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Paul New:
--- Quote from: ricardo1967 on September 10, 2016, 04:09:11 PM ---Rookie question: always in top gear, right?
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Yes!
ricardo1967:
--- Quote from: Paul New on September 10, 2016, 05:17:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: ricardo1967 on September 10, 2016, 04:09:11 PM ---Rookie question: always in top gear, right?
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Yes!
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Thanks Paul!
JrFuel Hayden:
Yes, high gear always. This how we do burn-outs, and why; I have our driver pull thru the water box, and just out of the water, enough so the tires are still wet and stop, [stopping will make for a better smokey B-O], until I give him the signal to go. Be carefull there is no water after the water box, ie stop out of the wet, but hopefully with the tires still wet. Don't burn-out past the tree, and get out of the throttle if the tires hook up, it's not so good for the converter to dead hook the slicks. If one of the reasons for the B-O is to heat up the tires, a long B-O will cool the tires coming back. I look for burn-out tire temps to be at least 10°+ above the track temp, that's why the B-O tire temp as we are backing up will vary. One thing I do is use a kids sidewall chalk to mark [X] on the B-O track, so we will be alot more consistant backing up in the B-O track, and we back up almost to the wet, so if we don't get the car on the mark [X] I can give him the signal on how much to move over, as his his pulling into the stage beams. Also the driver has enough room to test the transbrake as he's coming up to the stage beams.
Another thing I have used is when the track is HOT, like over 130°, make shorter B-O, & I have him back-up next to the B-O tracks, the track is already too hot. Which means I line-up the B-O off center of the grove.
I hope this Helps,
Jon
noslin:
--- Quote from: dreracecar on September 10, 2016, 10:39:43 AM ---Never raced against a Powerglide transmission handbook before.
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thanks for the humor if thats what it is.... i'd figure the keyboard would be to easy so i thought i would try reading a book; it even has pictures which right my ally. Nevertheless, this is all new to me and even though i just did turn 54 i still thought it to be a valid question. im trying to read, ask questions and learn and obviously there are others in the same boat.
i had no idea on burning out in high gear either. i know on my trans in the bug, we would do 3rd and 4th gear b/o and also would not burnout till it grabbed for similar reasons (bad for the gear or hub).
--- Quote --- Another thing I have used is when the track is HOT, like over 130°, make shorter B-O, & I have him back-up next to the B-O tracks, the track is already too hot. Which means I line-up the B-O off center of the grove.
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50/50 or completely adjacent to b/o track?
concerning testing the transbrake, before staging, just put it on the brake i take it and hit the limiter?
what would be the desired engine temp range. how long does it usually take your motor to build temp. if you are sitting in the lanes for some time, do you still wait to roll out of the stage lanes and then light it up or would you light it up in the lanes say a car ahead? i can see on a nitro car waiting till the last second as if they had to shut down they would be screwed..
everyones responses are helpful, ty for the input.
ty
dean
Draw 3D:
For me, I found that driving thru the water box a slow speed keeps my burnouts from going crooked.
Also, I hit the throttle to raise the rpm's fast then taper back when I feel the slicks are spinning, and, immediately lift when I feel them start to grab, still remember the days of ballooning a converter.
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