Traction Problems
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Car: 92 T/A 'vert
Engine: Mild .040 over L98 4 bolt mains
Transmission: Mostly stock 700R4, 2600 Vigilante
Axle/Gears: LS1 3.42
Traction Problems
92 T/A 'vert.
A 350 TPI that dyno'd at 286RWHP, (4700 RPM) and 377RWTQ, (3700 RPM).
700R4 w/a 2600 9.5" Vigilante
3.42 LS1 rear end
Edelbrock non adj. torque arm
BMR non adj. LCA'a
UMI adj. panhard, bolt on lcarbs
Eibach Pro Kits
Gabriel Ultra shocks
295/35-18 BFG DR's, as low as 18 PSI and warmed up
Poly bushings everywhere
Now, I haven't been to the track yet so I have none of those numbers and I realize that a properly prepped surface will help. But, on the street, this thing just goes up in smoke all the way through first and halfway through second. No hop, just spin. When it finally hooks, it's great. By that time, though, the pimple faced kid in his Honda is long gone. There's folks here with a lot hairier engines than this. What am I doing wrong?
A 350 TPI that dyno'd at 286RWHP, (4700 RPM) and 377RWTQ, (3700 RPM).
700R4 w/a 2600 9.5" Vigilante
3.42 LS1 rear end
Edelbrock non adj. torque arm
BMR non adj. LCA'a
UMI adj. panhard, bolt on lcarbs
Eibach Pro Kits
Gabriel Ultra shocks
295/35-18 BFG DR's, as low as 18 PSI and warmed up
Poly bushings everywhere
Now, I haven't been to the track yet so I have none of those numbers and I realize that a properly prepped surface will help. But, on the street, this thing just goes up in smoke all the way through first and halfway through second. No hop, just spin. When it finally hooks, it's great. By that time, though, the pimple faced kid in his Honda is long gone. There's folks here with a lot hairier engines than this. What am I doing wrong?
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: Traction Problems
Are you just going full throttle from a dead stop on a normal street ??
If so you have to learn to walk the car out so it doesnt do that. IE work the throttle to find the balance between traction and the most power. Thats what gets it done or better tires.
If so you have to learn to walk the car out so it doesnt do that. IE work the throttle to find the balance between traction and the most power. Thats what gets it done or better tires.
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