First time at the track...
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First time at the track...
Well i went to the dragstrip for the first time tonight. Atlanta Dragway in Commerse. It was fun but i could not figure out how to launch the car, maybe it was my tires, really sucky eco tires, probably treadware about 1,000,000. Well anyway best time of the day was a 15.111, man it sucked. that was with a 2.592 60' time at 96.58 mph. The best 60' time i got was a 2.202 but i missed 3rd so that sucked. The best part of the day was my reaction times, nothin worse than .433 with my best r/t of a .057 , 60' 2.211 but only made a 15.225 1/4 mile (missed third/ couldnt get into third). Anyway i made 8 runs, car did fine temp wise,only wish i could get my launch better. I was trying different rmps all night, 3000, 3500, 4500 , could never find a good one. What do you guys normally launch at? Plus do u do a burnout to help heat the tires up? I tried but i really had never done one before, "just rev it up and dump the clutch" right?
I have an 89 Turbo 2, RB turbo back exhaust, hks filter, FCD, removed air pump, boost at 10 psi, just broken-in rebuild.
Also i have some ACT clutch that is really stiff, pretty heavy clutch, dont know what it is , it came on the car when i bought it.
I have an 89 Turbo 2, RB turbo back exhaust, hks filter, FCD, removed air pump, boost at 10 psi, just broken-in rebuild.
Also i have some ACT clutch that is really stiff, pretty heavy clutch, dont know what it is , it came on the car when i bought it.
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Bump, somebody give him some launching advice.
The only time I dragged was in my friend's slipping-clutch GXL on a very slippery track, and my best was 16.80 (and his Atkins streetport does scream).
I do know that burnouts are for racing slicks only, not street tires.
The only time I dragged was in my friend's slipping-clutch GXL on a very slippery track, and my best was 16.80 (and his Atkins streetport does scream).
I do know that burnouts are for racing slicks only, not street tires.
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well it wasnt a burnout per se, more like a wheel spin for half a second. But yea wouldnt mind some launching advise because i am going back this friday. I am putting better tires on this time, 225'' on the back, only a little bigger but that is all i got that has a rim that will match up, plus they have a little better tire, proxy 4's. Ok but not meant for drag.
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i get the best launchs by holding it at 5k, slip it maybe 1/4 of the way out, at a "medium" pace, then dump it.
doing this preloads the drivetrain, and tires, so breaking stuff isn't such a big worry, i get zero wheel hop, and the tires dont get blown away. remember it's the big jerk that breaks stuff....usually
doing this preloads the drivetrain, and tires, so breaking stuff isn't such a big worry, i get zero wheel hop, and the tires dont get blown away. remember it's the big jerk that breaks stuff....usually
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sorry, I have 225/50/16 hankook rs-2's. My last set of tires yoko es100's in the same size couldnt hold WOT in first gear, even if i slowly rolled into the gas from a roll.
why were your 60fts so bad? were you getting wheel hop, spin, or bogging?
for what it's worth, i also have an agressive street port, 12lb flywheel, act street disk with the heavy duty flywheel, and a to4e hybrid...so my car needs some rpm to leave the line quick.
why were your 60fts so bad? were you getting wheel hop, spin, or bogging?
for what it's worth, i also have an agressive street port, 12lb flywheel, act street disk with the heavy duty flywheel, and a to4e hybrid...so my car needs some rpm to leave the line quick.
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yea my car is fairly stock, just a few bolt-ons. But still have crap 205's. Being my first time at the track and actually my first time really launching the car, bought the car with a new rebuild in it, and i just finished breaking it in, plus it is my first manual car, so still working on shifting. I think my 60' times were bad because of inexperience, bad tires, and a shitty track (there were pieces of rubber on trhe track and the guys would not clean them off). Um " were you getting wheel hop, spin, or bogging?" well dont really know, i think it would spin bad/ wheel hop dont really know and then bog down really bad at the launch.
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