time and just barely slower trap in the 1/8. That first run which on paper you were already 2 tenths ahead in the 2nd race and being that mph was within 1/2 mph i do not think you would of trapped 100mph

definately not 100, would have come pretty close though, had to pedal the throttle the whole time to keep from getting too far ahead (only on the 2nd run), the third run was just piss poor for missing 2nd gear completely, either way i wont know until 2 weeks from now when i go back there, should have the npr by then

[thelostartof]

i hope to see @ least 2-4 mph gain from just the NPR @ the same boost


i love seeing people go to the track again and again getting all kinds of numbers. makes me miss having a car that was working right to be able to track every weekend

[500dollar744ti]

i beat my best ET of 14.85@93 today and i wish i had a video of that one race... it wasnt a super run, the car had more in it, but i beat a newish 400hp GTO to the finish line... even though the GTO clocked a better time i still beat him thanks to reaction time... it was awesome because now the dickface announcer no longer makes fun of my car at the starting line... man, the look on everybody's face was priceless...

after the run on this timeslip i couldnt get any more in because the power the car has with the new intercooler and the worn out bushings that hold the diff strait dont mix... i need poly bushings or something if i can find them because the torque twist of the diff causes it to angle up under boost and the driveshaft hits the body, it was getting a bit excessive and i decided to stop running until that gets repaired... massive wheel spin, hard shifts, and crazy burnouts would not be good for the wasted bushings

BUT... i am getting there

[MrBill]

Will You Please Tell Me Next Time I Want To Go
(all caps)
edit: nice times, hopefully in the next few weeks ill have my 242 running correctly and we can race ;)

[500dollar744ti]

Originally Posted by MrBill

Will You Please Tell Me Next Time I Want To Go
(all caps)
edit: nice times, hopefully in the next few weeks ill have my 242 running correctly and we can race ;)

that would be awesome, my buddy doug (Mr.Doug) broke his wagon into the 14's today with a solid 14.66, and another friend of mine brought his S70 T5, which he is trying to break into the 14's... now im trying to break the 13's if i can get me some traction

there are never any volvo's there, just us... so the more, the better... we go almost every week, so just PM me if you are interested in watching or racing

[towerymt]

2.186....that's more like it

[MrBill]

ive been talking to mrdoug about the rs500 intercooler, id like to meet up with you guys (when my goddamn car works)
It would be a fun little g2g.

[500dollar744ti]

Originally Posted by towerymt

2.186....that's more like it

thank you sir

Originally Posted by MrBill

ive been talking to mrdoug about the rs500 intercooler, id like to meet up with you guys (when my goddamn car works)
It would be a fun little g2g.

yea we go often, its great fun especially on friday when all the spectators are there and they are not used to seeing volvos

[klr142]

Sweet, good job man! Be careful though, you are getting quite close to twisting up your stock frame thing back there that holds the axle...

At your track, is a .500 a perfect light, or .000?

[MrBill]

yeah i got alot of flack the last 2 times ive taken my volvos.

Once an old crazy guy with a beat-up 70s camaro came by and said something like "volvo turbo? you aint never gonna go fast in that!" He had one of those bus-electric fans in the interior to keep him cool and stuff. Ended up running like a 11.20 or somethin.

[MrBill]

Originally Posted by klr142

Sweet, good job man! Be careful though, you are getting quite close to twisting up your stock frame thing back there that holds the axle...

At your track, is a .500 a perfect light, or .000?

.000

[silversnail]

Traction is not a major issue for you it looks like as if you are pulling 2.1's that is pretty good as is.

Either way you still need a lot more power and get up and go as 95mph traps are pretty slow for a T3/T4 turbo running that kind of boost.

Also sounds like you bent your rear subframe (seems to only happen on manual cars so). Looks like you are doing good and on your way to having a pretty quick little car.

And that must be a really slow track or the guy in the GTO was only using 1/2 throttle as that is NOT the kind of times those cars post, as 400bhp does not equal only 98mph traps

[500dollar744ti]

Originally Posted by silversnail

Traction is not a major issue for you it looks like as if you are pulling 2.1's that is pretty good as is.

Either way you still need a lot more power and get up and go as 95mph traps are pretty slow for a T3/T4 turbo running that kind of boost.

Also sounds like you bent your rear subframe (seems to only happen on manual cars so). Looks like you are doing good and on your way to having a pretty quick little car.

And that must be a really slow track or the guy in the GTO was only using 1/2 throttle as that is NOT the kind of times those cars post, as 400bhp does not equal only 98mph traps

yeah im sure it would pull 13's easy (the GTO), that guy couldnt drive... well i mean im not making traction issues, i have to keep it half throttled through 1st and 2nd, then i can open it up... if i were to floor it in 1st and 2nd, i just get rediculous tire spin... keep in mind this is the benflynn t3/t4B not the t3/t04E that is on my shopping list of things to get... i got like $600 in mods thus far so i think im doing fairly well as bang for the buck goes since ive only had the car for a few months

i feel like 97-98mph traps are possible once i get the rear straitened out... this is the first set of runs with the new intercooler and i dont think i got a real good one yet to know what the car is capable of... im pleased though

IMPORTANT EDIT: i forgot to mention my RFL ebay knockoff BOV leaks tons of boost, i cant afford a real one yet and i cant take it off yet unless i want deathly compressor surge... thats holding it back a couple MPH too

[silversnail]

Even if you are to go slow in the first gears your trap speed still should be higher for that size turbo. Around here I have seen many trap 97-100mph on tiny little TD04/TD04HL turbos with minimal bolt ons.

But yes for the $ you have in the car it is more than fast enough to take care of most of the cars on the street and at the track. Just get the basics set and you should be able to really blow people away.

I do love seeing threads where people post slip after slip and spend a lot of time at the track. Shows there are still people out there having fun and doing things legally

[stillspoolin]

so your running a skinny rod motor?

[klr142]

Originally Posted by silversnail

Around here I have seen many trap 97-100mph on tiny little TD04/TD04HL turbos with minimal bolt ons.

They're all running more than 14psi. And actually, locally we have a 740 on the 13C still that's doing 13.6s @~95mph(I think) as well.

Actually, what boost level WERE you running this last time at the track? You didn't mention...?

[242GTMD]

Originally Posted by silversnail

And that must be a really slow track or the guy in the GTO was only using 1/2 throttle as that is NOT the kind of times those cars post, as 400bhp does not equal only 98mph traps

I ran side-by-side with a 05 GTO that was completely stock save for a short shifter. He ran 13.7 @ 103.

[benflynn]

Originally Posted by MrBill

yeah i got alot of flack the last 2 times ive taken my volvos.

Once an old crazy guy with a beat-up 70s camaro came by and said something like "volvo turbo? you aint never gonna go fast in that!"

i had one of those guys once who had a turbo supra, ended up on the back of a trailor trying to keep up

nice! Now up the boost and do it again!

[500dollar744ti]

Originally Posted by klr142

They're all running more than 14psi. And actually, locally we have a 740 on the 13C still that's doing 13.6s @~95mph(I think) as well.

Actually, what boost level WERE you running this last time at the track? You didn't mention...?

the boost is set at 16ish psi, it spikes way up because of the cheap leaky BOV, also screwing with my AFR's but settles back to 16... im going to get the genuine turboxs RFL in the near future so i can lower my mbc a little and not have the nasty spike... when i hooked up my intake leak tester and set it at 12psi, i found all kinds of leaks... i fixed them all except the i/c, now i have a good i/c so the only leak left to fix is the BOV... i hope that will bring some more power because it sure did when i fixed the other leaks... keep in mind i also still have the stock exhaust... 3" turbo back will open things up more

Originally Posted by stillspoolin

so your running a skinny rod motor?

i have not checked the date on the block... the date on the head is 1988, the motor is stamped with a K and im pretty sure its the original block... that leads me to believe it is a skinny rod K-block... so for all practical purposes im going to say it does have the wimpy rods, however i am running 46lb/hr injectors and i make sure detonation is non existant... i want to see what this motor is capable of before i swap in a built L-block

[benflynn]

do beware of dem rods, if you drive it to work

[500dollar744ti]

Originally Posted by benflynn

do beware of dem rods, if you drive it to work

nah i dont drive it to work, ill find out which rods it has when one flies out of the block so i can measure it

[silversnail]

Originally Posted by klr142

They're all running more than 14psi. And actually, locally we have a 740 on the 13C still that's doing 13.6s @~95mph(I think) as well.

Actually, what boost level WERE you running this last time at the track? You didn't mention...?

I seem to remember someone running high 13's @ 100mph on a 15g running only 15psi.

Originally Posted by 242GTMD

I ran side-by-side with a 05 GTO that was completely stock save for a short shifter. He ran 13.7 @ 103.

103mph is around 50whp more than 98mph traps. That is much more like what those engines should be doing but that does not tell the entire story without the timeslip