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Old 06-14-2006, 08:40 PM
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Question First time going to the track

I know there has been a few threads just like this recently but im going friday and was wondering a few things...
My car is pretty much stock with exception of exhaust(gears are going in next week) but I do have bfg drags so around what rpm should i launch at?
Also should i wet my drags or just do a dry burnout?

Im just going to try to get use to it the first time but I want to do decent so any other pointers would be awesome
 
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Old 06-14-2006, 08:43 PM
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ive only gone once but i have bfg drags

i didnt even spin the tires to clean em off or heat em up,just pulled up to line and launched at 3000 and pulled a 2.0 60 time
 
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Old 06-14-2006, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by B-rett
ive only gone once but i have bfg drags

i didnt even spin the tires to clean em off or heat em up,just pulled up to line and launched at 3000 and pulled a 2.0 60 time
what psi were you running?
 
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Old 06-14-2006, 09:04 PM
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run em at about 18 psi....i was launching at about 2500 rpms and with no spin, but no bog. I was doin dry "spins" where i lined up next to the burnout box and spun them hard until i got near the tree. next time i'm gonna do full blown burnouts
 
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Old 06-15-2006, 04:26 AM
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DO A BIG SMOKEY BURNOUT.

no water. this is why we're here. . .

but seriousy you bought sticky tires, if you want them to stick you have to heat them up, and to heat them up you gotta roast them
 
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Old 06-15-2006, 06:49 AM
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I was always told, and also read....
Drag Radials you have heat the sh*t out of them to stick
Slicks you have to heat them up but not as much as Drag Radials.
 
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Old 06-15-2006, 07:05 AM
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go around the waterbox and heat them up pretty good a 10 sec (one you see smoke) burnout should do it. then you gotta try different rpms but i would starts at 3000rpms and go from there. i would bet your gonna need more then that but start there.
 
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Old 06-15-2006, 02:03 PM
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Ok so 17 in just the drags or all the tires? And does it help to take out like my spare and stuff or dosent it matter
 
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