Lamb Souvla

I ran my car today at North Weald Air strip, and I'm not sure what to make of the result.
Now it was the first time I have run the car up the strip and the surface is crappy concrete but I just wanna see what you lot think.
My time was 14.6 @ 95 mph. I'm running DSCI on a dreamscience unit, roughly 255-260 bhp, but standard otherwise.
Good or bad? To be honest I wasnt sure what tp expect, but I was hoping for a slightly better time.

Mike

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

With around 170bhp, I ran a 15.7 in my stripped S2.

Not sure what a Focus ST weighs, Not a 'bad' time though!

blacky.

not a bad time

i ran a 14.6 in my E39 b10 thats 280bhp & a big car so not bad for a fwd motor

BM08

my mate done a similar time in a DC2 integra SiR(1.8 vtec 190bhp).

Jim Galbally

its ok mate dont panic

mechanic28

iTrader: (5)

did know they started doing that at north weald again!

jonnyrsturbo

my mate does 14 sec in his renny 5 lol

but i would say thats okay 4 the size and weight of the car

fuzzy

with 260bhp id be expecting slightly quicker. how quick was your reaction?

Lamb Souvla

It was Volk Fest today, although there was more non VAG cars there, and they run a RWYB pretty much every event.
Crappy surface though, and the staging lines were right on a divid between the concrete slabs that make the runway so you had to hold your car on the handbrake or end up rolling everywhere, loads of peeps having problems staging.
I've got a K&N gen2, downpipe and decat to go on in the next weeks so I shall revisit to better my time.
I reckon with all that on and a decent strip, Santa Pod, I should do a 14 flat if not late 13s hopefully(wishfull thinking).

Mike

Lamb Souvla

They dont give reaction times, 0-60ft times, just your ET and terminal.
The car wieghs in at 1370kgs and with 260bhp and FWD now thinkign it aint that bad I reckon.

Mike

Jim Galbally

i wouldnt expect a late 13 TBH

Lamb Souvla

See edit above, lol
Jim, random question, were you in central London in the last week at all?
Specifically between 6 and 7pm??

Mike

Jim Galbally

yep, i work at london bridge and gave the GF a lift home (regents park)

EDIT: and broke up with her on this very journey... d'oh

fuzzy

did you throw her out in the middle of no where and tell her to walk home?

Lamb Souvla

Ahhhh, perhaps you would remember a large box back Mercedes van flashing you, lol
I deliver in London and had just left the Tower Bridge Hilton and was crossing whatever that bridges name is to join the Victoria Embankment and noticed a naughty looking loud yellow M3, could only be you really. lol

Mike

Jim Galbally

i think so, remember getting flashed and thinkign "WTF"

Lamb Souvla

LOL, would have raced you, but the van would have blown your doors off and I'm not that cruel pmsl.
Car looks and sounds lovely mate.

Mike

danneth

the CTR's with around 230-240bhp are running 14.1-14.5... so would have thought you might be a tad quicker

Oranoco

I don't think that's too bad. The ST isn't light weight by any stretch of the imagination. Would have expected a slightly higher terminal though

mk3cab

last year a pod i ran a 14.9 with 200bhp @wheels in a car that weighs 1400kg.

simon170

Thats a good time, dont be dissapointed at all.

Crowder

probably about right. with decat and kn i doubt u'll get in the 13s tbh. its a heavey car with no diff. what tyres do u run?

Crowder

to make u feel better i did a 14.5 in my old 106 gti a few years ago! lol

Lamb Souvla

Running the standard Continentals that come with the car.
I dont think I would break into the 13s at the same strip, but at Santa Pod which is a far better strip and far more sticky, I reckon I could do it once the other stuff is fitted.
I should be near enough to 280bhp so touch wood.

Mike

Crowder

i managed a 13.5 in my old frs with 290ish bhp! at 104mph iirc

pa_sjo

That's about right. You've got no chance of running a 13 with those tyres on it, especially at the pod.

Lamb Souvla

I am thinking of going for some Toyo T1Rs but we will see.

Mike

rssteve

not sure how easy it is to lauch an st but my focus rs with 280 is very difficult, it either bogs down or wheel spins its tits off.

pa_sjo

If you want to do drag racing, then you need to run sticky tyres. "All purpose" or "summer tyres" are not drag racing tyres! The closest thing you will get is the Toyo R888's.

Lamb Souvla

I'm not going to turn it into a 1/4 mile car, but a fast road car is something I always want from my cars, because every single one of my cars see's a touch of track/drag action.
So R888s are not a option as they are totally shite in the wet.
Gotta be a all round package.

Mike

Gregor

That's ok for that weight... maybe can go a little bit quicker.

I had 14.7 in my erst with 228 bhp and crappy tyres

rickbartlett

i got 14.6 and terminal speed of 101mph in my orange series 2.that had 210bhp and 226lb ft torque.couldnt stop wheels spinning tho.and it only had an xr3i gearbox in it so didnt have limited slip diff in it

Fiecos Dan

Thats not to bad,


but when lauched well, on good road tyre with pressure's set should see 13.8 @ 97 mph.

Mark B

ran a 14.8 on a m reg civic vti last year, u shouldbe so much faster.

How are you launching? revs? clutch control?

blacky.

your time at pod would probably be slower due to the fact they glue the entyer length of the track so after the better launch that you would get it is slowing you down

XRT_si

iTrader: (2)

Pod is defo quicker, North Weald isnt a proper strip really.

I think its a good time for the wight of the car etc...

blacky.

york is a poor strip but the van runs 0.2 faster at york