Swap Guys, Track Times, Here We Go....lol Options

[Fastbird]

This interest is sparked by the fact that a good buddy of mine recently ran a 13.6@105 in his 05 GTO and is racing to get a set of headers and exhaust system for his car before our swap is complete because, in his words, "I will not have my car beat by that little Celica."

Which got me to thinking. Stock SRT-4 Neon's put out about 230 to the wheels. Turn (normally) mid 14's to upper mid 13's depending on the driver. From what Dr. Tweak is saying, our Celica should be in the 250-260 WHP range when we pick it up. I consider myself a good driver by any and all means, and given that the Celi only weighs about 2600-2700 lbs, should be able to turn a decent time.

What kind of times (if any) have you swap guys turned at the track??

Another thought I had is throwing some drag radials on the stock 15x7 wheels, but then it occured to me that it would probably be a littel better to plop a wider wheel (still a 15 or 16, just with an 8" width) on there for a better contact patch. Granted, I'm running a stock GT 5 speed and stock half-shafts up front, but what will they take in terms of abuse???

Just wondering. I know I said the car isn't going to see the track, but hey, I've got racing in my blood.

[Fastbird]

Just so you guys know, Doc and I were having a miscommunication about the power ratings. I thought he was talking WHP when he was actually talking FWHP. Simple error really, but enough to obviously cause controversy.

After conversing though, if the primer holds true, I have full faith in what Dr. Tweak says. I realize that the CT26 is not the best option, but at the current point I just want to get the car up and running. We're obviously already planning for a larger turbo down the road (GT28RS anyone??) as we want to push it up over 300 to the wheels, but that's some time off right now. Frankly, it makes what it makes, but we're going to try to wrangle every bit we can out of it with what we've got. If Doc says we can make 245, I believe we can make 245. And I'd be tickled pink to see a number like that.

Defgeph, for your 13.9 run, were you tuned for that or just the stuff you had listed?? What was your short time like???

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Mar 23, 2006 - 1:08 PM