edub80

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no it didn't spin at all

16lbs of air...


will you read my post from yesterday evening (one before the video) and tell me if you think I might need to play with the torque arm

SuperSlow02

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Idk about the Tq arm... I run 28s and I have mine set in the middle hole also, along with my LCAs. Idk why you can't hit those tires harder. Even spraying 5ft out, your 60ft should be better.

edub80

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ok so I went ahead and raised the TA to the top hole

I also was talking to a friend of mine and he went over my logs from last night.... he figured up my converter slip on the big end and it came out to be 9.7% slip.... he said it wasn't too bad

on motor its flashing to 4200 and on the jug its flashing to 5300ish

BOLO

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You're still twisting that chassis from the look of the videos. As mentioned, a UMI drag sway bar will fix it right up. Car looks good btw.

edub80

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so your saying a drag bar will drop my 60foot down? thanks

BOLO

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I believe it will. Got to keep chassis from twisting to a minimum. I believe also that weight transfer plays a role as well. Good front shocks extensions and stiff rear shocks also contribute to better short times. You're drag racing, eventually you will need a drag sway bar, guaranteed.

edub80

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Ok... If u were in my situation then what would you buy first? Front shocks or drag bar?

SuperSlow02

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Front shocks then drag bar. As was said...you'll need a drag bar eventually. But IMO shocks will be more beneficial to begin with. I've seen car leave the line like a pretzel and still 60ft well.

TA1364

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I think something isn't right besides the dang drag bar. I know its spinning but it just doesn't seem to be hitting the tires very hard. I would agree with superslow that even spraying a little ways out the 60 should be better than 1.66

BOLO

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Between the two, front shocks. Get either single adj. QA1's or Strange.

BSmiff

Your front end is binding up somewhere. Probably your front shocks. But the problem is your car is not transferring weight. Almost looks like the left rear shock isn't working at all. If you have a spare, try replacing the left rear shock with the spare.

Can't exactly see in the video which tire is spinning harder but it looks to be the left side.

edub80

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ok so I moved my torque arm to the highest setting on the xmember

I went to a local spot on concrete last night and it seemed to really hook a whole lot better

tonight im going to hit up the track and see if it helps my 60foot... I will post videos later tonight when I get home and see what yall think

if it don't do any better then I will be ordering some shocks for upfront first part of this week

edub80

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I think drag bar first

SuperSlow02

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Nice progress man. Always nice when it's something simple. I'd still go shocks first but it is twisting pretty good still, so I don't think a drag bar will be a bad idea either.

BADHAWK51

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Although your sixty did improve I still don't see a lot of weight transfer so I still think the shocks would be my first choice but eventually the car will need the drag bar.


Here is a pic of my car before I installed the drag bar. Still cut mid 1.4"s on motor.

TA1364

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Wow that made the car leave a ton better. So am I reading this right, your n/a 60' picked up 2 tenths from just changing the torque arm location, dead hooking both runs?

edub80

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thanks man... I knew as soon as I felt the wheel come up that little simple adjustment improved my times but I didn't think it was that much better

car looks good man..... i cant make up my mind on which to buy first since both are around $400ish...

yes it did... it was in the middle hole and i moved it to the very top hole and then reset the pinion angle.... when i made that change Saturday i went out on a concrete street and launched it without a burnout and it was very little spinning... i also felt the front come up pretty good on the street too

BSmiff

That twisting youre doing isnt that bad at your current power level. I would be more than happy with a launch like that. Its going straight and not spinning. Are you planning on adding more power or running it like this for a while?

edub80

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no I don't plan on adding anymore power.... im just trying to make this car work( mainly on the street) and it seems to being doing really good on the street since I moved the torque arm

im just torn between what would make it better on the street.. either the drag bar which will plant both tires or the shocks to get more weight transfer

they are both about the same price