Need HArdcore Launches
Need HArdcore Launches
I've been emailing Steve about some of his products.. but i've realized I've got too many questions and am probably bothering him
So
For hardcore launches this is what he suggested
Part #210: LCA Relocation Brackets
Part #204: Adjustable Poly LCAs
Part #104: Adjustable Poly Panhard Bar
Part #303: Adjustable Torque Arm (or appropriate model for the
transmission you will be running in the car)
Part #503: Sub-Frame Connectors
Part #901: Kit to mount rear sway bar onto Ford 9" rear
Also, run an air bag in the pass. rear spring. And of course you
want some good tires, for a 10 second ride, go with M/T ET Streets
at 12 psi. Koni adjustable struts up front, and C/E adjustable shocks
in the rear (or HALs). That will give you the weight transfer you need
for an awesome launch
Now in theory if money were NO OBJECt whatsoever... What would be the ultimate hardcore setup here... yet maintaining good auto x handling and also keeping in mind that i am purchasing a ford 9" pretty soon here
Thanks and in advance i appreciate any advice you have for me

Gta-Paladin
Aka
Thano Tsivos
So For hardcore launches this is what he suggested
Part #210: LCA Relocation Brackets
Part #204: Adjustable Poly LCAs
Part #104: Adjustable Poly Panhard Bar
Part #303: Adjustable Torque Arm (or appropriate model for the
transmission you will be running in the car)
Part #503: Sub-Frame Connectors
Part #901: Kit to mount rear sway bar onto Ford 9" rear
Also, run an air bag in the pass. rear spring. And of course you
want some good tires, for a 10 second ride, go with M/T ET Streets
at 12 psi. Koni adjustable struts up front, and C/E adjustable shocks
in the rear (or HALs). That will give you the weight transfer you need
for an awesome launch
Now in theory if money were NO OBJECt whatsoever... What would be the ultimate hardcore setup here... yet maintaining good auto x handling and also keeping in mind that i am purchasing a ford 9" pretty soon here
Thanks and in advance i appreciate any advice you have for me

Gta-Paladin
Aka
Thano Tsivos
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Money no object?
Lose all the bandaid patches and get a full tube chassis with 4 link on the rear and coilover on the front.
I already have much of the parts you suggested. I don't have poly bushings but heim joints instead. I still have factory shocks and for the last 2 years ran a 3.27 geared 9 bolt diff. The car was still nose heavy with around 1800 front and 1200 rear.
Proper gearing/tire size should have given me another .3-.5
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87 IROC-Z Pro ET Bracket Race Car
383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
454 Big Block buildup now in progress for the 2001 racing season
Best results before the 383 blew up
Best ET on a time slip: 11.857 altitude corrected to 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87 altitude corrected to 126.10
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP based on power to weight ratio: 476.5
Best 60 foot: 1.662
Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association
87 IROC bracket car, 91 454SS daily driver, 95 Homebuilt Harley
Lose all the bandaid patches and get a full tube chassis with 4 link on the rear and coilover on the front.
I already have much of the parts you suggested. I don't have poly bushings but heim joints instead. I still have factory shocks and for the last 2 years ran a 3.27 geared 9 bolt diff. The car was still nose heavy with around 1800 front and 1200 rear.
Proper gearing/tire size should have given me another .3-.5
------------------
Stephen's racing page
87 IROC-Z Pro ET Bracket Race Car
383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
454 Big Block buildup now in progress for the 2001 racing season
Best results before the 383 blew up
Best ET on a time slip: 11.857 altitude corrected to 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87 altitude corrected to 126.10
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP based on power to weight ratio: 476.5
Best 60 foot: 1.662
Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association
87 IROC bracket car, 91 454SS daily driver, 95 Homebuilt Harley
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Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 17,271
Likes: 171
From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
They're both in Calgary. By the time you buy something like that from the states, you'll pay more than buying it locally.
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