First Time To The Track

SHO-TYM

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So I decided to take my 2011 Taurus SHO non PP to the track last Friday night and see what it would do.  The only track around me is an 1/8th of a mile.... so, no 1/4.... BUT it was still fun.  I got there and had Airaid intake, and LMS stage 4 tune, and that was it.  So I got out there and ran my first run by myself and had a reaction time of .701 (slow) and a 60' of 2.107 (SLOW) and a 1/8th of 8.746 at 81.626mph.... needless to say, I wasn't too happy with that performance, so I went again and ran reaction time of .558 (little better) with a 60' of 1.989 (better) and an 1/8th of 8.642 against a new VW GTI Turbo (light and quick).  I then lined up against a 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 with intake, tune, and race slicks..... I lost by half a second... I ran a 8.654, and he ran an 8.110.  Good race! I will post video soon of that one.  I then decided to go back to my car, and open the hood and let her cool down, and while she was cooling off I plugged in my tuner, and slapped the 4+ tune on to see what it would do.... :) I got done, and lined up against an LS6 Corvette with intake, tune, and race slicks.  I ran my best time of the night at 8.415 at 82.742 mph.... lost.... but made significant improvement over the standard Stage 4 tune.  I shaved about .2 - .3 off my ET going with the higher tune.  I got tired of losing, so I lined up by myself for the last run, and ran another 8.477 on the last run of the night.  I woke up Saturday morning with a ring of the doorbell.... FED EX!!!!!! BOOM! there is a package from LMS with my new plugs pre gapped, and my new cooler thermostat, and then later in the day I got my 3 Bar Sensor in the mail box! WHAT A DAY! So now I called Anthony up at LMS and told him what I got in the mail, and he said he would get working on a new tune for me called the Stage 4+X.  Told me it required the cooler thermostat, and the plugs, and the 3 bar sensor, along with 93 octane fuel ONLY.  So, next time, I am hoping to surprise these guys with a MUCH better time.  A quick funny story to end this crazy long thing... The first time I rolled up to run the 1/8th, the guy lining everyone up walked up to me and said "You don't have a helmet.... but you are in a Taurus 4 door, so you don't need one, just stay out of the water"  At first I was happy I didn't need a helmet!  I lined up with the Mustang, and got to the end just .5 seconds after him, and we got to the ticket booth to get our times, and the guy stopped me, and said "The tower called and said "that rocket needs a helmet!" what is that thing anyway??" I simply said.... "it's just a Taurus!"  :) made me feel good!
 
You did pretty good partner against that mustang,considering that was your first time,power brake it about 1800 rpm next time before take off and with the updated 4x updated tune and 3-bar and new plugs especially at 50k are pretty worn out and 160stat,that mustang will have his day.
 
ZSHO said:
You did pretty good partner against that mustang,considering that was your first time,power brake it about 1800 rpm next time before take off and with the updated 4x updated tune and 3-bar and new plugs especially at 50k are pretty worn out and 160stat,that mustang will have his day.

Thank you! I actually was power braking on that run.... I think right at 2200 rpm, my reaction time needs some improvement.... but that will come with time I guess. I can't wait until I get the new tune to hopefully make some really nice passes in the "grocery getter"
 
As you are aware,the weight factor is also an issue with our cars,thats why we leave about a quarter tank of gas before takeoff,and the weather also another factor,glad you got that 160stat.
 
I def could tell the weight going down the track.  I had a quarter tank of gas to start the races for the night, and the temp was around 80-85 F..... hot, humid, muggy, nasty weather! So! I will go back when it cools down a hair and see what trouble I can get into.
 
I am surprised not to many members on this forum,besides me and SHOdded have given SHO-TYM some props for the quality video and effort he put in,i thought maybe more members would of chimed in this post.
 
Very good times indeed sir!  That's about 13 flat in the 1/4 not bad for the weather.  I'm excited as like you I have the 3bar tune, plugs and tstat just Need to address my o2 sensor issue before I install everything. I'm anxious to see the difference with the 3bar.
 
On a hot humid day those are some solid numbers. Went to the track for first time last month and cant wait to get back. What a blast!!! As I've read here, make sure you barely turn that second stage light on to produce better #'s. Great video and thanks for sharing.
 
Those are some good numbers! I am waiting to hit up the track once the weather chills a bit because the humidity is killing me. I haven't ran it at the track since the install of my new 3 bar map sensor and new tune but can't wait!

That was some great video quality!
 
2010SHOtime said:
Those are some good numbers! I am waiting to hit up the track once the weather chills a bit because the humidity is killing me. I haven't ran it at the track since the install of my new 3 bar map sensor and new tune but can't wait!

That was some great video quality!

That was actually shot on the new Galaxsy S5.... really great camera, and quality.  I am hoping to get back to the track in the next couple of weeks.... but I really need this weather to drop a little here.
 
SHOnUup said:
Any new adventures at the track since?
Not yet.... this 3 month old has my time tied up.... haha. Maybe I can make it up there next friday. The weather is supposed to be a lot cooler, so maybe I will crack into the 7s in the 1/8th mile.
 
Sleep will come soon. Before you know it you'll have a kindergarten. Nothing better I can think of to eat up time than your child. Hoping for some reasonable temps here too, itching to get back to that little strip of pavement in the field after my first ever visit this year.
 
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