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Adger Smith · 10-03-2007, 11:03 AM

Well, good points. I am with you on the 2 step on the leave. I hate to see someone stage & got W/O on the 2 step, esp when their opponent hasn't lit both bulbs. As far as the 3 step on the Burnout I have always used it as a safety. I use it as a catch point, not the RPM of the burnout. I use the throttle to control tire speed & if I happen to hit the chip it is usually just for a split second at the end of the burnout. I'm a firm believer that engines need to be kept below an RPM that causes vlave train damage. This is especially true in FREE Spin RPM's. I also like to keep the RPM of the burnout at or just below the stall of the converter to build a little heat. I'm not sure about the Washing cylinders you mentioned, but long periods of time "ON" the chip will cool cylinders. I have studied those effects with several engines on the dyno. As far as Dead Hooking these little engines I run, That's not an option when you want the best E.T. I have always tried make the converter have max torque multiplication. You can kill that leaving at max stall. That's why I feel a 2 step is best used to control consistant leave RPM's.
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10-03-2007, 11:03 AM	#7
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Two step and a stock crank? Well, good points. I am with you on the 2 step on the leave. I hate to see someone stage & got W/O on the 2 step, esp when their opponent hasn't lit both bulbs. As far as the 3 step on the Burnout I have always used it as a safety. I use it as a catch point, not the RPM of the burnout. I use the throttle to control tire speed & if I happen to hit the chip it is usually just for a split second at the end of the burnout. I'm a firm believer that engines need to be kept below an RPM that causes vlave train damage. This is especially true in FREE Spin RPM's. I also like to keep the RPM of the burnout at or just below the stall of the converter to build a little heat. I'm not sure about the Washing cylinders you mentioned, but long periods of time "ON" the chip will cool cylinders. I have studied those effects with several engines on the dyno. As far as Dead Hooking these little engines I run, That's not an option when you want the best E.T. I have always tried make the converter have max torque multiplication. You can kill that leaving at max stall. That's why I feel a 2 step is best used to control consistant leave RPM's. My .02 for free __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)