Originally Posted by BLKFIN
Sad part was he had every mod you could buy and even some that he invented and the car could not get into the 11’s. I agree about the 25lbs of boost, but that is what he was seeing with just the 185 back then. He ended up trying a 181 and then came over to the “dark side” and bought a code 3. (This is when there was a huge debate about boost and pulleys)
My car…at the time, with a Code 3 Pulley, Needswings single intake, Eurocharged canned tune and 100+ lbs of subs and amps in the hatch on 20 x 10 rims could run just as fast as he could at 12.1’s – 12.2’s all day.
Sometimes... at least with these cars….less is more.
I couldn't agree more, it's a bit shocking when I see the efforts of so many go wasted... And three of the fastest Crossfires on this board all have the most basic mods -- S/C pulley, tune, Single CAI. Mimi and mrphotoman all are in the high 11's with those mods. Photoman
did run a huff of meth once or twice, but still.
I plan on seeing my 1/4 mile times in the next few weeks. Granted, I'm not a serious 1/4 mile racer and I plan on hitting the strip with my OEM wheels, all-seasons in the rear, and the A/C or heater blowing (depending on the finicky TN weather). I like running my car in street trim; removing seats, installing rocket launchers, parachutes, wheelie bars, skinnies up front -- not for me. I like to see what I would run *IF* I was dumb enough to indulge in a little street competition on a deserted industrial road in Mexico.
For others, wringing out every last drop of performance is the goal and I salute them. But, it's kinda like installing a $20,000 V-8 to gain .4 seconds... If I can run a 12.2-12.1 in full street trim with three mods and a Starbucks in the cup holder, I can't see detroying my car, spending an additional $3,000 on more mods, and adding dozens of "track only" aides to get those extra tenths. I'm okay with running a "slow" 12.2
Anthony (grip-grip) is a phenomenal driver and I am excited to see him dig deep in the 11's... I fully expect to see him hit 11.5 before the summer is over.
Once the header group-buy is completed, I probably won't do much else to the motor. I'm getting to the point where 1st and 2nd gear are useless from a dig out of the corners... My focus is now going to shift to chassis refinement. And a better cupholder for my Venti.
