First time on the strip

[keepinup]

Well finally got up to the drags and run me car down the track no wounder everyone says it gets addictive I got 3 runs in then that damn phone rang had to pack the car up and head to work just when your having fun.
cant post time slip yet but will do tomorrow
BA XR8 manual
Times 13.821 @104.3mph
60 time was 2.34
the first 2 times where 14.026 @107mph & 14.3 @105mph
But I still think I can get a bit quicker with more practice and a few tips on how to launch these things so I will be regular face at the drags next year.

Chris if your reading this was setting #2 will try the others next sesson and let ya know

Thanks

[Scott]

13.8 is no slouch, well done!!

[SpoolMan]

Yes 13.8 is a excellent start, your 60 foot suggests you have plenty of room for improvement. you will need some sticky tyres to get the 60 down.
Good effort you will be in a low 13 in no time.

[xr8gn3]

Excellent results there keepinup.....your mph suggests way more then a stock XR8...is it modded.

[MYV8]

Sounds like another BluePower Boss to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got to get the decent tyres now mate. I guess you noticed the excessive wheelspin. LoL.
Congratulations.

[Quadcams]

Originally Posted by keepinup

Well finally got up to the drags and run me car down the track no wounder everyone says it gets addictive I got 3 runs in then that damn phone rang had to pack the car up and head to work just when your having fun.
cant post time slip yet but will do tomorrow
BA XR8 manual
Times 13.821 @104.3mph
60 time was 2.34
the first 2 times where 14.026 @107mph & 14.3 @105mph
But I still think I can get a bit quicker with more practice and a few tips on how to launch these things so I will be regular face at the drags next year.

Chris if your reading this was setting #2 will try the others next sesson and let ya know

Thanks

Caint complain with that healthy mph (107) showing good power, should be good for a low 13 no worries with better 60ft (2.0/2.1).
What tyres were you using and what revs were you launching at?

[keepinup]

The car has slight mods-Intake, helix, cat back system & edit yes tuned by chris at blue power & still have 1 more setting to try out but chris has said will need to run 98ron with octane boost so I should get a little bit more yet.
Tyres where sp 3000
Took spare tyre out
Launcnhed at 2000-2500

Myv8 I did get alot of wheel spin I think I was getting to exsited :thebirds: new tyres is on the cards

Chris my appoligies : lol
For a bit of back ground on what Im saying "sorry" for is that I really wasnt that impressed with the edit and gave Chris a bit of a dig on the forums.
Plugged it in for the first time after an up grade and on the mild setting #1 all it done was ping when I gave it a few herps so tryed the other settings and still the same, put factory setting back in 2 weeks later before going to the drags filled up with 95ron mobile as the tank when i tryed edit was filled up with bp in a small country town which made me wounder? of fuel quality any way drove the car home 120ks pluged edit in took car for spin up the mountain and no ping tryed different gears still no ping so next day up 2 drags we went and thats the results 13.8 which goes to show it wasnt Chriss work just me jumping the gun : but still from me dyno figs still dont add up with any gains and as said there are alot of variables. so I have build a bridge and now have got over it lol

[Quadcams]

Originally Posted by keepinup

The car has slight mods-Intake, helix, cat back system & edit yes tuned by chris at blue power & still have 1 more setting to try out but chris has said will need to run 98ron with octane boost so I should get a little bit more yet.
Tyres where sp 3000
Took spare tyre out
Launcnhed at 2000-2500

l

Mate try about 2200rpm max and just drive offthe line but your pushing S*#@t up hill getting off the line with those tyres.

[MYV8]

I remember my first tune from Chris, went to the drags and just spun it up in first and second in the auto on SP3000's. It was a bit of a laugh looking back. The harder I tried the worse it got on the 60ft. LoL.

I might have a set of steel wheels and M/T ET Streets for sale soon. Plenty of meat left on the tyres. (Still a little way off the wear indicators.)

Have fun, it's very addictive, especially when the track is only half an hour away.

[JG3282]

Well done mate, get that launch right and you'll be very surprised at the improvement