2slo95fiveoh
Well-Known Member
I finally got a few troublesome issues solved, and went to my local dragstrip (heartland park topeka) on friday.
Normal height/wheels:
Track height/wheels (Those awesome v6 wheels huh..? oh yeah. ha):
Engine picture (just cuz):
Timeslips (run #2 I slipped off the clutch pedal on the 3-4 shift):
As you may be able to tell, I was still having surprising traction issues coming off the line. a 28" tall Drag Radial only getting a best of 1.92 60' is pretty sad.. Clearly I have plenty of top end, since I can still get to 123 mph by the end of the track, and judging by my buddies car against me in #3 and #4 I believe, my mph should be an 11.3-11.4 ET...
A few issues/fixes I want to address that I believe will help:
1) Lowering the rear a little bit more, and trying to get the car as close to 'level' ride height as possible for better weight transfer
2) Front brakes did not seem to want to hold the car during burnout with line lock or standard burnout 'method' -> check for air in brake lines.
3) Possibly looking into a set of adjustable upper control arms to properly set the pinion angle.. This made a huge difference on my buddies Mach 1 (The car I raced in #3 and #4)
Any more suggestions/comments feel free to post up!
Normal height/wheels:
Track height/wheels (Those awesome v6 wheels huh..? oh yeah. ha):
Engine picture (just cuz):
Timeslips (run #2 I slipped off the clutch pedal on the 3-4 shift):
As you may be able to tell, I was still having surprising traction issues coming off the line. a 28" tall Drag Radial only getting a best of 1.92 60' is pretty sad.. Clearly I have plenty of top end, since I can still get to 123 mph by the end of the track, and judging by my buddies car against me in #3 and #4 I believe, my mph should be an 11.3-11.4 ET...
A few issues/fixes I want to address that I believe will help:
1) Lowering the rear a little bit more, and trying to get the car as close to 'level' ride height as possible for better weight transfer
2) Front brakes did not seem to want to hold the car during burnout with line lock or standard burnout 'method' -> check for air in brake lines.
3) Possibly looking into a set of adjustable upper control arms to properly set the pinion angle.. This made a huge difference on my buddies Mach 1 (The car I raced in #3 and #4)
Any more suggestions/comments feel free to post up!