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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 02:08 PM
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having prablems off the line. The first time I went to the track with my hawk, I ran a 13.54 at 107MPH. I was on street tires and they didnt have much tread on them. my 60' time was almost 3 sec. anyway I went out and bought a set of nitos and went back to the track. I didnt have any prablem with tire spin this time. didnt even chirp the tires, but after the launch it did a noise dive and lost all rpm till it finally got up and went. granted the first time i went was on a cool spring night and the last was mid summer. just wanderin if the nitos are to much tire for my car? the fastest time I got that day was 13.9 at 101MPH and I know it will go faster than that. anyone have any ideas or is it just that my driving sucks.
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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 08:28 PM
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Default Re: Ok Guys Help Me Out Here.

Since all the big dogs are busy reading about the recent Thunder Racing Southern Shootout, I will be a nice guy and help you out:

Launch at a higher RPM.
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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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I tried it several times. went up to 5 grand once. still the same
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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 09:28 PM
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You must just be popping the clutch. I tach to around 2700 with my Nittos, then dump the clutch with a little slip and give it WOT. Definitely not too much tire for the car.
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