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F355 is slow? I think not. 95B drag strip results

Discussion in '348/355' started by INTMD8, Oct 18, 2015.

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  1. INTMD8

    INTMD8 F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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  2. 355dreamer

    355dreamer F1 World Champ Owner

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    Storied car! Buyer beware! Track use!

    ;) :) :D

    Nicely done.
     
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  3. SoCal1

    SoCal1 F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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    NIce !! Sounds great

    What were you doing texting at the start line? LOL
     
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  4. johnk...

    johnk... F1 World Champ Owner

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    Now we talking. Anything that can do 12.xxx, 100+mph out of the box isn't slow.
     
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  5. INTMD8

    INTMD8 F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Thanks guys! VW didn't get close, even with my botched launch it was 1 second and 10mph behind (2nd time slip)
     
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  6. jimmym

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    Nice run Jim. That is pretty quick. Did you change tires or play around with tire pressures?

    Even the announcer was very complimentary about your car.:) Car sounded great.
     
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  7. Robb

    Robb Moderator Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Sounded good. I'd love to see it compared against other 1995 cars. I hate to see a 20 year difference when people talk performance or show how cars compare... :)

    Robb
     
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  8. INTMD8

    INTMD8 F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Thanks, I didn't mess around with tire pressures or change tires. I'll never bring it there again, was just curious how it would run in comparison to my previous F355.
     
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  9. Subarubrat

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    I did that years ago with my Lotus Elise that had an insane supercharger setup and a ton of custom work just to see how it would go. I got a bunch of really nasty looks from the FordChevyDodge bunch and with the time I ran I was *kicked off* the track unless I added this long list of stuff like safety shields on the trans and other drag specific stuff.
     
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  10. gpiro

    gpiro Formula Junior Silver Subscribed

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    Very nice.
     
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  11. INTMD8

    INTMD8 F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Only modifications are high flow cats, secondary cat delete and Capristo 2.
     
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  12. SoCal1

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    I think 355 values just went up

    :)
     
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  13. BrianNYC14

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    Great run. Looks like you had a fun day.
     
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  14. Eric C

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    Stock with poolie!
     
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  15. Prancinghorse17

    Prancinghorse17 Karting

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    I like it. I've pulled a few e92 m3s in my 95 by a car or so and those run @110-112 mph traps. So the @114 seems spot on. Who says gated cars are slow!
     
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  16. MAD828

    MAD828 F1 Rookie

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    Really nice run! 12.62 is quick from what I have seen posted online. 95 FTW! How did the 98 355 fair?
     
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  17. taz355

    taz355 F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Nice run.
     
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    Nice run, Jim!
     
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  19. Pengster355

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    Beautiful sound
     
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  20. ernie

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    Nice run
     
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  21. scrappin35

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    That looked like fun!
     
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  22. nsx2F355

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    Great run, who won?
     
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  23. emac

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    So that is what they sound like from the sidewalk! Sweet, thanks for posting.
     
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  24. Indyjones

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    How did you pull that 1/4 mile off? Nice job :) I always thought the f355 was a low 13s car.
     
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  25. INTMD8

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    Thanks again guys :D

    My previous 99 GTS manual trans ran 13.21 at 109mph, same track but different weather conditions.

    Using an online calculator, corrected to the same conditions I ran the 95 in yesterday, the 99 would have theoretically ran 13.02 at 110.71.

    (which adds up as it made 32 less rwhp on the dyno and GTS is slightly heavier)
     
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