Cannot compare Cali times with East coast times. All things being equal (bike, rider), Cali times are still 4-5 tenths slower in the 1/4 than East Coast times.
Just the way it is. It's the air, and the gas. Always been like that. You will never, ever, ever, run the same time in Cali as you do in the East coast. Even with the temperature being the same.