Drag Racing Discussions > Front Engine Dragsters
calming the car down on the starting line
wideopen231:
Good luck and lets us know how it goes,straight hopefully.Well mostly straight,got have some reason for all the added weight in seat to be riding along.LOL
masracingtd1167:
A couple of things you should check are the roll out of your tires ! No more than half an inch ! Have you checked your wheelie bar to see if it is straight ! The car should go straight even if the front wheels are in the air !Hope this helps you !
dusterdave173:
We went through a spell where car would go left, maybe go right etc Rollout was perfect wheelie bar centered But we discovered that the holes for wheelie bar adjustment pin were too sloppy--This tiny amount of slop allowed the wheel to tilt ever so slightly when it hit the pavement so sometimes straight sometimes right or left---the amount of slop in the entire setup was so small but when we precision re-drilled the holes and added a washer here or there --got the wheelie bar dead rigid it solved our issues
We also never center it from the tires--we always pull wheel and go from edge of brake rotor or axle flange and make it dead on centered
Low launch RPM helped our car out a ton as well
wideopen231:
So what happened with car?
crider:
I made it out to the track last night, Car was still not going straight but at least it was predictable. It was carrying the front wheels and drifting to the right. Kept working with the tire pressure and wheelie bar and it was getting better. Last pass something crapped out in the ignition, and it lost a lot of power but it went straight. Not sure if I finally had it lined out or if it due to the loss of hp though. Guess I'll give it another shot in a week or two
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