I bunch of little things is the idea. A one full second solution I
think is called nitrous. I have done the tire pressure thing, dropped
to nice ets. I haven't done anything to the suspension. My slicks are
about 3-4 weeks away from mounting, I hope. I know I need a 2.0
possibly a 1.9 60' for better times. I can pick up the better 60' in
the traction department. I think I fall shorter on the top end of the
track though. I think I have a fair take off, just zero follow through.
I wanted to try the slicks before I start with the other traction
techniques. I thought maybe I could angle for a nice top end speed to
help the heavy sled down the track. I am using track techniques to out
run my buddies Cobra. He has me in the pony and weight category though.
I know the quarter mile has several factors to lower ets. The one I
think about the most involves accelerating a 4300 lbs. object a quarter
of a mile. You have the 60', the 330', the 1000', and so on.... At
some point you cross a threshold were a little top end power wouldn't
hurt, correct???? I will continue to do my best experimenting with the
R/T to find a suitable track scenario for the lowest price,
hahahahahaha.... Thanks for the tips, and I will look into which ones I
will try next.
Jason
3/11/99 4:55 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Jetmugg@aol.com [SMTP:Jetmugg@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 4:00 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Question on going faster
In addition to finding an extra 100 ponies somewhere, I think
there may be
some other "drag racer's secrets" ways to shave time off the
clock. The basic
premise goes like this - the way to cut a full second off your
time is to
improve a lot of areas which may give you a tenth or two at a
time. Examples
of these things would be careful suspension setup, tire
pressure, alignment of
the front end, chilling the intake down with ice bags, moving
the battery to
the bed, "drag shocks" on the front end, unbolting the end links
on the sway
bar, or removing the swaybar altogether, use of a cool can, as
well as many
other tips and "secrets" which drag racers use to shave a little
time here and
there. It's my opinion that finding one single thing to drop a
full second
would be much more expensive than finding a bunch of little
things which may
add up to the same improvement.
Good Luck
Steve.
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