Yeah I wasn't very impressed with my 60ft's but it was my first time at the track. Shouldn't I have a lower time trapping 116? Here's my breakdown(best).

r/t .488
60 2.091
1/8 8.24@91.37
1/4 12.56@116.13

I was at HRP and the weather was perfect. I ran about 5 times and all were within 2 tenths from 114-116mph. I was getting fed up with my 60's so I decided to do a burnout on my nittos, bad idea. Launched from about 3k dumping the clutch and bang, snapped my rear. It was embarassing, I had to reverse it off the track then it locked up in one of the lanes. We had to us a floor jack and push it to the side. Needless to say, towing it 75 miles home was not cheap, I could have used that 200.00 on a new 9". Even though I had a rough time, I still left with a smile on my face. That was fun. Can someone please update my sig.

 

nice runs, your trap speed is definitely good for a lower 12 number, but your ET is very closely related with your 60'. To really get a good time you need to shave that 60' down. But it's kinda hard to do that on an M6 with a stock rear because.... well, you found out the hard way I guess. Just get a stronger rear with 3.73s maybe?? and I guarantee it'll be good for a couple tenths if not more.

 

what exactly broke in the rear?

 

Not sure yet, I haven't taken it apart. I don't have much time off this week so I might not get to it until this weekend. All I know is it didn't sound good and it stopped rolling.

 

Anything else on the car besides the Nittos? I've got a low mileage 98 I'm taking out in the spring to race my roommates 06 350Z because he always thinks he's better All I have right now is the catback Flowmaster and a B&M Ripper... If I get a sedan as my daily driver, I'll stash this one aside and throw on a Z06 induction/cam etc or LG Motorsports cam, ASP pulley?, maybe headers... Hooker?, anyway, I want to baby this car so the max I'll drop the clutch at will be about 2500. Any thoughts?

 

yeah, it has a ls6 intake, LT headers, and a 224 cam. You'll be fine if you spin a little and then hook up. If you dead hook with sticky tires your rear will eventually break with a 6 speed. Learn how to feather the clutch on the street, youll have much more control with different road surfaces. Quick question, how do I get in the 12 second club? I'd much rather have that than "on the tree". I can scan my timeslips if needed, there were some moderators at the track that night to vouch in the texas section.

 

Nevermind I just read the sticky up top.

 

Thanks for the advice, I'll be constantly honing my holeshot skills (on private property ofcourse and I think if i take it easy on the launch I'll be able to keep my rearend for a while, (maybe keep it topped off with Red Line/Royal Purple gear lube? We'll see.