Traction... Ineed some advice, At what RPMs should I launch at and if their something I should do other then give it less gas to get more traction or how much less gas should I give her? I do prefect and quick shifts but traction is killing me. Anyway here is my horrible time =\

Temp. F, 32
Humidity, 76
Baro., 30.39

R/t, .554
60', 3.154 ( was getting no traction at 2.5k rpms *sigh*)
330, 7.077 ( even in 2nd spinning a little)
1/8, 10.242
MPH, 77.76
1000, 11.805
1/4, 14.071
MPH, 103.43

 

from my experince 2.5k is way to high for street tires.. about 1500 or a little more and drive the car outta the hole, give it more gas as is can take it. Pretty much find how much the tires will take and dont give it anymore! I slip the clutch alot when i launch to keep the tires under control. Takes a bit of practice to get a good launch down. other then that for the mods a low 14 is pretty average.. but the 60 foot deffinitly isnt there

 

The cold track temp. didn't help your traction out any
When i went to Muncie dragway (in Indiana) it was about 50-60 degrees and i launched around 2500-2800, just kind of peddling the gas and i hooked up alright, except for when got overexcited and dumped the clutch every once in a while.

 

you need to try to find the fine line between bog and spin in your car

 

get some DR!
they are not too expensive and will give you an average of 2.0 60ft times
your 60 ft times are way up there

 

go from an idle and you will probably hit a 13, get some DRs for a mid 13

 

MY first time down the track = 15.1 @ 94!!

 

One of my first runs was a 15.3 @ 100.05

 

My first run at the track was a 15.4 @ 99!!!! I came out sideways looking at the wall....had to totally get of it and then back in...

Shawn

 

first run 14.5@100 eventually got it to a 13.8@102 adding only nittos and some good weather with a little practice

 

did you only make 1 run??That timeslip makes almost no sense,even with that horrible sixty foot.post the other runs as well.i just dont see how a 14.0 would be possible with that 60' time that 1/8time & MPH and the 1/4 trap speed. none of it seems to match up.

 

Get some sticky tires on there and you'll have a 12 second car if you can cut a 2.0 or less 60' time!

 

he wont cut nothin if he cant get respectable 60's with street tires

 

Your comment doesnt make sense to me Mauri. If he is launching at 2500rpm, spinning like crazy and netting a 3.1sec 60', then some DR's should net him a 2.0 or less 60'. Most DR's will hook at a 2500rpm launch on a good track. You dont have to be good at launching street tires to be able to launch well on DR's. Too different worlds in my opinion. I agree that the timeslip seams weird, if you have any other runs, post those so we can take a look.

 

Mauri is right, the timeslip does not add up. No way in hell will he run a 14.0@103 with a 3.1 60", he would be lucky to run a 14.7