DR's What to launch at

Black02GT · June 2nd, 2009, 10:39 PM

Going to be using someones drag radials at the track this weekend.. Just wondering what you guys recommend to launch at?

01whitecobra · June 3rd, 2009, 12:17 AM

what kind of clutch do you have? that will tell you how hard you really want to lean on it.

Black02GT · June 3rd, 2009, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by 01whitecobra

what kind of clutch do you have? that will tell you how hard you really want to lean on it.

stock

01whitecobra · June 3rd, 2009, 09:40 AM

5000-5500 maybe. after a few passes you are going to be able to tell you have been side stepping it. lol

start at 5k and see how it does if it bogs bring the revs up some more. spinning back them down some. stock clutches though do not like being side stepped allot.

if you try and get greedy get ready to replace a clutch

93hatch · June 3rd, 2009, 01:33 PM

which dr's? and heat the shit out of them, start at 2500 if it doesnt bog increase the rpm by 300 each pass

Black02GT · June 3rd, 2009, 05:43 PM

cool

03MachMe · June 3rd, 2009, 09:20 PM

are they on a 17 or 15in rim?

Black02GT · June 3rd, 2009, 09:33 PM

17

mrbigjeep · June 3rd, 2009, 10:55 PM

i dunno that i would dump the clutch on a drag radial...

i slip the clutch and launch at 4500 for a 1.8....if you can hook a little better, which i assume you should with DR's, then you could probably do a 5000 launch

Ryan Paymaster · June 3rd, 2009, 11:41 PM

I launched @ 3,500 on M/T DR on a 17" Cobra R. This was on the stock clutch.

I replaced the toothpick T-45 with a TKO-500 and a SPEC Stage 3+ clutch a year later.

Racing is breaking. I'd say start at 4,000.

Black02GT · June 5th, 2009, 05:19 PM

haha ok

Black02GT · June 6th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Well I didn't get to borrow any dr's aparently he had different bolts or some crap than me.. so they wouldn't work.

Anyways I ran a new best of 8.8 at this different track which hooks better. 8.8 on bald tires impressed me big time!

mrbigjeep · June 6th, 2009, 01:09 PM

60ft time?? trap speed?

futureMACH1racer · June 6th, 2009, 11:09 PM

I launch at 5200 on ET Streets, then again nothing in my drivetrain is stock. I broke it all in thy name of racing.

torchem99 · June 8th, 2009, 05:03 PM

you better watch it. with stock 28 spline if you hook your gonna snap em

Ryan Paymaster · June 9th, 2009, 02:52 AM

What kind of tq/hp can a 28 spline handle? I don't think he's going to annihilate his GT - I thought the 8.8" is a pretty stout rear end even with the 28 spline?

torchem99 · June 9th, 2009, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan Paymaster

What kind of tq/hp can a 28 spline handle? I don't think he's going to annihilate his GT - I thought the 8.8" is a pretty stout rear end even with the 28 spline?

My buddy hit the track with stickies in his 04 mach 1. 298rwhp. 3200 miles on the odometer. launched at 5000, SNAP. he rolled maybe an inch. its all in the launch. I think the horsepower is irrelevant. Its the dumps that hold issue. Just make sure you preload the car.

Black02GT · June 26th, 2009, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by mrbigjeep

60ft time?? trap speed?

8.8 81.8 mph 2.170 .468 reaction

Black02GT · June 26th, 2009, 11:02 PM

I don't want to launch with it revved up I just want to be able to feather it and not spin.

'97'Cobra · June 27th, 2009, 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by Black02GT

8.8 81.8 mph 2.170 .468 reaction

thats damn near identical to what i run. I launch at around 2k and dump the clutch and it spins alittle out of the hole on a 17x315 street tire

June 2nd, 2009, 10:39 PM	#1
Black02GT Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mach 1--~--1 of 2513 8.8 1/8 mile time Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alcoa/Knoxville, Tn Posts: 1,619	DR's What to launch at Going to be using someones drag radials at the track this weekend.. Just wondering what you guys recommend to launch at? __________________ Originally Posted by HMUSN it's like racing a mach 1 .. not untouchable but still gonna lose plain and simple no matter how you roll the dice. SaleenWolf720: need horsepower?? no, you just need bald tires, then you'll really feel the power

June 3rd, 2009, 12:17 AM	#2
01whitecobra Regular 2001 cobra Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 177	what kind of clutch do you have? that will tell you how hard you really want to lean on it. __________________

June 3rd, 2009, 09:40 AM	#4
01whitecobra Regular 2001 cobra Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 177	5000-5500 maybe. after a few passes you are going to be able to tell you have been side stepping it. lol start at 5k and see how it does if it bogs bring the revs up some more. spinning back them down some. stock clutches though do not like being side stepped allot. if you try and get greedy get ready to replace a clutch __________________

June 3rd, 2009, 05:43 PM	#6
Black02GT Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mach 1--~--1 of 2513 8.8 1/8 mile time Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alcoa/Knoxville, Tn Posts: 1,619	cool __________________ Originally Posted by HMUSN it's like racing a mach 1 .. not untouchable but still gonna lose plain and simple no matter how you roll the dice. SaleenWolf720: need horsepower?? no, you just need bald tires, then you'll really feel the power

June 3rd, 2009, 09:20 PM	#7
03MachMe Regular 2003 Mach 1 Mustang Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: N. Texas Posts: 311	are they on a 17 or 15in rim? __________________ mostly stock 8.2@83 1/8th

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June 3rd, 2009, 09:33 PM	#8
Black02GT Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mach 1--~--1 of 2513 8.8 1/8 mile time Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alcoa/Knoxville, Tn Posts: 1,619	17 __________________ Originally Posted by HMUSN it's like racing a mach 1 .. not untouchable but still gonna lose plain and simple no matter how you roll the dice. SaleenWolf720: need horsepower?? no, you just need bald tires, then you'll really feel the power

June 3rd, 2009, 10:55 PM	#9
mrbigjeep Hardcore Enthusiast 04 mustang gt 8.7@79 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 1,640	i dunno that i would dump the clutch on a drag radial... i slip the clutch and launch at 4500 for a 1.8....if you can hook a little better, which i assume you should with DR's, then you could probably do a 5000 launch __________________ cams, bolt ons, gears....slow

June 3rd, 2009, 11:41 PM	#10
Ryan Paymaster Enthusiast 1996 Ford SVT Cobra 13.36@102 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Plainfield, IL USA Posts: 583	I launched @ 3,500 on M/T DR on a 17" Cobra R. This was on the stock clutch. I replaced the toothpick T-45 with a TKO-500 and a SPEC Stage 3+ clutch a year later. Racing is breaking. I'd say start at 4,000. __________________ Slowly but surely creeping into the 12's on a stock N/A block...

June 5th, 2009, 05:19 PM	#11
Black02GT Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mach 1--~--1 of 2513 8.8 1/8 mile time Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alcoa/Knoxville, Tn Posts: 1,619	haha ok __________________ Originally Posted by HMUSN it's like racing a mach 1 .. not untouchable but still gonna lose plain and simple no matter how you roll the dice. SaleenWolf720: need horsepower?? no, you just need bald tires, then you'll really feel the power

June 6th, 2009, 12:35 PM	#12
Black02GT Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mach 1--~--1 of 2513 8.8 1/8 mile time Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alcoa/Knoxville, Tn Posts: 1,619	Well I didn't get to borrow any dr's aparently he had different bolts or some crap than me.. so they wouldn't work. Anyways I ran a new best of 8.8 at this different track which hooks better. 8.8 on bald tires impressed me big time! __________________ Originally Posted by HMUSN it's like racing a mach 1 .. not untouchable but still gonna lose plain and simple no matter how you roll the dice. SaleenWolf720: need horsepower?? no, you just need bald tires, then you'll really feel the power

June 6th, 2009, 01:09 PM	#13
mrbigjeep Hardcore Enthusiast 04 mustang gt 8.7@79 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 1,640	60ft time?? trap speed? __________________ cams, bolt ons, gears....slow

June 6th, 2009, 11:09 PM	#14
futureMACH1racer The Anti-Douche 2003 F-250 Too Slow Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,064	I launch at 5200 on ET Streets, then again nothing in my drivetrain is stock. I broke it all in thy name of racing. __________________ Farming America For America Jake's PIITB Crew-Founder

June 8th, 2009, 05:03 PM	#15
torchem99 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6	you better watch it. with stock 28 spline if you hook your gonna snap em

June 9th, 2009, 02:52 AM	#16
Ryan Paymaster Enthusiast 1996 Ford SVT Cobra 13.36@102 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Plainfield, IL USA Posts: 583	What kind of tq/hp can a 28 spline handle? I don't think he's going to annihilate his GT - I thought the 8.8" is a pretty stout rear end even with the 28 spline? __________________ Slowly but surely creeping into the 12's on a stock N/A block...

June 26th, 2009, 11:02 PM	#19
Black02GT Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mach 1--~--1 of 2513 8.8 1/8 mile time Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alcoa/Knoxville, Tn Posts: 1,619	I don't want to launch with it revved up I just want to be able to feather it and not spin. __________________ Originally Posted by HMUSN it's like racing a mach 1 .. not untouchable but still gonna lose plain and simple no matter how you roll the dice. SaleenWolf720: need horsepower?? no, you just need bald tires, then you'll really feel the power

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