Ok, I went to the track tonight and for the second outing in a row on the first pass right off the trailer, the damn transbrake stuck and sprayed the motor sittin on the t-brake (thank god no damage)! I'm gonna call my tranny guy tomorrow and see what he thinks, but anyone have any ideas what's up with the damn t-brake, it's not the button sticking, cuz I disconnected the button (have it on quick disconnects) and it was still stuck, played with the button (just kept holding it and clicking it) and then it just decided to unstick out of nowhere and worked after that just like last weekend! Also, how important is it to line up dead on in the groove, cuz my first pass I launched and went left and had to let out, and then second pass I launched and went hard right and had to let out and almost hit the damn wall! The car is leaving even, not sittin down on one side or the other and the fronts are coming up even, so it's not in the suspension, could it just be that i'm linin up out of the groove one way or the other and then it trecks that way, can that make that much of a diff, do I need someone to start comin out with me and linin me up perfectly? Thanks for any help guys, cuz this is startin to get on my nerves, car is dead hookin, but I can't get a clean pass cuz it either goes one way or the other and I have to let out and either run slower cuz I let out and got back in it, or totally have to abort cuz it won't hook after i've unloaded the suspension from lettin out and try to get back in it.

 

If you dont get in the main groove it will do that to ya when your leaving the front tires off the ground . My advise is to have someone line you up in the main groove .

 

Get lined up.

Now Brake, I'm not big on troubleshooting these things, but...could it be lower trans temps? Low fluid level? wrong size relay?

 

spool in the car yet?
if not, that is 100% your issue. if you are out of the grove, or even if tire press is off, chances are real good you will hit one way or another.
if you have the spool, then you are either out of the groove, or your rear bar needs some tweekin

as for the t-brake, sounds like the noid is shitting the bed.
im guessing its an external brake noid, i would say just throw a new one on. i had one stick on me, now i carry a spare.

 

Yeah, I was thinkin it was the solenoid, thanks dude, i'll get a new one and give it a shot. As for the spool, we welded the posi to lock it up, it started leavin straight after that, but still goes one way or the other every now and then, just happened to do it every pass last night, so i'm assuming it's gettin out of the groove, cuz the rear bar seems to be setup right, the car is leaving perfectly even from lookin at the vid, just treckin one way or the other.

 

hmm, i need to think about that. not sure its the groove tho
are your tires screwed to the rim?

 

Yup, got 5 screws on each side of each rim. I found one backed out yesterday as I was throwin the slicks on the car, so I tightened it and then went over all the others to make sure they were all tight too!

Is 5 on each side enough, or do I need more? They're in a star pattern.

 

5 on the front 5 on the back?

maybe you have a bad tire? how old are they?
the grove may do it, but i think its somthing ealse. usually the spool (welded axle) will keep the car from doing that

 

or you still had water on a tire! maybe from the burnout it drips down?
maybe your in the water a little when you burn, and it hits the wheel well.
just a thought

 

yup, 5 on the front and 5 on the back of each slick. They're gettin up there in age, but they're still hookin like a ****, I bought them with like 5 passes on them from a low 8 sec/high 7 sec car (I got a hookup, got a buddy who runs the exact tires I do, he only runs 'em for 5 - 10 passes and then sells 'em for $100) and i've probably put close to 70 - 80 passes on 'em, i've lost count!

 

I don't think so, but I guess anything is possible, I roll into the water box, give it a quick spin, pull up a little and do my burnout and always ride the burnout out to a little before the tree, then I do my purge and motor purge, go up and stage and go.

 

i dont know then, could be the groove, but im thinking its not, unless your way out

 

thats funny, i do the same, but im the guy buying them new, then i give my old ones to my buddy for his mid 8 sec stang. lol
its kind of a sponsor ship.lol

but dude, you need tires!!! 80 passes, they are gone. even if they hook, they could be your issue!

 

I probably am, I don't really look at where i'm linin up, I usually just go up and go, i'll try gettin someone to line me up next time and see what happens.

 

haha, yeah, i'm gonna talk to my buddy and see when his next set will be for sale and try and get 'em before I go again.

 

you really need new tires, especially at your power level

you also need to have someone line you up in the groove especially since your not accustom to doing it, from what i am reading

 

Too be honest, i'm really not all that sure lookin from the outside where the perfect spot would be to be perfect in the groove, i've never really had to deal with these issues till a short time ago when I got the fuel system together to be able to spray to the potential that the motor was built for! It hit hard on the 200 shot, but now it's just retarded!