how could i gain MPH
#42
your trap speed doesnt always tell the story on the street. Some cars will be way more efficient in the 1/4 then other cars so there mph is a bit higher. Heavy cars with a lot of hp suffer quite a bit at the track because of there weight and it bring there mph down. However on the roll, things can be entirely different. Theres a lot to this topic. Automatics will ALWAYS trap lower then its stick car version of it, however, that does not mean its slower. Numerous time in my old gto, i would race stick cars that had a higher mph then me. I would usually spin on the hit and end up chasing them down and passing them.... all with that lower trap speed.
#46
agreed with this. Gearing, weight, aerodynamics, driver, etc are all big factors. Not to mention cars geared to tach out at the drag strip tend to have better traps then cars that arent. Ive beaten numerous cars on the highway that out trapped me at the drag strip
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#49
high trap speed at the same e.t means your spinning... ive run a 13.24 at 104.01 in my L... turn around and ran a 13.34 at 104.79... my 60ft was slower and my e.t was slower... but i spun a lil bit comeing out of the hole and that wound my truck up and she ran a higher mph