Recommended setup for non self-destruct drag racing
01-03-2019, 07:40 AM
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01-03-2019, 07:42 AM
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You down with OPT(hreads)?
Yeah you know me.....LOL
OP? Are you out there? It's Corvette Forum!
Anyway.....this is a pretty good thread.....always learning!
Jebby
Yeah you know me.....LOL
OP? Are you out there? It's Corvette Forum!
Anyway.....this is a pretty good thread.....always learning!
Jebby
01-06-2019, 07:36 PM
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01-06-2019, 08:18 PM
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01-07-2019, 08:09 PM
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06,'11,'13-'14,'16,'18,'19
For me it was about safety as much as it was about making the car handle launches and keep things in line. I ended up with the DragVette 6-link setup and have been very happy with it. I have not been to the track but do beat my car pretty hard on the street with drag radials. One of my main concerns was to prevent the damage done when the half shaft breaks and takes out the side of the car and the battery / storage box.
Like I mentioned I don't go to the track so there are members here with way more experience then me
Neal
Like I mentioned I don't go to the track so there are members here with way more experience then me
Neal
01-10-2019, 04:26 PM
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I built a 6000 rpm 406 for my 72' and love it........there is a track 12 miles from the house and in 2019 I plan to make use of it.......
I am running a four speed M20 and a McLeod clutch......I run Nitto 555 tires but will switch to the 555r drag tire for strip use......
My feeling is simple......a loose car is a dangerous one that you have to drive.......dragstrips have walls......hooking is better.....
I plan to use a lot of clutch to launch and run it hard........it is a Dart head 406 with about 490-500 horsepower.....at 3400 with me in it.....I hope it will crack 11's....
The use of clutch will save the rearend and shafts from taking a huge hit....
One word of advice....I have launched my car on the street and it like to go left during a hard holeshot........I need to get under it and check the rearend crossmember mount points and anything else that looks out of place.......then, it will go to my local alignment shop and receive a four wheel alignment that can plant the tire well under acceleration.
Jebby
I am running a four speed M20 and a McLeod clutch......I run Nitto 555 tires but will switch to the 555r drag tire for strip use......
My feeling is simple......a loose car is a dangerous one that you have to drive.......dragstrips have walls......hooking is better.....
I plan to use a lot of clutch to launch and run it hard........it is a Dart head 406 with about 490-500 horsepower.....at 3400 with me in it.....I hope it will crack 11's....
The use of clutch will save the rearend and shafts from taking a huge hit....
One word of advice....I have launched my car on the street and it like to go left during a hard holeshot........I need to get under it and check the rearend crossmember mount points and anything else that looks out of place.......then, it will go to my local alignment shop and receive a four wheel alignment that can plant the tire well under acceleration.
Jebby
