Help Me Strip!!!

[Squizz]

Ok Ok I meant help me AT THE strip...

First time on the strip tomorrow lads, what do I need to know...

I'll be running my 180, bring on the advice!!! :burnout:

[U WERE MINE]

get me to drive the car.. best advice u can get

actually give it to boxhead;)

[JH32]

All I can say is ... good luck

Sorry for that ... but I've never run down at the strip before

[summoner]

few simple things 1st

remember to stay calm, at 1st its a bit nerve racking as you don't really know what to expect, but thats fine.

The officialls will guide you through at each step as well and worse comes to worse do NOT be afraid to ask for their help, that is afterall why they are there.

You initial contact with the track will be the burnout pad, now its debatable how much a burnout helps on street tyres, but a small burnout does help clean the crap of the tyres.

the light sequence is simple, there are 2 white lights at the very top of the christmas tree. Top light is Pre stage, and 1 beneath it is Stage. ease your car forward till the Stage light is lit.. don't be concerned if pre stage like goes out, its ok aslong as Staged light is still on.

Now the light sequence varies from track to track, it could be 1 yellow after the other till green or it could be all yellow at once and then green. I'll base this on the former. There is 1 thing to remember out of all this reaction time has NO bearing on your final 1/4 mile time.

Ok, so the lights drop and the green light comes up.. Make sure your prepared, match revs and clutch to enable the best take off, i find hi rpm and riding the clutch off the line works good for a rwd car, but this requires a aftermarket clutch or the want to destroy your factory clutch, Multiplate and button clutches are a differant story again. Remember, you'd rather wheel spin than bogging down tho as 1 can atleast control wheel spin to a degree with the right foot.

Depending on your faith in the gearbox/clutch I personally flat shift 1st 2nd and 3rd 4th, 2 3 i dont recomment a flat shift as its easier to hit the gate and hear that lovely limiter

After that i usually just pop the bonnet on the return run to let some cool air flow in a bit and idle it a touch when back at the pits. Hope some of this has been helpful

[Squizz]

I have an OS Giken twin Plate, shall we go the rev and dump method?

[summoner]

hmm.. lower your tyre pressure(what size rims/tyres?) and hold around 3,500 rpm, then easy out just before clamping and pop it out, u'll find probably get wheel spin easy up the throttle a bit to help aleviate it. Once ya moving good hold WOT all the way

[Squizz]

Wheels and tyres, funny you should mention that, we are going all out

Falken gfb's friggin little 225/45/16's

No time to get real ones. But they were $45 a pop with 90% tread so I don't care

[summoner]

good size, tyrewall flex will help, drop pressure down to around 26psi or so, dont go to low otherwise it'll have adverse effects at the top end.

[JH32]

Good luck Squizz!

And make sure you post your times! :uh-huh:

edit: squizz I saw your car in the wasteland ... very nice dude

should be able to lay down some mean times

[Guest SPOOLIN]

Ok the biggest mistake i see ppl make at the drags is the burnout,

most ppl on their first time pull up in the start of the water and do the burnout BUT when they stop their still IN the water and as they drive up to the line the tyres are still wet and ....well....you guessed it they get heaps of wheel spin.

So when you do your burnout make sure your on the last bit of water so you can carry your wheelspin out of the water and keep the heat in the tyres and keep them dry:uh-huh:

Hope this helps:burnout: :burnout: :burnout:

Lee

[Munro]

Good advice Lee,

been practicing on the street with your 280rwkw eh? good stuff.

New drag racer. Good on you. Get out there and have some fun.

You will find that the strip is much stickier than the street, so do

your burnout like Lee said, & roll straight up to the lights before

you lose heat in the tyres.Unfortunately, the only way not to bog

down is to use revs & dump the clutch.A word of warning though -

try to keep the revs up, but only bounce off the limiter just before

the ambers start coming down.Otherwise if the starter take his time with the lights you will be sitting on the limiter too long.

Also - use the handbrake & let the clutch out slightly to load up the driveline( take out slack) or you may start breaking stuff.

It will take practice(I'm still learning) so take your time & have fun.

:uh-huh: :burnout:

[skyzerr33]

oh i thought u'd never ask big boy

opps did i say that out loud!!!!

[summoner]

munro, while your views mite be good.. for a gt-r with 4wd, reving to limiter and dumping the clutch is not good for a rwd car. sorry

but in the end 1 can only learn from their own experiance

[Guest SPOOLIN]

I agree with Munro, You with have to be up on boost and keep the engine reving either by slipping the clutch for the first 20ft or by some wheel spin.

Summoner, Most drag cars are RWD and leave the line with big revs ie. Trans-brake or big stally. So what is the difference by using the clutch and big revs?

"but in the end 1 can only learn from their own experiance"

Not true, I have learn't a shit load from other ppls experiences and always value other ppls ideas and opinions.

Lee

*edit* We are talking about a 180sx not a 600 ci torque monster