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03-27-2015, 12:37 PM | #1 |
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Took my 135i to the Irwindale 1/8 mile drag strip!
Yesterday I took my car to the 1/8 mile track where I live, and it was great. I beat a bunch of cars and only lost to one. MY 135i is FBO with e85 and a DCT. Car ran flawlessly, except that I just could not launch it. I got terrible 60' times in the 2.3 to 2.5 range. The worst part was that I got these times with no wheel spin, thanks to my r888s in the back. My best trap speed was 88.9 and my best time overall was 8.57.
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03-27-2015, 01:01 PM | #2 |
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How did you launch? It's too bad we can't brake torque to get the revs up, even with launch control.
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03-28-2015, 02:19 PM | #3 |
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I tried brake boosting and pumping the gas, but the car would just not rev higher than 1100. There was also a lag off the line when I pushed the gas, leading to a bad reaction time. If I got a good launch and 60' time, I feel that the car could achieve a low 8 second time or even a high 7 second pass.
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03-28-2015, 02:49 PM | #4 |
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Glad you enjoyed it! Irwindale and LACR have historically bad air density, so you'll trap higher when you get closer to sea level. I heard they are demolishing Irwindale, is that true?
ALso, I think there are some videos that people have posted on their best ways to launch a DCT. http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651971
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Glad you had a good time
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