Lifting front tires at the track

[Chris06GT]

Got any pics???

Been looking for them....lol....I have cd's full of pics...

 

[06gtmustang]

this is one of my goals also but as long as i hit 1.6 maybe some 1.5 sixty foot times ill be good

 

[classix_stang289]

this is one of my goals also but as long as i hit 1.6 maybe some 1.5 sixty foot times ill be good

yeah man, hopefully me 2.

 

[blackgt09]

Last season was my first drag racing legally and with 331 gears and my other mods I was able to only extend the front suspension with mt et streets 26x11.5 17 this year il have 410s same slicks a lighter front end and bids and littles I'm hoping to have the wheels get some air beneath them with a 6k launch


thanks. tommy

 

[*JZ*]

yeah thats a nice S197!


you have no problem posting in my thread but you cant respond to my PM's?

now back on topic

I'm getting to the PM's. I've only got 38 new ones since last night. LOL

I wish folks could understand how swamped my PM box is.

 

[Liftedbronco]

my experience as a bench racer far outweighs my real world track experience (maybe 10 runs on a strip). So forgive my sounding like a noob but:

Could someone run through it with me how i should be launching my car (when it has a motor in it again haha). I have a 2 step, but cant do anything but bog or spin. Are you guys dumping the clutch or riding it awhile? When you pick a rev limit for the 2 step, is your foot to the floor? Or just enough to keep it at the rpms desired? because basically im realizing anywhere in first gear foot to the floor = spin.

 

[DraggnRoush]

Driver's side just a "**** hair" off the ground... LOL!

 

[dysan]

It's tricky with a stick shift car if you're not on slicks. The first thing you need to find is the best rpm for how your car is set-up, for my car on the 275-50-17 M&H's it was 3000rpms. As soon as both cars have lit the 2nd amber bulbs press the clutch down to the floor and mash the gas pedal, the 2-step will hold the rpms at whatever you set it at. You need to be quick on the clutch but don't dump it since that will shock the tires and break them loose so you want to do a quick slip with the clutch.

It takes practice but once you get it the car will be much more consistent.

EDIT:If you're on slicks or bias-ply tires you can pretty much dump the clutch. The trick is to find the rpm that works best to get between 1-2 revolutions from the tire before it grabs.

 

[dysan]

Here's my 10.94 run in car video. If you listen when I launch you'll hear the slight slip I had to do with the clutch until the car got going.

 

[Liftedbronco]

fantastic. thank you!

 

[classix_stang289]

Driver's side just a "**** hair" off the ground... LOL!

haha you guys seem to be enjoying that remark I made

 

[Digital_Synapse]

You need to be quick on the clutch but don't dump it since that will shock the tires and break them loose so you want to do a quick slip with the clutch.

It takes practice but once you get it the car will be much more consistent.

EDIT:If you're on slicks or bias-ply tires you can pretty much dump the clutch. The trick is to find the rpm that works best to get between 1-2 revolutions from the tire before it grabs.

I needed to hear this. Gonna try it on Saturday. Thanks.

 

[FalconGTHO]

This should be made the "Official "Hang the Hoops"" thread.

 

[dysan]

Guess I should put my most recent one in here then. Car was damn dirty but the air up there was great! Just another 3500rpm launch but now the battery is in the trunk and the car has a roll bar which seemed to keep it more level on the lift.

 

[08gt4u]

for me to get air under the tire all it took was the qa1 rear shocks set at full loose.

 

[GT.350-R]

It's only up about 2inches,but it's up. Mods in sig.

 

[nuclearmuscle523]

This thread has given me inspiration.
4.10's, CAI, Tune, CMDP delete, 3000 stall, aluminum driveshaft, lca's, squishy springs, a/c mufflers and spare tire delete, I think all I need is more weight off the nose and slicks.

 

[classix_stang289]

This should be made the "Official "Hang the Hoops"" thread.

haha thats fine by me

 

[thunderstang]

This was all motor and I only have 301 rwhp. 5sp manual. I decided to build a suspension for racing before I built and engine.

 

[Airborne2000]

whats all done to the suspension?

Also thunderstang, hows Emerald coast? im thinking of trying to get stationed down that way, is it 1/8 or 1/4?