[F8L GT]

Took everyones advice on trying to get my tires to hook but couldnt get them to. Could just be me or the track wasnt in the greatest condition because of the heat. Not really sure. But by the end of the night I ran a 13.412@103.38. Next I'm going to try some adjustable shocks on the back to see if that might help a little

[01GTstang]

Do you have rear control arms?

[F8L GT]

yeah i have roush stage 2 lowers and stock uppers for now. I have some double adjustables that i took off to try and eliminate a vibration I had but didnt put them back on yet

[01GTstang]

that will help. do you have your front sway bar in when you race?

[DeMello]

u getting wheel hop at all?

[F8L GT]

no, no wheel hop. and yes my sway bar is in. i thought about taking it off before i left but i didnt have time.

[F8L GT]

too bad one of you dont live closer so you could take it out and try and see what the hell im doing wrong

[01GTstang]

what gears you got? what is your two stage set at? removing that front sway bar will help out a whole lot my first time ever at the track i pulled mine out and dropped two tenths on my 1/4 i can only imagine what would have happened if i had known how to leave then

[F8L GT]

Well Roos told me to leave at 1500 with my tires but my 2 step wont go down that far. It only activates at 2k or above. So thats what I have it set at. And I'm still running a stock rear with i believe they are 3.27s

[01GTstang]

where is menominee? how far are you above sea level? my best time in my GT was done about 60 feet or less above. that also plays a role

[AndrewA.]

What about wheight in the back. Is your spare tire in..if not maybe that extra wheight will help you hook up better..not enough on the back tires inst good??

[F8L GT]

It was and I took it out. It didnt have an affect on it. Are any of you running adjustable shocks in the back? I'm going to put a set of Strange in and not sure if the quad shock will affect their performance.

[01GTstang]

Those gears are KILLING you. i would recommend some 3.90s. with gears you can probably say hello to the 12s. dude if you can learn to do it and you aren't afraid of it try launching a little higher every time thats what i did and once i realized i could do it at 5000 and cut a 1.77 60' i stuck with it

[F8L GT]

Its in Michigan. The lowest point of the U.P. I'm about 625 ft above sea lever

[F8L GT]

I tried 3000 as my highest so far and got major major wheel spin. One of the guys i met last night is going to bring his bfg drs next time and try those on my car then possibly swap his mt ets. I know about the gears. I'm going to put 3.73s in the back but i want to get 31 splin and detroit locker first

[01GTstang]

well thats not too bad, where i usually race is a little under 200. well if i ever make it out to michigan i'll try to help ya lol but those gears make it really hard to launch

[01GTstang]

Do you feather the clutch or dump it?

[F8L GT]

Tried both. but under the excitement and adrenaline its kind hard to feather the clutch lol

[01GTstang]

yeah its hard. just relax dont focus on the tree. work on that later. just wait for the light to go green and just go whenever your want take your time and focus you can let that thing out a lot faster than you think when i had 1.77 it felt like i dumped it and it felt awesome. its gonna take practice... luckily for me a bunch of guys i work with rented the race track in buds creek maryland (badass track) and i never paid any attention to the tree i just practiced gettin that thing off the line so maybe some guys on the forum would be interested in a private track rental in your area. call the track, if they do private rentals then post it up in the regional section

[F8L GT]

they do. actually when i got there last night there were some people there that had rented it. unfortunately for them they were rained out most of the day