[Z06] what to expect?
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what to expect?
what is the best you think my car could go in the 1/4?? i went 11.94 at 118.1 this morning at englishtown with a 1.78 60 foot. its an 01 z06 with 18 inch bfg drag radials, 4.10s, vararam, kooks long tubes, catted x pipe, stinger catback, shaner ported throttle body on a stock clutch. every couple runs i get wheel spin on the 1-2 shift. how could i stop that? short shift?? thanks
Melting Slicks
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Its hard to stop the wheel spin, Those are some good times you are getting.....Now if you went with ET streets, you prob wouldnt wheel spin much but might chance of snapping something.....Keep it up man.....doing good I think
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what is the best you think my car could go in the 1/4?? i went 11.94 at 118.1 this morning at englishtown with a 1.78 60 foot. its an 01 z06 with 18 inch bfg drag radials, 4.10s, vararam, kooks long tubes, catted x pipe, stinger catback, shaner ported throttle body on a stock clutch. every couple runs i get wheel spin on the 1-2 shift. how could i stop that? short shift?? thanks
If you do a big burnout and you still get wheelspin then either your tires are shot or your psi is too high.
Don't shortshift, you will lose et.
On street tires you could shift slightly slower on the 1-2 but not earlier.
My car should be ready in a few days and I need to break in the clutch, so maybe I'll join you at etown next time out.
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the tires are new only my 3rd time at the track with them. i found 17lbs of pressure works best. should i be going through the waterbox or no? is it possible to get 1.6 60s on bfgs?? if so what should i be launching at? i pulled a 1.73 wed night launching at around 4k
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the tires are new only my 3rd time at the track with them. i found 17lbs of pressure works best. should i be going through the waterbox or no? is it possible to get 1.6 60s on bfgs?? if so what should i be launching at? i pulled a 1.73 wed night launching at around 4k
Try going down just 1 psi and do a bigger burnout.
I would go thru the water box with the bfg's.
Launchin' at 4k is a good starting point. Just be sure to know exactly what rpm you launched at and the exact tire pressure. Then on the next run you can adjust accordingly. Make small adjustments. Your doing well, get some more seat time.
