[JSPONT]

I been working to get my car to hook. Just curious, if you can take 1/2 second off your 60' time, what does it mean off the ET in the 1/4? Will all else remain the same?

[Half-Inch Stud]

like a full 1 second

[JSPONT]

That would be real nice!

[73 TRANSAM]

The Viking crusaders are around 300 a pair shipped from Vikings. Get the AM valving from the get go. Get the front first then the rear when the budget allows. JS Pontiac is the 10.88 run on the track? I think you need to run some real slicks as your car is making some serious power. Good luck. I'm sure my car will be like yours when I get it out this summer.

[JSPONT]

Originally Posted by 73 TRANSAM

The Viking crusaders are around 300 a pair shipped from Vikings. Get the AM valving from the get go. Get the front first then the rear when the budget allows. JS Pontiac is the 10.88 run on the track? I think you need to run some real slicks as your car is making some serious power. Good luck. I'm sure my car will be like yours when I get it out this summer.

Street, I am a street guy, I need it to hook better on the street. At the track I am pretty sure it will hook. I will find out this spring (if my health issue lets me)
It drive me crazy to see some some guys faster than me hook with stock suspensions. Nothing fancy.
I did not do a good burnout either and it was 27 degrees on an unprepped road.

The car is making power, on the the street the torque hurts me. If I every did it over, I would have done a shorter stroke for a turbo street car to loose some torque.

[grandville455]

Originally Posted by JSPONT

Street, I am a street guy, I need it to hook better on the street. At the track I am pretty sure it will hook. I will find out this spring (if my health issue lets me)
It drive me crazy to see some some guys faster than me hook with stock suspensions. Nothing fancy.
I did not do a good burnout either and it was 27 degrees on an unprepped road.

The car is making power, on the the street the torque hurts me. If I every did it over, I would have done a shorter stroke for a turbo street car to loose some torque.

I didn't know u were trying to hook on a street road and its 27 degrees out!
That will take a lot! I agree with a boost controller, it should help , but very little hooks on a cold road like that!

[Scott Stoneburg]

I think if you take off .5 in the 60' you can figure it will turn into at least. .8 at the end of the track

[PontiacMatt72]

.5 sec in 60 ft. is a lot to shave off. Curious what plans you have to accomplish that?

[Stan Weiss]

Just a WAG.

60 Foot ET = 2.1015
330 Foot ET = 5.1261
1/8 Mile ET = 7.3609
1/8 Mile MPH = 111.5172
1000 Foot ET = 9.2733
1/4 Mile ET = 10.8848
1/4 Mile MPH = 140.8490

60 Foot ET = 1.6013
330 Foot ET = 4.2404
1/8 Mile ET = 6.4133
1/8 Mile MPH = 113.5469
1000 Foot ET = 8.3007
1/4 Mile ET = 9.8965
1/4 Mile MPH = 142.0448

Stan

[JSPONT]

Thanks all, I found a great thread on YB on the Viking shocks. I am going to start with the rear shocks, they are very helpful and answer questions at viking. Some fast cars running them too. Yes they did say am valving.

[Mark G]

Originally Posted by JSPONT

Thanks all, I found a great thread on YB on the Viking shocks. I am going to start with the rear shocks, they are very helpful and answer questions at viking. Some fast cars running them too. Yes they did say am valving.

I put Viking double adjustable coil overs on last year .. I use santhuff shocks on the rear. .track time seeing what works // I went 1.24 on a very small shot .. Looking for better in 2019 .You got this my friend...

[JSPONT]

Car 60' time is 2.1. Spins real bad. Just bought slicks. I spin all of 1st part of 2nd and still trap at 139 mph. The car weights 3800. I figure a 1.6 does not seam that far fetched. Car is boosted, that is at 10 psi
I have video but you can not upload videos on this site.

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by JSPONT

Car 60' time is 2.1. Spins real bad. Just bought slicks. I spin all of 1st part of 2nd and still trap at 139 mph. The car weights 3800. I figure a 1.6 does not seam that far fetched. Car is boosted, that is at 10 psi
I have video but you can not upload videos on this site.

What was your et?

Stan

[JSPONT]

Originally Posted by Stan Weiss

What was your et?

Stan

10.88

[73 TRANSAM]

Thanks, I hope your health gets better. Good luck with both.

[Scott Stoneburg]

To get it to hook on a street aurface you will probably be better off investing in a boost controller. Ease the boost. Also...go with a bias ply soft side wall tire. Drag radials do not recover from spinning nearly as well as a soft side wall tire. Ive tried many options in my street race days.

[JSPONT]

Originally Posted by Scott Stoneburg

To get it to hook on a street aurface you will probably be better off investing in a boost controller. Ease the boost. Also...go with a bias ply soft side wall tire. Drag radials do not recover from spinning nearly as well as a soft side wall tire. Ive tried many options in my street race days.

I try and leave on 5 psi, that is on a M/T 28x10.5 slick. I"ll figure it out, it sucks it's so cold out now. Spring fever!

[JSPONT]

Originally Posted by 73 TRANSAM

Thanks, I hope your health gets better. Good luck with both.

Thanks! The health thing bums me out. I am only 50, prostate cancer they think. I have a biopsy next week. I sure hope it is something else.

[Hooter]

Originally Posted by JSPONT

Thanks! The health thing bums me out. I am only 50, prostate cancer they think. I have a biopsy next week. I sure hope it is something else.

My wife's a nurse and has always said that's the most treatable kind. Keep your chin up man. You got this.

[johnta1]

With the spohn adjustable upper arms, maybe they need adjusted to hook?
The stock type is very bad for any kind of traction usually.
(made for comfort and softness originally)

It would be best to have the suspension scaled.

Interesting link for some ideas:

Shope Calculators