How long are you on the stop?

[GaryGoFast]

8.53@156,10.90@149-51, Run the track in 2nd gear, average 4.40 on stop, 4200 tsrpm

[CBS jr]

Originally Posted by GaryGoFast

8.53@156,10.90@149-51, Run the track in 2nd gear, average 4.40 on stop, 4200 tsrpm

WOW ... thats fast!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[Regan Wilson]

This was first time out this year with the bigger hammer . On the stop for 3.10 .



Not bad for a 3700 lb truck ,huh Ice Cream man ?

[Bryan Gillespie]

Oh , your gonna make Gary spend some money. LOL

[sst7250]

A 2.325 60'...Boy you must really kill it hard. I am typically at 1.8x and I leave on the stop at 3800.

[Regan Wilson]

Originally Posted by sst7250

A 2.325 60'...Boy you must really kill it hard. I am typically at 1.8x and I leave on the stop at 3800.

I kill it hard but the 60 is usually 215 to 220 , I just had it chipped down real low on that pass trying to sort out the new combo . Its so heavy I have to have more track to get it rolling ....lol

[sst7250]

I found issues trying to be consistent at 2.00 or above. So we settled on 1.8x. I have been on the stop as long as 4.98 seconds. Would love to be able to drop that T Stop number and get back some MPH. I am usually 10+ MPH down from my all out numbers. Just cant seem to find a consistent way to do it.

Best of luck and thanks for the info, you must make some steam to get those numbers. Must be a LOT of motor in that hot rod truck of yours. Some day I will build a big motor. I feel so inadequate with only 500 cubes these days.

Here is one of my slips from Phoenix this past year, one of the times I actually got down the track. Think I managed to make a clean pass twice. Timer was at 4.79, a bit to long but you get the idea. 7250 of course

[GaryGoFast]

Originally Posted by Regan Wilson

This was first time out this year with the bigger hammer . On the stop for 3.10 .



Not bad for a 3700 lb truck ,huh Ice Cream man ?

I prefer the margerita over the truck, seen that truck send me home.

[Maverick]

How did the name throttle stop come about. To me throttle go would be more accurate. "Throttle stop" does not sound like they should be used in the same sentence. I think throttle go sounds better than throttle stop. Like My throttle was go for 6.0 seconds Another phrase is trans break, is another one, that should not be used in the same sentence. There is another one but I cannot think of it right now. I think if every one talks throttle go for so many seconds, it sounds better. Does not sound negative as throttle stop or I was on the stop for 6 seconds. "You were on the stop for six seconds and won. How is that?"

[Chris Williams]

Originally Posted by Maverick

How did the name throttle stop come about. To me throttle go would be more accurate. "Throttle stop" does not sound like they should be used in the same sentence. I think throttle go sounds better than throttle stop. Like My throttle was go for 6.0 seconds Another phrase is trans break, is another one, that should not be used in the same sentence. There is another one but I cannot think of it right now. I think if every one talks throttle go for so many seconds, it sounds better. Does not sound negative as throttle stop or I was on the stop for 6 seconds. "You were on the stop for six seconds and won. How is that?"

Throttle Stop is called that because it is a replacement for a bolt underneath the pedal that prevented you from opening the throttle beyond a specific point -- it stopped the throttle. But then they went from the bolt to a device that moved the throttle to a specific position for a specific amount of time.

It's not a Trans "break", it is a Trans Brake. It is a way of braking (stopping/holding) the transmission. Even that is a misnomer, as it isn't really a brake, it's just a way to engage both first and reverse simultaneously. But it has the effect of a brake.