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Second time at track w/ Cadillac Cam!!!!

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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by PNYKLR-TA
i'm A4 dude, and if i use the DA correction tool on Dragtimes.com at Sea level that would have been a 13.003 pass, not too bad if you ask me, and my tranny does need a refresh and new stall, and im sure the gears help you as well cause im on 3.23's.

and its just a baby cam 212-219
Yeah man that's fairly decent times... I don't know what the Caddy cam is... (dur-lsa) but 13flat isn't bad. On the wheel hop thing; I had a similar problem and found that this can easily be resolved by not preloading the car much above 'high-idle' and once you've a little momentum under weigh, THEN slap the hammer. Of course that's predicated upon track conditions and if the track isn't fairly well treated you're still going to have problems...

Using the above technique, an 83 MPH trap (in the 1/8th) is what I produce with the dumps closed and that produces an ET of 8.3ish... (on street tires, wrapped around big 20" steel rims... and my cam is the Comp 466 with lift on the 218-224 and duration in the high .5s, which most guys have also referred to as a 'baby-cam') The MT ET Streets have however solved that problem and with all things considered she's plowing 8.0s now.
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Z-RATED94
Maybe I missed it, but what air pressure are you running? When I had those tires I would use 16lbs. cold and a nice long burnout.
i was running 20lbs, i'll have to try lower next time, and i think my problem might be that i am kinda 'launching off the stall' per say.

i rev the motor with my left foot on the brake to about 1100 maybe 1200, but i only go about 1/3 throttle until i pass the light tower, i've tried just mashing it and that was not pretty, sideways and like a 2.5 60' haha.

i think the 275's would really help too over the little 245's.
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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what i read works best on chevelles s to launch off idle with a stalled auto.
loading the suspension on a linked car will result in wheel hop or excessive wheel spin.
just something to try next time.

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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Bowtie_Aaron
what i read works best on chevelles s to launch off idle with a stalled auto.
loading the suspension on a linked car will result in wheel hop or excessive wheel spin.
just something to try next time.

aaron
well ill def have to try that next time then! cause my 60's are really whats killing me.
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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Bob West over at chevelles.com has gone 9.98 doing it this way in his all motor BB pulling the front tires at least 100ft.

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