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Ways to increase your 60ft.
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Ways to increase your 60ft.
Was wondering, what ways have you guys and gals managed to increase your 60ft times? What has worked for you, what are your suspension setup's and what kind of 60ft times are you seeing with your engine setup's? Thanks in advance.
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I have a hard time hooking up the drag radials. Stock rear suspension with a 26mm stabilizer bar, drag radials, full tank of fuel, spare and jack installed and a 100 pound tool bag in the rear compartment help get it hooked up. Best 60 on a drag radial was 1.505. Average 60' is 1.620.
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St. Jude Donor '05
89 A4, basically stock, 2.0 60'
Warm the street tires up a bit, 28 lbs or so. Footbrake it to 900-1000 (anymore it pushes through the lights), nail it on the last amber. This is on cheapie Falkens fwiw.
Warm the street tires up a bit, 28 lbs or so. Footbrake it to 900-1000 (anymore it pushes through the lights), nail it on the last amber. This is on cheapie Falkens fwiw.
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275/50R15 BFG drag radials at 22 psi hot.
Stock rear suspension, stock front suspension, front swaybar removed, 15 x 3.5 wheels up front, no spare tire or carrier, full tank of gas, race weight of 3480, 1500 rpm launch on a 2800 stall converter with 3.45 gears nets a best of 1.67, average of 1.71
Stock rear suspension, stock front suspension, front swaybar removed, 15 x 3.5 wheels up front, no spare tire or carrier, full tank of gas, race weight of 3480, 1500 rpm launch on a 2800 stall converter with 3.45 gears nets a best of 1.67, average of 1.71
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
I improved it by getting my credit card out. Bought some Mickey Thompson drag radials and shorter gears. No track report yet.
Best on Yokohama street tires is 2.05 at 20 psi, they never prep the track though. Quick clutch dump to clean them off. Drop clutch from 2200 rpms.
Best on Yokohama street tires is 2.05 at 20 psi, they never prep the track though. Quick clutch dump to clean them off. Drop clutch from 2200 rpms.
Last edited by CentralCoaster; Mar 22, 2006 at 12:22 AM.
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" I set the tire pressure on my cheap skinny 255/50/16 Falkens at 24 psi. Semi consistent 2.0s and a 1.9 on a good day"
Have had better results ,1.84s on same tyre @32psi.
Only a little spin to dry them off (can't drive around water at track), big burnout seems to glaze them up and they spin off the line.Others have had similar results running them hard.Go figure
Have had better results ,1.84s on same tyre @32psi.
Only a little spin to dry them off (can't drive around water at track), big burnout seems to glaze them up and they spin off the line.Others have had similar results running them hard.Go figure
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by CentralCoaster
I improved it by getting my credit card out. Bought some Mickey Thompson drag radials and shorter gears. No track report yet.
Best on Yokohama street tires is 2.05 at 20 psi, they never prep the track though. Quick clutch dump to clean them off. Drop clutch from 2200 rpms.
Best on Yokohama street tires is 2.05 at 20 psi, they never prep the track though. Quick clutch dump to clean them off. Drop clutch from 2200 rpms.
Just thinking of your safety here.
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Originally Posted by REDC4CORVETTE
At times if you stage out of the grove you can get a better launch.
I burn out through the lights and go just to the right of the grove or the left.
I burn out through the lights and go just to the right of the grove or the left.
No chit? What's the reasoning behind that? I've always tried to get lined up with the rubber, although its hard to see at night.