how to launch with radials and moser 12?
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how to launch with radials and moser 12?
i've got a 2000 formula, mostly stock. mti lid, no catback, mcleod twin. i went 13.0 at 108 with a full tank. 1.99 60' it was my first week with the car and i was launching by slipping the clutch to prevent wheelspin. tires were 275/40/17 raptors.
i just bought a 99 formula with a moser 12 bolt with 4.10s. M6 with Z06 clutch. its got full boltons. i'm just wondering how i should be launching this car? i've got a set of nitto 555r and mt et street radials, both in 275/40/17. i know i can be much more aggressive, i just don't want to ruin the clutch or break the rear(if possible)
i go to atco raceway in nj. which is normally a very well prepped track. what rpms should i be launching at? should i preload? dump, release or slip the clutch?
thanks for any advice guys
i just bought a 99 formula with a moser 12 bolt with 4.10s. M6 with Z06 clutch. its got full boltons. i'm just wondering how i should be launching this car? i've got a set of nitto 555r and mt et street radials, both in 275/40/17. i know i can be much more aggressive, i just don't want to ruin the clutch or break the rear(if possible)
i go to atco raceway in nj. which is normally a very well prepped track. what rpms should i be launching at? should i preload? dump, release or slip the clutch?
thanks for any advice guys
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5k side step that bitch. dont bother with the nitto's, just put the et's on get them hot and dump that bitch. my buddy has a 9" with hoosier's on it, n/a with stock gears. he has a text. clutch, but he side steps it about 5k and cuts 1.6 all day.
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[QUOTE=Black 99 Bird;11782628]Yup, 5 or 6k dumps on some ET street bias ply, if the clutch doesn't smoke, you'll go. If you don't, well that's the weak point. This ET streets, not the radial, are badass!
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here is some advice.
Drag radials at a certain power level, which is useually Cam only 380-420 rwhp, tends to become an On/Off switch when launched properly. Which is about 5k and dumping it. M/T tend to do better then the rest but they are just the same in that aspect.
At your power level, with a LINE LOCK, you should be having zero issues launching. A good burnout, 5k dump and good shifting netted me 1.7/1.8 60 foot all day on a car that made 325 rwhp and was over 4k race weight.
When you step up in power, your going to notice the inadquecies(sp), of the tire/suspension combonation and your going to be having to improve that as well.
Drag radials at a certain power level, which is useually Cam only 380-420 rwhp, tends to become an On/Off switch when launched properly. Which is about 5k and dumping it. M/T tend to do better then the rest but they are just the same in that aspect.
At your power level, with a LINE LOCK, you should be having zero issues launching. A good burnout, 5k dump and good shifting netted me 1.7/1.8 60 foot all day on a car that made 325 rwhp and was over 4k race weight.
When you step up in power, your going to notice the inadquecies(sp), of the tire/suspension combonation and your going to be having to improve that as well.