Proper burnout help.

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09-01-2010, 09:04 PM

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siggyfreud

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Originally Posted by smythge

Yep first time with this car, I just sold my supercharged 2001 GT I had been bracket racing that for the past couple years, but it was an automatic. Going to try launching at 4,000 and go up or down from there, any suggestions?

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09-01-2010, 09:37 PM

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turbo 2.8

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you gonna dump the clutch at 4000 ? not sure the drag radials are gonna handle that , but i'm assuming you'll get more then one run , so experiment see where it likes it

09-02-2010, 06:04 AM

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rpietro

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Originally Posted by turbo 2.8

with a line lock , second all day long. rev to 2500 and dump it

+1 on what turbo 2.8 said. That's what I do. Good luck at the track and give us numbers when you get back.

09-02-2010, 07:54 AM

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Cal26Stang

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I say launch at 3500

09-02-2010, 08:31 AM

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smythge

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Originally Posted by turbo 2.8

you gonna dump the clutch at 4000 ? not sure the drag radials are gonna handle that , but i'm assuming you'll get more then one run , so experiment see where it likes it

Not much of a crowd where I go, so I can get a lot of passes in. I think I'll start a little closer to 3,500 and go from there.