I wonder if I am launching too hard....

95snoozer

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went to the track.... weather wasnt to nice. 60s 75% humidity low pressure


first pass I didnt give enough throttle and bogged to a 1.98
13.3 at 104.xx

the next pass I gripped it and ripped it. Car just tore out of the hole spinning at 5 grand and fighting for traction... all while getting out of the hole very well though. it eventual hooks and just shoots to 6k- shift

result was a 1.89 and 13.10 at 105.xx

other pass was a 1.86... but I ran out of gas and it hickupped....strange I 3 passes earlier i just added a gallon. I guess it went fast

now I am launching WOT

do yall think I am launching too hard? or do i need to play with pressure. it was at 13.5 psi hot. could it have been the track prep? I heard it was bad that night.

I will try my luck saturday at the turbo mustang shootout. I am running in it i think.

 

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There is no such thing as launching too hard, your tire pressure was too high. Let 'em down to 11 psi or so and try again. Rev her to 6k and dump it. Are you overheating the tires? How long of a burnout are you doing.

Joe

 

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what tires are you using 95snoozer? Those WOT launches sound bad ass. I want to get some ET's so I can launch at 5k.

 

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Joes95GT said:

There is no such thing as launching too hard, your tire pressure was too high. Let 'em down to 11 psi or so and try again. Rev her to 6k and dump it. Are you overheating the tires? How long of a burnout are you doing.

Joe

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you thinking I might be heating them up too much? hmmm describe an ideal burnout for them if you could lots of smoke... just when smoke appears? etc etc


I am running 305/40/16 M&H racemaster musclecar tires.... suposedly stickier than et streets

and are the same size as my roomates 11.5 et streets

shameless picture plug

 

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what tires are you using 95snoozer? Those WOT launches sound bad ass. I want to get some ET's so I can launch at 5k.

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maybe I can get a vid.... it looks and feels like it leave haredr than hell, but I cut the same 60s on nittos, but that launch feels weak

 

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holy 'Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me'! 13.1 with stock heads!!! wow man im impressed....i cant wait to see what i run this spring....i kno it wont be that good tho with my mods

 

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it beter be 12s this saturday or I am gonna be angry!!!

 

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How many miles do you have on you T5. Also do you have the stock axles and diff?

 

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100K on everything

if u break it upgrade it....

 

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With all due respect. **** YOU.

Damn you... 13.1... jeez... That's better ET and trap than I've gotten thus far, and I *should* have more horsepower. Maybe not...

At least it's yellow...

Dave

 

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At least it's yellow...

Dave

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thats all that matters

I'll trade you heads

 

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Nice times!!! You may want to look into a set of double adjustable uppers to control DS angle. With the stock suspension and such a hard launch, it sounds like the car is unloading on you. Next time out on a prepped track, try a lower air pressure like Joe said. Then try a little lower launch rpm if the air pressure and track prep do not help.

Good luck, you're very close!

 

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yeah, lower pressure... I'll put it this way, my neighbor runs 8-10 psi on his ET Streets... so take from that what you will....very nice times on stock heads man

 

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Damn snoozer, I know youre a little pissed, but those are some great times on E7's! Hopefully you'll see those 12's next time.

 

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powershifting?????????

 

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no powershifting whatsoever. I was actually shifting like a grandma because the launch caught me off guard

saturday is the turbo mustang shootout, so the track will be prepped very very well. as apposed to the wednesday test n tune

I will try dropping the pressure and maybe launching closer to peak torque

and if I get a few hundredths off... maybe I will power'Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me' a gear or 2

whatever I do, it better run 12s in street trim :-D

 

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wth.... when you type
""power shift" as one word, you get .....

power'Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me'

power'Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me'

EDIT: i spelled it p-o-w-e-r-s-h-*-t


thast too funny to edit

 

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Jeez and I thought I was doing ok when I had sock heads and ran that 13.70 pass and he is right with me with P heads this ain't right. LOL!

 

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Snoozer - I wouldn't do a very smokey burnout. Try just hazing the tires until they first start to smoke. Are you doing it in second gear? Try doing all of that with a little less air pressure and see what happens.

Joe

 

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yeah second gear burnout...really smokey

I will cut down on the smoke guess they are getting greasy