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Can anyone give me some answers on my 60' time?

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ImportEater98

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Someone please help! Racing the car in my sig., I haven't been able to do any better than a 1.82 60' time! I have been running my rears at 10psi and doing a nice burnout for 6-7 seconds. My launch technique has been 4000 rpm then drop the clutch. Im not "sidestepping" the clutch, nor am I "slipping" the clutch...if that makes any sense. The car feels like it hooks solid and goes straight as an arrow. I feel that the suspension is properly set up for my power level, with the front fully extended under load and the back fully sunk. The best run i did was 13.22, 1.82 60', at 107 mph. I know the car is no rocketship, but i've seen factory stock rip out 1.5 - 1.6's in short times. What the heck am i doing wrong? The clutch in it is a King Cobra which is virtually brand new...is it a clutch problem? I don't think it is because according to the tach there is no "freewheeling" of the engine once its engaged. I'm simply puzzled...HELP!!!
 

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That Vic Jr. intake could be killing your low end, although you do have a good rear gear ratio......I have no idea.
 

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i would say put more air in the tires if u had drag radial. But u have the q pros so they are the slick.

I find that a drag radial will hook better with more air, like 20-22 psi
last trip i made with my hoosier quicktimes (drag radial) i ran 10 lbs and it seems like they didnt hook 100% i was hooking at 4k but only managed 1.9s
 

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Still looking for answers....emailed rick91gt hopefully he can help with this matter.....to be honest i hope its the clutch because thats an easy no brainer
 
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your 60 foots do seem high. I do a little better then you when i'm launching on my juice and i don't have any suspensions mods like you do just a lakewood traction action rear uppers and lowers. Does your car bog at all? have you filmed the car to make sure you are hooking up? My car feels like a solid hook but i am actually spinning through 1st and second.
 

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I have watched videos, and despite no being able to tell if i had traction or not, the suspension did exactly what it was supposed to. The front extended fully and the rear slightly squatted. Now that i think about it, before shifting second, the front came back down, is this a sign of lost traction?
 

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I feel that you have a very mismatched setup to begin with. a vic jr intake should not be on e7 heads. that cam is setup in the 2000-6000rpm range, which is way short of your vic jr.
your 28" tires cut your gears down to the 3.90ish range, so your losing somethere.
do you have a friend that has 26" tires to see if that helps any?

PS: im not trying to be rude my imputting my thoughts on your setup, it just an observation that you might be losing some 60' time in your setup.
 
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