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Old 03-11-2009, 09:28 AM
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I could never dump the clutch with my MT DRs. I would rev to 4K and feather the clutch. The best I ever pulled with DRs was in the 1.9xs
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Old 03-11-2009, 09:25 PM
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i tried feathering the clutch when i was bogging at 3000 and ran a slower e.t.
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Old 03-11-2009, 09:36 PM
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i wish i could rev up that high on the launch haha i launch at the stock 2k rpms with my M/H drag radials and i have no spinning of tires at all even with the nitrous at the line. 275/50/17 on stock 17's. These tires HOOK
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Old 03-11-2009, 09:50 PM
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Simon1 basically summed it up very well.
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Old 03-11-2009, 09:54 PM
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yea the tire psi will help alot my bud at the track Friday was trying his new n555s and was spinning all over the place . I asked someone else with the same tires that seemed to not spin very much what he was running. he told me 15psi . I turned to my friend and asked what he was running . he replied ''40psi'' no wonder . I helped him put his psi at 20 .(he ran his best time of the night)
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Old 03-11-2009, 10:26 PM
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40psi!??? damn that's almost as bad as one of our buddies last season who had his stock tires on his roush at 50psi! haha
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Old 03-11-2009, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeysGT
40psi!??? damn that's almost as bad as one of our buddies last season who had his stock tires on his roush at 50psi! haha
I cut a 1.78 60' on 39PSI street tires my very firs time ever at a drag strip, it's all in how you drive it. I ride out first gear with the clutch and it's ***** to the wall the rest of the way. Be interesting to see what happens with my radials

To the OP, DONT GET DISCOURAGED! And buy your camera guy a tripod. Just play with it, are you letting it sit at least 20 minutes between runs?

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Old 03-11-2009, 11:51 PM
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i was trying to cool it down between runs, but the staging lanes are rather long to push it all the way, so it was start-stop, start-stop, the whole time. but i did have the hood up.
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Old 03-12-2009, 12:01 AM
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I was wondering on this as well, what tire pressure should I run with my nitto 555's? Also, what rpm are you guys shifting at (1-2, 2-3)? I tried dumping the clutch at 3500rpm and it still seemed to bog.
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Old 03-12-2009, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by One Bad Stang
i was trying to cool it down between runs, but the staging lanes are rather long to push it all the way, so it was start-stop, start-stop, the whole time. but i did have the hood up.
If you want a better run, park it in the pit for 20, then hop into the staging lane. It shaved a few tenths of my run I was amazed.
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