i have a 87 montecarlo ss, and on www.montecarloss.com they said that most of the 4th gen. montecarlo's in the 1/4 mile run between 15.8 and 15.3.  before i run it at the track am going to put, flowmasters, headers, underdrive pully, intake, and a super or hypertech chip in. with it all ready running STOCK between 15.8 and 15.3 i want to know what would be my worst time and my best time in the 1/4 mile.
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Between 15.0 and 15.5 the mods you listed wont help as much as you think they will. That time is probably that of a new car and not 1 that is almost 20 years old.
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I've never done any research, but I do think there is some validity to that idea.  In high school and college I used to be really good running anywhere from the 400m to 1600m.  I had a road bike and would cycle at a very high cadence to help focus on my leg turnover.  I used to cycle at 117 to 120 rpm for 15-20 minutes at a time.  Of course, it's more difficult to tell what kind of rpm you are at on a bike, so I would do this in the gym.  I believe it helps with a combination of other workouts.  It would also serve as cross training day.
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Hey I gotta say no, for any style of aggressive riding a higher (36 spoke) spoke count is far superior for the difference in weight my money is on reliability stick with atom labs. trail pimps,Supra D etc. The higher spoke count also gives you a more responsive laterally stiffer wheel if you want a lighter weight and  still strong rim go with a Sunn single track and the hub of your choice, if your not worried about money go  for Criss Kings nothin wrong with droppin a few bills on a hub that will out live you.
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You can start where you want, if you can afford it....Your best bet would be to go to a local track & start with a street stock, TRUCK, CAR TRAILER & EXTRA TIRES, PART'S ETC & last get the biggest sponser you can, to help off-set the cost out of your pocket..........then move up to a late model & so forth....these are full-body Vehicles..the street stock is your everyday camaro, monte carlo etc, with a full roll cage, stripped down body & interior.. The late model is a fiber-glass body on a tube frame, basically a frame,engine, seat & control's....Start there & learn your way to drive the vehicle at such high speed's.....Learn what wedge, tire pressure etc can do to the vehicle for handling.....Learn all the rules of stock car racing & memorize what each flag means too....... If you make a name for yourself there, you can move up more with a big name sponser.......Good luck & stay SAFE................Hope this question is not a DAYZ-DREAM
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Yes, the 800's will outpace the 990's at certain tracks.\nCircuits with lots of corners and small straights, as these bikes carry more corner speed and are significantly down on power in a straight line... demonstrated pretty well by the Ilmor bike!\n\nlap times are already tumbling from the first tests... so Donny and Sachsering for sure!
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Ok assuming you are part of the real world and race on the street where they dont have a tree, sorry race chick. There are several things you can do to improve launch i have had a 89 mustang gt and i didnt do alot to the engine at first it was all about suspension and other things to get me off the line faster the first thing i done was put in a trunk mount battery kit to help waight transfer then 40/60 drag shocks fron edlebrock and eiback 1" lowering springs in the rear also i ran a pair of Nitto drag Radials and 3.73:1 rear gears you can email me @ williamb606@yahoo for specifics
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Im not, but i am going to both pocono races!! One in june and one in july, so you must be so excited. i really hope you have a great time. who are you rootin for???\n\nme= JEFF GORDON all the way baby.\nilove my hendrick boyzzz 24 and 48 (JJ)\n\nhave fun!
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sorry to inform  you, but one time around is only a 400 dear.  1600 (one mile) is 4 laps.\n\nJust keep working at it and you'll build the stamina over time...just keep working hard and talk to your track coach and get a recommendation from him.
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I've gotta go w/the Skyline.  My buddy has a Supra (94 Turbo), not real impressed.  Plus, I'm rollin a 350Z, so Nissan all the way.
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There's the old saying in racing: "Speed costs money.  How much speed can you afford to buy?"\n\nIf you just want to have a blast annoying the neighbors and family with the noise and fumes in front of your house, an old lawn mower engine on a home-built frame will do.  If you want to do more at a track, find the nearest go-cart track to your house and ask your questions.  Betcha plenty of the folks can give you a good idea about how much horsepower is needed for different classes and how much it costs to get there.\n\nI can't afford my dream go kart... :-(
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It really depends on what you're comparing to, for figuring out if it's a good time.  Your age and sex make a difference too.\n\nChecking out usatf.org, the American world record for the 8K is 22:04 by Alberto Salazar (the 21:03 was wind-assisted) for the men, and 24:36 by Deena Kastor for the women.\n\nChecking out local races to my home state of NJ, it seems the top men turn in times around 26-30 minutes, and the top women in 34:30-37 minutes (this is just in the beginning of 2006).\n\nYou can also plug your times into an age-graded calculator to figure out your age-adjusted performance.  Click on the second link below, and enter you time, age, select 8 kilometers as the race distance, and hit the calculate button.  It's a good way to compare your performances as you get older.  Percentages of over 60% are considered Local Class, over 70% Regional Class, over 80% National Class, and over 90% World Class.\n\nAs for me, I've always trained for long distance so far, but occasionally enter shorter races.  My best 8K was at the end of last year, a modest 33:44.  For me, any race in which I do a PR is a 'good time'.
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I'm not sure of your age, but if you can run between 11.0 ~ 11.0 for 100 meters, surely you can run below 65.0 for 400m. The 400m is a sustained sprint and required the ability to push beyond the oxygen debt and latic acid build up that occurs in the race. I'd say an average to advanced runner should be able to achieve these times (by high school year) if properlt trained and the have some natural ability:\n\nFrosh: 58.5 ~ 56.0\nSoph:  56.5 ~ 54.0\nJr:    53.5 ~ 51.5\nSr:    51.0 ~ 49.5\n\nIf you can't achieve these times, then I'd have to question whether the event is for you.\n\nStart with a distance base. Run distance to gain endurance. Then do repeat "breakdowns" 400/300/200/100 with no more than 30 seconds between each run. Run at 90% Follow that with speed work.\n\nThis was my basic workout in HS back in the late 70's. I ran the 200/400 and my PRs were 48.3 (48.83 Autotimed) & 21.65 (Autotimed)\n\nBetter yet, read the training tips from the best 400m track coach in the world, Clyde Hart, who coached among others, world record holder Michael Johnson.
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If you do XC in the fall, you'll definitely have the endurance base you need to succeed in the 800 -- and playing basketball will help you to maintain that fitness through the winter.\n\nAs far as running a better 800 time, you should try going out faster and seeing how well you finish up in.  If you're able to run even splits, that means you definitely have the endurance aspect of the 800 down, now try to push yourself a little more on the first 400.  maybe go out in 70 and see if you can come back in 75 still.  Even if you end up running a 70/77 that's still 2:27.\n\nAs far as running distance next year for track, that won't necessarily help you very much.  It seems like you have the endurance, but you need to do speed work.  I suggest asking your coach to put you on a middle distance plan.\n\nDo some distance in pre-season, and as the season goes along, start incorporating speed work more and more.  This will help you first to get your distance base, and then to build up your kick.\n\nGood luck.
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My best time in the 200 yard free is a 2:13...i think im not for sure but around there but i have only swam it twice and my 500 free time is somewhere round a 5:00
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Also, you cant go by just numbers alone.  When a car has X amount of Horsepower and X amount of Torque that means its maximum of each at a certain RPM.  Some cars have high numbers but are slower than others.  My friend had a 350Z brand new.  I had a 15 year old 5.0 mustang stock.  My car was rated around 225 hp 300tq his was rated at 300hp 260tq.  His Z was much smaller and lighter and brand new.  My car spanked his at off the line, rolling, freeway, anything.  My car did not have a good max hp but it had good power throughout the rpms rather than just peaking at a certain rpm.  So you cant go by just hp,tq and weight.  You really have to just drive the car.
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I have the July '03 issue of HOT ROD magazine, the main article is 'The World's Fastest Cars' & list different classes:production, Nascar, NHRA etc. This is where I am getting my information; you can order 'back issues' from the HOT ROD website...\nFUNNY CAR - 326.87 mph; John Force holds best e.t. @ 4.731\nDriver-Gary Densham\nO/S-Team Castrol/Auto Club of Southern California Ford\n    Mustang\nWhere-Pomona\nWhen-2002 season opener\nTOP FUEL - 332.75 mph @ 4.537 e.t.\nDriver-Larry Dixon
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Hmmm.   I am not at all convinced by this!\n\nAfter all, we hear about cars being 3 or even 5 seconds faster, but it never seems to come to fruition!\n\nAt the practice at Canada, their practice times were:\n21. Takuma Sato Japan Super Aguri-Honda 01:19.088\n22. Franck Montagny France Super Aguri-Honda 01:19.152\nThese times are about 2 seconds slower than the 20th car - and if you take 3 seconds from that, you get 1 minute 16 seconds.   That would have put them in 15th!   I just hope that you can achieve it!\n\nSorry, Super Aguri - you are having a very bruising start to your F1 career.   However, I hope you can do the improvements to the car as it will make things much closer during the race!   \n\nGood luck!