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Originally Posted by Floyd Staggs
I was with Brian once at Pomona and he tightened up the shocks 1 click to calm it down. After the run Mandella came over and said what did you. That 1 click cost almost a tenth. Phil took it out and the tenth came back. The Cobalt will wheelstand the same way. So does Kirbys Duster. All Mandella cars stand up.
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That's some interesting stuff. There's no doubt that the force used to lift a couple thousand pounds of car could be used better in moving the car forward. But maybe it serves to plant the slicks better and there would be a loss because of slight tire spin. Looking at both Brian's and Mandella's records I would never question what they say.
My experience is mainly in Comp and Pro Stock, where it always is quicker to keep the front close to the ground. Maybe it's the difference in the suspension and/or chassis stiffness each eliminator allows.
I'll shut up now, since I may be embarrassing myself with a lack of knowledge about Stock and Super Stock.
