I am looking to buy a Comp G. There is a competition coming up at the end of April 2020. I have been reading this forum, GP.com, 3800pro, HP Tuners GM V6 forum, Drag Times and post that show up via Internet Archives Wayback Machine.
One of the classes I want to run has a 12.6 Index. Naturally I would like to run about 2 tenths faster than the Index since there are no hard rules about sandbagging but the truth is I would just take a few degrees of advance out of the car if it was running a little too quick and put it back if track conditions change or we have to hot lap the car which happens usually at the end of the event (Semi's and Finals often no more than 15 mins between passes).
I am unsure what I should do.
Here's what I had in mind (assuming the car is in perfect working order) -
1) Downloaded file or Canned Tune, Log with HP Tuners, tweak as necessary
2) ZZP 3.0 Press On Pulley
3) ZZP CAI w/ Headlight removed at the track, air horn to replace the filter.
4) #80/840cc injectors with Kenne-Bell BOP
I plan on running the same slicks I ran on my Focus ST which are 26 x 8.5 x 17 M&H Racemaster Slicks or the drag radials version of that tire which is 245/45-17 both are about little shorter than size as the OE tires.
On 3800pro somebody liked putting dry ice in the stock air box. Seems that beyond a cooler air charge that it would impact what the IAT sees which would help it not pull timing. I understand that and the knock sensor are particularly sensitive.
On Drag Times I found what seems to be a Canadian car (judging by the 94 octane fuel) that ran 13.9@98 stock tune, 94 octane, Corsa Cat-Back and MSP Cold Air Intake. That gives me further credence that a few mild upgrade with a sticky tire might just run somewhere in the 12's. I can always drop the seats if I need another tenth or so. Especially given that the reduction in 60 ft time from this car down to what I know the slicks are capable off on a prepped track which is at least a 1.7x turns that 13.9 into 13.0 and trap speed because of the higher launch rpm trap speed would go up a couple mph as well.
Sacramento Raceway is typically in good prep and if ambient temp isn't too hot DA will be well below 500 ft.
I am hoping these changes are enough, I can budget in larger injectors if needed but doesn't seem like I would need them at this power level. While I wouldn't get the benefits of cooling with more ethanol than the car needs to reach MBT. I can add pump E85 to a gallon or two of 91 until I get a fault code.
I wanna see how little it takes to get the car to go quickly.
One of the classes I want to run has a 12.6 Index. Naturally I would like to run about 2 tenths faster than the Index since there are no hard rules about sandbagging but the truth is I would just take a few degrees of advance out of the car if it was running a little too quick and put it back if track conditions change or we have to hot lap the car which happens usually at the end of the event (Semi's and Finals often no more than 15 mins between passes).
I am unsure what I should do.
Here's what I had in mind (assuming the car is in perfect working order) -
1) Downloaded file or Canned Tune, Log with HP Tuners, tweak as necessary
2) ZZP 3.0 Press On Pulley
3) ZZP CAI w/ Headlight removed at the track, air horn to replace the filter.
4) #80/840cc injectors with Kenne-Bell BOP
I plan on running the same slicks I ran on my Focus ST which are 26 x 8.5 x 17 M&H Racemaster Slicks or the drag radials version of that tire which is 245/45-17 both are about little shorter than size as the OE tires.
On 3800pro somebody liked putting dry ice in the stock air box. Seems that beyond a cooler air charge that it would impact what the IAT sees which would help it not pull timing. I understand that and the knock sensor are particularly sensitive.
On Drag Times I found what seems to be a Canadian car (judging by the 94 octane fuel) that ran 13.9@98 stock tune, 94 octane, Corsa Cat-Back and MSP Cold Air Intake. That gives me further credence that a few mild upgrade with a sticky tire might just run somewhere in the 12's. I can always drop the seats if I need another tenth or so. Especially given that the reduction in 60 ft time from this car down to what I know the slicks are capable off on a prepped track which is at least a 1.7x turns that 13.9 into 13.0 and trap speed because of the higher launch rpm trap speed would go up a couple mph as well.
Sacramento Raceway is typically in good prep and if ambient temp isn't too hot DA will be well below 500 ft.
I am hoping these changes are enough, I can budget in larger injectors if needed but doesn't seem like I would need them at this power level. While I wouldn't get the benefits of cooling with more ethanol than the car needs to reach MBT. I can add pump E85 to a gallon or two of 91 until I get a fault code.
I wanna see how little it takes to get the car to go quickly.
