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Jul 21, 2008 | 07:34 PM

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great times man, congrats!

Jul 21, 2008 | 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Positron

quick question but OT...

I have coilovers. I drag race on an occasional basis. Should I set the damping level to hard or soft in the front? I heard people have the rear dampers at soft.

I need to know myself. My suspension is set aggressively for road racing, so it's probably not good for launching at all. I would guess that going softer in the rear would allow the rear to squat some. As it stands now, my car basically shoots out straight with no weight transfer, which I don't think is optimal for launching, but I'm not sure.

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Jul 21, 2008 | 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dbsears

That is would be pretty damn impressive. Dealing with your altitude running those times is no small feat. I bet your would benefit a good amount from a Green. I bet that poor stock IX turbo drops like a rock at 7500+

One thing since I assume you have worse percieved taper have you been able to add a good chunk of timing up top to somewhat offset the lower boost?

Actually it starts to drop like a rock around 5500, hah. I don't even rev to 7k except for in 4th.

Yes, exactly, due to extreme taper (~16-17psi at the top of 4th), we're able to squeeze out quite a bit of timing, but the timing is tapered relative to the load.

Jul 21, 2008 | 08:13 PM

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Is it just me or does that track slope down-ward?

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Jul 21, 2008 | 08:44 PM

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looks really good

Jul 21, 2008 | 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sEvoIXnTurboS2k

Is it just me or does that track slope down-ward?

It doesn't. gawddamn, dude. It's a top flight NHRA track. Look at the runoff - it goes uphill at a steep angle - and the camera is high in the stands. The result is an illusion that the preceding track surface is downhill. People keep saying this crap based off this vid, and it's very old.

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Jul 21, 2008 | 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Warrtalon

Blah blah, it's not downhill - just the angle of the camera from a higher vantage point.

When I moved here, I lost half a second and 5mph from sea level on this very track.

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Originally Posted by Warrtalon

You guys are crazy - what's up with all the downhill stuff?

Is the high elevation really that bad at Bandimere?

These guys seem to benefit greatly from the downhill action...

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Originally Posted by AznDragonV

lol i took those pics that look "downhill" it was not downhill. I was sitting pretty high up on the seats

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Originally Posted by Warrtalon

That's what I'm using with so much success - Shep 5spd, Shep T-case, and Exedy Twin HD.

1.68s on the day of these pics. All detailed drag info is in the drag forum. I improved to 11.51 tonight.

The perceived angle is from the camera high in the stands.

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Originally Posted by sEvoIXnTurboS2k

Is it just me or does that track slope down-ward?

It's just you... Reading comprehension OWNS you. Might help to read the entire thread instead of just posting a random question.