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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Get relocation brackets.
Set Pinion angle to -2.5.
GET RID OF THOSE KYB AGX SHOCKS. They suck for launching. That adjustment works for taking curves; but never did anything for me when trying to launch.

How old are your drag radials?
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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what about track prep? is everyone else having trouble at the track or just u?
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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I had the angle adjusted, fortunately the mechanic drag races too
I also fixed my header primary leak while I was in there. (Screw slip fit, she's welded now)
Relo brackets will get welded on next time I visit him.

The DRs are almost brand new, I've only made 20 or so passes on them.
I'll be following Ranger's burnout advice next time around.
I've been doing long *** burnouts trying to keep em warm and sticky.

QA1s are next on my list of major purchases.
Everyone go out and buy a new Sprint phone so my bonus will be bigger this year LOL

I have not been to the track lately, bit I'm going to the midwest shootout in November.
I need to get a few test/tune runs in in the mean time.
It's cool that 1320video.com put me in this year's video, it just sucks that I was running 12.3 at the time.

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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by matthewjosh
The way I see pinion angle is this Its angled down so that when you squat the car it will rotate level under hard accelration! I don't know just my input
This is true...
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 05:21 AM
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Another vote to get rid of the AGXs, I will be dumping mine as soon as possible.
Which means I will probably have em for another year.
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:51 AM
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pinion angle at -3 degrees, HALs on the rear adjusted to 3 setting..I have stock front end set-up and cut 1.61 60's with a 3,600 vig. (probbaly more like 3,800) @2000 off the line. I have M/T drag radials @20lbs
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Man You Need To Get In Contact With Madman Asap
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
i stiffer chasis will help traction but is not the issue when a car with 390 rwhp and 3.73 gears is spinning off the footbrake. hell, lets put a 25.2 cage in there and see if he puts it on the bumper with his current setup.....its obiously a suspension issue as there is no reason he is blowing the tires away on 275 m/t radials coming off the footbrake.

come on fellas, this aint my first rodeo and the goal is not to be an internet hardass. the point is to plant the tire has hard and evenly as possible. well, atleast that is what i do with my 1.3 60' 3600 lbs radial tire car....
Agree, I wouldn't risk twisting up that Firehawk though.
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