nocooler

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1qheDMgTwE

I've slowed the video down so you can see it in slow motion. This is a 1.70 60ft

It looks like when I let the clutch go, the tire flatens and then bounces back up harsh, causing the car to spin, then it hooks and goes.

Is the suspension set to hit the tires to hard? Causing it to unload....

Or are the stock rear shocks just not able to control the launch?


Lower control arms are in 1 hole up from the bottom - MWC 9" with 4 holes.

Torque arm is 1 hole up from the bottom.

Pinion Angle is 2.0*

Mikey 97Z M6

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I've been watching my vids in slow motion the last couple weeks, and it's doing the exact same thing. My car has Comp Engineering 3-way adjustables on the back, so I put them on 70/30 (hard compression, loose extension, ) and it seemed to help with the "snapping". It still does it but it's not as violent and doesn't seem to unload the tires as quickly. You could try moving the front of the t/a up one hole so that it doesn't hit quite as hard.

What's the angle of your LCA's? If your car isn't lowered, you might try the stock LCA setting.

Mike

1BADAIR

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pm sent

nocooler

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Moving the lower control arm helped.

No more traction issues - just bogging issues

Got my best today - 12.003@114.79 - no 11's for me.

Gray86hatch

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Get a good set of shocks they are the most important part of getting the car to leave. More tire pressure.
Take some bite out of the car. Way to agressive.

Tim

Elcaballoloco

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Side question... what kind of camera was used here with what program to slow it down?

nocooler

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Sony Handycam and Apple Imovie.

Rear shocks are on the list for next year. As is more power so I can get rid of the bog.

SuperSlow02

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so....it looks like you carried the front left after the initial launch

nocooler

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Nope

At least it hooks now - it's time to add power to get rid of the bog

N2RACINGLS1's

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Is that a stiff sidewall slick? If not that could be some of the problem!

N2

nocooler

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Nope

bias ET Street 26x11.5

The traction problem is fixed!

Moving the lower control arms back to the stock hole worked.

N2RACINGLS1's

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When you have a 6 spd in a heavy F-body you need a stiff sidewall slick to get the full benefit of dropping the clutch and improving you 60 foot which will then improve your entire run.

Call M/T up and they will tell you that you need to run a stiff sidewall on your car and it will help! Also when you switch to a true slick and take off the ET Streets you will be happy because you will no longer be in the 12 second club! Try M/T 26X10X15 ET Drags!

Good luck and be safe!

N2

Gray86hatch

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Adding tubes will help. But the pressure is way to low and it hits the tire way to hard. With good shocks it will hold the tire down but on this car I don't see the shock being able to help it.

Tim

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where did my post go?


The tires are working fine now. The car dead hooks and bogs since the lca adjustment

Gray86hatch

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It is hooking the bog will go away with taking some hit out of the suspension. Upping tire pressure and controling the axle. Adding more power is not going to fix the issue you have in the video. The wheel almost hits the track. You can't get a car to leave when it is doing that.

Tim

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here is a vid with the LCA moved up. spun this run because he was adding tire pressure to control the bog
http://www.youtube.com/user/nocooler.../1/TiFqGqEFi_w

nocooler

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Thanks.....

Thank you everyone for there input. The car dead hooks now from a 6350rpm launch with the tires @ 14psi.

I can upload some other videos to show how the suspension works now......