So I took my 97 GT to the drag strip for the first time today... after having it for 4 years. It was a blast, I can't wait till I go again. my best time with it was 15.144 on the quarter Mile with a .514 reaction time on a .500 tree. I ended up finishing at 95.34 mph. Funny thing was, this was my first run at any drag strip ever, and it was my best of the day haha. I tried adjusting different things for better time and the closest i came to my first time was a 15.2 something. All in all it was fun.
So I took my 97 GT to the drag strip for the first time today... after having it for 4 years. It was a blast, I can't wait till I go again. my best time with it was 15.144 on the quarter Mile with a .514 reaction time on a .500 tree. I ended up finishing at 95.34 mph. Funny thing was, this was my first run at any drag strip ever, and it was my best of the day haha. I tried adjusting different things for better time and the closest i came to my first time was a 15.2 something. All in all it was fun.
worst advice you can EVER give someone, my god this site is pathetic. R/T means nothing to ET. He's out there to have fun, not bracket racing. R/T is the LAST thing any of you should be concentrating on.
15's suck in a NPI mustang. Not being a dick, but your trap speed is low, which tells me you are not powershifting. Powershift on every shift, and you'll see a good .2 in the 1/4 easily. Work on your 60's, you odn't list them, but they are the most important part of drag racing. From your times, i'm sure you are well over 2.0
Work on those, get them in the 1.9's on street tires and you're doing well. You'll need to work on slipping the clutch to get the best 60'
Yeah, although markwondi is a kinda abrasive, he's pretty much right. RT is nothing unless you're competing heads up. The 60' time is crucial as well as hitting proper shift points.
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Next time you're at the strip, forget about the other car in the next lane, and the lights. Just get yourself staged, preferably deep, and concentrate on hitting every shift hard (preferably powershifting) and getting a hard launch off the line. Nothing else matters. It's hard to do at first, but you have to just picture yourself as the only one on the track.
Now for the launching, this is what i suggest for everone to do. Street tires are very tricky to launch on, so you will need to practice a bit to get it right. Air your tires down to ~24-26psi for radials. Get up to the line, and bring the rpm's up to ~2500. When you go to launch, don't dump the clutch, slowly ease it out, and concentrate on "feeling" the car. A good driver can feel the momemnt the tires have hooked, and at that point you can let the clutch out the rest of the way, and begin concentrating on hitting those shifts HARD.
worst advice you can EVER give someone, my god this site is pathetic. R/T means nothing to ET. He's out there to have fun, not bracket racing. R/T is the LAST thing any of you should be concentrating on.
15's suck in a NPI mustang. Not being a dick, but your trap speed is low, which tells me you are not powershifting. Powershift on every shift, and you'll see a good .2 in the 1/4 easily. Work on your 60's, you odn't list them, but they are the most important part of drag racing. From your times, i'm sure you are well over 2.0
Work on those, get them in the 1.9's on street tires and you're doing well. You'll need to work on slipping the clutch to get the best 60'
1. Sure reaction time won't improve ET, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't practice it.
2. Powershifting is idiotic. Why would you recommend that to some one? See how long your tranny lasts...
3. If this site is so "pathetic", why don't you get the hell out?
Let's keep the thread on an even keel. I've already chatted with anyone who feels the urge to make disparaging remarks.
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Well I think markwondi is right. I mean if drummaster doesn't want to powershift he doesn't have to, he was just giving advise on how to lower his times. And his R/T was not horrible. I dont think the transmission is going to get hurt as bad as the engine when powerdshifting. If you miss a shift while powershifting you over rev the engine real fast. It doesn't sound like he is a regular Drag person so he is probably not going to go that often so powershifting will probably not hurt it that bad.
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But honestly, powershifting is terrible for tranny's. Sure you can shave some time off your ET's, but I don't think it's worth it. I've seen people power shift about 10 times before there tremec 3650 kicks the bucket. Just warning people....
But honestly, powershifting is terrible for tranny's. Sure you can shave some time off your ET's, but I don't think it's worth it. I've seen people power shift about 10 times before there tremec 3650 kicks the bucket. Just warning people....
then they obviously aren't powershifiting correctly... when you have had a transmission apart, and understand what happens under certain shifts (ie, full engage or powershift) then you'll know.
If your not going to the track to get the best possible ET ,then whats the point !
Thats why Powershifting is not idiotic , it`s all about getting your best time , if you want to see how fast your car is going to go ,you are going to have to powershift and get off the line as fast as possible !
OK, this thread is not going to turn into a peepee measuring contest over powershifting. Let's try something here. If you have a point to make or something to add to the thread, then make it. But if I see another post that's calling someone an idiot, stupid or otherwise trying to start a flame war, I'm locking it and the guilty party will most likely get a 3 day ban. I've posted up on this single thread twice now I think about keeping it nice.
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time for the drag strip! 
