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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lee12609" data-source="post: 776136" data-attributes="member: 12415">i have to call your bluff. first you say you pulled a 2.5 60', now youre saying you barely spun until the 100-300ft area. so if you barely spun off the line why is the short time so horrible? i pull 2.2 short times in a stock honda on 175/70/13s? think about it like a little matchbox car. you keep it in your hand and keep rolling it until the wheels are spinning real fast then let it go (tires spinning at the line car not moving though), or hold the car on the ground and one swift movement sling the car (car with slicks and descent 60'). which car will get to the other side of the kitchen floor sooner, and which will hit the wall going faster? the point is spinning tires increases your speed (watch the speedo), once it starts accelerating at that increased speed you still have the entire track (same distance) to keep accelerating. so if you spin to the top of first gear and then the car hooks you'll be doing what 30mph or so, and still have 1320ft to go, as opposed to not spinning and needing what 50ft or whatever to get to 30mph.....</blockquote>