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tcoupekyle:
Went out to do some testing and license and car shook the tires all weekend. After the last run my head was pounding gonna go back to the drawing board.
Setup now is 1.69 low power glide. 4-11 rear. Leaving at 5800 with a 33-13 15r tire with tubes.

As of right now my idea is go to a 1.80 low gear.

Better luck next time I guess..

dusterdave173:
Leave at much lower RPM like 2000-2500  Try that
When we left at high RPM on our car it would shake'em ( and your brain)
Sure it may not 60 ft like the higher RPM so who cares
Also whatever you can do so it does not dead hook
That all helped us a ton

wideopen231:
was told by a FED expert not to run a 1.80 low unless I wanted lots of shake. In my experience two ways around shake take away so much power it can't shake and limited success with that. Hit tires harder and get wheel speed up so tire is either spinning or hauling freight. This is approach that has always worked for me. Been told I was smoking the tire by guys running lot slower and shaking more. Been told if I calmed car down I would win race and I did hop it up and win race. JMO

 Already decide that if all other approach to shake with car don't work I am throwing good size load of nitro in tank and see if it will spin thru it.If not should still make a good show. Right now have other issues to fix like fried reverse clutch pack and short circuit in light bulb.Been called lot of things but conservative on tuning car was never one of them.

Paul New:
Trying to remember how much HP do you have what ET are you shooting for?

tcoupekyle:
Paul I got 1100hp we just trying to go fast.

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