Help .490 RT
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Help .490 RT
I leave on the last yellow and have been cutting a lot of .490 lite is there anything I can do to the car to help this out if I leave a little latter I am cutting .650 lite not good I dont want to mess up my 60' times 1.35. The front end is not coming up out of the lite.Any suggestions would be appreciated thanks:
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From: Lithia FL
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First I have to presume your track is measuring .500 as perfect, most tracks have gone to .000.
I presume you are as shallow as can be? That 1.35 short time means your car is leaving pretty fast. Maybe if it did lift a little it would slow it down? Maybe a taller front tire or less pressure on the front tire?
I presume you are as shallow as can be? That 1.35 short time means your car is leaving pretty fast. Maybe if it did lift a little it would slow it down? Maybe a taller front tire or less pressure on the front tire?
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First I have to presume your track is measuring .500 as perfect, most tracks have gone to .000.
I presume you are as shallow as can be? That 1.35 short time means your car is leaving pretty fast. Maybe if it did lift a little it would slow it down? Maybe a taller front tire or less pressure on the front tire?
I presume you are as shallow as can be? That 1.35 short time means your car is leaving pretty fast. Maybe if it did lift a little it would slow it down? Maybe a taller front tire or less pressure on the front tire?
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From: Lahaina Hi
I just add a few pounds of air to my front tires and that will usually add a .10.Lowering the tire presure will result in the car rocking back harder and you will get a quicker light.
Rock the light ,I do it all the time.With the new computers if you rock out of the light it shouldn't red light you .The old computers will red lite you if you rock out of the lights.We have a new computer at the track and that is the way it is set up.I set it up
Rock the light ,I do it all the time.With the new computers if you rock out of the light it shouldn't red light you .The old computers will red lite you if you rock out of the lights.We have a new computer at the track and that is the way it is set up.I set it up
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From: Melbourne Florida
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I just add a few pounds of air to my front tires and that will usually add a .10.Lowering the tire presure will result in the car rocking back harder and you will get a quicker light.
Rock the light ,I do it all the time.With the new computers if you rock out of the light it shouldn't red light you .The old computers will red lite you if you rock out of the lights.We have a new computer at the track and that is the way it is set up.I set it up
Rock the light ,I do it all the time.With the new computers if you rock out of the light it shouldn't red light you .The old computers will red lite you if you rock out of the lights.We have a new computer at the track and that is the way it is set up.I set it up
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