Video's @ Cecil: My Trans Am vs. Camaro SS & BMW 745 - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

PAFirefighter11 · 06-12-2011, 12:17 PM

So all my prior cars that I have tracked have been auto's. Easy as heck to do a burnout in them of course. Different story in a manual I found out. I can do burnouts fine away from the track, but it seems the traction at the track kills me with doing burnouts there. I'll just try sitting in the water box next time I guess? This was down at Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, MD on Friday. I've never seen so few cars there in my life. It was like we rented out the track. You could basically run as many times as you wanted to. Temps in the high 80's with 55%+ humidity and threat of t-storms kept people away. My alternator decided to go so I was running on battery power for most of the runs.

I ran everything from an LS1 powered AMX (running 12.0's all night long), to a BMW, 1st Gen Camaro SS, 5th Gen Camaro SS, and more.

This is my buddy/co-worker's 5th Gen SS with my TA behind it (Crappy cell shot):

First race is against a 2nd Gen Camaro Z28 (I ran a 13.6@105 and the Z ran a 14.0@101):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH50KRLvCdk

2nd race is against a late 2010-ish BMW 745 (I ran a 13.8@105 and he ran a 15.2@94):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IXrIncFk_Q

More vids to come when I feel like uploading 'em

Edit: Exterior video with my buddies iPhone of my co-worker/friend in his 5th Gen Camaro SS racing me. Beat me by .022 seconds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC4y3IvP5k0

BigWhiteTodd · 06-12-2011, 01:15 PM

nice times are not to bad car is stock right?

PAFirefighter11 · 06-12-2011, 01:29 PM

Thanks. K&N FIPK & Flowmaster cat back - so yah basically stock.

jnr5005 · 06-12-2011, 01:32 PM

Nice runs man, that thing is a beast!! What was ur best 60ft?

PAFirefighter11 · 06-12-2011, 01:34 PM

Thanks! Best 60' was a 2.155

PAFirefighter11 · 06-12-2011, 06:02 PM

Slips...

cupofnoodles · 06-13-2011, 04:03 AM

nice times!

CULATER · 06-13-2011, 07:53 AM

My truck in the background of the first picture leaving...41s look small from the distance. Good times for the weather and the car be stock. Any plans for the TA?

Godofelru · 06-13-2011, 11:54 AM

The SS's are only good for high 13's low 14's? Wow did not expect that.

StylezTA · 06-13-2011, 01:30 PM

lil slower then normal but on the right track for a manual. my 02 convertible went 13.2 at 109 with just k&n air filter with a 2.1 60'

PAFirefighter11 · 06-13-2011, 05:04 PM

Thanks guys. I'm getting a tune done in West Chester in a week or two. After that the only mod I may do is swap the Flowmaster muffler to something else. It sounds great but I know it can sound better. Might grab an LS6 intake manifold and port/polish it. And may do a different cam, but the 98 cams are pretty decent from the factory. Some plugs and wires would be nice too as I am not sure when they were last changed.

My Auto LT1 Z28 with SLP Loudmouth cat-back, 3.73's, Auburn Posi (worked when it felt like working), K&N FIPK ran this at Cecil last time on street tires:

60 foot time: 2.046
1/8 Mile ET: 8.691
1/8 Mile MPH: 81.05
1/4 Mile ET: 13.475
1/4 Mile MPH: 103.75

It was much cooler then (50's) and far less humidity, so I am sure that was a contributing factory as is the auto trans.

StylezTA · 06-13-2011, 07:26 PM

ahhh ur 98. makes a lil more sense now to. i love my borla catback personally. please just do not get loudmouth. ls6 intake will help some as well. u can easily get to my times

nice car man. i miss mine sometimes.

PAFirefighter11 · 06-14-2011, 09:53 AM

Yes, unfortunately all the damn 99-02 cars I was finding were non-ram air and/or auto cars. I didn't want another auto F-body, no matter how fast it was. Can't wait to get some more mods and get back to Cecil with cooler temps!

PAFirefighter11 · 06-14-2011, 07:17 PM

Added a new vid - exterior.

mcperson2k · 06-16-2011, 12:27 AM

Did you remove the stripes? I saw a black one today twice in WC, same guy... The driver looked a lot like you.

PAFirefighter11 · 06-16-2011, 10:41 AM

Negative, still on there. Still debating removal as I am not sure how long they have been there. If I remove 'em I may have darker black ghost stripes due to UV fading on the exposed paint .. hah.

Kahdir · 08-22-2012, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godofelru

The SS's are only good for high 13's low 14's? Wow did not expect that.

More like mid to low 13s stock, better with better drivers...
That first clip & slip he lists as an SS is actually a 2nd gen. Z/28. (a bit confusing considering he shows a pic of my car and lists the 2nd gen. races as an SS)

amp · 08-22-2012, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAFirefighter11

may have darker black ghost stripes due to UV fading on the exposed paint ..

that might actually look nice.. subtle striping..

PAFirefighter11 · 08-22-2012, 11:56 AM

Stripes were removed. Here are both of mine side by side:

06-13-2011, 01:30 PM	#10
StylezTA Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bucks County, Pa Member #4984 iTrader: (1)	lil slower then normal but on the right track for a manual. my 02 convertible went 13.2 at 109 with just k&n air filter with a 2.1 60' __________________ - 2007 CBR 1000RR - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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StylezTA Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bucks County, Pa Member #4984 iTrader: (1)	ahhh ur 98. makes a lil more sense now to. i love my borla catback personally. please just do not get loudmouth. ls6 intake will help some as well. u can easily get to my times nice car man. i miss mine sometimes. __________________ - 2007 CBR 1000RR - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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mcperson2k Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2009 Member #13471 My Ride: ██▓▒░ iTrader: (0)	Did you remove the stripes? I saw a black one today twice in WC, same guy... The driver looked a lot like you.