I'm never going to the drag strip again...
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The best 60 feet I've seen was a guy at my local track. He did a 1.89 and ended up running 13.70. He was doing a full 15 second burn-out with his tires though, something I refused to do on SO2s. 
Without a burnout on a 40F day, the best you can do is probably about 2.0 since traction is low.
As I have said before, should it not have been for the weak drivtetrain, I am sure there would have been an s2k running high 13.5s by now. If not me than someone else.
I believe we proved our point that the car is capable of mid to high 13s although it does require some effort, good conditions and lots of practice to do it...
BTW, Rasputins write-up is very good. I think it should go in FAQ, the only problem i see is:
"most drag racers add rear tire pressure to help reduce traction for a better launch."
-My experience has shown this to be the other way. Most people reduce the psi for traction.
"this is not necessary at all on the s2000. in fact you may need to reduce rear tire pressure to help you get more grip (to maybe 28 or 30psi on a cold day) "
-This is good advice ONLY for cold days. If you do this on a typical 60-80F day, you might end up having a huge bog problem which forces you to launch at 8000 RPMSs +. If you are spinning wildly at about 6000-6250 RPMs, than think about slowly dropping your tire pressures. Go down in increments of 2 psi and see if it is better. The fronts should always be at about 38 psi cold to reduce rolling resistence...
Nice job Rasputin.
Without a burnout on a 40F day, the best you can do is probably about 2.0 since traction is low.
As I have said before, should it not have been for the weak drivtetrain, I am sure there would have been an s2k running high 13.5s by now. If not me than someone else.
I believe we proved our point that the car is capable of mid to high 13s although it does require some effort, good conditions and lots of practice to do it...
BTW, Rasputins write-up is very good. I think it should go in FAQ, the only problem i see is:
"most drag racers add rear tire pressure to help reduce traction for a better launch."
-My experience has shown this to be the other way. Most people reduce the psi for traction.
"this is not necessary at all on the s2000. in fact you may need to reduce rear tire pressure to help you get more grip (to maybe 28 or 30psi on a cold day) "
-This is good advice ONLY for cold days. If you do this on a typical 60-80F day, you might end up having a huge bog problem which forces you to launch at 8000 RPMSs +. If you are spinning wildly at about 6000-6250 RPMs, than think about slowly dropping your tire pressures. Go down in increments of 2 psi and see if it is better. The fronts should always be at about 38 psi cold to reduce rolling resistence...
Nice job Rasputin.
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Hey Rasputin, what was the altitude where you raced? Was it close to sea level?
Oh, I also wanted to add my 2 cents on one of your tips regarding lowering (or raising) tire psi at the strip. With radial tires, you should always run at the recommended psi. Lowering tire psi on radial tires to increase your contact patch is a myth
, and actually creates a cupping effect where the middle of the tire becomes slightly concave, creating a less effective contact patch with the ground. Bias ply tires are different however, and lowering psi in that case would create more of a contact patch.
Geez, proofing my last passage, I'm not sure if that made clear sense or not.
Hopefully it did.
Your other tips are great though!
Oops, one other thing. When you are letting your car cool down in between runs, it also helps to put a couple ice packs on top of your engine manifold to even further the cool down process. Works great IMHO.
Oh, I also wanted to add my 2 cents on one of your tips regarding lowering (or raising) tire psi at the strip. With radial tires, you should always run at the recommended psi. Lowering tire psi on radial tires to increase your contact patch is a myth
, and actually creates a cupping effect where the middle of the tire becomes slightly concave, creating a less effective contact patch with the ground. Bias ply tires are different however, and lowering psi in that case would create more of a contact patch. Geez, proofing my last passage, I'm not sure if that made clear sense or not.
Hopefully it did. Your other tips are great though!
Oops, one other thing. When you are letting your car cool down in between runs, it also helps to put a couple ice packs on top of your engine manifold to even further the cool down process. Works great IMHO.
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