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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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in my h\c car thats full of suspension mods including qa-1's and nittos i cant seem to cut better than a 1.7 60"

the car has a tci ssf 3500 stall and 3.73 gears i usally run the 315-35-17 nittos at 17lbs hot and do a small burnout before launching. during the launch i stall to about 2k then floor it... it seems that i get good weight transfer but i still get too much wheel spin


CAN ANYONE RECCOMEND A BETTER WAY TO LAUNCH?
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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Have you tried adjusting the suspension any? Is 17lbs in the tires enough? Seems like a radial would be too flat at 17lbs, maybe riding the sidewalls. Im sure a 15 inch wheel and a 26-28 inch tall tire would be alot better for you.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Get a set of 16" camaro wheels and put on a set of 26 X 10.5 or 11.5 ET streets then go back and I bet you cut a lot better 60ft.

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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Yea Im Sure A Better Tire Would Make For Better Times But I Have Seen Much Better Times Out Of Simlar Setups Therefore I Cant Help But Think It Must Be My Technique
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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Yea Im Sure A Better Tire Would Make For Better Times But I Have Seen Much Better Times Out Of Simlar Setups Therefore I Cant Help But Think It Must Be My Technique
What are your times BTW?
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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What track was this at?
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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I keep my 315/35/17 Nittos at about 23 psi and that is on a 17x11.
get a good amount of smoke in the burn out box.

Stall to just under 3000 RPM and release the brake and rollinto the throttle.
With that i can get myself into the low 1.6's everytime.
Best being 1.61 all motor,stock internals and FULL weight with 3:42's.

Good luck.

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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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thnx.. ill try that

Originally Posted by redsscamaroboy
I keep my 315/35/17 Nittos at about 23 psi and that is on a 17x11.
get a good amount of smoke in the burn out box.

Stall to just under 3000 RPM and release the brake and rollinto the throttle.
With that i can get myself into the low 1.6's everytime.
Best being 1.61 all motor,stock internals and FULL weight with 3:42's.

Good luck.

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if you are spinning, why do you keep flooring it? roll into the throttle with nittos.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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yea i end up letting off but i guess i need to pratice a bit more restraint before the tires start spinning
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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how long of burnouts do nittos need?
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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when you see slight bit of smoke, they are ready. most do huge burnouts. just getting an oily tire.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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ok small burnout.... stall to 3k ish and roll the petal to the floor??

i think that was my original plan but i just jump the gun too much
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