Best way to Launch on drag.

01gtMustang132 · October 6th, 2008, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by jivepepper

You mean the front tires?

No my rear tires...
And I have lots of slips to prove it...

jivepepper · October 6th, 2008, 06:39 AM

So your running 40lbs in the rear tires at the track? Dam I would lower it then and get even better 60's. It amazes me that you can crush the side wall like in your pic at 40psi.

01gtMustang132 · October 6th, 2008, 05:35 PM

I had the slicks on my car in the sig...#34

This is a slip with the DR's...#4

In everyday trim...

jivepepper · October 6th, 2008, 09:09 PM

Well I'll believe 1.97 of the nittos that's basically 2 seconds you should have lowered the psi. I did a 1.66 on 17" dr's and a stock suspension. But I only ran 17 psi in them.

01gtMustang132 · October 6th, 2008, 09:30 PM

I still have stock suspension And I've herd them hit the ground once...
And I'm not willing to try it again at 20 psi...

jivepepper · October 6th, 2008, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by 01gtMustang132

I still have stock suspension And I've herd them hit the ground once...
And I'm not willing to try it again at 20 psi...

Heard what hit the ground? I have ran Nittos, MT's, and BFG's in the 17" and I have never heard anything hitting the ground.

I wouldn't run 40psi on the street. For the rears I run about 27 on the street and 16-17 at the track if I run the 17's . Then I run 32 in the fronts on the street with 44 psi in fronts at the track only.

01gtMustang132 · October 6th, 2008, 09:45 PM

My buddy standing beside my car said it was my wheels...
So I just run my slicks now...

jivepepper · October 6th, 2008, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by 01gtMustang132

My buddy standing beside my car said it was my wheels...
So I just run my slicks now...

Well I find hard to believe. Most people run what I run. I did it a couple months ago and was leaving at 4700-5000 rpm.

01gtMustang132 · October 6th, 2008, 10:01 PM

I'm not sure what it was but it was a loud clunk and it felt solid when it hit...

jivepepper · October 6th, 2008, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by 01gtMustang132

I'm not sure what it was but it was a loud clunk and it felt solid when it hit...

Well I assure you it wasn't the side wall caving in, and the rim touching the ground.

I noticed your slips are from April. Nothing like cool air, and low elevation to make a car perform better..

01gtMustang132 · October 7th, 2008, 06:27 PM

Yeah I'm running like 13.50's now My factory clutch Is about to go I think...
I dont know what it is I do not hear it with the slicks (15 psi) and I've left at WOT many times... (The pic in my sig was my 13.15 run)
I believe in driving it like you stole it...And the cool air helps a lot ...

jivepepper · October 8th, 2008, 04:36 AM

Bring that up to a track that's a 1000 more and warm air. It will make you wanna go back.

I run at two tracks most of the time. I always pick up 2-3 tenths and 2-3 mph, when I go to the track that's at 500' compared to one that's 1300' track I usually go to.

All my freinds want to go to MIR (Maryland Internation Dragway) it's at seal level this November lol. When it's cold at a sea level it is like running at negative elevation. Of course the lower the elevation the more oxygen and more power.

Drgnracin72 · October 8th, 2008, 06:07 AM

on nittos i burn them for a little bit and run 12-14 psi. i rev it to 6200 on the two step and side step the clutch. ive cut high 1.60 and low 1.70s on 17 inch nittos doing this.

heres a couple pictures of me doing just that. the front tires are barely touching the ground. if thoose tires would have held the nitrous off the line a touch better, it would have them hanging a little.

Fords - TimeTrial_Ford_011
Fords - TimeTrial_Ford_132

oh and 12.01@111 n/a with 305 rwhp and nitto drag radials.

BlackedOut04GT · November 15th, 2008, 04:19 AM

Well sadly with the way work has been i haven't been able to get to the track and they are closed for the winter now. I also need to fix my car because bank 1 and bank 2 are running lean, my idle RPMs are high, and i am changeing out my cat backs. If all goes as planed I should have everying thing fixed, sub-frame in, 4.10 gears in, tuned, and maybe a few other things in.

UnixHH · November 15th, 2008, 09:13 AM

hoestly i only read your post and thats is lol im kinda drunk but i have a 35 side wall and i use about a 15psi and dont launch and anything but idle and after i heat them up i feather the cluch during the launch and then second i hammer it and get a lil spin but i hook really nice after that... with nittos you will hook way better than my bfgs

JayC · November 15th, 2008, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by BlackedOut04GT

Well sadly with the way work has been i haven't been able to get to the track and they are closed for the winter now. I also need to fix my car because bank 1 and bank 2 are running lean, my idle RPMs are high, and i am changeing out my cat backs. If all goes as planed I should have everying thing fixed, sub-frame in, 4.10 gears in, tuned, and maybe a few other things in.

You car looks slammed......what springs/struts/shocks are you running?

SteviGX · November 15th, 2008, 12:25 PM

I run my nitto's at 18.8psi before the first burnout then make e'm set at 19.5. I launch at 3900 on a prepp'd track, which i haven't since my tune and suspesion work and on poorly prepped track i can laaunch at 3400 and cut 1.9 60'. and i'm not the greatest at launching
I'm gonna try 15 come springtime since all you guys have such great 60' with that low

BlackedOut04GT · November 15th, 2008, 09:01 PM

Stock right now. haven't gotton to that yet. it's the rims that make it look lower. and the rims are 17"s '95 cobra R style.

October 6th, 2008, 06:39 AM	#22
jivepepper I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under a sombrero Posts: 5,025 iTrader: 1 reviews	So your running 40lbs in the rear tires at the track? Dam I would lower it then and get even better 60's. It amazes me that you can crush the side wall like in your pic at 40psi. __________________ 665/541 WHP/WTQ 4.6L SOHC 2V ON 93 OCTANE PUMP GAS. NO METH INJ., NO E85, NO RACE GAS, N2O BABY BOTTLES! TRAP=POWER: 11.01 @135, IN SUMMER HEAT, 1350' TRACK, 315/35/17 DR'S

October 6th, 2008, 09:09 PM	#24
jivepepper I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under a sombrero Posts: 5,025 iTrader: 1 reviews	Well I'll believe 1.97 of the nittos that's basically 2 seconds you should have lowered the psi. I did a 1.66 on 17" dr's and a stock suspension. But I only ran 17 psi in them. __________________ 665/541 WHP/WTQ 4.6L SOHC 2V ON 93 OCTANE PUMP GAS. NO METH INJ., NO E85, NO RACE GAS, N2O BABY BOTTLES! TRAP=POWER: 11.01 @135, IN SUMMER HEAT, 1350' TRACK, 315/35/17 DR'S

October 8th, 2008, 04:36 AM	#32
jivepepper I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under a sombrero Posts: 5,025 iTrader: 1 reviews	Bring that up to a track that's a 1000 more and warm air. It will make you wanna go back. I run at two tracks most of the time. I always pick up 2-3 tenths and 2-3 mph, when I go to the track that's at 500' compared to one that's 1300' track I usually go to. All my freinds want to go to MIR (Maryland Internation Dragway) it's at seal level this November lol. When it's cold at a sea level it is like running at negative elevation. Of course the lower the elevation the more oxygen and more power. __________________ 665/541 WHP/WTQ 4.6L SOHC 2V ON 93 OCTANE PUMP GAS. NO METH INJ., NO E85, NO RACE GAS, N2O BABY BOTTLES! TRAP=POWER: 11.01 @135, IN SUMMER HEAT, 1350' TRACK, 315/35/17 DR'S

October 8th, 2008, 06:07 AM	#33
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	on nittos i burn them for a little bit and run 12-14 psi. i rev it to 6200 on the two step and side step the clutch. ive cut high 1.60 and low 1.70s on 17 inch nittos doing this. heres a couple pictures of me doing just that. the front tires are barely touching the ground. if thoose tires would have held the nitrous off the line a touch better, it would have them hanging a little. Fords - TimeTrial_Ford_011 Fords - TimeTrial_Ford_132 oh and 12.01@111 n/a with 305 rwhp and nitto drag radials. __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS Last edited by Drgnracin72; October 8th, 2008 at 06:12 AM.

November 15th, 2008, 09:13 AM	#35
UnixHH MM Fanatic 2003 Saleen S281 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 4,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	hoestly i only read your post and thats is lol im kinda drunk but i have a 35 side wall and i use about a 15psi and dont launch and anything but idle and after i heat them up i feather the cluch during the launch and then second i hammer it and get a lil spin but i hook really nice after that... with nittos you will hook way better than my bfgs __________________ 480RWHP 450RWTQ 15psi @ 15* on 91 octane

October 6th, 2008, 05:35 PM	#23
01gtMustang132 Regular 2001 Mustang GT 13.15@101 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 134 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had the slicks on my car in the sig...#34 This is a slip with the DR's...#4 In everyday trim...

October 6th, 2008, 09:30 PM	#25
01gtMustang132 Regular 2001 Mustang GT 13.15@101 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 134 iTrader: 0 reviews	I still have stock suspension And I've herd them hit the ground once... And I'm not willing to try it again at 20 psi...

October 6th, 2008, 09:45 PM	#27
01gtMustang132 Regular 2001 Mustang GT 13.15@101 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 134 iTrader: 0 reviews	My buddy standing beside my car said it was my wheels... So I just run my slicks now...

October 6th, 2008, 10:01 PM	#29
01gtMustang132 Regular 2001 Mustang GT 13.15@101 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 134 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm not sure what it was but it was a loud clunk and it felt solid when it hit...

October 7th, 2008, 06:27 PM	#31
01gtMustang132 Regular 2001 Mustang GT 13.15@101 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 134 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah I'm running like 13.50's now My factory clutch Is about to go I think... I dont know what it is I do not hear it with the slicks (15 psi) and I've left at WOT many times... (The pic in my sig was my 13.15 run) I believe in driving it like you stole it...And the cool air helps a lot ...

November 15th, 2008, 04:19 AM	#34
BlackedOut04GT Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 14.21@97.93 2.107 60' (Best pass. So far.) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maynard, MA. Posts: 1,855 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well sadly with the way work has been i haven't been able to get to the track and they are closed for the winter now. I also need to fix my car because bank 1 and bank 2 are running lean, my idle RPMs are high, and i am changeing out my cat backs. If all goes as planed I should have everying thing fixed, sub-frame in, 4.10 gears in, tuned, and maybe a few other things in.

November 15th, 2008, 12:25 PM	#37
SteviGX Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 13.538@101.72 before cams&slicks&gears Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,544 iTrader: 2 reviews	I run my nitto's at 18.8psi before the first burnout then make e'm set at 19.5. I launch at 3900 on a prepp'd track, which i haven't since my tune and suspesion work and on poorly prepped track i can laaunch at 3400 and cut 1.9 60'. and i'm not the greatest at launching I'm gonna try 15 come springtime since all you guys have such great 60' with that low __________________ Mineral Gray Club Member #2 Just your average 22 year old dumbass If you didn't build your car, and your bragging about it, STFU Last edited by SteviGX; November 15th, 2008 at 12:29 PM.

November 15th, 2008, 09:01 PM	#38
BlackedOut04GT Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 14.21@97.93 2.107 60' (Best pass. So far.) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maynard, MA. Posts: 1,855 iTrader: 0 reviews	Stock right now. haven't gotton to that yet. it's the rims that make it look lower. and the rims are 17"s '95 cobra R style.

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