how to launch w/ a 3200 stall???
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how to launch w/ a 3200 stall??? i have a 98 z and i currently had a 3200 PTC converter installed and im having trouble getting traction off the line. i have a brand new pair of NITTO drags and i do a good burnout and then after that i stall the car to about 2000rpm and then let get of the brake nad let it rip but my car doesnt want to hook!!! is there any techniques on how to luanch a stalled car?? should i just punch it and let it rip, or foot brake it to a certain RPM??
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reduce tire pressure, and if track isn't prepped, well good luck getting those Nittos to hook.
But suspension mods will help.
Is you car lowered or anything?
>You can remove front sway bar
>BMR LCA's
>Relocation bracket (lower bolt for non dropped rides)
But suspension mods will help.
Is you car lowered or anything?
>You can remove front sway bar
>BMR LCA's
>Relocation bracket (lower bolt for non dropped rides)
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I have a 3000 stall and mine hooks HARD. Even on the spray off the line. 1.53 60'!
I run MT e.t. streets with 20psi. Thats a lot of air for the track and they still hook. Ive never had nittos. So i cant intelligently comment on how they compare against MTs. But yeah just lower the air pressure,stall the car up as high as you can,and launch that bitch. Good Luck
I run MT e.t. streets with 20psi. Thats a lot of air for the track and they still hook. Ive never had nittos. So i cant intelligently comment on how they compare against MTs. But yeah just lower the air pressure,stall the car up as high as you can,and launch that bitch. Good Luck
Do the LCA relocation brackets help on a non lowered car? I've heard different opinions on this.
What kind of drag radials do you recommend for the street on stock 16" alloys? I'm torn between the bfg & mts.
Thanks in advance for your help
What kind of drag radials do you recommend for the street on stock 16" alloys? I'm torn between the bfg & mts.
Thanks in advance for your help
Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
reduce tire pressure, and if track isn't prepped, well good luck getting those Nittos to hook.
But suspension mods will help.
Is you car lowered or anything?
>You can remove front sway bar
>BMR LCA's
>Relocation bracket (lower bolt for non dropped rides)
But suspension mods will help.
Is you car lowered or anything?
>You can remove front sway bar
>BMR LCA's
>Relocation bracket (lower bolt for non dropped rides)
Originally Posted by slimcracka
im having the same problem with my 3200...but my car is lowered on stock susp..so i think im goin to do LCAs and relocation brackets will that fix it?
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I run my nittos 30psi on the street and track. Foot brake the car at 2000 and just release the brake, don't nail it just yet. When you let off the brake the car will do either 1 of 2 things; spin or launch. If you spin at 2000 rpms, your burnout wasn't good enough or the track prep sucks. If you launch, then roll into the gas. Worked well from me with a 3500rpm launch.
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Originally Posted by s346k
nittos suck
Originally Posted by RevGTO
I can't brake stall my converter up at all with my Nittos & 3000 stall. Even 1000 rpm will spin 'em at the line - and that's after a good smoky burnout. The only way I can launch is to ease it out and then floor it. I'm going to try MT DR's this spring.
Stand on the brakes, those 3.42s may be trying to push you though.
I usally footbrake it to 1300rpms and then it will hook, it seems to hook better on the street though. Track prep here isnt really good on test n' tune days. Im going to Et's in a week or so.
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I have a Vig 3000 and with the Nittos and just H/C with about 385 rwhp I would spin the Nittos like crazy. I have a 98Z28.
I have since installed an ATI DSC1 and now with near 500 rwhp and tons of TQ it just blows the Nittos up to 40 that I run on the street.
I went to MT drag radials and with them traction is much improved but I still spin the tires but we didn't play with the air pressure much, or remove the front sway bar, or adjust the Spohn TA. But even with a lousy 1.8 60 foot we ran a 11.6.
With Hal Adjustables and adjusting all of the above I think we can throw some more weight to the rear wheels and drop the 60 ft easily to 1.5 or 1.6 and get low 11's.
But took the car of out winter storage and 3-4 blew, so havent had a chance to test any of the above until I get the A4 replaced. Am going with a Fuddle convertor and Rock ON 4lE60 to handle the 500 rwhp.
So with better tires, shocks, and suspension pieces I think you will be able to dead hook if the track is prepped.
Get rid of the Nittos and get some MT DRs.
RevGTO next time we are at the track in Wichita will look for you.
I have since installed an ATI DSC1 and now with near 500 rwhp and tons of TQ it just blows the Nittos up to 40 that I run on the street.
I went to MT drag radials and with them traction is much improved but I still spin the tires but we didn't play with the air pressure much, or remove the front sway bar, or adjust the Spohn TA. But even with a lousy 1.8 60 foot we ran a 11.6.
With Hal Adjustables and adjusting all of the above I think we can throw some more weight to the rear wheels and drop the 60 ft easily to 1.5 or 1.6 and get low 11's.
But took the car of out winter storage and 3-4 blew, so havent had a chance to test any of the above until I get the A4 replaced. Am going with a Fuddle convertor and Rock ON 4lE60 to handle the 500 rwhp.
So with better tires, shocks, and suspension pieces I think you will be able to dead hook if the track is prepped.
Get rid of the Nittos and get some MT DRs.
RevGTO next time we are at the track in Wichita will look for you.
Last edited by dlandsvZ28; Mar 12, 2006 at 03:37 PM.
Mt Dr's don't hook either, was messing around with a g tech today with a full tank of gass and 3 fat ppl in my car (prolly 4000 raceweight) and still spun off the line first with a 2500 footstall and then with an 1800.
Originally Posted by yak
Mt Dr's don't hook either, was messing around with a g tech today with a full tank of gass and 3 fat ppl in my car (prolly 4000 raceweight) and still spun off the line first with a 2500 footstall and then with an 1800.
), HEAT the tires then footstall to 1800, and it'll hook. 
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Originally Posted by Roarin_8
Stand on the brakes, those 3.42s may be trying to push you though.
Originally Posted by RevGTO
My point was that the nittos will hold when stalled up, but as soon as you let go and give throttle, they spin. The only way I can launch is with no brake stall, ease it out and punch it. And that's after a good burnout.