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Super Drager

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Thanks guys, very happy with the car as its only mods are Catback Exhaust, Pod filter, Underdrive pulley & a brass button clutch. Will be back for another run when i get some good tyres :)

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that's a pretty shocking 60' time. some decent tyres will drastically drop that time. brass button clutch probably doesn't help if it bites hard (promotes wheelspin off the line). get the 60' time down to around 2 seconds and you should be running flat 14's.

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good time mate! very impressive :)

I still need to try going to a drag strip but as nikk_666 said .. scared the time will be fail. i dont mind anything around 15 though that seems reasonable ... but since itll be my first time at drags im expecting to fail miserably :P

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the fun of drag racing isnt in what time you, but the road to getting quicker.

eg my 1st run in the 33 was 19 secs because I blazed the tyres off it in 3rd.

Just get out there for a night, first few runs are generally crap and you will get better.

then once the car (not the driver) cant go any quicker start changing a few things to try and get quicker and more consistnt

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Yeah I hope to pop down on the next drag night for some fun, ive been to a few skidpans and had fun with those, the instructor in the car always said i was a bit lightfooted and i could have gone much harder laugh.gif im still learning though so i figured it would be best to go slow and whats well within my control

just didnt wanna embarass the other skyline owners down there on the night with my crappy time laugh.gif

not gna bother modding the n/a skyline past what ive done really, which is good tyres, exhaust and high flow panel filter ...

will prob work on suspension/brakes after but yeah

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not gna bother modding the n/a skyline past what ive done really, which is good tyres, exhaust and high flow panel filter ...

will prob work on suspension/brakes after but yeah

yeah fair enough, I still say give it a rip

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Go down and have some fun mate, it gets very addictive. Drop your tyre pressures down to 23psi or so, drop the clutch at 4000rpm and let her rip :)

it would appear im noobier than i thought .. i always increased my tyre pressure before going on any skidpans .. why decrease tyre pressure?

thanks for the advice though, i actually have no clue how to do a "racing start" LOL im a granny spec driver ... fml how embarassing to say this on a skyline forum!

ill head down to the drags this coming wed or next for sum lols and post up my times for you guys ... if their <18 seconds .... nothing over, that would just be embarassing to post on a public forum. in fact 18s probably embarassing as well :P

mad082 Grand Master

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only drop your rear tyre pressure though. pump your front ones right up (unless it's a gts4). letting the fronts down will slow you down.

also, unless you have very good tyres, you are better off slipping the clutch off the line. if you have a heavy duty clutch and dump it it will just fry the tyres. this is why, even in a mildly modded turbo, you will do better times with a healthy stock clutch than a heavy duty clutch. same goes for suspension. stock is better than stiff coil overs

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im confused as to whether slipping or dropping is better, i googled it and it seems to be a mixed opinion

some say dropping wear out gearbox

some say slipping wear out clutch

both are true. but when it comes to getting the car off the line cleanly slipping the clutch is better. why do you think f1 cars run a dual stage clutch system?

when we talk about slipping the clutch we basically mean taking off normally, but faster, not riding the clutch like a learner driver. for rwd cars you are best off stalling it up on the handbrake. so handbrake on, build revs, let the clutch up to friction point so the rear end starts to squat a bit. when the light goes green drop the handbrake and let the clutch up.

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