FTO's at drags

Star_Lancer · Post by **Star_Lancer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:57 pm

Hi guys,

Well I entered my car into drags last night with a friend.

I did a 15.8 second time through (it was my first time doing it ever last night) and I feel I should've been doing a quicker time (my car is stock engine except a redline foam filter and front/rearsway bars).

For some reason, when I'd change from 2nd to 3rd...it wouldn't go into gear? This was while I was changing gear in mivec. Did I just miss the gear altogether and hit between 1st and 3rd? Or it just doesn't like it while in mivec? I got no idea.

Anyway, point is....what can I do to improve my time with the most beneficial modifications. I want to keep it N/A.

What time is a FTO meant to run stock anyway?

Much appreciated,

Aaron.

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:12 pm

The big question is.....is it a GR or GPX?

The cheapest thing you can do to get better time is the tyres, get some 1 inch rims and put some nice slick on them. EASY 14's time

Fto's are not the easiest to extract good 1/4 mile times.

robsta · Post by **robsta** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:20 pm

Star_Lancer wrote: Or it just doesn't like it while in mivec? I got no idea.

I think it may be a GPX

barfy · Post by **barfy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:27 pm

Nice detective work there robsta haha

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:28 pm

good point!

15.8 is standard for a manual gpx, 1st time around.

You'll get better next time

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:23 pm

yeah ~16s for a first run is on the money....

Star_Lancer · Post by **Star_Lancer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:26 pm

Well that's cool, and yes it is a GPX.

I'm well aware it's not intended as a drag car.

I love corners, just something different I guess.

I was thinking maybe things like a Unichip, extractors etc. would be the way to go? I want to keep it all legal though, since this is my daily driver.

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:37 pm

My must have mod list for your FTO

1. Fix up your CAI - pipe to TB + box it and get better flow from the front bar $300
2. Exhaust - Hi Flow Cat, Muffler. ~$1000 installed
3. Fuel Pressure regulator (optional) ~300
4. Piggyback or say the Unichip - or simply a SAFC - even out the mixture at least $1200 installed(depending on which one u get)
5. Extractors & flex pipe $700-800 installed
6. Suspension (sway bars and bushes + shocks and spring upgrade) $2000 installed

(assumed that some1 else will being doing the install)

This will get you going...then Tb/Manifold upgrade etc

Star_Lancer · Post by **Star_Lancer** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:02 am

Thanks! Much appreciated that sounds like a good start!

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:40 am

do the piggy back last so its tuned for ALL the mods

ANBU_fto · Post by **ANBU_fto** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:40 pm

hold on...

i have a 97 mivec manual... and the first time round i clocked a 15.2 1/4... (stock)

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:09 pm

Many, many variables when dragging.... air temp,track temp, tyres, tyre pressures, driver etc etc

akuma3 · Post by **akuma3** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:51 pm

put some vinyl around your car, each sticker = 10kws!

robsta · Post by **robsta** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:31 pm

akuma3 wrote:put some vinyl around your car, each sticker = 10kws!

i like the way you think
****heads down to autobarn****
my car is gunna be fully sick street racer bro.....

Star_Lancer · Post by **Star_Lancer** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:09 am

i have yokohama c-drives....very grippy tyres. would that affect my time?

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