Originally Posted By GY3
Originally Posted By gregsdart
I accidently left in second gear with my Dart many years ago. BIG stroker (for the day!) The dial was 10.20, I ran 10.45 flat out. Loose converter though. A lot depends on that converter being loose enough to be high in the horsepower curve. If it isn,t that will really hurt ET. Leaving in 2nd was like my 4.10 gear turned into a 2.70!!


I was doing that in a true street radial race this summer. 100 lbs. over the rear bumper, leaving in 2nd and best time was 11.94 @ 121 mph. Very hard to hook a stroker with a 275 street tire!


I used to run true street radial at my local drag strip years ago. Best I ever did with my old 511 and 3.23 gears with 275 tire was a 6.45 in the 1/8th. The brand of tire that I ran was primewell or mastercraft. I would buy a set and do burntouts until they were halfway worn and then they would start hooking good. I would do a half throttle take off and ease into full throttle in 1st gear.