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Originally posted by Fotowntalon
Comparing my time slip to yours they look about the same (which I guess I should expect sense I was only about 1/10th quicker) But from how it sounds, you need practice launching, which I am guessing you already know, while your 60' wasn't bad it can always be better. Are you pre-loading your drive-train(e-brake on and clutch slightly out)? What rpms are you launching at? I know when I wasn't pre-loading the drive-train I had to launch around 2.25-2.5k rpms to get that little bit of squeal and then catch. Also at the track weight makes a huge difference. This year I plan on even siphoning out my windshield wiper fluid and removing the passenger seat. But if it makes you feel better for my run I had the backseats removed and only a 1/4 of a tank of gas (which was still more than I wanted). Also I believe you said you are running stock tires. I'm not sure if you did anything to them, but all my research says that our stock tires (and most street) tires preform better if you DON'T do a burn out and if you keep them inflated correctly. Everyone is normally all over deflating the tires, but this is for certain street tires and drag radials. So hope that helps some. Lastly, don't give up, I don't know if you saw all my time-slips last year but my first one I ran a 16.891 and just through practice of launching and shifting did i get it down. I don't know how far away your track is, but if its far, I'd go out into the country with no one around and practice launching, just from 0to40-60mph. It will improve your launches and still be rather safe sense you are not speeding, but still stay safe and don't give up! *Edit* Forgot to mention, not sure what your rev limiter is with MS, but I was shifting at about 7300 for that little extra oomph, that might help you as well, best way to determine this would be to look at your dyno and see when your power band starts to fall off
I used to preload my suspension the way you said, but I felt like I got better 60 times just launching normal, like 4k. I have 16" GST wheels on my car, but I have a set of 14" RS wheels to use at the track. Last year, 20 PSI with a burnout in the box would hook up with almost no spin. This year, all first gear did was spin. I only got 3 runs though, so I didnt have much time to experiment. I took out my 200lb sub box and spare tire/jack, some other junk in my car. Felt more free, but still really heavy. As for my limiter, I have it set about 7500, but in first my datalog shows max RPM as 7700. My 3 runs went 15.7, 15.6, 15.5. The first run I tried speed shifting and SLAMMED into the limiter in 2nd, scrubbing off all my momentum. I cant remember if I speed shifted my 15.5 run. Next time I go to the track Im going to try launching like 2.5k RPM, speed shifting around 7300.![]() 
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