by "camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss)
Published 05/10/2017 at 12:27
by "camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss)
Published 05/10/2017 at 12:27
Tags: Drag Racing
; Camaro
; Chevrolet
; Dodge
; Challenger
; Mustang
; Ford
; scat pack
; 1/4 mile
STARS: 6
Last Sunday was round 2 of Modern Muscle Drags and the first time I’ve mounted the drag radials on the back of the Camaro. They made a huge difference, even with me struggling to get the car to actually spin the in the burnout box. Right off the bat my wheel hop issues are gone and the car now squats and goes! My best pass of the day is now the best time I have run in the car. 13.11 @ 107mph. Once I get the settings in the car figured out to properly hear the tires I think I can crack the 12s.
As for the raceday itself was a blast as always, with with fellow car club members and most of the modern muscle classparks in the pits together and it’s just a enjoyable day racing with good friends and people.
As for the racing itself, the day was a breakout day. Pretty much everyone who was eliminated was due to breakout. I lost in round two to one of the few cars running on their dial in. Even with the early exit, still maintaining 4th in overall points. Now to find the next test and tune day to get the burnout down!
Pics from the day:
"Justino6969" (justino6969)
05/10/2017 at 12:35, STARS: 0
Congrats! That’s a pretty nice time. Good luck getting into the 12's! My vehicle can’t even do 100mph, so your trap time impresses me.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/10/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0
Awesome! Which ones are you running?
"camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss)
05/10/2017 at 14:49, STARS: 0
M/T E/T street R’s on 18" corvette grand sport rims.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/10/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
Sweet, you have the good ones!
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
05/10/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 0
Do your burnouts in 2nd gear. No more than 5 or 6 seconds on a drag radial. They don’t need heating up like a traditional tire or even a Nitro DR.
Are you auto or manual?
What tire pressure were you running?
Launch RPM?
"camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss)
05/10/2017 at 17:38, STARS: 0
they hooked good for the terrible job at warning them up I did, I guess on top of holding the tcs button for like 7 seconds I need to put in paddle shift mode because the car starts in 2nd while in Drive.
"camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss)
05/10/2017 at 17:42, STARS: 0
Trying to burnout in second didn’t work, the car would barely break loose, it’s an auto. I was launching at around 1500 rpm. I was used to being on my street tires. I was running 19lbs,
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/10/2017 at 17:44, STARS: 0
What pressure did you run?
"camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss)
05/10/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 0
19lbs
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
05/10/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 0
Power brake it in 2nd to get the ROMa up for the burnout.
Some torque converters like to be loaded up; others flash stalled for the best launch. Try both and see which works best for your car.