Launch tips for a newbie (request)...
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From: Lake Ozark MO
Launch tips for a newbie (request)...
I just recently completed an LT1 to LT4/Hotcam combo on my '96.
Also running a 9.5" Edge Racing converter (matched to the setup) 2800 stall.
This combination is totally new to me and I've found that traction (even with the current 2.59's) is at a premium even though the computer tuning isn't complete. I get wheelspin all the way through first gear and about a half second into second gear. This obviously wouldn't be good for 1/4 mile times.
I was guessing that with the converter and the taller gears (2.59's now.. 3.07's in the kitchen) would be a decent match for street tires. I now think I was wrong.
Does anyone have a launch technique that would be compatible with this type of setup and still yield halfway decent 60' times (on street tires)? I just can't grasp any type of aggressive launch without wasting time on tire spin. Just baby it I suppose?
I'm not overly concerned with 1/4 mile times since I'm nowhere near a hardcore drag racer. But it would still suck to have stock-like times with the work I've put into it (and still have to do). All opinions appreciated.
Also running a 9.5" Edge Racing converter (matched to the setup) 2800 stall.
This combination is totally new to me and I've found that traction (even with the current 2.59's) is at a premium even though the computer tuning isn't complete. I get wheelspin all the way through first gear and about a half second into second gear. This obviously wouldn't be good for 1/4 mile times.
I was guessing that with the converter and the taller gears (2.59's now.. 3.07's in the kitchen) would be a decent match for street tires. I now think I was wrong.
Does anyone have a launch technique that would be compatible with this type of setup and still yield halfway decent 60' times (on street tires)? I just can't grasp any type of aggressive launch without wasting time on tire spin. Just baby it I suppose?
I'm not overly concerned with 1/4 mile times since I'm nowhere near a hardcore drag racer. But it would still suck to have stock-like times with the work I've put into it (and still have to do). All opinions appreciated.
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Re: Launch tips for a newbie (request)... (Dan Parker '96)
I only tried it once with street tires and the high stall converter and was rewarded with the same results. With the drag radials, I haven't had a problem yet(at the track). Once I drove the car to work and hit it hard in the parking lot(with drag radials) and I left about 200 feet of rubber.(3.45 gears, 2800 stall).
