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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 11:01 PM
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Damn I am frustrated!!! I just got back from the dragstrip
(Capitol raceway) and could not hook worth a damn!! My damn best 60ft tonight was 1.8xx and it only got worse as the night went on I am running Vig 3600, 3.42, 315 BFG DR's. EDUCATE ME!!!
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by DEEZ98Z
Damn I am frustrated!!! I just got back from the dragstrip
(Capitol raceway) and could not hook worth a damn!! My damn best 60ft tonight was 1.8xx and it only got worse as the night went on I am running Vig 3600, 3.42, 315 BFG DR's. EDUCATE ME!!!
Was traction the problem
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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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Do you have relocation brackets on your car. I also think your power is beyond DR, you are gonna need some better tires, maybe ET streets/Drags.
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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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From looking at your sig you have no suspension help (front shocks, etc). Have you even removed the front sway bar yet? I was running high 1.5's and low 1.6 60' when I was running a Vig3600 with my car stock internal. What are you stalling it up to on the launch? Mine liked it around 1500 rpms. What pressure are you running in your BFGs?
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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 10:16 AM
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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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From looking at your sig you have no suspension help (front shocks, etc). Have you even removed the front sway bar yet? I was running high 1.5's and low 1.6 60' when I was running a Vig3600 with my car stock internal. What are you stalling it up to on the launch? Mine liked it around 1500 rpms. What pressure are you running in your BFGs?
There are plenty of guys without suspension cuting at least a 1.6 60'. Traction was hard to come by... except for the the cars with 15" wide slicks. My tire pressure was at 17 -15. I tryed it at idle, 1200, 1500 and rolling into it. Once I thought that I hooked I mashed it... and would brake the tires loose again. I think alot of it was the track... there was alot of street cars there. Oh and I did not drive through the water box.
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T I R E S
yeah I know... but they cost $$$... you have some for me?
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Got a set of 26x9 Hooiser Slicks (cheap) that would help.. just need to find some 15x8 wheels.
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Take that swaybar off if you haven't done it already.
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Originally Posted by WILWAXU
Got a set of 26x9 Hooiser Slicks (cheap) that would help.. just need to find some 15x8 wheels.
I could not use them for the shoot out could I.... being that they are slicks.?

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Put the nittos to 14psi and heat em up good u should hook
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