HP Junkies Offcial 1/4 Mile Results.

juan ruiz · juan ruiz's Garage

Well many of you have ask, Not some to be proud of but what the heck...........

R/T............. .606
60'............. 2.426
330........... .6.237
1/8.............. 9.076
MPH............ .92.44
1000............ 11.410
1/4............... 13.32
MPH...............121.44

Oh well there you have it..........

KTL · 10-31-2002, 05:31 AM

I know you've put a LOT of time and $$$ into the car, so you have your expectations.

Nonetheless, that 121 mph speed at the 1/4 mi. mark is pretty big. Your car has to be pulling pretty hard to hit 121 at the 1/4!!!!!

juan ruiz · juan ruiz's Garage

KTL,

Nonetheless, that 121 mph speed at the 1/4 mi. mark is pretty big. Your car has to be pulling pretty hard to hit 121 at the 1/4!!!!!

Yes, thats what my friends were saying last nite,it feel good but from a roll feels Real Good

zuerchers · 10-31-2002, 06:02 AM

121 is a very impressive closing speed. i had a 1971 camaro that i tricked out and it ran mid 13's with a finishing speed around 113 mph...all of low end torque.
good job juan.

Dignan · 10-31-2002, 06:03 AM

MAN I AM WITH YOU JUAN, I WOULD THINK THAT SHE WOULD BE IN THE 10 OR 11 MARK WITH THAT KINDA POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO... HUH.... NONE THE LESS A HELL OF A SPEED IN THE QTR.. I WOULD STILL THINK THAT WOULD BE A FASTER TIME .

rfng · 10-31-2002, 06:21 AM

Your time is not that bad, the problem is your 60' time which should be 1.6-1.3, and your reaction time should be .200. I guessing that you are intially spining your wheels. 1/4 miling is an art, you need to reduce your tire pressure, and work on the lanch. With a terminal speed of 121 you should be in the 11's easily with a little practice.

juan ruiz · juan ruiz's Garage

We also weight her contrary of what I was told she is a wopping 2875 pnds full of fuel.

All the 911s that Im aware that run 10s they are 700hp+.

Maybe just maybe with a perfect launch we could be on the 12s
but maybes don't count.

scphelps1 · scphelps1's Garage

I wouldn't be at all disappointed! After all, when you come upon a corner at that speed your car has the capability to handle it. 121 in 1/4 is awfully impressive even if the time doesn't necessarily reflect it. I'd focus on a road course next. Should be gobs of fun!

speeder · speeder's Garage

Yeah, You should take it on a real track, (one with turns), and post some numbers. Should be impressive; Porsches have never been the best drag racing cars, heck, you can spend half the $$ and go twice as fast in something else.

pbs911 · pbs911's Garage

Very impressive in the overall speed. I used to run a CB1100F in the high 10's with top speed only a little bit slower. I bet if the timeing was in a half mile, you would be very presently surprised.

Jay Auskin · 10-31-2002, 08:41 AM

Juan--like the fellas said, you can stick a turn at the end of your run. Not many people can say that. You have a very impressive car.

a bit different, but still impressive is this Fleetwood that can run low 13's on whitewalls:

Turbo Fleetwood

It may be fast, but your car is in a whole different league.

JWest · 10-31-2002, 08:44 AM

Next stop - BONNEVILLE!

juan ruiz · juan ruiz's Garage

Guys,

My car is NOT a ROAD RACING CAR is a STREET DRAG CAR simple, made for it or not, thats what it is SORRY
........................ so PLEASE lets get over it.

James Adams,

Belive it or not that is in the agenda not today or tomorrow but it will happen

billwagnon · 10-31-2002, 09:39 AM

(cue George of SwampMonster fame)

scphelps1 · scphelps1's Garage

WOW?!?!? Nice reaction to some people having an interest in what you have to say. Most of us have an appreciation for how these cars can handle, that's all. I don't know about others knowing that you wanted a devoted drag car, I know I didn't. Didn't mean to open a can of worms . . .

I'm taking my football and going home! Hah! Not. Just kidding!!!

masraum · 10-31-2002, 09:42 AM

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My car is NOT a ROAD RACING CAR is a STREET DRAG CAR simple

That being the case you may want to change to a different rear tire and wheel combo. Something with a taller sidewall with some flex to it and really sticky rubber. Also you may want to really soften up the front suspension, disconnect the sway bar, so you get more lift in the front and more transfer to the back. Do you get wheelspin or wheelhop on the launch? How are you launching? You'll need to have enough rpms to get a good launch and have the turbo just ready to kick in, but not too many or the turbo will be spinning and you'll get too much power and lots of wheel spin. You should probably practice. You may also want some sort of uprated axles. Of course then you have to wonder about the tranny.

Post more details about your technique and setup, maybe Curt and our other drag veterans will offer some pointers.

Good luck

juan ruiz · juan ruiz's Garage

masraum,

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!Thats WHAT I need people to help me and accept it as it, Thank you very much for offering your help !

The launch of course is the # 1 problem,me been very conservative I got out of the hole at 2,500rpms and of course no boost yet all motor.

We have 0 Wheel spining or traction problems we video it last nite and is just amaizing ,I belive the # 1 issue is the launch with a better one we could do much better.

Axles we will replace soon just to be safe.

Gear Box will see how good this G-50 is if it breaks maybe a
G-50/50 ? unless I get better advise.

Tires I agree we will install some slicks (DOT)

This sway bar sugestion Im very interested in if you could tell me in details what I must do.

If I can start removing weight that may help but I still my a/c, and the other goddies

ANYONE that wants to help in a POSITIVE way please do.

Amac · Amac's Garage

Juan,
I'm starting to worry, you must want my HP junkie crown!
My last time slip was 12:22 at 124mph.
The talk about Porsche not being a drag racer, is true.
I was'nt trying to build a drag car, just wanted a fast car.
I'm sure the same is true for you.
If you have a fast car some times you hav't to prove it.
So for you na-sayers, we are "HP Junkies" not "drag racers".
By the way I got beat by a Ferrari F-40 at the" Foreign wars"
last year. It was'nt a drag racer either.
Have fun Juan.

masraum · 10-31-2002, 10:13 AM

I have been told by a 911 racer here in Houston that the G50 should be bulletproof. He told me that they never have problems with high horse race cars with slicks unless they are really abused.

Disconnect the ends of the front swaybar from the control arms in the front, that should give you a little more vertical travel in the front suspension. Of course right now since you aren't getting any wheelspin that's not really an issue. The main point behind that is to get more traction. You could always remove the front sway bar which would remove weight and give you more travel. I'm not sure how the torsion bar front suspension will work for drag racing since I doubt you'll get the kind of travel that you would in a normally sprung front end, but again, you need to get to the point where traction is a problem first. At this point the launch is the biggest thing to work on.

island911 · 10-31-2002, 10:39 AM

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Originally posted by juan ruiz
. . . The launch of course is the # 1 problem,me been very conservative I got out of the hole at 2,500rpms and of course no boost yet all motor.
. . . .ANYONE that wants to help in a POSITIVE way please do.

Have you ever heard of a turbo derivative called a hyperbar?
It was thought up aways back to have a turbo'd motor that can achieve boost at even zero engine rpm.
It essentially consists of integrating a compressor side bypass, plumbed to the turbine side. (inserted pause for WTF? ) . .the trick is there is a gas fed flame tube in between. (your turbo is now essentially a simple turbine engine)
This, in effect, decouples the boost as a function of piston speed, and produces boost where you seem to need it.

Ofcourse, it's not very fuel efficient