First qtr mile run....fail @ 14.6, 105mph

bluestyle55

Yea, I was wondering about the tire pressure. I usually lower it for auto cross but wasnt sure how much or how little for the drag.

Haha...MASH

nice theory. Anyone else do this?

Although I don't care as much about reaction time because its not factored into my final qtr mile time

Yea, I am a dumb *** and didnt think about driving through the water and getting my tires wet. I was too caught up in the moment. I will either drive around next time or do a small tire spin to clean them off.



Thanks for all the feedback guys!

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280z/300zx

Yes, a good rule of thumb is to leave the light on the third yellow. With good practice you will be cutting near perfect rxn times. Of course as already discussed, it does nothing for your times.

BOLIO 671

Reaction time may have not have anything to do with your ET, but I personally feel that it can give you the edge over your opponnent....The quicker you get off the line than he does the better chance you have on winning or if not, giving him/her a run for their money...

Trying not to Mash off the line is kinda Hard...especially if you got the jitters...It takes a lot of time and practice...

Here is a clip of a pretty decent launch...He is revin' at about 3K...(Fast forward to the 1:40 mark)...but don't know what his mods are or whether he's running slicks or Street Tires.

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Snakes709

thats me, only mod at the time was G3 intakes, stock tires, which were actualy at 45~ psi...never got a chance to check them until i got home, damn dealership for some reason put them that way. As you said, i got the jitters and accidently dumped the clutch causing a horrible 60' time. Sorry for the video being so long, didnt know the guys were going to prep the horrible track.

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BOLIO 671

Lol...Wow..I really think that you're launch here was pretty smooth!!!! It took me some time to figure out how to launch the 370z...and beleive it or not I based my initial launches off of you're vid...I could never figure out to do that whole thing of not mashing the gas when getting off the line...I naturally have a heavy foot...even when driving daily, so not mashing the gas is out of the question for me...its like second nature...No matter how hard I try I always seem to mash the gas...I found that reving at 1700 to 2000 rpm and mashing works great for a launch...I tried so many times at 3k, but just could not hold back on slammin my foot down on the gas pedal...This caused me to sit a lot at the line and not gain any great traction...

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