After 11 runs on my 09 T/C 1300 miles and stock, the best I got all night was 14.09@100. I also ran between 14.0 and 14.5 all at 100 or 99.The 60' time clock was out,but I can tell my launches sucked ass all night.Someone please tell me the best way to launch these cars,I left launch control on most runs and left abou 2-3k RPM.Is there anything else I can do?I ordered a Trifecta tune but want to launch better,will solid motor mounts help this car?Will it get faster after more miles and fresh oil change? Any help would be appreciatd.

 

Nice thats still not bad for stock!

 

sux it didnt show your 60ft's. thats a big thing with these cars. although i have a s/c i got the launch down decent. all i do is keep the rpms as close to 2500 without going over that. and let the clucth out like i would from a traffic light. ive lanched enough times i know when its bout to bog and grab traction, then i roll into it. usually works well as long as its semi preped. best ive pulled was a 2.10, but its usually around a 2.20. but track prep is a must, as soon as you get a tad bit of spin your run goes up in smoke. im sure some t/c guys will jump in on the traction control stuff. but i honestly dont think to many people use it

 

Aren't you suppose to "break-in" the car for at least 3k miles?? I personally would not like to break it in by going to the track .

anyway... dunno if the wheel hop on the ss/tc is the same as the ss/sc but I assume it is, so some motor and tranny mounts will help the car launch better.

Where did you go Great Lakes?

 

3,000 mile break in? lol.

 

my 1st time at the track with my TC too tonight. best was 14.5. My R/T sucked ass and im a newbie lol. Ill get better with time but i got a CEL on my 3rd pass No lift shifting from 1-2. cut the car off and coasted the rest of the way. scared the hell out of me

 

Damn man, is your car ok? I take when you restarted your car the CEL was gone? Was probably a misfire.

 

R/T doesnt have anything to do with your ET's. My advice so you can get used to launching the car, go ahead and have 1, 2, and even 3 second R/T's, it will help you get used to the tree and launching your car.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6ywHnU9k-k

 

Tell that to all the ricers I work with lol.

 

well. i cant launch for dick and I have a video to prove it. I get distracted at the line adn the pass your about to see was 15.25 seconds. Missed 2nd and never actually revved when waiting for tree cause im retarted

 

Hey, I raced on May 1 and got 13.9 at 103mph with 60 of 2.2 Had to launch at 2000rpm any higher would burnout. Gonna get some slicks and see what happens. Turbo SS rocks for low end torque

 

you can rev up to 3k-3.5k just don't dump the clutch

do you spin the tires when you no lift shift from 1st to 2nd? if so just regular shift then no lift shift 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th.

 

It's all about practice, even if you're told the perfect way to launch you'll probably mess up the first few times. I've heard the t/c's are better off of launch control. I'm guessing revving up a bit higher than an LSJ would be beneficial to get out of turbo lag asap.

Like I said, practice makes a huge difference. I've lowered my 60' every time I've gone to the track and I generally launch from idle.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Rock118017.flv

 

what are your 60 ft's?

 

I've gone four times, first to an 1/8th and the rest to a 1/4

Bests:

1st time 2.311
2nd time 2.300
3rd 2.29
4th 2.263

Best run: 2.322 60' 13.8 @103.5

 

good ****. wait til you hit a 2.1 60' you'll be happy as hell

 

I hit a 2.1 the first time i went down the track in the TC. I was very pleased. Now I am frustrated as hell that all I can muster is a 2.2.

 

LmAO what you said made me LOL.

At least you have no mercy towards yourself hahaha

 

lmao im not one of those cocky bastards lol. Im not an emo kid either but sometimes you gotta admit...you failed

 

yeah, well it'll be my first time at the track tomorrow and I've never dragged before.

I read online that as soon as that 3rd light lights up that you should start to go as the next light comes on .500 secs later.

I'm going to do a deep dig as opposed to a shallow so I don't get a DQ!

 

yea i cant wait to go back to the track again. hopefully next friday cause its looking like it wants to rain today. But i was nervous as hell. When you stage just start revving to launch. Dont wait for the lights b4 you rev b/c that **** comes and goes pretty quick

 

I can't wait till tomorrow when I get to go to the track for the first time

 

we should all guess your best time

I say 13.9 for HB SS/TC

14.6 for Wantedss/tc

 

The 100mph seems low to me...I bet the car gets faster as the miles on it go up.

The best way to leave in the ss/tc is to rev it to 2000rpm and slip the clutch to where the rpm never drops below 2k when you are rolling out. I've managed 2.06-2.09 60ft times with this method Lower the front tire pressure to the low 20s and let er eat.

No way in hell would a 3-3500rpm launch work.