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Old Dec 9, 2003 | 11:09 PM
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some help on launch...

ok.. my ET finally fixed.

15.85 was because of the lazy #2 injector was not working..

now my ET drops to 13.76 on slicks and cutout.. but the track is really slippery (plane's track) and tires are not hooking, so I can't touch the gas pedal on stage, or tires start to spin...

I once put all the tools on the back of the car to keep tires stick to the ground, but it hurts ET to 13.99..

any Ideas on how to launch?

thanks guys..
Old Dec 10, 2003 | 11:25 AM
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it may be a real problem. if track prep is bad, there's really no way to get out of the hole hard. All i can recommend is more suspension/stickier tires/bigger burnout.....also try some VHT on the slicks.
Old Dec 10, 2003 | 11:59 AM
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Is just that I can´t stall more than idle or the tires start to spin, reaction is also hurt because of this.. and the other guys revs hard and leaves faster..

Do I need a higher stall converter ? I know that higher is not always is better with a stock engine..
Old Dec 10, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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if your 4L60 has a stock converter in it, you would definitely leave harder with a high stall but if your spinning tires launching on the stocker its not gonna do you any good...does the car have drag suspension? Are you doing a good burnout??
Old Dec 10, 2003 | 07:42 PM
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the suspension is an old stock 85 at front and the 96 at the rear..
tires are for tack race, not drag slicks..

This weekend I´ll try a diferent track that everybody says it´s perfect and see how the car hooks to it..
Old Dec 11, 2003 | 12:48 AM
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Our 3rd Gens have tendency to "sqwat", actually pulling up on the rear tires and down on the rear body.
B/c the rear LCA mounting points, for one, that are too high. They need to be lowered on the rear mount so the IC or imaginary line angle between the driveshaft and LCA's intersect at a wider angle. This will move the IC rearward and push down on the tires while lifting the rear, planting the tires much harder...Check out "BMR"..Also adding an adjustable "torque arm" will allow you to tilt the pinion down a degree or 2 helping even more!..
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