Just blew it at the track

[Rsully70sev]

I went out to Infineon Raceway to go to the drift meet but they were booked solid. I decided to just hit the drags since it was only $10 more and my time BLEW.


S50 engine with a 5 speed ZF trans

Turner Motorsports Chip w/ews delete - red label 413 ecu
2.93 LSD
Stock obd1 exhaust manifolds
H&R Sport springs on Bilstein Sport struts and shocks
21.5lb Injectors
3.5 MAF


R/T: .966
60':2.546
330': 6.717
1/8th: 10.053
MPH: 74.77
1000: 12.847
1/4: 15.245
MPH: 95.50

Tires: 205/50/16 Yoko's on 16x8 e38 Style 5's

What am I doing wrong?

[dnick]

cant drive? lol idk.. hows your engine doing?

[e46s54dr]

Maybe its the 2.93. Are you spinning your tires of the launch? 15.2 isnt too far off the mark if I recall. I think s50 e30s with 3.25 rear ends runs a mid 14?

[Toadleg]

How many runs did you get in? Was this you best run? Out off all your runs what was your best trap?

[burkey001]

1 second reaction time not going to help is it?

Don't text whilst staging? :)

[sinep]

yeah, 15 seconds sounds really slow. My 323i E46 was getting mid to low 14's and it is heavier and down on power in comparison to a E30 with a S50.

[Rsully70sev]

Ran it twice, first was the one above and the next was a 15.22. I lost the slip though so I'm not sure about the specifics. I'm thinking traction had a lot to do with it, I didn't hook until practically 3rd gear.

The motor runs like a champ, never had any issues so far. But it is stock OBD1 manifolds, stock cat, stock muffler, etc. So it is pretty restricted, but not like that would shave a second off my 1/4 lol.

I was hoping for AT LEAST mid/low 14's for my first time. And yea, it was my first time draging my car, so driver error very well could be contributing to my shitty time.

[Toadleg]

The only thing is that even with bad traction the trap speed should still be higher..... other than that all i can say is practice.

[ak-]

You caught traction in 3rd with a 2.93 and 205/50?
That sounds weird, what RPM are you launching at?

2.93 is pretty low for drag.

[Rsully70sev]

The tires are pretty shitty, I'd say I caught mid-to the end of second. First one about 2k I think, then the next a little higher. I was more focused on the lights than my gauges lol.

[e30damen]

I'd say a lot of practice, better rear tires, and a different differential.

But then again, thats just my opinion..

[Rsully70sev]

Opinions are much appreciated buddy. I mean I didn't buy it to be a drag demon, but I just had higher expectations and trying to figure out what to do differently.

[e46s54dr]

Maybe its the 2.93. Are you spinning your tires of the launch? 15.2 isnt too far off the mark if I recall. I think s50 e30s with 3.25 rear ends runs a mid 14?

Opps, nevermind, m50 e30s run a mid 14. S50 e30s run a mid-ish 13.

[ak-]

I'm not a drag junkie or anything, but spinning tire till 3rd is obviously the factor here, lol.
Along with a long diff.

[Adrian_Visser]

Get better tires. That said a stock s5x e30 still isn't a drag machine. You need some snail.