Exact 1/4 mile?
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Exact 1/4 mile?
What is a good way to mark off an exact 1/4 mile? There is an old airport strip near my house that is not being used anymore and I was just wondering how I could mark off an exact quarter. As you guys well know, we dont want to be going over a 1/4.
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Yeah, I knew about the odometer. I just thought you guys might just have some little trick to getting it exact.
I guess I could just reset the trip and go a little over .2. Right?
I guess I could just reset the trip and go a little over .2. Right?
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Originally posted by Silver 2002
Yeah, I knew about the odometer. I just thought you guys might just have some little trick to getting it exact.
I guess I could just reset the trip and go a little over .2. Right?
Yeah, I knew about the odometer. I just thought you guys might just have some little trick to getting it exact.
I guess I could just reset the trip and go a little over .2. Right?
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Originally posted by ICULOKN
Or with your mods, run till about 110-113 MPH and that will be like right after crossing the 1/4 traps.
Or with your mods, run till about 110-113 MPH and that will be like right after crossing the 1/4 traps.
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Originally posted by NTIMD8
Wouldnt his traps be between 103-106mph with his mods?
Wouldnt his traps be between 103-106mph with his mods?
with the ones in his sig your about right. Maybe 108-110 on a great air day...
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go to home depot and buy a measuring wheel and some spray paint. Type Measuring wheel under their "search" after you click this link mark your start point with the spray paint...walk the quater mile with the wheel going as straight as possible...mark the end with spray paint again.
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Originally posted by ICULOKN
when he goes to the 6lber and long tubes it should come up...
with the ones in his sig your about right. Maybe 108-110 on a great air day...
when he goes to the 6lber and long tubes it should come up...
with the ones in his sig your about right. Maybe 108-110 on a great air day...
6# pulley
Cold air intake
160 degree stat
Diablo chip
Slicks
Traction bars
On cold days I go 12.6 with a best mph of 107.
So ya I guess with the long tubes another 2 mph is not out of the question. So 109 mph or so.
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Also...
If you're trying to measure an "exact" quarter mile by looking at your speedo...
It IS CORRECT to mark off at a speed greater than what is indicated on your timeslip. The trap speed on your timeslip is the AVERAGE speed calculated over a 66-foot trap ENDING at the quarter-mile mark.
So if you are accelerating at a constant rate through that trap, the speed on your timeslip is actually how fast you were moving 33 feet before the quarter mile mark.
That's why a G-tech reads "high" on MPH. It estimates your speed RIGHT AT the quarter-mile mark.
It IS CORRECT to mark off at a speed greater than what is indicated on your timeslip. The trap speed on your timeslip is the AVERAGE speed calculated over a 66-foot trap ENDING at the quarter-mile mark.
So if you are accelerating at a constant rate through that trap, the speed on your timeslip is actually how fast you were moving 33 feet before the quarter mile mark.
That's why a G-tech reads "high" on MPH. It estimates your speed RIGHT AT the quarter-mile mark.
