How to improve ET

chris91LX · 04-08-2002, 12:19 PM

60' times are huge. You have to experiment with your launch to find out what works best for you. Bottom line is you have to beat the car like you hate it to get the best times you can. I didn't want to use slicks either until I went to the track last saturday and could only manage 2.1 to 2.3 60' times with Drag Radials. The problem is the more power you have the harder it is to launch. It's a fine line between wanting the best times and being afraid of breaking something, especially if you are driving to and from the track. I was launching at about 4000 and shifting at 5200 with the stock long block last fall, now with heads, cam and intake I have to relearn the car and how to launch it.

Another important factor is learning your shift points. The best way to do that is to have your car dynoed to see where it makes peak power and shift just past that point at the track. Shift lights are big, you have way too much going on to be watching the tach to see when to shift, and it isn't too safe either. How you shift is also important. Being able to adjust your clutch can be a huge help in getting speedier shifts and an aftermarket quadrant and firewall adjuster is very helpful. Powershifting if properly done can net you several tenths in the 1320, as well.

I could probably go on for alot longer but these are the basic things i've learned in trying to net the best times i can. Good luck.
Chris

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Cobra Engine Swap...Ways to improve my 98 GT...	xtrememach1racer	Modular Madness	3	10-31-2002 11:23 AM
Will a strut tower brace improve my E.T.'s	zepherman	Windsor Power	14	01-18-2002 03:26 PM

04-08-2002, 12:19 PM	#9
chris91LX Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Suburban Chicago, Hanover Park Posts: 695	60' times are huge. You have to experiment with your launch to find out what works best for you. Bottom line is you have to beat the car like you hate it to get the best times you can. I didn't want to use slicks either until I went to the track last saturday and could only manage 2.1 to 2.3 60' times with Drag Radials. The problem is the more power you have the harder it is to launch. It's a fine line between wanting the best times and being afraid of breaking something, especially if you are driving to and from the track. I was launching at about 4000 and shifting at 5200 with the stock long block last fall, now with heads, cam and intake I have to relearn the car and how to launch it. Another important factor is learning your shift points. The best way to do that is to have your car dynoed to see where it makes peak power and shift just past that point at the track. Shift lights are big, you have way too much going on to be watching the tach to see when to shift, and it isn't too safe either. How you shift is also important. Being able to adjust your clutch can be a huge help in getting speedier shifts and an aftermarket quadrant and firewall adjuster is very helpful. Powershifting if properly done can net you several tenths in the 1320, as well. I could probably go on for alot longer but these are the basic things i've learned in trying to net the best times i can. Good luck. Chris