Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 10:31 am, by: Owen Williams(Owen_87)
haha nah i think wheels spin would be an issue then , um frigin pac performance ute had tubs and parachute. there was all these corollas and falcons and i had to race the drag cars didnt i
Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 12:41 pm, by: Tai Johnsen(Privatejohnsen)
I have some late model 16 inch TT wheels with crap rubber on them if you want... Looks like your 60 foot could be better. Have you thought about upping your stall converter?
Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 05:51 pm, by: Owen Williams(Owen_87)
i think shes running 13 psi and yeah good guessing ....207rwk, i wasnt stalling it up that much ... whats better in anyones opinion handbrake or foot brake ? cause i found on the road that when i stalled up with my foot brake it spun too much on take off
Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 07:48 pm, by: Callum Finch(Sigeneat)
No need to use a handbrake. The reason you get wheelspin when stalling it up too much is that you need better tyres =P Get some M/Ts or dont stall it up as much.
If you are purely going for times then dont worry about your reaction time, just focus on shallow staging, consistantly stalling it up (2500rpm is a safe goer for stock turbos). Dont do a massive skid in the puddle either as you dont need to on stock tyres. Just give them a quick spin to clean the crud off.
Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 10:41 pm, by: Rainer Fritzsche(Ryner)
Hi Owen. Daniel's right.......you need to improve your launches and 60 foot time. The best I could manage (i used to own Owen's car, for those reading this) was 2.0 sec flat, with a best ET of 13.1
If you're on regular street rubber Owen, lower your rear tyre pressures to 23 psi or so. I think I left a pressure gauge in the boot when you picked her up, so you check it at the track.
Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 10:26 am, by: Luke Nieuwhof(Luke_nieuwhof)
Owen, you're running about the same MPH as me, maybe a little more, and I have gone 13.17 with a 1.92 60 foot if that gives you an idea. Some different tyres would probably be a good investment. Why don't you consider some Mickey Thompson drag radials? Would definitely get into the 12s then.
And don't worry about racing quicker cars LOL! You get the best seat in the house for watching them. I once raced Lee Sanders' 9sec RX3 over here and I spent more time watching that thing leave the start line than watching my own run I think LOL.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 04:58 pm, by: Owen Williams(Owen_87)
hahaha , yeah the rotary next to me waited a couple couple seconds , then i just heard this massive roar coming for me,
hi rainer , na i havent done much to her as of yet , just enjoying . yeah i think i can stall her up a bit more than i did , were you spining of the line ?
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 10:23 pm, by: Chris Davey(Chris_davey)
Use handbrake and foot brake. Get as much rpm as possible. If you spin tyres, then drop pressure a bit. If you continue to spin them at lower pressures then get some drag radials. What suspension is in the car?
Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 08:26 pm, by: Owen Williams(Owen_87)
umm if rainer reads this he'll no , um lowered pedders i think but i got low profile tyres on so it just seems to bend the wall out when i lower pressure
Owen Williams wrote on Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 08:26 pm:
umm if rainer reads this he'll no , um lowered pedders i think but i got low profile tyres on so it just seems to bend the wall out when i lower pressure
Springs are Lovells (King springs - same thing) front and rear. Front shocks are Pedders sport rider. Rear shocks are standard. - These probably help with drag racing (softer) as you want the weight to transfer to the back wheels when launching.
Re grip and 60 foot time, no I didn't have too much of a problem with traction, though Calder Park in Melbourne where I first ran the car is a much better prepared track. - I have a set of 16 Supra rear rims with some softish Michelin rubber I used for the drags. These at 23 psi where much better than normal street tyres.
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