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well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/11/2008 8:36:07 PM    importedminds Posts: 176 Joined: 6/5/2008 Status: offline man i swear, we must be jynxed or something, last time we went the tree had been hit by lightning, so we raced with no times, this time we go, track is wet, but tree works, got to run 1 time and they shut it down b/c of rain , anyways, crappy time slip but here are the specs car                    96 accord                01 civic reaction             0.588                      0.849 60 ft                  3.691                      4.294 mph                   62.73                      0.00  don''t know why it didn''t show his speed? time                   12.947                    13.743 1/8th mile track,     very very very slick conditions due to rain, we both just spun and spun as evidence of our 60ft times _____________________________ Formerly Kahnvict850 96 LX 2.2 5 Speed AEM cai catback exhaust 1 jl audio 12w6 sub, power acoustik amp eclipse cd5444 head unit(best hu i have ever owned!) black housing halos buddy club 2 bodykit(4 sale) 15% tint all around Post #: 1

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/11/2008 9:37:26 PM    live2rice Posts: 1659 Joined: 10/18/2006 Status: offline 60ft time is everything. so your slip really doesnt mean anything.  you should be in the mid to high 2s.  and idk what a good 1/8 mile track time is because all i do is 1/4 _____________________________ H22a4 Skunk2 IM TB Cat Back Hondata (in reply to importedminds) Post #: 2

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/11/2008 9:48:08 PM    importedminds Posts: 176 Joined: 6/5/2008 Status: offline well the conversion chart i found would put me at around a 19 sec. 1/4  , no way i am that slow, i mean i had almost a 4 sec 60 ft. time, that right there shows i was spinning, i''ll upload the video, _____________________________ Formerly Kahnvict850 96 LX 2.2 5 Speed AEM cai catback exhaust 1 jl audio 12w6 sub, power acoustik amp eclipse cd5444 head unit(best hu i have ever owned!) black housing halos buddy club 2 bodykit(4 sale) 15% tint all around (in reply to live2rice) Post #: 3

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/11/2008 9:53:17 PM    live2rice Posts: 1659 Joined: 10/18/2006 Status: offline yeah accord ex is rated for 16.9 and lx etc are slightly slower _____________________________ H22a4 Skunk2 IM TB Cat Back Hondata (in reply to importedminds) Post #: 4

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/11/2008 9:57:24 PM    importedminds Posts: 176 Joined: 6/5/2008 Status: offline definatly not 19-20 sec 1/4  no way, 17-17.2 or 17.3 yeah, but not 19 or 20, i am uploading video to youtube right now, i will link when it''s done, i spun all of first, had to let off to get traction back and then hit it, although the 01 civic ex spun worse, anyways, we''ll be going back next sunday hopefuly good weather and tree working for some real times, just want to guage what i got right now  so i have a base time, so when i add more i can see the difference _____________________________ Formerly Kahnvict850 96 LX 2.2 5 Speed AEM cai catback exhaust 1 jl audio 12w6 sub, power acoustik amp eclipse cd5444 head unit(best hu i have ever owned!) black housing halos buddy club 2 bodykit(4 sale) 15% tint all around (in reply to live2rice) Post #: 5

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/11/2008 10:00:08 PM    importedminds Posts: 176 Joined: 6/5/2008 Status: offline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5D7DyOfNDk link to video of race, was the only run  i got in before they closed the track due to rain < Message edited by importedminds -- 7/11/2008 10:33:40 PM > _____________________________ Formerly Kahnvict850 96 LX 2.2 5 Speed AEM cai catback exhaust 1 jl audio 12w6 sub, power acoustik amp eclipse cd5444 head unit(best hu i have ever owned!) black housing halos buddy club 2 bodykit(4 sale) 15% tint all around (in reply to importedminds) Post #: 6

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/12/2008 7:08:10 PM    WheelBrokerAng Posts: 6562 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Canton/Massillon, Ohio 44646 Status: online Well Jon, The run looked good and it sounded good, what else could anyone want...By the way " PanaMa City Beach was voted 4th best beach in Florida ans that means someting...                        WheelBrokerAng _____________________________ " Prejudice Saves Time ; It Enables Us To Form Opinions Without Facts " (in reply to importedminds) Post #: 7

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/14/2008 9:06:31 AM    KevinAccord Posts: 1002 Joined: 4/30/2007 Status: offline horrible run dude! (not your fault the track was wet anyways)... but thanx for the vid _____________________________ 2000 Accord LX i4 Turbo AT 18" Konig Unknown Rims MSD 6AL Gold Line Suspension Apexi Neo Few other Mods... Mini Cooper 2006 MT HID's 17" Rims Premium Package Sport Suspension Short Shifter Panoramic Sunroof Stock Engine (For (in reply to WheelBrokerAng) Post #: 8

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/14/2008 4:27:27 PM    importedminds Posts: 176 Joined: 6/5/2008 Status: offline yea, all we want is some good video for the club''s website, and to know our real times so we can judge the difference as we upgrade our cars. we have went twice and havn''t accomplished any goals yet haha, but we should be going again on sunday, so hopefully everything will go right _____________________________ Formerly Kahnvict850 96 LX 2.2 5 Speed AEM cai catback exhaust 1 jl audio 12w6 sub, power acoustik amp eclipse cd5444 head unit(best hu i have ever owned!) black housing halos buddy club 2 bodykit(4 sale) 15% tint all around (in reply to KevinAccord) Post #: 9

RE: well, went back to the drag strip tonight - 7/16/2008 8:31:49 AM    KevinAccord Posts: 1002 Joined: 4/30/2007 Status: offline good luck dude... post vid and times! _____________________________ 2000 Accord LX i4 Turbo AT 18" Konig Unknown Rims MSD 6AL Gold Line Suspension Apexi Neo Few other Mods... Mini Cooper 2006 MT HID's 17" Rims Premium Package Sport Suspension Short Shifter Panoramic Sunroof Stock Engine (For (in reply to importedminds) Post #: 10

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