need a few track tips

[drakesdad]

island dragway is the ****. its an old school track. just not prepped all that well. Its ok for us slow cars because its gonna be more similar to launching on the street vs etown or lebanon which can be sticky as hell if they prep it right.

That's what I hear about Milan MI. It is an old track but really good numbers come out of it.....

 

[Joe 5.0]

Milan has upgraded a bunch over the last couple years, but it never really produced great numbers. Lapeer Dragway is much more of a backyard track but sometimes produces better numbers.

 

[YEAHLOH95]

i would say launching will be the hardest part. i try to hold it at a set rpm like 2000 or so and see how that works, that rpm and a stock bolt on car seems to work fairly well.

 

[stprorolla49]

thanks guys...when i launch getting onto the highway every day to get to work, i find that around 1800 gives me the least spin before bogging.....then again this is on a street, not a prepped track so its hard to tell

island is a mom and pop track out in the sod fields of southern nj...the surface isnt so hot for traction limited cars like my dads chevelle, but i think ill be ok....whatever i run at island, it should be a tenth or so better at raceway park or atco...

EVERYONE PRAY FOR THE SNOW TO MELT!!!!

 

[Swarzkopf]

If you want the absolute best times possible from your car, follow Joe 5.0's advice and also do the following:

-Remove the front swaybar
-Run a short belt bypassing the power steering, compressor, and smog pump
-Ice the upper intake between runs
-Don't run the car when it's hot, let it cool
-Run 4 quarts of oil instead of 5

I'm assuming you've already advanced your timing.

Good luck!

 

[stprorolla49]

If you want the absolute best times possible from your car, follow Joe 5.0's advice and also do the following:

-Remove the front swaybar
-Run a short belt bypassing the power steering, compressor, and smog pump
-Ice the upper intake between runs
-Don't run the car when it's hot, let it cool
-Run 4 quarts of oil instead of 5

I'm assuming you've already advanced your timing.

Good luck!

shortbelt is on, but powersteering will stay , 4 qts of oil , timing advanced , bag of ice from 7-11 race morning ill think about the swaybar too...:SNSign:

 

[Zero Signal]

Seems rediculous to do all those things. Why not just run it as is, all warmed up. Since, after all, it is a street car and you are measuring it's performance as-is. Why shoot for a bogus number

 

[Swarzkopf]

Because you aren't on the street, you're at the track, and

...you want the absolute best times possible from your car.

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[stprorolla49]

Seems rediculous to do all those things. Why not just run it as is, all warmed up. Since, after all, it is a street car and you are measuring it's performance as-is. Why shoot for a bogus number

well lets put it this way....my timing has been advanced for months anyway, ive had a shortbelt on the car since i bought it, and i havent changed the oil in 2 months or about 800 miles, so i've burned off probably somewhere close to a qt, and i decided no on the ice bags since its gonna be freezing anyway.....so i havent really made any changes to run any better....i think i mite ditch the spare though...its like 25 lbs of unnecessary weight......

 

[SeventyMach1]

Crank the heater up & race naked. It's a known effective way to drop weight. It will drop your time by .5 and give you 7 MPH. I do it all the time .....

 

[stprorolla49]

Crank the heater up & race naked. It's a known effective way to drop weight. It will drop your time by .5 and give you 7 MPH. I do it all the time .....

i also thought abot synthetic wiper fluid....just holding the knob in all the way down the track sprayin that **** all over...i hear its good for 3 seconds in the 1/4......what do youn guys think of this? worthwhile mod?

 

[8950HO]

well lets put it this way....my timing has been advanced for months anyway, ive had a shortbelt on the car since i bought it, and i havent changed the oil in 2 months or about 800 miles, so i've burned off probably somewhere close to a qt, and i decided no on the ice bags since its gonna be freezing anyway.....so i havent really made any changes to run any better....i think i mite ditch the spare though...its like 25 lbs of unnecessary weight......

If you are looking to reduce more weight aside from removing the spare tire...take your little bro with you and let him run the 1/4 mile in your car.If he nails everything right on,this would give you the best 1/4 mile time.

C`mon man,give him a chance,he looks like he could pull it off going by those previously posted pics.

It would be best to run the engine with the factory recommended 5 quarts of oil.4 quarts is low for a V-8,especially running it flat out/wide open.

 

[Swarzkopf]

Running 4 quarts is a proven old 5.0 track trick...4 quarts provides all the lubrication necessary while reducing drag on the rotating assembly- basically, the crank isn't sitting in a pool of oil.