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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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15whp is not .6 seconds. Mazdamaniac will be the first to come in and tell you that as well. A light weight flywheel and lightweight rims will probably yield better results.
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by RedefineRX8
15whp is not .6 seconds. Mazdamaniac will be the first to come in and tell you that as well. A light weight flywheel and lightweight rims will probably yield better results.
oh, yeah I don't know about drag racing. I thought you were saying the +15hp wasn't even close.

That sucks, i thought 15hp would do more than that.
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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yea man, it's disappointing. Drag racing is stupid anyways, and buying this car to drag race it is even more stupid IMO
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Add another 10 hp claimed for the Mazsport Ignition solution.
220HP has been proven through dyno with essentially "Bolt ons" and a flash. That's still not more then half a second. Nitrous, no cat, AP, panel filter and ignition and you probably have a winner.... for roughly $3-4k installed.
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by xsnipersgox
ya.. u and ur forum troll postings...
You answered urself with ur own post.

ya u can run 13's.. take off everything down to the metal, strap a sparco seat, light wheels, light grip tires(warmed up), 1/4 gas tank, no unecessary fluids. all bolt ons, CF parts on everything, loose weight, ECU tuning. i am talking out of my *** but i am sure if u do all these perhaps u can make it? XD
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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um, what are light grip tires?
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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I get low 12's on the 1/4 mile , read my sig for my mods. All in all costed me less then 1k , and its a vette killer.....
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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lightweight RIMS
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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no he specifically said "light grip tires(warmed up)" i want to know what these are.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Errr.. maybe he meant slicks? I dont think you would have much traction control issues on the 8 though lol.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 636
I get low 12's on the 1/4 mile , read my sig for my mods. All in all costed me less then 1k , and its a vette killer.....
hahahahahahahah careful he might actually go buy all that
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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if a tire is warmed up, you get more grip than if its cold.

thats why drag racers do a little burn out before they run.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by FloppinNachos
no he specifically said "light grip tires(warmed up)" i want to know what these are.

Drag radials perhaps.....I think Nitto and BF goodrich make some.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 01:04 AM
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eeeewww drag racing
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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PoLaK posted a time slip a while back running 14.5 completely stock. It's in the Racing subforum. So of course it's possible.

Not to mention some have clipped the high 13's N/A with some well-through mods, like a lightweight fly, new clutch, modified intake, exhaust, and midpipe.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 01:50 AM
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but have yet to see a time slip from any of those people.... and would definitely think people would be dieng to post those up to show they are the first after all these years.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by RedefineRX8
but have yet to see a time slip from any of those people.... and would definitely think people would be dieng to post those up to show they are the first after all these years.
good point
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:42 AM
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i really dont like how people hate on drag racing...how is getting from turn 9 to turn 10 any different than a drag race...

I'm sure as many of u who track their cars that beating someone in the turns is nice and all...but most of the times its the power out of the corner and down that straight that gets faster lap times....
so what ur gonna rag on track days too??
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 05:32 AM
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i really dont like how people hate on drag racing...how is getting from turn 9 to turn 10 any different than a drag race...

I'm sure as many of u who track their cars that beating someone in the turns is nice and all...but most of the times its the power out of the corner and down that straight that gets faster lap times....
so what ur gonna rag on track days too??

That's because most just assume all drag racers are rednecks or ricers. Years ago, I met Doug Mangrum (Mustang drag racer) and he was intelligent, smart, etc. Mangrum was one of the first to take a Mustang with Windsor block deep into the sevens.

Most on here dislike NASCAR for the same reason....easy to hate on them because they are popular and people just associate them with dumb ol' rednecks from the South.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 06:06 AM
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There is a lot more skill involved in manuevering through a turn and their are a lot of complex weight transfers going on that the driver has to be able to handle, braking and accelerating both most be done at the correct rate and time in order to not upset the chassis and break traction.

I still want to get these LightGrip tires...
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Revvittupp
Add another 10 hp claimed for the Mazsport Ignition solution.
220HP has been proven through dyno with essentially "Bolt ons" and a flash. That's still not more then half a second. Nitrous, no cat, AP, panel filter and ignition and you probably have a winner.... for roughly $3-4k installed.
220rwhp puts us at the same rwhp/weight ratio as a 350z or Mustang GT... if you can't crack into the 13's - then its not the car
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by faboo
i really dont like how people hate on drag racing...how is getting from turn 9 to turn 10 any different than a drag race...

I'm sure as many of u who track their cars that beating someone in the turns is nice and all...but most of the times its the power out of the corner and down that straight that gets faster lap times....
so what ur gonna rag on track days too??
I would like to point out that it is the speed out of the turn, not the power out of the turn that is the great winner. The speed out of the turn has little to do with the power and everything to do with the driver.

This is the reason why i find track racing more demanding than drag racing. As an example: Give me a 13 second car and a pro drag racer a 16 second car and I will win the race. I will probably land on 15 seconds but it will still beat the 16 second car since it cannot go faster.

Take the same two cars and place them on a racetrack. Me in the 13 second car and an F1 driver in the 16 second car. I would be lucky if I can keep up for one lap. The difference being that the driver skill is much more obvious on a track than in a straight line. There is also much more room to improve on a track because the millions of lines you can take with various theories behind them to drive fast depending on the situation. In a drag race it is once more just a straight line.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by faboo
i really dont like how people hate on drag racing...how is getting from turn 9 to turn 10 any different than a drag race...
Your doing something wrong if you require a clutch dump to come out of turn 9(your not standing still)
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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You answered urself with ur own post.
You seriously have issues, the fact that i say i am talking out of my *** is do ALL THAT CRAP i mentioned u'd probably get a 13 second car, now shoo and go away fking yanks.

and he was trolling cause he posted the same damn thread in like 3 different areas. i swear ppl like u makes me want to put one between ppl's eyes just to save humanity

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