Originally posted this in welcome mat as a reply to my intro but it really should have been here.
Hey all made it down to MIR this past weekend. I was really kind of nervous as I had never run a quarter before. My concerns, I didn't want to do anything stupid or make a jack$## out of myself. Before getting to the track I was almost on "E" which was great as far as I was concerned. I stopped at the WAWA and threw in about 30 worth of 93. I went with my buddy Kevin who has forgot more about cars than I know. I let Kevin run the qualifier and Kevin ran a 13.59 with a R/T of .486. Kevin told me that it was pretty good but now it was my turn. So I drove over to prestaging and put Kevin's helmet on and had a little bit of jitters. When it was my turn I broke the beams which was a little hard to judge as it was my first time. Both cars finished staging, the lights went and I was off on green. Finished my run and had no idea of my time. I drove around and grabbed my slip being my first time the first thing I looked at was overall time which was I think 13.764. The thing I had not noticed till kevin pointed it out to me was that my R/T was .002. AWESOME.
However what was weird was the overall time being slower and while I am definitely HOOKED now I have a question. Before my race we used my predator and applied a 91 tune thinking that was the higher performing tune.
It isn't, the 91 tune is called MAF C&L 91, there is another tune called MAF C&L that is a 93 tune. I don't know why they call it MAF C&L instead of calling it MAF C&L 93.
Now with kevin's time's and my R/T that would have been like a 13.1 maybe.
This however leads to another question. I reset the tune as I don't want to run 93 all the time, in doing so what I did not know is the tuner automatically set the tune back as if the stock gears were in there hence today when I was going 60 according to the speedometer I was actually only doing like 43 (my tablet has a speedometer).
So after calling and talking with diablosport I figured out I had to go back in apply the tune I wanted but do a modify before applying it, setting the axle ratio appropriately for my larger gears.
Now I am wondering cause there are four our five other settings in there.
SPARKS WOT Fuel Idle RPM Rev Limit Drive Shift Points
is there anything else I can safely tune that might squeeze just a tad bit more out of her.
I'm not talking alot I would love to break 13 though even if its 12.95. I understand the axle ration setting now but the rest of the settings I really don't.
Kind of like Tom's cruise's ignorant character in Days of Thunder....lol....know how to change plugs...oil...most basic stuff...but these settings are greek to me. Again just looking to squeeze a little more out of her safely.
Here is what I know is on her as far as aftermarket upgrades.
Steeda Lower Trailing Arm Street/Race Billet C&L MAF 4.1. or 4.4 gears
Also I am going to upload a couple pics this time if I can figure out attachments on here.
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