1/4 and 1/8 Mile RacingTalk about track times, launch techniques, strategies, etc. Check out the "Timeslips" subforum for posted times.No discussion of street racing will be tolerated.
a good driver that knows how to launch on the big cam (VTEC) can run high 14's in the car. Most drivers will run low 15's.
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96 Pebble Beige SE
14.2@97mph as an auto
13.7@102mph as a 5spd
12.9@106mph after 3.5 swap
11.6@120mph with the S/C Visit here for mods and dyno.
Originally posted by 96sleeper a good driver that knows how to launch on the big cam (VTEC) can run high 14's in the car. Most drivers will run low 15's.
I used to go to the track with a guy that went 14.9 stock, and 14.4 @ 97mph with intake, header, exhaust, and pullies. Warren (veetec on the board) went 13.79 @ over 100mph with all the bolt-ons in his 4th gen prelude.
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96 Pebble Beige SE
14.2@97mph as an auto
13.7@102mph as a 5spd
12.9@106mph after 3.5 swap
11.6@120mph with the S/C Visit here for mods and dyno.
I used to go to the track with a guy that went 14.9 stock, and 14.4 @ 97mph with intake, header, exhaust, and pullies. Warren (veetec on the board) went 13.79 @ over 100mph with all the bolt-ons in his 4th gen prelude.
his was a 93 prelude, the last body style. same engine, it was just a lighter car then the 5th gen.
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96 Pebble Beige SE
14.2@97mph as an auto
13.7@102mph as a 5spd
12.9@106mph after 3.5 swap
11.6@120mph with the S/C Visit here for mods and dyno.
all 5th gens are vtecs, the 4th gens 92-96 came in S - 135 hp, Si- 160 non vtec, and 190- vtec
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"Our tester, a five-speed SE version of this fourth generation of Maxima, produced a blazing 6.6-second 0-60-mph time, and a 15.2-second, 92.4-mph quarter-mile run."
VTEC was introduced in the 93 model year. 4th gen VTEC ludes tend to be a little quicker than the 97+ SH model given the SH is about 110lbs heavier. The 97+ base model is within 20lbs of the 93-96 VTEC lude so they are right on par with eachother. Supposedly the 97+ lude has an extra 10hp that they sqeeze out of somewhere.
its very possible to run high 14s in a fifth gen prelude.. you just have to finesse the clutch like a mofo.
same deal with the new celica.. keeping it above 6000 all the way throught first and making sure it hits above 6k on the next two shifts is the difference between a 14.7-9 and a 15.4-7 pass.
of course thats hard on the clutch and hard period, but can be done.
hey i might get to race a friends '97 lude this summer. Hes got intake, exhaust, pulley and something else i think...hes only been able to manage about a 15.2-3 in his car and I told him I could show him up...
so what RPM to stage at? feather the clutch or drop it?
Originally posted by luckee2bhere hey i might get to race a friends '97 lude this summer. Hes got intake, exhaust, pulley and something else i think...hes only been able to manage about a 15.2-3 in his car and I told him I could show him up...
so what RPM to stage at? feather the clutch or drop it?
the trick is to get the engine around 5000 rpm and feather the clutch to stay on the big cam the whole time on the launch. Its a fine line between bog and spin. That is why the auto ludes are so slow, they can't launch on the big cam, and they run high 15's. Your friend should probably beat you on a highway roll, but it will be close.
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96 Pebble Beige SE
14.2@97mph as an auto
13.7@102mph as a 5spd
12.9@106mph after 3.5 swap
11.6@120mph with the S/C Visit here for mods and dyno.
My friend has a 92 Prelude Si auto. We both ran at the track and we both ran 16.4s, he actually ran a couple hundredths quicker than me. I was really surprised at that time for an auto. Dissapointed in my car too
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