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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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I know that if you get enough traction that spraying in 1st gear is fine and 2nd and 3rd as well but is spraying in 4th or 5th going to be something that most people dont do or am I just thinking to much? I just think that it would seem very stressfull on the engine since it dont seem to rpm as fast once you hit 4th or 5th.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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4 is your 1 to 1 so id hope your spraying 4. If your getting to 5 ion the 1/4 you need to put less gear in the rear or a setup that winds out farther
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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yeah what shizz said..... i spray in all three gears..... I only have three.....

if you're going into 5th you're either at the bonneville salt flats or you have the wrong rear end gears.....

take those 5.88's out and put in some 3.73's... LOL....
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Ive only got 4.10's but I think 4.56's would be a good gear with these cars imo.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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THe way to pic your gear is ot figure out what mpoh in the 1/4 you will or want to run. figure out what tire your going to run. figure out your peak hp. gear it to go threw the traps at or as close to peak as possible. with 410's and a 28" tire its going to be hauling if your running 7000 or so. so i doubt 5th will be needed and 4.56 will probably work well.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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I spray at launch, and never let off.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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sorry to high jack here but randy ws6... you really pulling the wheels on a 335/35 hoosier? i have the same tires BUT....... a m6 and cant get them to do anything haha

sorry now back on subject i spray 1-4
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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I ran 4:56 all mtor with a 27" when i was M6 and it ran really well. With my M6 and 27" tires on nitrous i run 4:10 and am out of gear again. i trapped 117 on motor and 132 on nitrous. There is a gauge for you.
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Originally Posted by Randy WS6
I spray at launch, and never let off.
ditto, 250 out of the gate and don't let out till you pass the traps haha.
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sounds like it really dont matter what gear as long as the rpm's are above 3k and ive got road in front of me. Are you guys using buttons, rpm window switch, and throttle switch?
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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i spray all gears my self all the way throw 1/4
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1st after i roll out, no spray during shifts and i even spray in overdrive occasionally now with a rebuilt transmission... i wonder how that's going to pan out
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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I spray it out of the hole and through the traps. Sometimes I keep going for the hell of it and the track gets a little mad. HAHAH!!! JK
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Randy WS6
I spray at launch, and never let off.

I do the same thing but I have only sprayed a max shot of 75 HP Dry so I may not be the best example!

Good Luck and be safe!

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I spray in both gears.
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1-4.
nitrous comes on at 3700 and doesnt shut off till i cross the line
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Ive got a rpm window switch so I will probly just spray at 3500 in 2nd till the traps just to be safe on the rear till i get a 12 bolt.
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Originally Posted by ls1kbush
Ive got a rpm window switch so I will probly just spray at 3500 in 2nd till the traps just to be safe on the rear till i get a 9 inch.
fixed
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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here's the gear calculator
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http://f-body.org/gears/
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