well im off to the track tomorrow.. just put in some 3:73s and rebuilt the posi, im hoping for a 13 second time slip, but this will be my first time ever racing on slicks, anyone have any advice? i dont wanna bog off the line, and i dont wanna break an axle lol, i need some tips.

 

it doesnt matter what you do dc (bish) either way youre gonna get murdered on our little bet...lol


good luck, have fun, all i can say is practice launching a couple of times to see where youre lowest launch you dont bog at is if youre that worried about blowing your rearend up.

later

 

You wont bog down. Just rev to about 3500 and drop the clutch lightly. If you are on some really good slicks then you wont really need to "feather" the clutch. Just dump it and nail the gas at the same time.

 

well im on mickey thompsons, how strong is the 8.8 rear and stock axles? will 3500 drops blow it?

 

What size are ur tires? I ran the same set up friday night. I had on some mt Et drags. I put in 15psi and launched at about 2500 and feathered the clutch the first time to see what was gonna happen. My last run i think i dumped the clutch at 4k. Everything is fine with my car. Just see what your cars gonna like. It might like 3k instead of 4k. Doesnt it have a better low end torque curve?I dont know if uve ever ran a slick before, but that thing is gonna get crazy at the end of a 1/4 mile. The tires have no sidewall support and the rear is gonna sway after about 60(thats when mine started. I shut down the first time cuz it scared me.LOL.)

 

yeah i heard smething about it being hard to control??

 

I ran in a 1/8 mile, so i didnt get over 80. It might be tricky at 100 or so.

 

Not at all. I had some BFG drags on and I went to Seguin in San An, TX. and I dropped it there at 5000+ rpms over and over and never broke traction and my I drove the car 150 miles back home afterwards.