Someone came into work today with one of them bouncin cars, and i got to thinkin...if someone hooked up them jumpers to just the front of the car and linked it to go off when you leave the tree, that would be a killer way to get the car to squat, and make the front jump real nasty.
Weight transfer...
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poniesviii
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I think you'd want to air 'em up ahead of time, vent your rears a bit, and dump the air from the front at your 60' to equalize it through the four bags. Or just dump the front.
...It would help alot, In theory.
...It would help alot, In theory.
ONEBADMK8
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LOL you would be set up like the old school gassers.
But thank God we have IRS with Air Bags. In the Old days drag racers would give there left nut for the way we launch stock.
But thank God we have IRS with Air Bags. In the Old days drag racers would give there left nut for the way we launch stock.
MarkVIII93
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My car is stock, and it doesnt launch like that...ONEBADMK8 said:LOL you would be set up like the old school gassers.
But thank God we have IRS with Air Bags. In the Old days drag racers would give there left nut for the way we launch stock.
poniesviii
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Even if you're modded, with larger swaybars our IRS is alot more like a solid axle.
MarkOfDeath
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here a launch with just 410s
ONEBADMK8
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MarkVIII93 said:
The shot with the stock wheels, the only mods at that time were 3.73's and that's it. Stock Michelen rubber too.
Sit at shoulder heaight and take a shot of your car launching. All Marks stand up and squat.
ONEBADMK8
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Here's a 3.55 geared Supercharged Launch with a dead stock suspension.
Draggin' the pipes.
Draggin' the pipes.
ONEBADMK8
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Heres a 4.10 geared NA launch.
driller
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I agree...
The stock air suspension and IRS are great for launching at the track, much better than other stock cars.
The stock air suspension and IRS are great for launching at the track, much better than other stock cars.
ONEBADMK8
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JP I noticed you appeared to be lowered.
Walt and I did about 25 experiments with launching these cars and found that we had the best results with the air suspension at FULL height to allow for maximim SLAM on the rear wheels.
We got our best 60ft times with this method.
Walt and I did about 25 experiments with launching these cars and found that we had the best results with the air suspension at FULL height to allow for maximim SLAM on the rear wheels.
We got our best 60ft times with this method.
67Continental
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i tried running my car at full height yesterday compared to lowered, and I didn;t notice a difference in my 60 foots 
driller
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ONEBADMK8 said:
I didn't notice any difference in my times after sensor lowering? But back then I was running a lot slower. I have experimented turning the suspension off vs. leaving it on with no definitive results.
All that may be due to a nearly worn out suspension. That should start to change shortly with bushings, struts, shocks, braces, etc. Then I hope to install a control kit to experiment with the air suspension at the track. Maybe then we will see a difference? There's little doubt in my mind the air suspension can be used to your advantage at the track.
ONEBADMK8 said:
Hell yes G, all them squat, heck we even squat when we downshift...ever have a mark pullin on ya in your rear view mirror...you can see it look like its ridin a foot too high.
ONEBADMK8 said:LOL you would be set up like the old school gassers.
But thank God we have IRS with Air Bags. In the Old days drag racers would give there left nut for the way we launch stock.
Anyone ever notice the fastest marks wear Jersey tags....
GOD its good to live in new jersey!
ONEBADMK8
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Oh man Andy you have no idea how good it feels to put my headlights in those ricers rear view mirrors!!! Yes you do, NM.