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Car: '82 Sport Coupe/'89 bird/'77 280z
Engine: 355/2.8/L28E(t)
Transmission: TH350/T5/4 spd
Axle/Gears: 3.73/3.42/3.54
trap speed
what kind of time does the average car run with a 92-93mph trap?
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Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: 406
Transmission: TH350, 4200
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", 3.89
Average for a decently setup and matched car is MPH * ET = 1350
1350 / 92 = 14.67
1350 / 93 = 14.51
1350 / 92 = 14.67
1350 / 93 = 14.51
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Mid 14 as mentioned above. This is only a estimate that does not factor in traction, chassis setup and aerodynamics. It is a good starting point though.
Free program if you want to play around with the numbers.
http://www.virtualengine2000.com/Calculator2006.htm
Free program if you want to play around with the numbers.
http://www.virtualengine2000.com/Calculator2006.htm
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Originally Posted by Trevor Jacek
Average for a decently setup and matched car is MPH * ET = 1350
1350 / 92 = 14.67
1350 / 93 = 14.51
1350 / 92 = 14.67
1350 / 93 = 14.51
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Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: 406
Transmission: TH350, 4200
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", 3.89
Originally Posted by mw66nova
hmmm...12.50*106.8=1335...what gives? based on the mph, it says my car oughtta be running 12.64, and based on ET it says i oughtta be trapping 108mph...does this mean it's got more in her on the top end or something? i know the car needs a bit more gear...
Best pass 2006: 11.979@113.41 = 1359
Best pass 2005: 11.999@113.91 = 1367
Best pass old combo = 14.69 @ 92.00 = 1351
Looking at my log book from this year:
12.19@110.71 = 1349
12.11@111.85 = 1354
12.09@113.30 = 1370
Yoru car 60 foots a little better than others running the same ET and as a result your # is lower. Stock and Super Stock cars will have much lower #s while guys running while traction limited (ie on street tires) will have much higher #s. Ideally you'd want to have the same product all of the time.
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
1320 - interesting concept.
Using best runs, the Camaro is 1378, the '57 1340. However, my last round in the last race I ran is a 1260! (I backed off in the traps because the other guy wasn't catching me.)
Using best runs, the Camaro is 1378, the '57 1340. However, my last round in the last race I ran is a 1260! (I backed off in the traps because the other guy wasn't catching me.)
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Car: '82 Sport Coupe/'89 bird/'77 280z
Engine: 355/2.8/L28E(t)
Transmission: TH350/T5/4 spd
Axle/Gears: 3.73/3.42/3.54
thanks, i ran a 14.8 at that speed with some carb issues(not at wot and no back barrels, its fixed now) according to this i really need to get those 3.73's sitting in my garrage in the car.
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