Originally Posted by Tofu

Okay, I've gotten quite a few PM's from people asking "What I did" to get my 14.1 1/4 mile ET. As a disclaimer, keep it mind that my runs were not very consistant, so I have absolutely no proof that my "method" will work...it's just simply what I tried, and what I subsequently ran. So if you try this, and it does not work for you, please do not send me hate-mail or death threats.

First off, was track preparation. I took out everything unnecessary out of my car before I went to the track. All my CD's, all my handbooks, vehicle manuals (the only thing in my glovebox was my registration and proof of insurance)...everything, even the floor mats. You could even remove the jack and spare which would be a pretty decent weight drop, I chose not to because of the long drive....Anyway, doing this allowed for a vehicle weigh in of 3010lbs w/ me in it on an "empty" tank. Keep in mind I am 6,1 and 240lbs (muscle weighs more than fat ), so the vehicle weight without me in it would have roughly been 2765lbs...not bad at all vs a lot of the magazine ratings. When I arrived at the track my "low fuel" warning came on, almost exactly as I was getting teched in. I did not put any gas in until we left, so there was still enough fuel to get some runs in.

Okay, this is exactly what I did on my 14.1 run:

We were in line about 45 minutes while the track was being prepped, during that time I popped the hood and let the engine cool down a bit (when I got up to stage I checked the coolant temp via/ instrumentation and it was 171 degrees F). I also dropped my two front tires pressure from 40lbs to 23-25lbs. When I got up to the staging area, I drove around the water box and did not do any burn-out what-so-ever...just my personal opinion that it's worthless to heat up regular street tires....

Once lined up, I revved the motor just slightly and tried to hold it around 1.5k RPMs; at that time I also let off the clutch just before the disengaging point. As the tree lights went down I revved the motor just slightly more to around 2k rpms and let off the throttle a little bit. (By the time the last yellow light flashed it was back down to almost exactly1.5k)
As the final yellow light flashed, I eased off the clutch and very carefully, and smoothly, applied the throttle. The car really felt strong out of the hole, I did not get any tire spin, wheel hop, or bogging in first. Second was a different story. I wrapped the car up to about 6.3k and powershifted into 2nd (doing this @ that particular rpm jumped it straight to redline), I then experienced either clutch slippage or wheel spin, as the car seemed to coast while the rpm's rose consistantly (probably clutch slippage), I feathered the throttle and quickly regained traction and went WOT again (I don't think this entire scenario was more than half a second in length), I powershifted again into 3rd and that is when the SS really seemed to pick-up and go. I finished @ the top of 3rd gear and coasted to the exit.

Hope this helps, stay safe out there!

Originally Posted by c7015

you dont want to throw it in first going 80

Originally Posted by SwizzDSMSS

Here is a little guide for you for roll racing.
These are basically what gears you want to be in for the right speed, so you can be in your powerband.

1st Gear - 0-10 mph
2nd Gear - 20-45 mph
3rd Gear - 55-70 mph
4th Gear - 75-to whatever.