New best ET with lousy traction from 10 bolt and Nittos
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New best ET with lousy traction from 10 bolt and Nittos
Tale of the tape:
60 ft - 2.029
330 ft - 5.535
1/8 ET - 8.307
1/8 MPH - 89.94
This was with the Nitto 555 DR's spinning most of the first 300 feet. My right rear was doing most of the spinning during the burnout which points to a lousy posi. This became even more apparent when spinning down the track because the car did not get sideways. I wasn't able to hit full throttle at all in 1st gear. I would launch at about 4,000 RPM and let the motor pull me forward as I feathered the clutch (not goosing the throttle....letting the motor pull me itself) , then ease into the throttle a little more once I got moving. Regardless, the Nitto's would go up in smoke no matter what ......even if I let off the gas some to let them catch up and hook, I'd get back on it and they'd light up again. They spun most of the way through 2nd gear as well and 3rd gear was the traction gear (finally). That was my best pass out of five and the others were similar. One pass yielded 90.20 MPH ....I was more proud of that than anything. I think the only way it could be a 7 second car is with slicks and/or a nice 12-bolt or 9-inch with a really good posi though
One thing I may be able to improve on is how hot I was getting the Nittos ......it's very hard to do a good burnout with an M6 and no line lock, especially when you have very little racing experience. If I could get both tires going for like 5 seconds or more in the burnout I think it might be able to hook.
What kind of 1/8 ET can an M6 car manage on a good launch with traction if it's capable of 90 - 91 MPH? 7.8 ~ 7.9 ?
60 ft - 2.029
330 ft - 5.535
1/8 ET - 8.307
1/8 MPH - 89.94
This was with the Nitto 555 DR's spinning most of the first 300 feet. My right rear was doing most of the spinning during the burnout which points to a lousy posi. This became even more apparent when spinning down the track because the car did not get sideways. I wasn't able to hit full throttle at all in 1st gear. I would launch at about 4,000 RPM and let the motor pull me forward as I feathered the clutch (not goosing the throttle....letting the motor pull me itself) , then ease into the throttle a little more once I got moving. Regardless, the Nitto's would go up in smoke no matter what ......even if I let off the gas some to let them catch up and hook, I'd get back on it and they'd light up again. They spun most of the way through 2nd gear as well and 3rd gear was the traction gear (finally). That was my best pass out of five and the others were similar. One pass yielded 90.20 MPH ....I was more proud of that than anything. I think the only way it could be a 7 second car is with slicks and/or a nice 12-bolt or 9-inch with a really good posi though
One thing I may be able to improve on is how hot I was getting the Nittos ......it's very hard to do a good burnout with an M6 and no line lock, especially when you have very little racing experience. If I could get both tires going for like 5 seconds or more in the burnout I think it might be able to hook.
What kind of 1/8 ET can an M6 car manage on a good launch with traction if it's capable of 90 - 91 MPH? 7.8 ~ 7.9 ?
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