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Making Car Consistent

Posted By: Blucuda413

Making Car Consistent - 06/13/11 04:52 PM

What are some of the things that you can do to try to make your car more consistent?? Keep this to the car and not the driver. I'm sure many of us can learn from the experience on this site. Thanks, Max
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/13/11 04:56 PM

Number one thing would be E-85 or alky... less change
with weather changes.... make sure it hooks on anything
Posted By: Valiant_Showoff

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/13/11 09:47 PM

soften the launches to the point where it's virtually impossible to spin.
Posted By: steeldust

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/14/11 03:38 AM

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Number one thing would be E-85 or alky... less change
with weather changes.... make sure it hooks on anything


He is right on fuel and hooking i have not run E-85 but i have run alcohol for years if you jet it on the edge of fat but not lean and keep the timing around 30 to 32 degrees on most motors the car may run a little slower but it will help on hooking and temps from 95 to 50 their will be little changes on your ET and watch the air in your tires if you have to much they will spin and if you let to much out they will wrinkle up and try to keep your engine temp the same or close as you can and try not to get all the HP out of the motor every pass and it will be more consistent to make a car run the same from day to night and hot to cold it takes a complete package i hope this helps

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Posted By: theraif

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/14/11 04:12 AM

I have not run e85 or alky but to me a every weekend car dose not need to be set on kill if it means to run a couple 10ths slower so be it, and keep a book on the write every thing down the time,air temp, humidtiy note if it was sunny or cloudy witch way was the wind blowing and so on
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/14/11 04:25 AM

Also get a weather station/predictor and use just that
one for YOUR car
Posted By: steeldust

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/14/11 04:43 AM

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I have not run e85 or alky but to me a every weekend car dose not need to be set on kill if it means to run a couple 10ths slower so be it, and keep a book on the write every thing down the time,air temp, humidtiy note if it was sunny or cloudy witch way was the wind blowing and so on

You are right by not setting the car on kill and keeping a book on your runs when i bracket raced i did that but i race now index racing 6.0 heads up class i have to tune the car for that i have find out less timing and alcohol and pull back on HP the car will run dead on most of the time but it takes a lot of well power to slow your car up but if you are trying to win it takes that and some luck.

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Posted By: Irun5snd8th

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/14/11 05:02 AM

OVERCHASSIS the car!
Posted By: Brandon70cuda

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/15/11 06:29 AM

What's that old saying "Over tire under power". Last truly deadly low buck car I remember seeing was a tubbed BBC malibu ran 11.72 every pass. Thing was so over tired the ONLY way it could do a burnout was with water in the waterbox.

Once you get the car hooking consistently to where it's 60ft times are consistent then it's just a matter of tuneup. Some prefer weather stations and some when on gas will lean the car out till it stops moving around so much. Going from memory I think the rule was jet to perfect a/f ratio then go down 8-10 jet sizes.

Seeing how my junk is stick with a street clutch consistency is just a pipe dream. Sure is fun to drive though. One of these years I'll build a bracket only car/truck. When that time comes it'll be BB powered backed by a powerglide running high gear only. Figure if it's gonna be boring might as well do it right and have no shifting at all
Posted By: dvw

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/15/11 10:29 PM

My street car dead hooks. I run the same tire pressure and engine temp.
The results, the car runs dead on within .10 I wish I new why. It loses ET in the 330. Same shift RPM also. It does make a great training tool as you have to drive the finish line. Tried 2 different known good converters as well.
Doug
Posted By: Blucuda413

Re: Making Car Consistent - 06/16/11 07:02 PM

Some great inputs guys some ideas I will try to tweak on my car. Because of the huge amount of experience I thought there would be bunches of recommendations. Come on guys let's hear your secrets!! Thanks, Max
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