> OK, this is really getting to me....
> Last night, the two loud blue dakotas of Los Alamos went at it, (wihta
> HUGE crowd watchin) I of course won, but it took alot of effort. my reg
> cab
> 93 Dak 318 auto VS his 98 4x4 Club Cab 318 5 speed, both have
intake/exhaust
> mods. He also has jet Chip and a custom TB, I do not.... SO we launch,
adn
> he kicks my ass on the launch pulls about 1/2 truck ahead, which ofcourse
I
> regain when he has to take time to shift. I end up winning, but I really
> wanna launch better....
Sounds like you are a candidate for a high stall converter, or at least some
gears.
However a higher stall converter may lead to traction problems.
> My truck seems to launch worse if I powerbrake it to about 1600RPM,
> unliek i previously belived.
You converter will "flash" at a higher RPM if you were to hit it from idle.
> NOthing seems to work now, it's just a dog out
> of the hole, period. My friend R/T (which I ahve also beaten) is a bat
> outa
> hell outa the hole, spins the ehll outa the tires and all, mine just go
> along
> merily till it hits about 2500 them BAM I am hauling ass never lookin back.
An R/T has more torque, and 3.92 gears w/ a Limited Slip Differential, that
will help it get going like a bat outa ehll!
> But races are getting harder to win because of my lack of launch, PLEASE
> HELP!
>
> Greg
>
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