Did you drop launch it or modulate the clutch?

 

Takes a few times to learn how to get a good launch.. just sucks you broke something I always worry about this when at the track.

 

I tried to slip it a little bit, but I was using a technique that WarrTalon uses. He starts letting the clutch until the car starts to roll, then he does a quick slip and hammers the gas.

It was working, working so well that the car wheel hopped and broke 1st.

I think Clayton owes me a gear for listening to him!

We ran a couple more times after that, but either I just suck that much launching or the gear being broke was making the car impossible to launch.

I'm HOPING to pull the trans on wednesday.

 

its always a bit odd launching on a new power but u should get it down with some seat time.

 

Ahh... so a new tranny huh? Get a built one now... and some motor mounts

 

That would work!

 

We'll probably rebuild the stock trans...from what I'm told, the wheel hop will kill a built tranny just as quick.

I think we'll go with lower tire pressure, maybe some motor mounts.

 

what kind of tires do you run

 

Avon tech m500 245/45/17

 

Ben. are you sure you broke the trans and not the front diff? I find it really had to believe that style of launching would break 1st, when the way I launch and 1st is still in one piece. Good mph but it's to be expected from the power you have. Can you post up your first pass, I want look over it. Text format is fine.

Ivan

 

R/t.................. .824
60'................ 2.101
330...............5.483
1/8................8.199
Mph..............89.97
1000.............10.508
1/4................12.411
Mph...............119.30

 

its more the wheel hop then anything that broke whatever broke...no matter how u launch wheel hop can happen. it just sucks

 

Interesting... I'll have mine at the 1/8th mile on the 16th or 18th but last year I was trapping 89mph with the stock turbo on pump gas. Definately an 11sec car with a good launch and quick shifts.

Just out of curiosity what flywheel did you go with? I wonder if some stickier tires would help cut down on wheel hop some.. you definately want to spin but too much is bad :\

 

spinning and wheel hop are completely different.

 

howd u break 1st ? would be the hardest gear to break? lol did it wheel hop because u got off the thorttle or because of higher hp and cold weather?