Santa Pod - Clio 172 1/4 Mile Times

[J-Key]

Yo,

Im up Santa Pod tomorrow for 'Run What Ya Brung'

What times have you guys had for the 1/4 mile? I have a clio 172 Ph 1

Questions:

Will taking my back seats and subwoofer out make an impact on my time?

Will super unleaded make a difference? What kind of fuel does the Clio 172 run best with?

Any suggestions on things that would help me get a better time - I have a bet on to beat my friend so hope you can help

Thanks,

Jake

 

[Reyes]

Yo,

Im up Santa Pod tomorrow for 'Run What Ya Brung'

What times have you guys had for the 1/4 mile? I have a clio 172 Ph 1

Questions:

Will taking my back seats and subwoofer out make an impact on my time?

Will super unleaded make a difference? What kind of fuel does the Clio 172 run best with?

Any suggestions on things that would help me get a better time - I have a bet on to beat my friend so hope you can help

Thanks,

Jake

By far!

No clue

 

[Chris n nic]

Yeah get rid of any excess weight fella. If it is standard then probably looking at 15 ish

Chris

 

[MATT BLACK]

11.9 ........here we go again

 

[Andyman]

You should 'ideally' be running your motor on Super unleaded regardless of 1/4 action. Check your filler cap

 

[reg_the_geza]

higher octane fuel will give more power but nothing you will notice.

easiest way to increase power to weight ratio is to strip the car.

what car does you mate have

 

[MATT BLACK]

higher octane fuel will give more power but nothing you will notice.

I ran my lump on cool blue and it was quicker ( 108 octane )

 

[Tammersal]

Have a 1/4 of a tank of petrol as well.

 

[reg_the_geza]

higher octane fuel will give more power but nothing you will notice.

I ran my lump on cool blue and it was quicker ( 108 octane )

lol i was on about the super unleaded fuel, isnt it 98 ron, normal is only 95. cool blue is racing fuel isnt it. imo bit over the top to use on a std 172, wont be getting the most from it.

 

[MATT BLACK]

sorry mate misread your post

 

[Mark One]

higher octane fuel will give more power but nothing you will notice.

I ran my lump on cool blue and it was quicker ( 108 octane )

pretty sure it's 106 isnt it?:rasp:

 

[JonC]

I seen people reduce their tyre pressures on the driven wheels to give more grip off the line.

 

[J-Key]

higher octane fuel will give more power but nothing you will notice.

easiest way to increase power to weight ratio is to strip the car.

what car does you mate have

He has a escort mk2 2.0 pinto

 

[bing_17]

schweet, love mk2's

 

[AlexG]

I seen people reduce their tyre pressures on the driven wheels to give more grip off the line.

but this make you slow once you are going because of the drag.

whats a good psi 35

 

[J-Key]

schweet, love mk2's

I know they are the nuts,

Any more suggestions guys

Cheers

 

[reg_the_geza]

what is the spec of the pinto? is it tuned? they aint very powerfull as standard, altho his car will weigh less than yours.

dnt forget to check your rear tyre pressure too, and as said dnt lower the front tyres too much. strip out as much as you can, spare wheel, seats etc
then u need to perfect your launch as that will have a bit impact on your time. you dont wanna sit there lighting up your tyres lol

 

[J-Key]

what is the spec of the pinto? is it tuned? they aint very powerfull as standard, altho his car will weigh less than yours.

dnt forget to check your rear tyre pressure too, and as said dnt lower the front tyres too much. strip out as much as you can, spare wheel, seats etc
then u need to perfect your launch as that will have a bit impact on your time. you dont wanna sit there lighting up your tyres lol

Whys that i was going 2 give it a little spin to heat the tyres for grip lol

 

[jay s]

i always lower my tyre pressures when at pod, run the fronts at about 18psi helps loads with traction. handbrake burnout is good aswell mate gets loads of heat into the front tyres, get them smoking. get rid of any weight thats possible and run with as little petrol as possible, red light on works good for me lol and turn of traction control if you have/can ?

 

[reg_the_geza]

what is the spec of the pinto? is it tuned? they aint very powerfull as standard, altho his car will weigh less than yours.

dnt forget to check your rear tyre pressure too, and as said dnt lower the front tyres too much. strip out as much as you can, spare wheel, seats etc
then u need to perfect your launch as that will have a bit impact on your time. you dont wanna sit there lighting up your tyres lol

Whys that i was going 2 give it a little spin to heat the tyres for grip lol

yeah you do before you run to heat your tyres, but not when you actually do your timed run. might be fun wheel spinning but its not fast lol

 

[Inferno]

Best I managed on a stinking hot day in my 182 was 15.077. Had the front tyres at 20psi and dumped the clutch at some point around 4-4.5k rpm. Your launch will depend on how much sympathy you have for your car! Good luck! It's fun!

 

[Tom84]

ive found your best off feeding the power in wth a little bit of clutch slip rather than just dumping the clutch as that tends to induce wheel spin and once you start spinning you've wasted the run really.

i must have done over 200 runs in my old corsa's havent tried my clio yet but im guessing in a low 15, not gunna be know where near my corsa's best of 13.8

 

[reg_the_geza]

so did you run?