[35th_Anniversary...]

Well I went up to the 1/4 mile for the first time on Friday...
I think I did reasonably well for having V700 Escta tires on... 12.60 @113/114

Anyways, I have heard of people disconnecting the front sway bar helps the car hook. Question is - does this still work on cars with independant rear suspension?

Shocks - what settings would you recommend? soft? hard?

Looking forward to getting some drag radials for next year (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Judd]

I have some fun with it a few times a year. If you think about it, AutoX and most other racing starts with a standing start so it pays to practice. I do know that when I used to race bikes, my drag racing experience really helped on the starts. It's alot better to pass folks on the start rather than wasting time trying to pass them later.

Bone stock {around 1K miles} I pulled a 13.40@104 with a 1.90 60ft in 80-90 degree temps at Bristol. Tires were the stock Firestone Firehawks. I later added a set of drag radials, a LID and a few free mods and cut a 12.96@108 in about the same temps but at a sea level track. I added an UD pulley, ET Streets and 4.10 gears and my times dropped to a 12.60@109mph. I now have a cam and headers and have run a 12.40@114mph in bad conditions.

I run ET Streets and try to keep my 60fts in the 1.80 range. I have had plenty of 1.80 60fts with no damage to the axle but I do admit that I get worried when I drop into the 1.70s. If I do drop into the 1.70s, I add air in order to get some tire spin. I had the stock clutch last me 40K miles and in that 40K miles I put something like 250 1/4 mile passes and dern near the same amont of AutoX passes. As long as I let the clutch cool down between passes, it was OK,,, not happy mind you, just OK. Once I added the headers and cam, the clutch could not take the power and would slip at full throttle.

I pull the front sway bar, let all the rebound out of the front Konis and generally run with abot a 1/4 tank of fuel. I also used to swap out the front wheels for a set of 16s but since I added the C5 front rotors which require at least 17s. My 17s are heavy and wide 315s.

Like I said, it's something that's fun to do a couple of times a year.