is 15.86 respectable?

[eurotiva]

B8me........14.0

I think I might have built the fastest sohc around....

[muscle_Car1]

Whats the R/t also?

The biggest deal all around is traction with the festiva.

First of all, no matter how much power your car is making, you won't pull a good ET unless your car is set up properly for the track. You can't just bolt on a turbo and go out and expect to pull 12's or 11's. There's a lot of preparation that goes into making sure your car will put the power down. You have to keep an eye on your 60ft times! Those are the ones that tell you how your hooking up off the line. It looks good to take off and smoke the tires in first, second, third, and for those few of you even fourth gear, but if you're not hooking up properly, your ET will suffer. Most 60ft's range in the 2.3 to 2.5 area. If you're running about 93MPH in the traps, then you'll be lucky to pull a mid 15 sec ET. However, if you take the same car, set it up properly, pull a 1.7 to 1.8 sec 60 ft, you're ET can drop all the way down to a mid to low 14 sec ET, and your MPH will increase slightly, maybe 1 to 1. 5 MPH. Now, do you see how important it is to watch your 60ft times? The reason that your MPH increases is because you're hooking up better and putting the power to the ground quicker, thus accelerating faster at the same given point.

[DriverOne]

So theoretically, AWD is the answer for such a light car? Or would that cause your time to slow due to more linkage in the trans?

[gorgonheimer]

Nice quote muscle car.

[DriverOne]

So theoretically, AWD is the answer for such a light car? Or would that cause your time to slow due to more linkage in the trans?

I asked this question because of setup, and I hope it didn't sound ignorant. The biggest reason is because I'm considering AWD.

[muscle_Car1]

AWD will let you get outta the hole real fast. My best pass in my awd dsm was a 11.79 @125 with a 60' of 1.6. Yeah Awd gets you off the line nice & fast but slows you down @ the end of the quarter. Those massively powerful diesel trucks run 4x4/awd outta the hole then shift to rwd down track. The main problem with getting a awd in a festy is the amount of fabrication needed is beyond most members budgets or skills to complete.
2ndly the Awd transmissions are more likely to break w/ more power due to the added forces or powering all 4 wheels

[JPT]

...However, if you take the same car, set it up properly, pull a 1.7 to 1.8 sec 60 ft, you're ET can drop all the way down to a mid to low 14 sec ET...

A 1.7 - 1.8 second 60ft time is "shot out of a cannon" for the average Festiva. I'd love to go to the strip and get a 2 second flat 60 ft out of mine.

[Damkid]

I think my best 60ft time with my B6T was like 2.3, not bad, but not great either

[eurotiva]

2.2/2.3 is about all you can get out of a festiva on street tires. Slicks should be able to get under 2.0.

[muscle_Car1]

^ yeah we could do a bit better if the control arm was located better instead of just by the swaybar

[Damkid]

2.2/2.3 is about all you can get out of a festiva on street tires. Slicks should be able to get under 2.0.

Ya i definately need a set of slicks :lol:

[gorgonheimer]

^ yeah we could do a bit better if the control arm was located better instead of just by the swaybar

I have been thinking of a cure for that...

[Damkid]

I have been thinking of a cure for that...

This is a pic of a Pride with an A-arm, of course its not factory

[resuwrecked]

that strut-knuckle adapter is a clever idea. but that looks like +8* camber lol.

[BP-Festiva]

Heres what mine ran on stock festiva tires, stock festiva trans, cone air filter and a 2.25 exhaust I got a few runs in that night but i need more practice.