New to drag racing ,picking up dragster 8/7/12

FED 387 · 08-14-2012, 02:54 PM

Looking at the car it appears to be a BBC so ya got some power there as well as torque too---if ya have a rev limiter maybe the first few passes put say a 3500-4000 RPM chip in it till ya get used to the sound/movement /going fast /your surroundings etc then go up say to 4800 as you become more accustomed to whats happening..probably should concentrate more on burnouts/staging etc do not worry about "cutting a light" just yet. ya I know its slow but as you said you're not used to this!!!! another thing when ya take your foot off the throttle after making a run give the chassis a second or 2 to settle before ya push on the brakes---eliminates bouncing etc.---just some added thoughts

08-14-2012, 02:54 PM	#5
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,422 Likes: 529 Liked 333 Times in 180 Posts	Re: New to drag racing ,picking up dragster 8/7/12 Looking at the car it appears to be a BBC so ya got some power there as well as torque too---if ya have a rev limiter maybe the first few passes put say a 3500-4000 RPM chip in it till ya get used to the sound/movement /going fast /your surroundings etc then go up say to 4800 as you become more accustomed to whats happening..probably should concentrate more on burnouts/staging etc do not worry about "cutting a light" just yet. ya I know its slow but as you said you're not used to this!!!! another thing when ya take your foot off the throttle after making a run give the chassis a second or 2 to settle before ya push on the brakes---eliminates bouncing etc.---just some added thoughts