A couple of drag racing questions.
03-18-2012, 09:59 PM
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Since your running with stock runflats try your take offs with the traction control on. Before my car had drag radials I logged better and much safer times (in the 12's) with traction control on...
03-18-2012, 10:27 PM
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OK, I guess I'll try leaving the traction control on and doing a burnout. One more question, just want to make sure I do the burnout the same as I used to. Do you still hold up the emergency brake to do the burnout?
03-20-2012, 03:33 AM
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Going through the water box with street tires is often frowned upon but I still do it anyway. You just have to be careful to roll through it slowly and not splash it all up into the wheel wells, and then ya have to REALLY bake the tires to dry the water off of them and also heat them up well.
Now, I'm not telling you to absolutely go through the water box because if you don't do it just right it could make things worse, but I personally will not even attempt a 'dry' burnout in my cars anymore, regardless of what tires I'm on. Both of my current car's transmissions and rear differentials have thanked me for this over the years.
03-20-2012, 05:22 PM
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I went to the track last night for the first time in my Y2k coupe a4, it has the 3.15 gear and is completely stock. Best time of the night was 13.12 @108 mph with a 1.97 60 ft. Temp. was 81 degrees. All other times was + or - .01 im the time. Let me know if anyone is interested & i'll post a pic of the time slips.
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03-21-2012, 09:45 PM
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Went to the track tonight. This time I left the traction control on. What a difference. Ran a best of 13.44 with a 2.04 60ft. Didn't do a burn out, maybe next time. Need to launch better and bring down the 60ft. Thanks for all your help.
03-22-2012, 03:28 PM
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You are RWD now, no need to use the emergency brake lol.
10-30-2016, 12:19 AM
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traction control off and 3rd gear is the way you go. i finish across the stripe in 3rd with 3.73 gears with 3600 stall with a 26.1 inch tall dr. when i went down track with a 25.6 inch dr i bumped off rev limiter just before the finish line about 1250ft. both tires hoosiers the first a 16" and the second a 17". of course my rev limiter is turned up a bit but your stock dont worry your good to go.
10-31-2016, 09:37 AM
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2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2017 C5 of Year Finalist
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All depends on power level.
Leaving the shift lever in 3rd is the correct way to drag race the C5.
Leaving the shift lever in 3rd is the correct way to drag race the C5.
11-04-2016, 09:04 AM
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Thanks for the advice. I am going to compare my log results and see how much of a difference leaving it in drive vs starting in third made. The key to launching this car is to apply the throttle at just the right rate. I am pretty sure I spun the tires too much, and it would not hurt to buy a set of drag radials.
