e r i c s 9 9 s i

about time someone gives some helping advice... You'll NEVER get below 2.0 60' for one on streets... Slicks, yes... It's possible to get down in the 2.1 area though on streets. Thats about what I run on streets with some high 2.0's every so often. I'd drop your stock tire pressure down to 25psi and start there, then lower your tire pressure 2psi after every 3-4 runs or so until you see your overall trap speed (mph) start slowing down....THEN once you see that its slowing down, pump your tires back up that 1-2psi and keep it there for the rest of your event. Also, I'd advice you to drop a tad higher in RPM's when launching (4500-5000) range... I personally drop around 6ish then pound away through the gears. You WANT wheel spin off the line, just nothing too excessive (if your spinning anything past the 60' mark, your spinning too much, drop the launch rpm's about 500rpm's, also...if your wheel hoping off the line, raise your RPM's in increments of 500rpms until it stops).

As far as the mid/high 13's comment, I wouldn't get frustrated if you can't hit those times....its very rare in a ITR you could say... Other than Trey on this board, I've never EVER seen a true ITR run faster than 14.4 so I think you're off to a good start... I personally run 13.8's on street tires (Falken Azinis-17psi) but I have a JDM R in a Civic Si Coupe. Keep trying, it'll come... I have several dozen's of video footage of stock R's running 15's all day long so... Congrats getting into the 14's... Any real drag racer that has been doing this sport for a while knows that just that simple 10th of a second feels like an impossibility sometimes.

Trey

ActiveAero runs in the 13's or used to before engine problems.

Jan Niemi

I've pulled numerous 1.8s and 1.9s on street tires. You do realize that Drag Radials are street tires (impractical but true)

e r i c s 9 9 s i

I was refering to the stock ITR tires that he was prolly using, sorry should have been more clear.

Jan Niemi

Then I agree, I pulled a best 60 foot of 2.0 on stock Bridgestones.

98cwitr

launch at around 5,500-6,000 slip the clutch for a good whole second and DO NOT put the throttle to the floor, keep it right where it is until you gain traction and then floor it, you should be at around 6,000 rpms (in vtec) when you put it to the floor. that should be good for 2.1 60fts and drop you into the mid 14s...you are a lucky man that your tach isnt off, i shift at (tach reading) 9,000. ops: