engine mounts DO NOT make you faster. They only help deliver power more effectively from the motor to the ground by limiting the movement of the engine.

 

I go to Island Dragway in Hacketts Town. And I'm gunna go print out the How to on the tranny mounts, and after my dentist appointment on Sat, Thats gunna be the first thing I do. And if I have enough guts to try it, I'm gunna try the Hurst also.

 

haha which in return makes you faster. lol the question was not does it add hp lol it was does it make me faster. thank you, you answered my question

 

lol Nice

TTR has the Motor mounts forsale right now with a discount on the transmounts if ya buy the motor mount. I already got all mine but U should take a look at em...... lil discount.

TTR Rocks!

 

sounds good dude thanks

 

I thought about it today. At the track, I actually had about a full tank of gas, along with The Recaro's in there now. When I went the 1st time I had very very lil gas in the car, and I had my stock heated leather seats in there. I'm thinking these 2 things might have made a lil diff. (Maybe like .1) I'm gunna put these trans mounts in this weekend and retool my stratagy. Loose the pass seat, take out the spare tire, and Go up with like 1/4 tank of gas.

 

i ran a 14.3@99 stock it just takes practice . That time took me 5 track visits to do by the way. First time was a 15.1 i couldnt break in the 14's then i figured it out and so will you

 

tighten the ETD down, and learn how to launch it

 

I'm gunna ignore the lights this time. The R/T isn't even factored into the time at that track. So when I see it go Yellow, Im gunna try and play it like I'm driving home from work.... I seem to get good launches around here when I'm trying

 

i briefly scanned through what ya wrote and i just want you to know that when you upgrade to header and exhaust you lose a lot of low end torque and most likely .2 at the track...i had my stage 2 with a 2.85" on there with a stock clutch and flywheel and bald ass tires (belts exposed) and ran a 14.3 at the track...then returned with new tires, a clutchmasters stage 4, fidanza flywheel, and a megan catback and ran a 14.5......which i know was because of the exhaust...i lost so much backpressure with that thing......i wish i still had my stock exhaust.....a lil of it too was boost problems i was having...because i had a grinding in my s/c (so my dumb ass added s/c oil which lessoned my boost)...ne ways my point is that you definately need supporting mods like more fuel and air....before you can expect to benefit from aftermarket exhaust because unless you have increased combustion then what good is a better flowing exhaust........just my thoughts though...

p.s. once i drained my s/c refilled it to spec. (2.5 fl oz.) and built my full 17 psi, came back with 16" wheels ran a 13.6........so get supporting mods....and with a lil added boost, you'll run fine...plus Practice makes Perfect; I take my balt' to the track here in Rockingham, NC at least once a month with 5 passes minumum while I'm there....

 

I don't think you will lose any time on your ET with that exhuast. The low end Tq you lose will be min. and the top end that you gain will out way what you lost.

 

Well I'll be putting in the Stage2 next week. But I'm pretty sure not even stage45 will really help until I learn how to launch this car. But I see what your saying. Stage 2 will counter the I/H/E

 

If you can take a look at July's Super Street mag. It has a section for "Recipe's for Horsepower" ....and it has our motor in it...it shows what mods to use to achieve certain hp baselines and that you dont need to upgrade your exhaust except for the gm extrude honed manifold after a stage 2 until you reach a benchmark of like 260whp which is quite a lot.....thats why i feel like I wasted money on the catback.........

 

UPDATE: Ok so I donno whats changed. But I was messing with my buddy last ngiht as we were driving home..... and we lined up and sure as **** When I launched... NO WHEEL HOP! ALL WHEEL SPIN! It was a bad launch because I didn't feather it enough, but I couldn't belive it! THATS DAMN TTR MOTOR MOUNT DID WORK! I'm Still in shock! I was pissed cuz after the install, I still had wheel hop. Maybe it settled in or sumin? I donno but I don't care either! The Trans Mounts are still going in this weekend, but now I'm less worried about the situation.

 

Watch it man . Check my sig. I went the track thinking the same thing. I won't have any problems becasue I have next to nothing for wheel hop on the street. I launched at 1500rpm and bang! bang BANG! and I snapped a axle shaft. Did not even make it down one pass. I remeber thinking this should not happen I have everything to prevent this.
Now I'm not going backl till the other axle shaft is installed and the clutch is replaced.

 

the track is a different surface then the street

 

next time i'm @ englishtown, i'll hit you up and try to coach you a little

 

Driveshaft Shop 400whp Axles (http://www.tntautosport.com/index.ph...roducts_id=205) & Drag Slicks!

 

Any suggestions? Learn how to drive and relax man. So many people bang gears and miss shift because they get to excited. I just sit back and relax. Matter of fact I don't even try to slam gears quickly. I just place it and gear swiftly and smooth. Its all about being smooth and a good feather the clutch launch. Good luck man.

People need to realize you hook alot harder at the track then on the street. The track is wamer in most conditions and has a sticky substance sprayed on it. Wheel hop = break. Plain and simple.

 

T carter were are you guys out of? and do you do any specials on the shafts?

 

Well, from my track experience all I can say is...it is better to start off as fast as possible without wheel hop. If you hop...you kill your time.

My brother has a stage 2 with a 2.79 pulley and just an ingalls. He hit 13.6 @ 107mph launching the way I told him.

Drag racing takes practice man. Don't be hard on yourself. You just have to give yourself practice and time in the lane..you'll get better

 

the stock catback is so restrictive i dont see how you can say that .... i know for a fact i gain when i put my catback on... yes i belive everyone rockin a ss/sc should ditch there stock catback...

 

Hey FNFAST you run your STAGE 3 with nitrous at the track yet man.

Man yesterday I had to swap the ECU back to stock .I could not stand it with out air. 10 minutes is all it took . It was 98 degrees outside.

First time I turned on the air withte new mounts on. Man it felt like I was in a rocket ship at an idle

 

haha isn't it great

 

the damper and motor mounts don't compensate for not being able to launch the car well. you need to practice. i've had the car for 18 months and i'm just figuring out the way to launch through first with no spin or hop and put down the most its capable of.