santa pod set up

[SturdyHSV]

In my experience, they're very good times Sammo, and not 'your average' 6.0 times at all. Top work. What were the 60' times?

[Sammo92]

SturdyHSV said:

In my experience, they're very good times Sammo, and not 'your average' 6.0 times at all. Top work. What were the 60' times?

Many thanks, The adrenalin rush you get from it is something else.

If I could find the little scrap of paper you get from Pod I could tell you. I'll always remember the times, as it's something I'm pretty proud of! I'll have a rummage round for it, If I find it, I'll post them up. I know they were all in the low 2's, 2.3 and under from memory. I did it at 'the fast show' so March time...

Sammo

[Eldest23]

Ran a 13.6 yesterday may have another crack at it tomorrow thatnks for the help mine is running 460+ hp must just be getting poor start what rpm do you shift at?

[Eldest23]

Ran a 13.6 yesterday may have another crack at it tomorrow thatnks for the help mine is running 460+ hp must just be getting poor start what rpm do you shift at?

[stigmundfreud]

shift at peak torque

[Eldest23]

Ok thanks will do if I get back on.

[ARAF]

stigmundfreud said:

shift at peak torque

Really?

I would think you'd need to shift after peak torque, so that you don't drop the revs too much when you take the next gear.

[leigh1050]

[quote=Eldest23]Ran a 13.6 yesterday may have another crack at it tomorrow thatnks for the help mine is running 460+ hp must just be getting poor start what rpm do you shift at? [/
Not sure if this is of any help as mines an auto but mine changes up at the red line 6250 r.p.m.

[stevieturbo]

ARAF said:

Really?

I would think you'd need to shift after peak torque, so that you don't drop the revs too much when you take the next gear.

trial and error, but as peak torque can often be very low...I'd think it a bad place to shift.

Shift so as you drop to an rpm level where you are still making good power/torque in the next gear, but not revving excessively in the lower gear before shifting.

[ringram]

stevieturbo said:

ARAF said:

Really?

I would think you'd need to shift after peak torque, so that you don't drop the revs too much when you take the next gear.

trial and error, but as peak torque can often be very low...I'd think it a bad place to shift.

Shift so as you drop to an rpm level where you are still making good power/torque in the next gear, but not revving excessively in the lower gear before shifting.

Indeed, most shift after 6k RPM.
Maybe thats why Stig only runs 14's

[SturdyHSV]

stigmundfreud said:

shift at peak torque

Really...?

Despite the power dropping off up high, the gear ratios are such that you want to rev it as high as possible.

That's based on calculating the power at the wheels in each gear using my dyno results.

[stigmundfreud]

I was messing guys

[ARAF]

stigmundfreud said:

I was messing guys

Messing what?

[Bicco]

You`ll find some more time in there I`m sure. I managed 13.2000@107 in an LS2 VXR8 running less than 450hp. Didn`t have the bottle to do a burnout, find myself without the bottle to use both feet with SC off to do it! That would have helped, and I ran with SC on, early in the season, not much grip. Still managed 2.0 60ft on normal road tyres, although lowering the pressures did help a little.

Here`s the thread if you`re interested:

http://www.hsv.org.uk/topic.asp?t=1404226&f=69...

[stevieturbo]

Bicco said:

You`ll find some more time in there I`m sure. I managed 13.2000@107 in an LS2 VXR8 running less than 450hp. Didn`t have the bottle to do a burnout, find myself without the bottle to use both feet with SC off to do it! That would have helped, and I ran with SC on, early in the season, not much grip. Still managed 2.0 60ft on normal road tyres, although lowering the pressures did help a little.

Here`s the thread if you`re interested:

http://www.hsv.org.uk/topic.asp?t=1404226&f=69...

It'll take a miracle to get a manual box to 60ft like that on normal tyres though.

Easy with an auto.

[Bicco]

Point taken, it wasn`t "that" easy though.

[stigmundfreud]

Its easy to get in the 10s, when your track is downhill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bHvpCvxDf8&t=...

winner took 400 grand.

[stevieturbo]

Bicco said:

Point taken, it wasn`t "that" easy though.

Easy compared to a manual ! lol

I seen a big AMG Merc on the Isle of Man years ago, just a regular asphalt airfield pull consistent 1.8s 60 fts on normal road tyres.

That's seriously impressive.

[Eldest23]

The 13.6 was the best I could do and with a 2.3 60ft on that one.

[ringram]

Eldest23 said:

The 13.6 was the best I could do and with a 2.3 60ft on that one.

Shocking

Thats about my normal. Im sticking with my conviction that mid/high 20's pressure and burnout will help line.
Whenever I do both of those I can get 2.0x 60's
Ive even been under 2.0 the odd time.

Rule of thumb is what you save off the 60 you get 2x back over the quarter.