first year s/c

B CHILLIK · 12-11-2008, 05:20 PM

ok,this is gonna be my first year running s/c..my current set up runs 8.70@150...now would it be more consistant to go on the stop early or farther down track? i know it wont be on the stop vary long,so i am trying to decide wether to go on the stop early,and shift after comes back on,or let it launch full bore,and go on the stop after the shift...lookin forward to runnin with you guys this year..thanks brian

H.A.A.C. Racing · 12-11-2008, 06:25 PM

I say go long and stop it @ the end.

luckydog · 12-11-2008, 07:46 PM

For years I help my dad with his 9.6 Camaro in 9.90. We tried everything. What worked the best for us was an electric base stop. We turned the timer on at .1 and run it out to wherever we need it to run 9.90 (or 9.86

). We set the rpm on the stop around 800 under the convertor stahl and let it gradually rise. Worked pretty good for us!! We also tried shifting right before the stop went off and didn't see much difference. For us, using the stop down track added to many weather related variables, mostly headwind.

Freddie · 12-11-2008, 09:13 PM

being that clost ot running 8.90 I would try adding some wieght and run it out. I would be afraid to put it on a stop trying to scrub a tenth or two.

B CHILLIK · 12-11-2008, 09:14 PM

freddie..i had thought about that,or also thought about shifting early and seeing if that does it.

Caperat · 12-12-2008, 11:05 AM

Take all that "STOP" junk and throw it in the garbage. Buy or build a Stock, Super Stock or Comp machine. Fans and most racers "HATE" stop cars. It's ruining dragracing.

Ruth · 12-12-2008, 09:21 PM

I’m with Pete

Jeff Beckman · 12-12-2008, 11:57 PM

I think Ruth and Homer ROCK! Also I am not sure what fans the stock and SS guys think are watching them? The stands seem just as empty to me. I still say, move the grand stands to the finish line, you know where the race is. Then will see which class is boring and which ones a nail bitter. Or better yet I want a head count of all the guys in s or ss that have ever ran a .90 car. There is a real driver Dan Fletcher, he seem not to proud to drive a .90 car. But hey, this is just my 2 cents.

Bob Verwold · 12-13-2008, 12:09 AM

Ruth, what did ya do with your little beer drinking buddy????

Tim Harris · 12-13-2008, 12:27 AM

This will be my first year in s/c -q/r also.After stocker racing for 7years,I am very excited about getting behind the wheel of a dragster.Maybe even t/d at the divisional level.I am FIRED UP!

12-11-2008, 05:20 PM	#1
B CHILLIK Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 105 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	first year s/c ok,this is gonna be my first year running s/c..my current set up runs 8.70@150...now would it be more consistant to go on the stop early or farther down track? i know it wont be on the stop vary long,so i am trying to decide wether to go on the stop early,and shift after comes back on,or let it launch full bore,and go on the stop after the shift...lookin forward to runnin with you guys this year..thanks brian

12-11-2008, 06:25 PM	#2
H.A.A.C. Racing Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 320 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c I say go long and stop it @ the end.

12-11-2008, 07:46 PM	#3
luckydog Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa, OH Posts: 274 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c For years I help my dad with his 9.6 Camaro in 9.90. We tried everything. What worked the best for us was an electric base stop. We turned the timer on at .1 and run it out to wherever we need it to run 9.90 (or 9.86 ). We set the rpm on the stop around 800 under the convertor stahl and let it gradually rise. Worked pretty good for us!! We also tried shifting right before the stop went off and didn't see much difference. For us, using the stop down track added to many weather related variables, mostly headwind. __________________ Damien Hazelton Lucky Dog Racing

12-11-2008, 09:13 PM	#4
Freddie Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa Fla / Anderson SC Posts: 334 Likes: 12 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: first year s/c being that clost ot running 8.90 I would try adding some wieght and run it out. I would be afraid to put it on a stop trying to scrub a tenth or two. __________________ NHRA: Comp 2200 - S/C 2201 NMRA 2012 Outlaw 10.5 #10

12-11-2008, 09:14 PM	#5
B CHILLIK Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 105 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c freddie..i had thought about that,or also thought about shifting early and seeing if that does it.

12-12-2008, 11:05 AM	#6
Caperat Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CANADA Posts: 76 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c Take all that "STOP" junk and throw it in the garbage. Buy or build a Stock, Super Stock or Comp machine. Fans and most racers "HATE" stop cars. It's ruining dragracing.

12-12-2008, 09:21 PM	#7
Ruth Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c I’m with Pete

12-12-2008, 11:57 PM	#8
Jeff Beckman Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 308 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c I think Ruth and Homer ROCK! Also I am not sure what fans the stock and SS guys think are watching them? The stands seem just as empty to me. I still say, move the grand stands to the finish line, you know where the race is. Then will see which class is boring and which ones a nail bitter. Or better yet I want a head count of all the guys in s or ss that have ever ran a .90 car. There is a real driver Dan Fletcher, he seem not to proud to drive a .90 car. But hey, this is just my 2 cents. __________________ Jeff Beckman 318J ET, SG 318T SC

12-13-2008, 12:09 AM	#9
Bob Verwold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fayetteville Ohio Posts: 656 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c Ruth, what did ya do with your little beer drinking buddy????

12-13-2008, 12:27 AM	#10
Tim Harris Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: oxford alabama Posts: 22 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: first year s/c This will be my first year in s/c -q/r also.After stocker racing for 7years,I am very excited about getting behind the wheel of a dragster.Maybe even t/d at the divisional level.I am FIRED UP!