Official 1/4 Mile Drag Times

2112 · Sep 6, 2017

I couldn't find any posted times either so I am glad you created this thread. I asked in random CTR chat a couple of weeks ago. I took mine to try out the drag a few weeks back. First time I have ever done this with any vehicle. Only two passes; 15.8 on the first, 14.8 on the second. Wanted to run more, but they were just so busy and damn slow to get runs off.
My first run I wasn't even revving the engine for launch, honestly I was a complete NOOB!

typemismatch · Sep 6, 2017

2112 said:
I couldn't find any posted times either so I am glad you created this thread. I asked in random CTR chat a couple of weeks ago. I took mine to try out the drag a few weeks back. First time I have ever done this with any vehicle. Only two passes; 15.8 on the first, 14.8 on the second. Wanted to run more, but they were just so busy and damn slow to get runs off.
My first run I wasn't even revving the engine for launch, honestly I was a complete NOOB!

Not bad for a first timer!

I can usually get a car dialed in to what I can do with it in about 3-4 runs if the staging lanes are moving quick.

For new drivers it can take a few sessions at the track to get dialed in to what you can do with a car.

The best advice I can give is to work on your launch and your 1-2 shift.

For your launch, work on getting the tires to spin slightly and then hook. If you bog down, launch higher, if you spin like crazy launch lower. If you can't launch higher and you're still bogging you can increase your tire pressure. If you can't reasonably launch lower and you're still spinning, lower your tire pressure.

Getting dialed in can take a few runs adjusting pressures and launch rpms.

The next thing to work on is getting out of first as fast as possible, get as close to the redline as you can without hitting it. Bouncing the limiter only slows you down.

Time slips are mostly determined in the first 60' of the track. Trap speed is mostly the car, assuming you don't totally blow it out of the hole or by missing a gear, the car should trap fairly consistently around the same speed

iforyou · Sep 6, 2017

106-107mph trap speed, that's pretty consistent and in line with R&T and C/D figures! Your ET also closely matches those mag times!

jmayo1056 · Sep 6, 2017

typemismatch said:
Not bad for a first timer!

I can usually get a car dialed in to what I can do with it in about 3-4 runs if the staging lanes are moving quick.

For new drivers it can take a few sessions at the track to get dialed in to what you can do with a car.

The best advice I can give is to work on your launch and your 1-2 shift.

For your launch, work on getting the tires to spin slightly and then hook. If you bog down, launch higher, if you spin like crazy launch lower. If you can't launch higher and you're still bogging you can increase your tire pressure. If you can't reasonably launch lower and you're still spinning, lower your tire pressure.

Getting dialed in can take a few runs adjusting pressures and launch rpms.

The next thing to work on is getting out of first as fast as possible, get as close to the redline as you can without hitting it. Bouncing the limiter only slows you down.

Time slips are mostly determined in the first 60' of the track. Trap speed is mostly the car, assuming you don't totally blow it out of the hole or by missing a gear, the car should trap fairly consistently around the same speed

What were you launching at?

typemismatch · Sep 6, 2017

I haven't dragged the R yet, I don't plan on it.

I have a couple different cars I race though, boosted, nitrous, and NA. So I'm pretty well versed in dialing a car in to what I can do with it.

I'm not the best driver, but I can get my cars down into the 1.7 60', which makes a huge difference in the ET from a 2.0-2.2 60'.

SlaughterR · Nov 26, 2017

Honda Civic 10th gen Official 1/4 Mile Drag Times 1126171743b

Honda Civic 10th gen Official 1/4 Mile Drag Times 1126171924

So I went back to the track for the last test n tune. Ended up squeezing this 13.59 pass out. The car is capable of a 13.3 I believe, it just is unpredictable on how much wheel hop it gets. It kept wanting to hop all through 2nd. When it did that I ran a 13.8 but 13.5 is my best so far. That mph though! It has more in it

jdmorangefever · Nov 26, 2017

Nice job! Car still stock or have anymods?

SlaughterR · Nov 26, 2017

jdmorangefever said:
Nice job! Car still stock or have anymods?

This time I have a prototype catback exhaust. But besides that its bone stock with a full tank of gas

NoelPR · Nov 27, 2017

That trap speed is really nice.

jtrown · Nov 29, 2017

SlaughterR said:
Lol drag racers get .000 lights all the time. Sometimes its luck, sometimes your red.

That’s unusual considering a perfect RT is .400. Interesting

SlaughterR · Nov 29, 2017

I believe a perfect light use to be .5 but that was like 15 years ago. Timing system changed so now a perfect light is .000

17CivicTypeR_Brian · Nov 30, 2017

SlaughterR said:
So I went back to the track for the last test n tune. Ended up squeezing this 13.59 pass out. The car is capable of a 13.3 I believe, it just is unpredictable on how much wheel hop it gets. It kept wanting to hop all through 2nd. When it did that I ran a 13.8 but 13.5 is my best so far. That mph though! It has more in it

That's a good run!
I ran at Cecil. So much wheel hop and fuel cut happens well before 7000 RPM for sure as I definitely hit it in 3 gears...
Managed a 14.0 at 104. Should mention I had 2 checked bags (luggage) in the trunk as I was coming directly from the airport. Probably threw off the weight balance a bit-

SlaughterR · Nov 30, 2017

17CivicTypeR_Brian said:
That's a good run!
I ran at Cecil. So much wheel hop and fuel cut happens well before 7000 RPM for sure as I definitely hit it in 3 gears...
Managed a 14.0 at 104. Should mention I had 2 checked bags (luggage) in the trunk as I was coming directly from the airport. Probably threw off the weight balance a bit-

Its all about the launch and 60ft. If we can fix the wheel hop it can do some awesome times for what the car is. But either way the car still impresses me. Tons of fun

17CivicTypeR_Brian · Nov 30, 2017

SlaughterR said:
Its all about the launch and 60ft. If we can fix the wheel hop it can do some awesome times for what the car is. But either way the car still impresses me. Tons of fun

Absolutely. Aside from the launch, I felt like I was barely driving the car. Very drama free 13 second car.

MonkeyBoost · Nov 30, 2017

SlaughterR said:
This time I have a prototype catback exhaust. But besides that its bone stock with a full tank of gas

Do you feel a power difference from the butt dyno with this "prototype cat back exhaust system"?

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Aiming for 400whp out of the TypeR.

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