itsjustabird

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Im very confident my car has low 10 sec capabilities but on drag radials im just blowing off the tires on the street. How are some of you faster boys putting the power to the street. Im going to try a set of et drags soon. The car dead hooks at the track but not at all on the street. Some possible money racing in a week or two just tryin to get ready. Any help is appreciated.

TexasLT1

about the only thing you can do on the street is figure out how to run fast and get it to hook, whether it be a combination of tire pressure, launch rpm, and after-launch throttle control.


also, what have you changed from whats in your sig for a time of 11.58 to get to low 10's?

nidyanazo

You didn't say what kind of suspension you are running.

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nidyanazo

If your car "dead hooks" at the track, you won't be getting low 10sec. passes with 117mph trap speed.

Nic

I just ride around on Hoosiers. No need to mess with drag radials.

automec

i turn my 2 step down to 3500 so that it will leave softer, and drop tire press. a lb. or 2

84firebird383

Alot of streetracers on Chitownracing actually prep their lanes with VHT for street races.

mw66nova

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I'd have to say that i believe that Small Block Posse up in Long Island does the same.

Nic

If you prepped your lane with VHT around here, nobody would race you. We've been overran by ricers

mw66nova

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i know guys running little containers of vht stuck up in the wheel wells that sprays the tires when you do your burnout. it's acitivated by some kinda pump and a momentary on switch.

Orr89RocZ

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you need bigger wider tires man... ET streets and nothing short of that.. i have known a few running slicks on the street...but thats not the greatest thing to do

even then tho.... you CANT launch anywhere near as hard on the street as in at the track

you need to practice the street and track differently. tracks are prepared better. you can have drag springs/drag shocks which help greatly but you still are gonna have to walk it out the hole to keep traction before going WOT.

itsjustabird

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Thanks for all the responses. First off the diff between the sig and now is not much. Those times were on motor with a nitrous cam convertor and a tall gear( which also works well with a bottle). Im spraying a 250 shot on top of that. The car was not tuned at all and now is alot closer to where it needs to be. I have been practicing launch tech. as much as i can while still working 80hrs a week. The rear susp. is a bmr ta wolfe lcas(dbl rod end) adj drag shocks and stock springs. Im trying to get a set of 28/11.50 et drags mounted this week (already have them just need to be mounted). I think i will try the hoosiers next. Also this strikes me strange but the car is planting the drivers side tire harder than the passenger side. Anyways thanks again for the feedback. Later Aaron

Jgolden314

motown muscle boys do too, no playing around up here.


I dont even need DRs yet with my 305

mw66nova

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it's planting it harder cause you have twist somewhere...time for some subframes, or if you already have them, it's time for some more reinforements.

jocww

we use the wiper switch to activate my dads. or use to we dont have the goat anymore. and sfo boys do it too.

MattW

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VHT is sticky though....wouldn't that eventually gum up the pump??? i know when i worked at a drag strip and we had that stuff in pressurized spray guns we would always dip the tips in alcohol at the end of the day to ensure that the nozzle didn't get clogged....

Street Lethal

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Why not?

Orr89RocZ

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yeah only if you get on the brakes at teh end...

itsjustabird

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Ive never yet used vht on the street. Im assuming it would help. The spot i plan on playing soon we always bring a few bottles out there.

Street Lethal

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.... which would also mean a nine second pass at the 117mph trap speed in question (basing this on the trap speed in the vid).

PhLaXuS

I guess a really strong engine with a narrow, low power peak which lost significant power at high RPMs, combined with high-RPM shifting could allow the car to slow down coming into the traps if you didn't know what you were doing...but that would be a VERY unoptimized system. In that case, I guess computer-controlled shifting would fix things a bit.

QwkTrip

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Oops... responded to wrong thread by accident