Take the tonneau, spare, jack, floor mats out. Every 100 lbs is worth about
1/10th.
On street tires, drop the pressure in the rar to about 18-22 psi. Air the
fronts up to around 40 psi.
AVOID the water box!!! Do a quick dry burnout to clean the surface of the
tires. Too much heat will make them gummy, and actually lose traction.
At the line, lean on the gas peddle JUST hard enough to raise the rpm. When
it goes green, press the peddle firmly towards the floor. An immediate
flooring will usually end up with tire slippage. This will take time and
practice to figure out. Let your gut lead you in this department.
Good Luck
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Gabriel Couriel <gcouriel@bellsouth.net>
To: DML <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 2:03 PM
Subject: DML: race prep questions
>
>i'm gonna be heading to the track next week, and want to prep the truck
>correctly to run as well as possible. i want to reduce the weight as much
>as i reasonably can, but i'm not sure about some things.
>
>should i race with the tailgate up? tailgate down? tailgate gone???
>should i race with my spare tire (to even the weight)? i didn't have
>traction problems last time, but i don't want to start.
>what pressure should i inflate the tires to? these are radials (Firestone
>Indy 500), and last time i ran with them, i kept them at the recommended
>level. however, the time before, i lowered tire pressure to 20psi. what
is
>the recommendation for street tires?
>
>thanks for the answers!
>
>Gabe Couriel
>
>
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