Drag Racing Tips

Dallaz · 03-16-2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sixpax

Thanks. Seems what everyone does, so I guess I shall do it that way. Lot of stories about VDC being off and not good results sometimes happening to folks on the street, so was just wondering mainly about is it safer.

Another thing I was wondering, with coilovers, would it better to have the rear set softer so it forces the car to squat down on the rear more at take off ... thinking it would enhance launch maybe ? Or do I have that backwards.

Leave the VDC off. Those stories are not from when people are driving in a straight line. I just went for the first time and had it turned on the first pass i made on accident cause I had turned the car off just before getting to the line.

When I launched I had no wheel spin cause I wanted to take my first ever drag strip run mildly, but once I had went maybe 10 feet and was pedal to the floor in first it kicked in and completely cut power for a second and ruined that run.

You'll want the rears to be at maximum stiffness. You don't want your rear to drop. And your fronts should be on the lowest stiffness level (just while at the drag strip of course, these are bad street settings)

tranceformer · 03-16-2012, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dallaz

Leave the VDC off. Those stories are not from when people are driving in a straight line. I just went for the first time and had it turned on the first pass i made on accident cause I had turned the car off just before getting to the line.

When I launched I had no wheel spin cause I wanted to take my first ever drag strip run mildly, but once I had went maybe 10 feet and was pedal to the floor in first it kicked in and completely cut power for a second and ruined that run.

You'll want the rears to be at maximum stiffness. You don't want your rear to drop. And your fronts should be on the lowest stiffness level (just while at the drag strip of course, these are bad street settings)

I disagree. IMO softer rear setting should work better, it helps with the weight transfer to the rear end.

But I see where you're going with the softer front setting [to allow the frontend to lift and transfer weight to the rear]. Have you had better results doing it this way?

sixpax · 03-16-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tranceformer

I disagree. IMO softer rear setting should work better, it helps with the weight transfer to the rear end.

But I see where you're going with the softer front setting [to allow the frontend to lift and transfer weight to the rear]. Have you had better results doing it this way?

That's what I was thinking with the rear.

sixpax · 03-16-2012, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dallaz

Leave the VDC off. Those stories are not from when people are driving in a straight line. I just went for the first time and had it turned on the first pass i made on accident cause I had turned the car off just before getting to the line.

When I launched I had no wheel spin cause I wanted to take my first ever drag strip run mildly, but once I had went maybe 10 feet and was pedal to the floor in first it kicked in and completely cut power for a second and ruined that run.

You'll want the rears to be at maximum stiffness. You don't want your rear to drop. And your fronts should be on the lowest stiffness level (just while at the drag strip of course, these are bad street settings)

Gotcha on the VDC.

Easy enough to adjust the coilovers so I guess I can give that a shot.

Just want to try and get on the official 1/4 mile forum list, even if it is last place

b1adesofcha0s · 03-16-2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sixpax

Gotcha on the VDC.

Easy enough to adjust the coilovers so I guess I can give that a shot.

Just want to try and get on the official 1/4 mile forum list, even if it is last place

You'll get on the list no matter what time you get, as long as you post the timeslip

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