NA Gen IIs Can Haul A$$ Too

[1995 Gold Ciera]

High 14's are impressive to me in a Sunbird. Mid 14's is my goal for my Ciera. Yeah there are faster cars out there but look at it this way, your car is faster than a 93 Mustang GT. That's pretty impressive considering you have a small displacement engine.

Now if my car can get in the 14's it would be considerably faster than a Mustang of the same year, but then again the 95's were dogs.

[MidnightriderZ24]

Wait until you go boosted. It will get you hooked and you probably will never see being n/a the same anymore.

WERD! nothing like accelerating hard, then spooling and being THROWN back into your seat!!

"go big or go home!"

[bracketracer]

Hey RedBird, you will find that 60 ft times are extremely important for a good ET. When I was racing with street tires (and a the original mildly modded engine), my goal was to get my 60 ft times between 2.15-2.20, and I was getting ETs that I could live with. I am now running BFGoodrich g-Force Drag Radials, and if I launch right I should be getting better than 2.05 60 fts. With my HP, there is no way that I would be down into the 14s without my 60 fts being that low. I may be able to get lower 60 ft times with a higher launch rpm (right now I'm launching between 2500-2750), but I don't trust my clutch yet.

1995 Gold Ciera, my car was already faster than most stock '93 Mustang GTs with it's old motor. Back then I was running nothing but a HyperTech ThermoMaster and a 160 Thermostat, and I could be most GT autos at the track, and I even edged out a few GT manuals (mostly cause their driver couldn't shift well). That's why I got personalized plates that read "I EAT V8S." Now running the times I am, I am beating alot more V8s than ever before, and some of them are mildly modded. I will admit that some of those cars have been "handicapped" with a crappy driver, but that's not my fault! A win is a win when you have a timeslip to prove it!

[RedBird]

well, i did get a 14.5 last month :P gonna have to wait for spring to get better. That's ok. i know it's quick hehe. Did you manage any more track times this season?

[bracketracer]

Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get to the track again, and it looks like Mother Nature isn't going to give me another opportunity this year. That's a shame. I wanted to see what the car could do in cool, dense fall air. Whenever I could go to the track, weather didn't cooperate, and when weather did cooperate, I couldn't go. Maybe I can get my headers tweaked, coated, and installed by spring (along with necessary tuning), and then dip below 14.5 myself.

[RedBird]

i'd love to see your car in the low 14's, that'd be great. wish i had some headers i've got a set of 3500 manifolds waiting to go on but it's not quite the same.... doesn't look as cool, for one thing :P