To much power!

[bobcowan]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

...I'm a bit baffled by it all frankly, still figuring it out. One thing is for sure, I need some serious slicks if I'm gonna run the 1/4 mile. Another problem for the 1/4 is the suspension is pretty stiff, for road racing which I do mostly. So, I'm not getting good weight transfer to the rear at the drag strip. Soften the rear shocks maybe, raise the front, ruin the suspension for the road race. You can't win at every thing, you gotta choose your battles.

You shouldn't be baffled, because you've answered your own questions. The "problem" is not too much power. No such thing. The problem is not enough control.

First, you have the wrong tires. You know that. Second, the suspension is not set up for the weight transfer. You know that. And third, the gearing isn't right. You know that, too.

The first thing I would do is try to launch in 2nd gear.

I'v tried drag racing a couple of times. Didn't enjoy it much. Too much waiting in line, and not enough actual track time. But, I had the same issues - couldn't get traction. But I'm not willing the mess with the suspension, since I like to road race. It took me a long time to get the suspension set up right, and I don't want to start over. The best I could do was 12.05, with a lot of tire spin.

[coosawjack]

What ratio rear gears do you have??

You might try some taller gears for more control in 1st and 2nd!!

[Tommy]

As I recall, Bruce Cambern said he dealt with that problem by modifying the throttle to make it less sensitive. I interpreted that to mean he modified the cam action to allow a larger movement of the foot pedal to produce a smaller movement of the throttle. Perhaps that would help you too.

[BT SNAKE]

Ernie,
It's about power to weight ratio. It's a lot of tweaking to find it. Try the Power to weight ratio calculator and see how close you are. Getting as close to optimum as possible will get you where you want to be.

Hersh

[CobraEd]

Just pull one or two plug wires.


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[BT SNAKE]

Hersh