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Old 08-07-2007, 04:08 PM   #23
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Just start making adjusments. Try tire pressure first. I found with my car I hooked better at 18PSI on ET drags then I did at 12PSI. You don't really need to bake your tires, just getthem hot and I always got my best results by popping off the linelock and spinning them as close to the line as I can. Once they are hooked they will stay hooked. I kept my pinion angle at -3 and cut alot of 1.5X's with just 387RWH. My other advice is to start writing down everything you can (air pressure, launch RPM, pinion angle etc etc) on the back of your timeslips so you can compare later. Biggest thing is practice and trial and error. With my old set-up I started out at 12.7's with 1.8 60's and just with practice and little adjustments got it to 11.7's and 1.5 60's with absolutely no mods added. One whole second just from practicing. Be patient!
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