FBO E77 Camaro SS with LT2 Manifold Drag Time

Blackmonba6Gen · 04-19-2021, 02:52 PM

Hey Camaro6,

I've been looking for drag times on youtube for FBO E85 LT2 Intake Manifold Camaro setups and I haven't seen any yet. Yesterday was my first time going to the drag strip this year with DA at 705 last time I checked before running the car. I ran a 11.83 at 117.65. I'm no drag expert but I am just sharing it for others and my track experience. What do you guys think? Do you think with a DR, i would hit 11.3-11.5? Do you see room for improvement? I am running my car on staggered 19s with 285/35 front and 325/30 with Continental ECS. I am mostly a road course guy but I like going to the drag strip since the masses like to show these type of numbers.

SN: I was expecting a good run with the Modded Caprice but his tire fell off...

https://youtu.be/8WcSIMdkv2Q

6spdhyperblue · 04-19-2021, 02:59 PM

Based on that info, under a 11.3 easy

Blackmonba6Gen · 04-19-2021, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

Based on that info, under a 11.3 easy

Wow on a street tire or with a Drag radial?

6spdhyperblue · 04-19-2021, 03:07 PM

On a Mickey Thompson et street r radial - 275/40-17 or 305/40

I like the 275 but 305 might be better for an auto

Blackmonba6Gen · 04-19-2021, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

On a Mickey Thompson et street r radial - 275/40-17 or 305/40

I like the 275 but 305 might be better for an auto

Interesting, I may consider getting me a rear drag setup to improve these times.. that's a huge difference... I assume on a street tire the best one could do..

s346k · 04-19-2021, 03:41 PM

were there any other camaros running that day? can you post the timeslip?

Blackmonba6Gen · 04-19-2021, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by s346k

were there any other camaros running that day? can you post the timeslip?

Yes there was few camaros there. Maybe 4-5. A lot of ZL1s. The ZL1 guys was running against other cars with "No Time". I guess for bragging rights & money. It was hard to get a line up with them since there was so many grudge races. I joined the test and tune group. My club member/Camaro6 forum member "martinjlm". camaro has headers catted, tony mamo v2 TB and e85 with stock manifold.

The other camaro's i seen was a cammed and e85 only camaro, and 2 stock camaros in SS form.

Here is my time slip from the video i posted.

s346k · 04-19-2021, 04:13 PM

the 1/8 mile doesn't look bad on that pass. the car was short a few mph to the 1/4 like you let off early or something. were the other cars with similar mods running times like yours?

Blackmonba6Gen · 04-19-2021, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by s346k

the 1/8 mile doesn't look bad on that pass. the car was short a few mph to the 1/4 like you let off early or something. were the other cars with similar mods running times like yours?

How could you tell it was short a few mph? I possibly did let off early. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any one with similar mods. I will be on the look out next time for sure.

s346k · 04-19-2021, 04:54 PM

because the car picked up <23 mph 1/8-1/4. most stock/bolt on cars regularly pick up 25-26 mph. could be a tuning issue, could've let out early, could be a track equipment thing, there are a lot of variables, its hard to say.

wnta1ss · 04-20-2021, 10:44 AM

Yes, drag radials will help the ET, as plain street tires like your ECS and my PS4S, are just not adequate for best drag performance from this front-engine/rear-drive car. That said, my opinion is that your car is still not really running as well as it should right now. I think that your mph, both at the 1/8 and the 1/4, is low for having 480 rwhp, while not having the weight of a supercharger to contend with. I say this because I have a partial-bolt-on (exhaust is all-stock) SS with A8, and I ran 11.5@122 in the 1/4 on PS4S tires mounted on the stock wheels, rears being 275/35-20. Yes indeed, it was spinning.

Edited to add: 98 at the 1/8.

Blackmonba6Gen · 04-20-2021, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by s346k

because the car picked up <23 mph 1/8-1/4. most stock/bolt on cars regularly pick up 25-26 mph. could be a tuning issue, could've let out early, could be a track equipment thing, there are a lot of variables, its hard to say.

Ahhh ok thank you for the insight.

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Originally Posted by wnta1ss

Yes, drag radials will help the ET, as plain street tires like your ECS and my PS4S, are just not adequate for best drag performance from this front-engine/rear-drive car. That said, my opinion is that your car is still not really running as well as it should right now. I think that your mph, both at the 1/8 and the 1/4, is low for having 480 rwhp, while not having the weight of a supercharger to contend with. I say this because I have a partial-bolt-on (exhaust is all-stock) SS with A8, and I ran 11.5@122 in the 1/4 on PS4S tires mounted on the stock wheels, rears being 275/35-20. Yes indeed, it was spinning.

Edited to add: 98 at the 1/8.

Ohhh ok. I was going over the film again and I noticing how I was using launch control. It appears launch control in our cars is not the best from factory with the stock convertor. When I was pre-staging the car, it appears i may have been bogging the engine down too much but I'm not sure. Maybe next time I dont use launch control on stock converter and just brake and once the light change smash the gas instead.

wnta1ss · 04-20-2021, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackmonba6Gen

Ohhh ok. I was going over the film again and I noticing how I was using launch control. It appears launch control in our cars is not the best from factory with the stock convertor. When I was pre-staging the car, it appears i may have been bogging the engine down too much but I'm not sure. Maybe next time I dont use launch control on stock converter and just brake and once the light change smash the gas instead.

Hmmm, maybe the launch control hurt your mph at the 1/8 to some extent?

As far as techniques, I was just doing T/C off (single tap of TC button), not Launch Control, for the 11.5 plain street tire run. If you want to try turning off the nannies and driving the car like I was doing (without LC and without TC), then my opinion is that you will need to apply the throttle carefully, instead of just smashing it, on the plain street tires. Mine with the 275 PS4 on the back was sketchy anyway, and was still spinning at the top of first gear on the 11.5 run.

Paintslinger16 · 04-20-2021, 05:14 PM

You can plug any of your numbers into the online drag calculators and get the computation of what the data should be.
I actually have a plastic slide rule drag calculator from Moroso 1980’s tech

04-19-2021, 02:52 PM	#1
Blackmonba6Gen BLUPRINT_1LE Drives: 2022 Rapid Blue SS 1LE Join Date: May 2017 Location: Motor City -> AZ Posts: 726	FBO E77 Camaro SS with LT2 Manifold Drag Time Hey Camaro6, I've been looking for drag times on youtube for FBO E85 LT2 Intake Manifold Camaro setups and I haven't seen any yet. Yesterday was my first time going to the drag strip this year with DA at 705 last time I checked before running the car. I ran a 11.83 at 117.65. I'm no drag expert but I am just sharing it for others and my track experience. What do you guys think? Do you think with a DR, i would hit 11.3-11.5? Do you see room for improvement? I am running my car on staggered 19s with 285/35 front and 325/30 with Continental ECS. I am mostly a road course guy but I like going to the drag strip since the masses like to show these type of numbers. SN: I was expecting a good run with the Modded Caprice but his tire fell off... https://youtu.be/8WcSIMdkv2Q __________________ 2022 Camaro SS 1LE \| PDR \| Rapid Blue \| Manual \| Katech Built SS 1LE \| Katech Build Sheet IG: BLUPRINT_1LE YT: BLUPRINT_1LE ----------------------------------------------------------------

04-19-2021, 02:59 PM	#2
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,670	Based on that info, under a 11.3 easy __________________ ‘22 2SS 1LE M6 Summit White - RF, Flexfuel, LT2 intake, 95mm tb, ATI udp, VT ramair, full 28” dragpack - 11.68@122 ‘16 1SS M6 LT2 intake + boltons on DR 11.0@126+ (Sold)

04-19-2021, 03:07 PM	#4
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,670	On a Mickey Thompson et street r radial - 275/40-17 or 305/40 I like the 275 but 305 might be better for an auto __________________ ‘22 2SS 1LE M6 Summit White - RF, Flexfuel, LT2 intake, 95mm tb, ATI udp, VT ramair, full 28” dragpack - 11.68@122 ‘16 1SS M6 LT2 intake + boltons on DR 11.0@126+ (Sold) Last edited by 6spdhyperblue; 04-19-2021 at 03:18 PM.

04-19-2021, 03:41 PM	#6
s346k Drives: like an old lady Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: indiana Posts: 2,395	were there any other camaros running that day? can you post the timeslip? __________________ 2016+ camaro: everyone’s first car

04-19-2021, 04:13 PM	#8
s346k Drives: like an old lady Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: indiana Posts: 2,395	the 1/8 mile doesn't look bad on that pass. the car was short a few mph to the 1/4 like you let off early or something. were the other cars with similar mods running times like yours? __________________ 2016+ camaro: everyone’s first car

04-19-2021, 04:54 PM	#10
s346k Drives: like an old lady Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: indiana Posts: 2,395	because the car picked up <23 mph 1/8-1/4. most stock/bolt on cars regularly pick up 25-26 mph. could be a tuning issue, could've let out early, could be a track equipment thing, there are a lot of variables, its hard to say. __________________ 2016+ camaro: everyone’s first car

04-20-2021, 10:44 AM	#11
wnta1ss Drives: 2017 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: NH Posts: 1,692	Yes, drag radials will help the ET, as plain street tires like your ECS and my PS4S, are just not adequate for best drag performance from this front-engine/rear-drive car. That said, my opinion is that your car is still not really running as well as it should right now. I think that your mph, both at the 1/8 and the 1/4, is low for having 480 rwhp, while not having the weight of a supercharger to contend with. I say this because I have a partial-bolt-on (exhaust is all-stock) SS with A8, and I ran 11.5@122 in the 1/4 on PS4S tires mounted on the stock wheels, rears being 275/35-20. Yes indeed, it was spinning. Edited to add: 98 at the 1/8. Last edited by wnta1ss; 04-20-2021 at 11:07 AM.

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