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i just had my intake... man. and i wasnt all that great shifting... plus you have a LOT of crap in your car. extra weight with speakers and stuff can lower the HP/LBS ratio.

stereo equipment can REALLY weigh you down. also, your rims will make a difference too!

Thats why a lot of those hondas take everything out and throw on some steel rims. superlight to the max.

ha ha! those hondas need as much help as possible!!

I'm half tempted to do that to my Vibe lol. It also needs all the help it can get.

the rear seats in the vibe are pretty heavy. i'd take them out. they unbolt. anything that's not strapped down, take it out! lose as much weight as possible if you want the best times, but then you'll need to launch HARD. best to lose as much weight and launch agressively, but not blow out clutch agressive. cause that would really suck with a vacation next week and needing to have the clutch replaced! track is clear and good to go! i'm heading out there right now, so i'll see you when you get there. hopefully you can beat your best times from the last run! get to low low 17's or break 16's!

17.2 is low but I'd be happy with less even. Its cool out there and I need to try some clutch friendly yet different shifting methods from last time.

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »the rear seats in the vibe are pretty heavy. i'd take them out. they unbolt. anything that's not strapped down, take it out! lose as much weight as possible if you want the best times, but then you'll need to launch HARD. best to lose as much weight and launch agressively, but not blow out clutch agressive. cause that would really suck with a vacation next week and needing to have the clutch replaced! what about the spare tire and jack? Would you suggest going as far as to take that stuff out, or should that stuff stay in the car at all times?

I remove the spare tire, the jack, that tray and anything I got in the back seat and just run that way.Well new record for me in the base Vibe with only a CAI and catback exhaust...+.4200 ---Reaction time2.6139 ---60ft7.1431 ---330ft10.8629 ---1/8 ET66.27 ---1/8 MPH16.8510 ---1/4 ET81.94 ---1/4 MPH

cool air made for great times! WOOT!!!!!best time of the eve:Reaction: +.274060 ft: 1.89330 ft: 5.55801/8 ET: 8.66811/8 MPH: 79.211/4 ET: 13.63191/4 MPH: 98.48i averaged about 13.7-13.8

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »I remove the spare tire, the jack, that tray and anything I got in the back seat and just run that way.Well new record for me in the base Vibe with only a CAI and catback exhaust...+.4200 ---Reaction time2.6139 ---60ft7.1431 ---330ft10.8629 ---1/8 ET66.27 ---1/8 MPH16.8510 ---1/4 ET81.94 ---1/4 MPHRiiiiight, apparently there was something wrong with my car then, b/c my best was 10.789 1/8th mi with the supercharger and premium gas with octane booster! Oh, and most of the extra stuff I had was removed (i.e speakers, spare, jack, etc...). And this was before the bags.

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Riiiiight, apparently there was something wrong with my car then, b/c my best was 10.789 1/8th mi with the supercharger and premium gas with octane booster! Oh, and most of the extra stuff I had was removed (i.e speakers, spare, jack, etc...). And this was before the bags.Really? Well I'll even post the actual slip if you need to be convinced and I was running regular unleaded, no race fuel boost or anything.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Really? Well I'll even post the actual slip if you need to be convinced and I was running regular unleaded, no race fuel boost or anything.No, just wondering why there is such a difference. I know the MT vs the AT plays a big part, but I just don't understand why my car is so slow.

how are you launching??? look at your 60' time and that will give you an idea of what's going on. i really think you're killing your times there.

well its all in the launch... the faster you start moving, obviously the better time you can get. I tried several things. First I tried sitting there staged and idle, then come off the clutch and down on the gas and found my car would bog down a little. That probably cost me a second or more. So what I did yesterday was stage and then rev up to about 3k, let off the gas and then rev again to 3k. Then when the last yellow light up and it goes to green then I would rev again and come up off the clutch. This kept me from bogging down and since my RPM was about 2500 roughly when I launched, the car just powered forward. No drop in RPM. Now I understand that could be a lot harder to do with an automatic.Also things to consider is track and air temp, as well as grip your car has. Some guys will try different lanes and see which one feels better.Plus I know my car loves cold air in that intake and yesterday was pretty cool. I bet if it was warmer, obviously my car would have been slower.I'm kinda curious what my car could do with your mods now lol

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »I remove the spare tire, the jack, that tray and anything I got in the back seat and just run that way.That makes sense, but I'm just scared I'll get a flat on the way to the track. lol, since it's awfully far away. But there's always AAA, and it's worth the better times to go with out the estra weight.

no, you stage up when you get there. take out all your things at the track that you don't need.

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »no, you stage up when you get there. take out all your things at the track that you don't need. where do u put it all?

Quote, originally posted by tcam »where do u put it all?Usually they have a ready lot to work on your car. I drove all the way to Dallas and back with no spare! Air-bags took up all the space!

here, we park and take out everything out of the car. then that becomes our "pit" area.

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Usually they have a ready lot to work on your car.Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »here, we park and take out everything out of the car. then that becomes our "pit" area. lol, I had no idea u could do this. I feel pretty silly now that I wasn't aware that this went on. I've been to the strip at least 4 or 5 times now, and I had no clue.

Well each track might be different but thats what we're allowed to do here. I'd never drive to the track without my spare tire and my tools, some coolant and oil.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Well each track might be different but thats what we're allowed to do here. I'd never drive to the track without my spare tire and my tools, some coolant and oil. Yeah, and here a lot of guys trailer there monsters in so they leave their trucks and trailers and tools and such in the lot they allow you to work on your car in.

ppl do that here to. They show up with motorhomes with car trailers behind them and camp out for the weekend.

what i love, are the guys that tow their "race cars" in and then they SUCK!

here's the scan of my time slip... we'll be heading back to the track in the next week or so to see the difference the unichip made on the vibe. cooler air should definitely help with the times. I'm gonna shoot for 13.4-13.6 ET and hopefully Mav can get down to 15.9-16.3 times..... if he can lower his 60' times, it should certainly help! then maybe we'll switch cars and see the difference... i've never driven an MT down the track.

I don't have a slip for my Vibe, and probably never will, but here are the results of my recent trip to the track with my Integra (left lane):

very nice! what have you done with it??

freaking wicked!!! tell us about that bad boy!

Here's a vid of a pass I made before turning up the boost a couple lbs (disregard the "blackeclipse" in the filename, the guy who took the vid was on crack): http://www.hondaddy.com/Videos...6.wmvBasically just 1.8l vtec motor with new pistons/rods and 16 lbs of boost (14 in the video) with a t3/t4 turbo.

holy mother of god! very nice!front wheel drive sucks? hmmmm.... this guy begs to differ.

no one ever said fwd sucks. fwd serves it's purpose just fine, however in an area where we have ice and snow (like it is doing today), FWD with that much power just won't cut it. If i had my VGT still, i'd have been one of the first people to get that 2zz turbo! woulda been about the same as i'd spent on various parts and what not... so atleast i'd have been hella fast! LOLare you running a FMIC with that set up? I'm assuming you have to with that kind of boost and turbo.

GTI got OWNED.... haha.fast lil Hontegra... More vids please!!

wasn't talking about you necessarily. there are also a lot of old schoolers that preach about the wonders of rwd.

I created a thread about the Integra to avoid clogging this thread any more: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=25595

here is mine the last time i have not had time to run it this yearhttp://www.newcelica.org/other...ibegt

Here is my 3 time slips,The 1/4 time 15.466 had a bad start Good burnout, good grip but with about 3000rpm launch results in a dead start.A better start is= 15.587And the best start was 15.818 but missed the 2nd gear

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my stock vvti 5 speed ran 16.2

sure. and my maxx ran a 13. hate to say it, but i really doubt that. post the slip.

well sorry to shatter ur dreams when i figure out how to post it i will.

click on reply. attach as a file. done.

i just don't believe it, that would be an ok run for a GT. what did the pumpkin get? i know it was modded pretty moderately and didn't hit that.

Pumpkin ran 16.85 with CAI, Exhaust, unichip. that was about 70 deg on a 70 ft sea level track. of course, Mav will not beat the crap out of his clutch, so i'm sure we could've gotten much lower times if he wanted to push the car. i also am curious to see a COMPLETELY stock base Vibe 5spd run 16.2 in much hotter temps. there are always factory freaks or people willing to kill the clutch and trans to get a faster time, so.... you never know. there are stg 2 (lightly modded LGT's) running 12's. that guy is the ONLY person on the forums that has been able to hit 12's on a stock turbo with his limited mods. so, we call him a factory freak. LOL. so, maybe the track gods were with him that day, but i've seen some crazy times on cars that should NOT be able to hit them. but.... where's the time slip??

Yeah I could have beat on my car but I wanted it to last.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Yeah I could have beat on my car but I wanted it to last.i didn't say beat on the car, i said PUSH the car. there is a difference.

ok went lookin for the times and i lost my time for the 16.2 i left it in my daytona to show my friends and misplaced it ive got the 16.5 i ran but idid run a 16.2...

and i pushed the car to its limits its got warranty. thing likes chirpin 2nd.

I'll believe that when my $#!t turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet. The Vibe has trouble "chirpin" in 1st.

Quote, originally posted by 1sickvibe »and i pushed the car to its limits its got warranty. thing likes chirpin 2nd. well most trained techs can spot abuse.First time running the STi at the track and got a 13.7 Time to work on the driver mod. Its got a 12.9 in it... just maybe not with me in it...