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Winter mods; help decreasing 60' times

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NOSGT

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This summer I payed me first visit to the track, and had some less than desirable 60 ft. times. My best time was 13.6 @ 105 w/ a 2.40 60' on n20 w/ alot of wheel spin. Off the spray i pulled a 15.5 w/ a 2.34 60' and very little wheel spin at all. I'm wondering what suspension mods I can do for under $400 to decrease me 60' or any techniques i could use.
 
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If you are getting 60' times of 2.4 with nitto drags, you just need to learn how to launch. How much PSI is in those tires? How hard are you leaving the line? The mod you need is a free mod. You need to learn how to launch. People are getting 60's in the 1.7-1.8s on stock suspension cars with dragradials.
 
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I was running about 17 psi. With a short burnout, and brake stalling to about 2300 rpm then mashing the gas.
 

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Do this,heat your nittos,,no too much,,stage up and bring your rpm's up to 900,THATS IT!! Your using way to much converter.Do this and you will be rewarded Yeah,upper and lower controll arms are great. But do your self a favor and get torque box reinforcements first!! Use that 400!! The parts are cheap,but unless you can weld you have to get it done!///bring em down to 15lbs.
 

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you should be in the low 14's with your mods.Pratice ,,pratice ,,,pratice
 

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Wow, 2.4 with Nitto's!?!?!?. Nitto's like heat, but when you do a burnout, do it right.

1. Drop the pressure to about 16psi for starters, but I run 14psi. To low and the tires don't hold thier shape.
2. If you can, drive around the water box and then back in. Not too far, just enough to get some water on the tires. Water will track from your front tires making a slick surface when you try to launch.
3. Don't burn out in the waterbox. This will splash water up under the fenderwell and it will drip down.
4. Pull just out of the waterbox and burn them fast so any water in the grooves of the Nitto's will be slung out.
5. Get them smokey hot. There is a point where your just burning them and not getting them good and hot.
6. Start by testing and not stalling the converter so much. After each run w/o spin, stall it up a few hundred until you find the right speed.
7. Drop the brake pedal, don't just simple let off. This will help weight transfer.

UCA's and LCA's are a good mod. Drag springs and shocks/struts help weight transfer. You should be able to get down to the 2.0 60 with completly stock suspension.
 
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this is all very useful thanks
 
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