Should I Strip Out My Car. For The Drags

[r33madd]

On 8th of April i have a Drag event i am taking part in

I was wondering is there any point me stripping out my car and removing my headlight in front of my Pod

Will i get any benefit Stripping the interior or will it be a wast of time

Im hoping to get a 13.99 or better

[silver gts-t]

you should get the time as is.

[r33madd]

Well i would hope so my best is 14.2

But iv only ever run on a non Prepped track and im still trying to master my launch and reduce wheel spin

[LTHLRB]

no need to strip interior bud.. your backseat doesnt weigh much, i ran 13.1 in full std form

[Trav33]

Headlights arn't hard to pull out, if it was me i'd pull my passenger one out. Can only help!

[r33madd]

Yea thats what i was thinking passenger seat out and clear the boot spear tire etc.

at the end of the day im not going down for competition i just want to beat my personal best.

Will removing the headlight and getting cold air to the pod be a good idea or will i just create more drag

[LTHLRB]

will get a hell of alot of air to the filter.

[sinistaGTR]

no point stripping it out

[bluey33]

Maybe if u race your car as it was when u last did will give you more satisfaction (if u beat it)

Edited March 31, 2007 by bluey33

[MANWHORE]

don't bother. Won't give you much noticeable difference. Your driving will have the greatest impact on your time.

[R33GOD]

u cant drive with only 1 headlight on the street.so just race it as u would be as being on the street, then youl know how your car will run all the time

[R31Nismoid]

with a genuine 200rwkw, you should be 13.5 without any worry in the world

[r33madd]

haha well looks like its all coming down to my Driving then haha

anyone got any tips for me on how to launch a 200rwkw Manual Skyline

[paulr33]

yeah 13s is easy with 200rwkw

i got 13.7 @ 105mph with a cold wet track and wheelspin thru first (stupid diff)

to launch generally lower rpm is better, forget trying to launch at 3000rpm, it wont work unless u have a bulletproof setup

try launching at say 1200rpm and clutch slip it progressively

[HKS99]

yeah mate, clear the boot out that should be the first thing you do...

[nizmo_freek]

yeah mate, clear the boot out that should be the first thing you do...

Why would you waste your time stripping the boot? the parts in the boot dont weigh bugger all, and in a rwd you want as much weight in the rear of the car anyway to help with traction off the line.

It sounds like you need alot more practice, if you cant get a decent time with that much power and your suspension/tyre setup then your obviously doing something wrong (no offence aaron) , people on this forum have got into the 13's easy with just exhaust mods.

Practice practice practice.

Edited April 1, 2007 by nizmo_freek

[FineLine]

I'm getting 13.7s with all the gear left in and 274/293 rwkw(depends on who's dyno you believe)

tyres down to 20 lb and launch at 4200 rpm. Willowbank sticks like shit to a blanket so it bites pretty damn good and just goes.

Any more revs and i go up in smoke. much less and it bogs down.

Just practice your driving style. Play with your tyre pressures. Draggin is not street running. The little things you do on a strip can all play a part in lowering your et. Gear change is critical, Get it through the gate as quick as you can and experiment with your shift points. I get my best results swapping cogs at 6500 rpm. any more and my times are slower.

A skyline drivetrain can easily handle anything you can dish out at 200 kw's so dont be afraid to give it some. There are cars running with double my horsepower on stock drive trains and hard launches and i havnt seen one break yet. Not to say that it wont happen but hey! you wanna go draggin you have to be prepared to accept the odd failure.

[r33madd]

None taken man

I know i need to practice thats y ill be so stoked with myself to pull a 13.99 ha ha

also y i was asking if stripping will make much difference but as most say it will be a wast of time.

Ill just have to try some different launch points and gear change points and hope for the best.

[R31Nismoid]

I'm getting 13.7s with all the gear left in and 274/293 rwkw(depends on who's dyno you believe)

What MPH?

[Eug]

I'm getting 13.7s with all the gear left in and 274/293 rwkw(depends on who's dyno you believe)

RWHP maybe??? because 13.7 is pretty appauling w/ those power figures.