How many of you take your car to the drag strip?

I've taken mine a few times

The cars are tuned for pump premium so no real power gain on 100 without a tune. If you suspect the pump fuel around you is of low quality and the car is getting knock/pulling timing then higher octane fuel would help.

I am going to dyno my car on Sunoco green e15 as stoich is similar to pump fuel but it has a 5.6% oxygen content which may be worth a few hp.

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I have never even considered it. To me Ferraris are not dragsters.

But I guess if you wanted to validate the 0-60 times you could do it.

 

Sure Doug Demuro.

And right after I’m going to mud bog it. Exactly what IS the point? The cars aren’t designed for it..

 

I never have but they would be slow compared to drag cars. I don't think they are really manufactured to do the straight line thing.

 

I have a California T and I have taken it to the track a few times. I have done auto-cross too which was not fun. The race track is a lot more fun. You have a lot more driving. You constantly going between 30 and 90. On straights I would hit 130 on short straight and 166 on long straight.

Super fun. Huge rush. I don't think I would just enjoy going in a straight line. I like the race track.

As for 100 octane, I have been told the engine is tuned for 93 octane. The car will not run well with 100 octane. My understanding is higher octane gas does not ignite as easy allowing it to compress more, but the engine should be tuned for higher octane.

You can have the ECU tune which will get more out of the engine, but you can get a rush from California T as is. The right driver in a California T will bet the wrong driver in a 488.

I'm heading to a track again early Oct. I will post some photo's.

 

Not sure I want to pay $6000 plus for a drag race.


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The point is to have fun. There are some of us that like shifting at redline through a few gears and this is a place you can do it without having to worry about police or other drivers.

You've mentioned in the past that you never shifted your car at redline and keep it under 7k rpm. As someone that's never experienced your cars max acceleration/horsepower I can understand why you wouldn't understand why anyone else would want to do so.

"It's not designed for it" as much as any other sports car is not designed for it.

Sure there are faster cars at the dragstrip. There are also faster cars on the road course and on the street. Isn't going to stop me from having fun doing all of the above

 

Great reply! I think everyone should do it once else how would you know what you are missing?

A safe environment filled with adoring spectators easy on the wallet and very easy on the license.

With racing in the DNA, is your purpose at odds with what the car is supposed to do? The biggest abuse is not driving it.

 

Isn't the start of every F1 race essentially a drag race?
Doesn't Ferrari compete in F1?
Your car may, in fact, be designed to drag race.

 

So I take it you have never replace a clutch...

 

What did you run? It sure sounded fast with that exhuast WOW!

 

^Thanks Sunny.

Buddy, it ran 12.6 at 114mph

 

once.... I wasn't keen on doing it, but was part of the national rally and I ended up enjoying it, but once is enough. I've also tracked and motorkhana and hill climbed my 308 plus done a week long event which included many closed road special stages - this is what these cars were designed for!

 

10.5! Good Lord!!

 

My impresion is that the transaxles in older ferraris not to mention the clutch will go bang in drag races.

The newer paddle cars should be fine and are designed for a few launches, although it wont do the car any favors.

As to fuel used. A NA car tuned for 93 octane is unlikly to gain with 100. But a forced induction car certainly can. All cars have knock sensors that retard timing, forced induction cars will also run rich or limit boost depeding on temperatures. 100 octane is going to run a little cooler, its going to be more knock resistant.

I would run the car with 100 octane for a while so the computer which learns off a base code can adjust its coding to take some advantage of the gas. Yes a full tune for 100 octane will make more power still, but there are gains to be had with forced induction and stock tune.

Best test woudl be same day same track same temp both types of gas, but it takes time for the coputer to fully adjust, probvably up to 30 miles.

Should be fun. Still I would take that cali to road course sometime.

 

I guess to each his own. In my experience as an instructor (road courses), the guys that go to the drags, just want to mash the gas and hold on for dear life and aren't that interested in threshold braking and hitting an apex or really developing any driving skills. Consistently, the 911 turbo guys (with the latest versions) are the most treacherous!

I did the drags once and after 5 minutes I thought I was going to slash my wrists. If you really want to enjoy these cars on a track. Go to a road course, take a school and work with an instructor. You will amazed how much more performance is available and what you have been missing. As a plus, when you get back on the street, you will be a much better and safer driver.