The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Fun at the strip 850

posted by  Quaz on  Wed May 15 01:34 CST 2002
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

Thanks, when I launched the car I power braked until the boost gauge read 0-2psi. (droped the front tires to 25psi as well) That is what worked the best. Anymore boost than that and I just spin the tires. I probably could have got it down to 14.7 if I tossed out the spare, third seat and another 1/4 tank of gas, but I can live with 14.9. Anyway, your sedan should easily be able to do that if you just address the spoolup issue. Either put about 3.5 turns on you wastegate rod, or put on a manual boost controller. Stock, there is just no boost below 2k rpms because of wastegate creep. Once you elliminate that you can get a good launch.

Speaking of good launches, on my last run I lined up against my friends new WRX. He got a perfect launch and reaction time. So out of the hole he had a car length on me. I pulled back up to his side before we finished. He turned 14.8 at 89 to my 14.9 at 92. Quite fun!

Kevin






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.